Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles
1984ComedyRomance93 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 h... read more

  • John Hughes

    Director

  • John Hughes

    Writer

  • Bobby Byrne

    Director of Photography

  • Edward Warschilka

    Editor

  • Molly Ringwald

    Samantha Baker

  • Michael Schoeffling

    Jake Ryan

  • Haviland Morris

    Caroline Mulford

  • Gedde Watanabe

    Long Duk Dong

  • Anthony Michael Hall

    Geek (Ted)

  • Justin Henry

    Mike Baker

  • Paul Dooley

    Jim Baker

  • Carlin Glynn

    Brenda Baker

  • Blanche Baker

    Ginny Baker

  • Edward Andrews

    Howard Baker

  • Billie Bird

    Dorothy Baker

  • Carole Cook

    Grandma Helen

  • Max Showalter

    Grandpa Fred

  • Liane Curtis

    Randy

  • John Cusack

    Bryce

  • Darren Harris

    Cliff

  • Debbie Pollack

    Lumberjack

  • Ross Berkson

    Ray Gun Geek #1

  • Jonathan Chapin

    Jimmy Montrose

  • Joan Cusack

    Geek Girl #1

  • Brian Doyle-Murray

    Reverend

  • Bekka Eaton

    Female D.J.

  • Pamela Elser

    Shower Double

  • Steven Farber

    Ray Gun Geek #2

  • Jami Gertz

    Robin

  • Frank Howard

    Freshman

  • Cinnamon Idles

    Sara

  • John Kapelos

    Rudy Ryszczyk

  • Marge Kotlisky

    Irene

  • Tony Longo

    Rock

  • Steve Monarque

    Jock

  • Bill Orsi

    Bruno

  • Beth Ringwald

    Patty

  • Zelda Rubinstein

    Organist

  • Dennis Vero

    Bus Driver

  • Elaine Wilkes

    Tracy

  • Adam Rifkin

    Head Nerd (uncredited)

  • Liz Kern

    High School Student (uncredited)

  • Erika Pearson

    Student (uncredited)

  • James Huffman

    Student in Crowd (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    93 minutes

    Released

    1984-05-04

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Universal Pictures

    Channel Productions

    Sound

  • Ira Newborn

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    39 days ago

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