Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.
Sixteen Candles | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | John Hughes |
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Written by | John Hughes |
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Music by | Ira Newborn |
Cinematography | Bobby Byrne |
Edited by | Edward Warschillka |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6.5 million |
Box office | $23.7 million |
Screenplay
High school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker struggles to go through the day on her 16th birthday, which her entire family has forgotten about because her older sister, Ginny, is getting married the next day. She is also infatuated with a popular and attractive senior, Jake Ryan. At school, she fares no better when she finds out that a completed "sex quiz" which she tried to surreptitiously slip to her friend Randy, never reached her and, unbeknownst to either of them, was picked up by Jake. Despite her name not being on the quiz, Sam is still a bit panicked because the quiz contains sensitive information, such as how she is a virgin and is saving herself for Jake.
During gym class, Jake opens up to his friend Rock, admitting that he feels like things with his girlfriend Caroline have become stagnant. He also tells him how he thinks it is cool that he keeps catching Sam looking at him.
Meanwhile, an outgoing geeky freshman named Ted is in love with Sam. On the school bus ride home, he tries to hit on her, only to have her spurn him with some trash-talk before she gets off.
At home, Sam has a whole new set of problems when she discovers that all four of her grandparents are staying at the Baker home during the wedding. One set of grandparents has brought along a bizarre Chinese foreign exchange student, Long Duk Dong. The grandparents force Sam to take him along to her school's senior dance that night and, to Sam's amazement, it takes the "Donger" only five minutes to find an unlikely girlfriend—the tall, large-breasted jock, Marlene.
As the freshmen hang out at the gym, Ted's two best friends Bryce and Cliff watch as Ted crashes and burns after he once again hits on Sam and fails, with an upset Sam running off. Undeterred by this latest rejection, Ted accepts a bet from his friends that he can score with Sam. For proof, they need Ted to bring them her panties. While Jake and Caroline are slow dancing, Jake sees Ted's interaction with Sam. He later asks Ted what he knows about her. Shocked that a senior is talking to him, Ted opens up a bit and boldly states that Ted hopes to take Sam home with him after the dance.
Looking for some solace, Sam finds her way to the school's auto shop. Ted finds her and sees that she is still upset. She opens up to Ted, telling him how disappointed she was with her family forgetting her birthday. Sam also confesses her love for Jake. Upon hearing this, Ted tells her that Jake had asked about her at the dance, and they agree that Sam should just go and talk to him. As she is leaving, Ted reveals the wager he made with his friends, so Sam agrees to let him borrow her panties.
After Ted, Cliff, and Bryce have an impromptu peep show in the boys' bathroom to show off the panties, they head over to Jake's house for the dance's after-party. Almost immediately, the trio find themselves in an awkward situation, knocking over a huge beer can pyramid. Disgusted by Caroline's drunkenness and the mess she and her friends have made of his house, Jake heads to his bedroom to be alone and tracks down Sam's phone number after finding her picture in the school yearbook. He tries to call her, only to get tongue-tied when her grandparents answer instead.
At night's end, Jake takes in the scene of his parent's trashed house. While cleaning up, Jake finds Ted trapped under a table, and they talk. Jake inquires further about Sam, and Ted explains the situation. Jake makes a deal with Ted: If Jake gets to return the panties to Sam, then Ted gets to drive a very drunk Caroline home in Jake's father's Rolls Royce. Ted stops at Bryce & Cliff's house to get them to take a picture of him and the drunk prom queen.
The next morning, Jake goes to Sam's house, only to have a hungover Donger miscommunicate that Sam was at church getting married. In the church parking lot, Jake finds Caroline and Ted making out in the back of his dad's banged-up Rolls. With this turn of events, Jake and Caroline mutually agree that it is time for them to break up and remain friends. Jake then drives to the church just in time to meet an incredulous Sam after her sister's wedding.
The film concludes with Sam and Jake sharing a kiss over a birthday cake with 16 candles. Jake tells her to make a wish, but Sam says that her wish has already come true.
