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Sixteen Candles
Universal Pictures
FILM:
MPAA 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.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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Drama
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Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
John Hughes
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| DIRECTED BY: |
John Hughes
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: May 6, 1998
Theatrical: May 4, 1984
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| RUNNING TIME: |
93 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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78
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Molly Ringwald is radiant here as the eternal teen looking for love.
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.
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.
70
Variety
Staff (Not Credited)
Ringwald is engaging and credible. For the boys, there's a bright, funny performance by Anthony Michael Hall.
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.
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.
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.
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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