Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1984-05-04
Genre:Comedy
Duration:93 min
Director:John Hughes
Actors:Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Anthony Michael Hall
Production:Universal Pictures, Channel Productions

Overview:

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.

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