- Molly Ringwald as Samantha "Sam" Baker
- Michael Schoeffling as Jake Ryan
- Anthony Michael Hall as Ted, aka "Farmer Ted"
- Paul Dooley as Jim Baker
- Carlin Glynn as Brenda Baker
- Justin Henry as Mike Baker
- Haviland Morris as Caroline Mulford
- Blanche Baker as Ginny Baker
- Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong
- Edward Andrews as Grandpa Howard Baker
- Billie Bird as Grandma Dorothy Baker
- Carole Cook as Grandma Helen
- Max Showalter as Grandpa Fred
- Liane Curtis as Randy
- John Cusack as Bryce
- Darren Harris as Cliff (Wease)
- Deborah Pollack as Marlene, aka "Lumberjack"
- Joan Cusack as Geek Girl
- John Kapelos as Rudy Ryszczyk
- Jami Gertz as Robin
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Reverend
- Zelda Rubinstein as Organist
John Hughes had asked his agent for headshots of young actresses, and among those he received were those of Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. Sheedy had auditioned for the role of Sam, but was dropped because of Hughes thinking Ringwald was more fitting for the role, but he called her a year later to give her a role in The Breakfast Club. Inspired by Ringwald's appearance, he put it up over his desk and wrote the film just over a weekend with her in mind for the lead role. For the male lead in the film, it had come down to Schoeffling and Viggo Mortensen. For the part of Ted, Hughes saw a number of actors for the role: "Every single kid who came in to read for the part... did the whole, stereotyped high school nerd thing. You know - thick glasses, ball point pens in the pocket, white socks. But when Michael came in he played it straight, like a real human being. I knew right at that moment that I'd found my geek."
Sixteen Candles was filmed primarily in and around the Chicago North Shore suburban communities of Evanston, Skokie, and Highland Park, Illinois during the summer of 1983, when leads Ringwald and Hall were 15 years old. Most of the exterior scenes and some of the interior scenes were filmed at Niles East High School, close to downtown Skokie, the setting for Hall's driving the Rolls Royce. A cafeteria scene and a gym scene, were filmed at Niles North High School. The auto shop scene was filmed at Niles East High School in the auto shop. The Baker house is located at 3022 Payne Street in Evanston. The church (Glencoe Union Church - 263 Park Avenue) and parking lot where the final scenes take place are in Glencoe.
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Soundtrack album by various artists | |
Released | 1984 |
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Length | 17:28 |
Label | MCA |
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Side 1 | |||
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No. | Title | Performed By | Length |
1. | "16 Candles" | Stray Cats | 2:52 |
2. | "Hang Up the Phone" | Annie Golden | 2:59 |
3. | "Geek Boogie" | Ira Newborn & the Geeks | 2:48 |
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No. | Title | Performed By | Length |
1. | "Gloria" | Patti Smith | 5:54 |
2. | "If You Were Here" | Thompson Twins | 2:55 |
The original soundtrack was released as a specially priced mini album containing only 5 songs. However, the movie actually featured an extensive selection of over 30 songs. Songs from the movie that were not included on the soundtrack EP are as follows:
- "Snowballed" – AC/DC
- "Today I Met the Boy I'm Gonna Marry" – Darlene Love
- "Love of the Common People" – Paul Young
- "Kajagoogoo" (Main Title Song) – Kajagoogoo
- "Happy Birthday" – Altered Images
- "Kazooed on Klassics" – Temple City Kazoo Orchestra
- "Dragnet" – Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
- "Rumours in the Air" – Night Ranger
- "Peter Gunn" – Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
- "True" – Spandau Ballet
- "Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" – Oingo Boingo
- "Little Bitch" – The Specials
- "Growing Pains" – Tim Finn
- "When It Started to Begin" – Nick Heyward
- "Lenny" – Stevie Ray Vaughan
- "Whistle Down the Wind" – Nick Heyward
- "Ring Me Up" – The Divinyls
- "Love Theme from The Godfather" – Carlo Savina (conductor)
- "Turning Japanese" – The Vapors
- "Rev-Up" – The Revillos
- "Farmer John" – The Premiers
- "Theme from New York, New York" – Frank Sinatra
- "Young Guns" – Wham!
- "Rebel Yell" – Billy Idol
- "Lohengrin Wedding March" – Bavarian Staatsoper Munich Chorus and Orchestra
- "Young Americans" – David Bowie
- "Tenderness" – General Public
Box office
In its opening weekend the film grossed $4,461,520 in 1,240 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking second. By the end of its run, Sixteen Candles grossed $23,686,027 against a budget of $6.5 million.
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