Sixteen Candles (1984)
Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.
93 min
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
- Release date
- May 4, 1984
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Ira Newborn
- Budget
- $6,500,000
- Box office
- $23,686,027
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Trailer
Soundtrack
Songs from the movieSixteen Candles1984 · 5 tracks
- 16 Candles · Stray Cats2:52
- Hang Up the Phone · Annie Golden2:59
- Geek Boogie · Ira Newborn and the Geeks2:48
- Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (version) · Patti Smith5:54
- If You Were Here · Thompson Twins2:55
Cast
- Molly Ringwald as Samantha
- Michael Schoeffling as Jake
- Haviland Morris as Caroline
- Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong
- Anthony Michael Hall as Geek
- Justin Henry as Mike Baker
- Paul Dooley as Jim Baker
- Carlin Glynn as Brenda Baker
- Blanche Baker as Ginny
- Edward Andrews as Howard
- Billie Bird as Dorothy Baker
- Carole Cook as Grandma Helen
- Max Showalter as Grandpa Fred
- Liane Curtis as Randy
- John Cusack as Bryce
- Debbie Pollack as Lumberjack
- Jonathan Chapin as Jimmy Montrose
- Joan Cusack as Geek Girl #1
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Reverend
- Jami Gertz as Robin
- Cinnamon Idles as Sara
- John Kapelos as Rudy Ryszczyk
- Tony Longo as Rock
Crew
- John Hughes · Director
- John Hughes · Writer
- Hilton A. Green · Producer
- Ira Newborn · Composer
- Bobby Byrne · Cinematographer
- Edward Warschilka · Editor
- Jackie Burch · Casting director
- John W. Corso · Production designer