Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes. Awkward high school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker struggles to get through the day of her 16th birthday, which her entire family forgets because her older sister, Ginny, is getting married the next day. She is also plagued by her ongoing infatuation with the very popular and very attractive se... More

Initial release date:

  • May 4, 1984

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Sixteen Candles,
  • Dieciséis velas,
  • 16 Candles,
  • L'amour à 16 ans,
  • Födelsedagen,
  • But 16 Hiyeeti,
  • Seize bougies pour Sam,
  • Abefest for viderekomne,
  • Å, for en bursdag,
  • Gatinhas e Gatões,
  • Se busca novio,
  • Das darf man nur als Erwachsener,
  • 16 Primaveras,
  • Tizenhat szál gyertya,
  • Sixteen candles - un compleanno da ricordare,
  • Synttärit,
  • Szesnascie swieczek

Film

Directed by

John Hughes

John Wilden Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast...

Tagline:

  • It's the time of your life that may last a lifetime.

Executive produced by:

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Edited by:

Release date(s):

  • 1984

Production design by:

Set Decoration by:

Other crew:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 33 min

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Country of origin:

Notable filming locations:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 6,500,000
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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,605
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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