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Sixteen Candles

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama  |  Romance

Written by: John Hughes

Directed by: John Hughes

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 4, 1984
DVD: May 6, 1998

Running Time: 93 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG

Starring Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, and Anthony Michael Hall

Nothing seems to be going right for Samantha (Ringwald) on her sixteenth birthday. Her family forgets her birthday, she's in love with the school jock who doesn't seem to know she exists and the school nerd won't leave her alone.

What The Critics Said

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78

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Molly Ringwald is radiant here as the eternal teen looking for love.

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75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

This is a fresh and cheerful movie with a goofy sense of humor and a good ear for how teenagers talk.

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75

TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)

The premise is ordinary, but the film is distinguished by funny gags and excellent performances by Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall.

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70

Variety Staff (Not Credited)

Ringwald is engaging and credible. For the boys, there's a bright, funny performance by Anthony Michael Hall.

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70

The New York Times Janet Maslin

The movie is cheerful and light, showcasing Mr. Hughes's knack for remembering all those aspects of middle-class American adolescent behavior that anyone else might want to forget.

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63

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Screenwriter John Hughes, making his directing debut, is at his best when he empathizes with the sensitivity in the ugly-duckling Ringwald and Hall characters. [04 May 1984]

50

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jay Scott

There are individual sequences alternately amusing and touching. [08 May 1984]

50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Along with the lapses of taste that have become standard in pictures aimed at teen audiences, filmmaker John Hughes offers moments of wit and warmth.

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50

Empire Staff (Not Credited)

Hall is very funny as the energetic adolescent pest and a good supporting cast includes the Cusack sibings John and Joan.

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30

Chicago Reader Dave Kehr

Hughes invokes the classical unities of time, place, and plot symmetry, yet he trashes his careful structure every time he needs a gag - destroying the integrity of his characters, shattering the plausibility of his situations.

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What Our Users Said

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