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Sixteen Candles

Year:

1984

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

John Hughes

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1984-05-04

Filming Locations: 1407 Waverly Road, Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,500,000

Gross: $23,686,027 (USA) Filming Dates July 1983 - September 1983 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Cinnamon Idles

Sixteen Candles

Molly Ringwald

Samantha Baker

Justin Henry

Mike Baker

Michael Schoeffling

Jake Ryan

Haviland Morris

Caroline Mulford

Gedde Watanabe

Long Duk Dong

Anthony Michael Hall

Geek

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

Marlene '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

Caroline's Shower Double

Steven Farber

Ray Gun Geek #2

Jami Gertz

Robin

Frank Howard

Freshman

John Kapelos

Rudy

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

Agnes Belushi

Wedding guest (uncredited)

Elizabeth Cox

High School Student

Sven Granlund

Extra (uncredited)

Andy Hirsch

Boy with Coronet (uncredited)

Stephan Meyers

Geek at Dance

Robert Minkoff

Bit (uncredited)

Erika Pearson

Student (uncredited)

Jennifer Scott

Wall Flower

James Vallo

Bandie

Did you know?

Trivia

During the dance scene, John Cusack is wearing a WLS t-shirt. Although it changed to a talk-radio format in 1989, WLS was a top-40 music station in Chicago at the time this movie was filmed.

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Both Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were 16 years old upon release of Sixteen Candles.

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During the party, that isn't Haviland Morris's underwear. They used a body double.

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Goofs

When Jake Ryan goes to Sam's house looking for her, and Long Duk Dong answers the door, the hot water bottle Long is holding moves from the top of his head to the side of his neck, and back.

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When Jake puts Caroline in the Rolls-Royce, he clearly puts her legs inside the car. Yet before he lets Ted leave he puts her legs in before he shuts the door.

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In the opening sequence, a geek is having trouble opening the pad lock on his locker. When the locker is finally opened, some of the objects that fall out are obviously falling from overhead and not from the locker.

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Quotes

The Geek: This information cannot leave this room. Okay? It would devastate my reputation as a dude.

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Samantha: You know everyone in this family has gone total outer limits.

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Jim Baker: That's why they call them crushes. If they were easy, they'd call 'em something else.

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Faq

Will there be a Direct-to-TV sequel airing on "USA" Channel?

There will be no sequel, it was a rumor, and it will not air on "USA" Channel, that was also a rumor.

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