Film

Sixteen Candles

1984 · 1h 33m · Comedy · Romance

Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Metacritic

61

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.

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

• John HughesDirector · Writer
• Hilton A. GreenProducer
• Ned TanenExecutive Producer
• Bobby ByrneDirector of Photography
• Ira NewbornOriginal Music Composer
• Edward WarschilkaEditor
• Jackie BurchCasting

Original TrailerSixteen Candles 1984 TV trailertrailer for sixteen candles

Release date

May 4, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Budget

$6,500,000

Revenue

$23,686,027

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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