Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it was the first in a string of films Hughes would direct, centering on teenage life.

Sixteen Candles: Directed by John Hughes. With Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris. A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.

Sixteen Candles (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Awkward high school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker (Molly Ringwald) struggles to get through her 16th birthday, which her entire family forgets because her older sister, Ginny (Blanche Baker), is getting married the next day to a sleazy guy …

May 4, 2024 · Forty years after Sixteen Candles premiered, see Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and the rest of the cast, then and now.

Happy Sweet 16, Samantha! Download and watch everywhere you go. This movie is... Tudum.com. Her family forgot her birthday, her high school crush doesn't know she exists and …

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha (Molly Ringwald) faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly...

“Sixteen Candles” is a sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday: (1) Her grandparents shrieking “Look! She’s finally got her boobies!” and (2) her entire family completely and totally forgetting that it’s even her birthday.

Jan 31, 2025 · Gwyneth Paltrow surprised fans of the classic 1980s comedy Sixteen Candles by revealing an unexpected milestone for iconic heartthrob Jake Ryan. Paltrow, 52, is seemingly a huge fan of Sixteen ...

See what Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and the rest of the 'Sixteen Candles’ cast has been up to since the 1980s — photos