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1984 Certificate
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Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is approaching her sixteenth birthday, but sees little to celebrate about: her family have, in any case, forgotten her big day, and she is suffering from a severe bout of unrequited love. Worse still, the object of her affections is being courted by the school's most desirable student - can .. Read more

Starring Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Paul Dooley, Blanche Baker
Director John Hughes
Genres Comedy

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Sixteen Candles

Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is approaching her sixteenth birthday, but sees little to celebrate about: her family have, in any case, forgotten her big day, and she is suffering from a severe bout of unrequited love. Worse still, the object of her affections is being courted by the school's most desirable student - can Samantha trust her quarry to value brains over beauty?

Starring Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Paul Dooley, Blanche Baker, Michael Schoeffling
Director John Hughes
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 Sep 2005
Production year: 1984
Format DVD

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  • In which writer/director Hughes reinvented the teen movie by introducing real emotions and anxieties behind the usual... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Rated - 4 stars

    enjoyable fantasy

    comic fairytale of a girls overlooked sixteenth birthday.

    under the shadow of her elder sisters wedding molly ringwalds all important aniversary is forgotten by her family.

    she is taken up by lack of magical cheast growth and her love for school hunk jake.

    lets just say i wish my life had ever worked out quite like sixteen candles but this is still a highly enjyable flick, don't take it to seriously though.

    watch out for anthony michael hall as the geek and john cusack as one of his mates ( lovin the homoerotisism there).

      • A customer from london
      • Posted 06 Apr 2005 22:34

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  • Rated - 5 stars

    love it

    i love this film. i watched it when i was younger and lost the video. its the time of film 2 watch again and again!!!!!

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    First Michael Jackson and now John Hughes. For those of us who were still growing up in the 1980s this summer is a rude reminder that we’re all getting older, and faster than we thought. Hughes – who died from a heart-attack last week at the age of 59 – can’t really be compared to Jackson in terms of fame or artistry. Most people probably never saw a picture of him before this week. But don’t underestimate Hughes’ impact on those teenagers who would turn... Read more

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      • Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is approaching her sixteenth birthday, but sees little to celebrate about: her family have, in any case, forgotten her big day, and she is suffering from a severe bout ...