Every girl enjoys thinking about the day of their sixteenth birthday. They enjoy invite guests making present lists and creating party favors. However what if none of that happened and your birthday was acknowledged? Well that was what happened in John Hughes directorial debut Sixteen Candles. The movie stars Molly Ringwald and Anthony-Michael Hall. This movie was the beginning of the so-called Brat Pack films.
In the film Samantha Baker's family forgets her birthday while they are focused on her older sister's wedding. Meanwhile Samantha has a crush on a hunk named Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling) who she thinks doesn't even knows that she exits. Unlike most films Jake actually does. They try to meet each other despite the unintended hindrance of Farmer Ted (Hall) and Caroline Mulford (Haviland Morris), Jake's beautiful yet self-centered girlfriend. Anoter funny part of the movie is the adventure of Asian, foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe). His moments are hilarious.
The movie though predictable does have some funny moments and moments that you don't see in today's films. The film is heart-warming with great forgotten 80's songs and with a hilarious ensemble cast. Along with the writing and directing of John Hughes, nothing really went wrong.
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