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Sixteen Candles
A film poster for Sixteen Candles
Directed by	John Hughes
Produced by	Hilton A. Green
Written by	John Hughes
Starring	Molly Ringwald Anthony Michael Hall Michael Schoeffling Paul Dooley Justin Henry
Music by	Ira Newborn
Cinematography	Bobby Byrne
Editing by	Edward Warschilka
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	May 4, 1984 (USA)
Running time	93 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6,500,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

For the Fall Out Boy song, see A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More 'Touch Me'

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Taglines:

• It's the time of your life that may last a lifetime.
• When you're just sixteen, anything can happen!

Plot

High school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker (Molly Ringwald) has a big crush on Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), who she believes does not know that she exists. He is, in fact, aware of her and, though he is in a relationship with prom-queen Caroline, his interest in Samantha begins after finding a note about him written by her. Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Molly K. Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. ... Actor Michael Schoeffling (born 1960 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and raised in New Jersey) began his career in the mid-1980s as a GQ fashion model, photographed by the likes of Bruce Weber. ...

Ginny, Samantha's older sister, is getting married and the entire family's attention is focused onto her rather than onto Samantha's upcoming sixteenth birthday. On the eve of Ginny's wedding, Samantha's entire family forgets her birthday. In the midst of pre-wedding chaos, a weird foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe) visits the Bakers' home as the guest of his hosts Grandma and Grandpa Baker. Her family forces her to go to a dance with him. She abandons him at the event, but he meets another girl there and they're inseparable for the rest of the night. Meanwhile, Samantha becomes upset when she sees Jake dancing with his girlfriend, Caroline Mulford, and then her unwanted admirer, a geeky freshman named Ted, very awkwardly tries to dance with her. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gedde Watanabe (born June 26, 1955, Ogden, Utah) is the stage name of Gary Watanabe, a Japanese American actor. ...

Ringwald and Hall in Sixteen Candles

To win a set of floppy disks, Ted (Anthony Michael Hall) bets with his friends that he will sleep with Samantha ("By night's end, I predict me and her will interface.") and bring back her underwear as proof. Following Samantha into the shop room, Ted makes a couple of unsuccessful attempts to accomplish his goal. Their ensuing conversation includes Ted's admission that he has "never bagged a babe" and Samantha exposing her crush on Jake. Ted's confrontation with Jake in the gym just prior revealed Jake's apparent interest in Samantha, and Ted recounts what was said. After talking and getting to know each other, Ted confesses the wager and suggests an alternative. Samantha gives Ted her underwear to help him out. Image File history File links 16candles2. ... Image File history File links 16candles2. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that comprises a circular piece of thin, flexible (hence floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic wallet. ... A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...

Later (after a peep show of Samantha's underpants for $1 admission), the geek and his equally unwelcome friends Cliff (Darren Harris) and Bryce (John Cusack) attend a senior after-party at Jake's ("party hardy dude-person") which ends up into a complete disaster that almost destroys the house. At night's end, Jake finds Ted trapped under a table, and they too chat. Ted explains to Jake the situation with Samantha and gives him her underwear. In return, Jake lends Ted a car - his father's Rolls Royce convertible - as well as his fully inebriated girlfriend Caroline. It has been suggested that Geekdom be merged into this article or section. ... Darren Harris (born in Canada) is a former character actor of the 1980s. ... John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer, born in Evanston, Illinois to a liberal Irish-Catholic family. ...

Meanwhile, Samantha's parents apologize about forgetting her birthday, and Samantha confides to her father about her crush who "doesn't know she exists." He tells her to go and talk to Jake, and to not let him overpower her.

After a wild night with the drunken Caroline, during which he attempts to record his unbelievable fortune in a botched photo, Ted and Caroline wake up in a church parking lot in the back seat of a Rolls Royce. Caroline reveals to an unsure Ted that they had sex during the night, and that she thought it was "sweet", delighting Ted. Jake finds them in the parking lot and breaks up with Caroline on friendly terms. He then goes to find Samantha, whom he tried unsuccessfully talk to the whole night.

Ginny's wedding proceeds despite her menstrual cramps and a mild overdose of muscle relaxants, which result in a comedic ceremony. Upon exiting the church, the wedding party slowly dissipates, and Samantha is left standing alone. Jake is seen leaning against his Porsche across the street and gestures to Samantha, which, at first, bewilders her.

In the subsequent and final scene, to the archetypal 1980s pop-ballad "If You Were Here" by the Thompson Twins, the profiles of Jake and Samantha can be seen lit by the candles of a birthday cake between them. Jake asks her to make a wish which she says has already come true. They kiss. If You Were Here may refer to: If You Were Here, a song by Poe on the Haunted album If You Were Here, a song by the Thompson Twins used in the film Sixteen Candles Category: ... The Thompson Twins were an English New Wave/pop band normally associated with the 1980s. ...

Cast

• Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker
• Michael Schoeffling as Jake Ryan
• Anthony Michael Hall as The Geek, also known as "Farmer Ted"
• Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong
• Haviland Morris as Caroline Mulford
• Paul Dooley as Jim Baker
• Carlin Glynn as Brenda Baker
• Blanche Baker as Ginny Baker
• 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
• Justin Henry as Mike Baker

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Filming Locations

Sixteen Candles was filmed primarily in and around the Chicago north shore suburban community of Evanston, Illinois. Most of the exterior scenes and some of the interior scenes were filmed at Niles East High School. Some exteriors were also shot at New Trier East High School. A cafeteria scene, gym scene, and auto shop scene were filmed at Niles North High School. Still other filming took place in the gymnasium at New Trier West High School. The Baker house location is on the 3000 block of Payne St. in Evanston. Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Niles East High School Niles East High School, formerly in Skokie, Illinois was originally known as Niles Township High School until Niles West opened in ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Niles North High School, or NNHS, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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