Significantly more mature than the teen raunch comedies that defined the era, sixteen candles is shot with compassion and clear respect for its characters and. Sixteen candles movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Page 3 this category is for questions and answers related to sixteen candles.
Sixteen candles soundtrack music complete song list. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The two dated between sixteen candles and the breakfast club. Though the two were frenemies in both movies, they briefly dated during the production of breakfast club. She started her acting career at the age of five in a stage production of alice in wonderland. And if you want to chart the rise of the teen movieand the teen movie starlook no further than molly ringwald, and sixteen candles. In 1984, michael schoeffling made an uncredited film debut with the movie, racing with the moon.
While visiting a john hughes film class at usc, molly ringwald revealed that. From writerdirector john hughes the breakfast club, weird science, sixteen. Things you might not know about sixteen candles fame10. Songs from the movie that were not included on the soundtrack ep are as follows. The worlds largest collection of sixteen candles trivia quizzes in our movies category. Sixteen candles trailer 1 this funny, unpretentious film marked writer john hughess first time out as a director. Here is a list of miscellaneous facts, trivia, goofs, etc. It was released in 1995 as the third single from their debut album rotting pinata. She released an album at the age of 6 entitled, i wanna be loved by you, molly sings. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Thirtyfive years after its initial release, john hughess second directorial effort remains iconic in contemporary culture. As one last piece of advice, dad tells sam not to let a guy boss her around. Her frustration is compounded by the fact that her crush, senior jake ryan, has no idea how she feels. Her family, focused on the wedding of her older sister, ginny, forgets her birthday.
All 32 songs from the sixteen candles 1984 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. John hughes original teen movie is officially twice as old as its protagonist. After filming sixteen candles, ringwald told john hughes to write a movie based on the song. Sixteen candles interesting facts page 3 movies qt. Sixteen candles 1984 anthony michael hall and molly ringwald initially disliked each other, so john hughes took them to a record store and they bonded after they found out they like the same music. Behindthescenes facts about your favorite 80s teen movies. In honor of sixteen candles 30th birthday, here are 10 random facts about the movie. Her ancestry includes german, english, and swedish. When molly ringwald and anthony michael hall first met, they did not get along at all. Sixteen candles is a 1984 american comingofage comedy film starring molly ringwald.
After he received a headshot of her it inspired him to write the movie. Sixteen candles is racist and sexist and needs to be retired. A girls sweet sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. Sixteen candles is the first of about three 1980s comedies about schoolaged teenagers to be written and directed by john hughes and to star molly ringwald, although the characters and plots are not related. Aug 05, 2019 on top of that, the movie wouldnt have happened if it werent for molly ringwalds taste in music. Via universal pictures courtesy of everett collection. Molly ringwald and anthony michael hall were both sixteen yearsold when the movie was released. Sixteen candles, 1984, dvd pros classic film funny content great film to watch with boy friend or girlfriend. The john hughes film follows a young lady on her sixteenth birthday which is being overshadowed by her sisters wedding.
Molly ringwalds most iconic tv and movie roles fox news. Jimmy iovine, the future cofounder and head of interscope records, was the movies music supervisor. He wanted this film released first, but studios insisted sixteen candles serve as his debut. With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sisters upcoming wedding, angstridden samantha molly ringwald faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Molly ringwald bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Aug 19, 2019 molly ringwald was born on february 18, 1968, in roseville, california. Anyway, though the movie is practically ancient at this point, its never to late to learn movie fun.
The facts of life 19791980 at just 11 years old, ringwald starred in a supporting role as molly parker. The ultimate john hughes movies quiz howstuffworks. Sixteen candles soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. According to premiere, when time came for filming to commence, the studio asked hughes to trim the film from a two and half hour epic to a much shorter run time. It is about one day actually her 16th birthday in the life of samantha, an american schoolgirl, who never does get a cake with 16 candles as her family are so distracted by her older sisters wedding that they completely forget samanthas birthday. Sixteen candles is a more ordinary comedy about teenagers. Find a movie, tv show or artist 231,100 songs 72,000 artists 98,000 episodes, movies and games the internets best source for music from tv and movies since 2005. Believe it or not, sixteen candles hit the big screen 30 years ago. With molly ringwald, anthony michael hall, justin henry, michael schoeffling.
While not a bad film, this is nowhere near as good as the breakfast club, which they made together the following year. Shes your average teen, enduring creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the big blonde on campus who stands between her and the boy of her dreams. Molly ringwald was born in roseville, california, to adele edith frembd, a chef, and robert ringwald, a blind jazz pianist. The same is true of molly ringwald characters in those films. The teen is in love with an older senior and never notices the boy who has always paid her attention. May 05, 2014 while the movie s samantha baker celebrated her sweet 16, the film itself has just left its twenties and turned the big 30.
Its lumped in with the other cult films during that time period by john hughes, who was deemed the king of teen movies after releasing a string of hits like the breakfast club and pretty in pink. Samantha baker molly ringwald is ready to make the most of her sweet sixteenth birthday. High quality sixteen candles gifts and merchandise. Although its rated pg it was released before the pg option existed, this is an adult comedy with teen characters. Sixteen candles 1984 was the first movie written and directed by john hughes. Toward the end of filming, hughes asked molly ringwald and anthony michael hall if they would join the cast. She revealed to ew that she was actually fired at 12 years old from the show. Parents need to know that sixteen candles is john hughes hilarious 80s high school comedy that has both sharply observed moments and nowdated stereotypes. High school sophomore samantha sam baker is hopeful her 16th birthday is the. Movies qt this category is for questions and answers related to sixteen candles.
Sixteen candles cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. The day goes downhill from there, because of 3 her sisters wedding to a stupid lunkhead, 4 her crush on. Sixteen candles is racist and sexist and needs to be. She was a mouseketeer on the new mickey mouse club and, in 1984, director john hughes cast her in sixteen candles. The film that kicked off the john hughes 1980s teen comedy streak is celebrating its 30th anniversary. This was the second movie both joan and john cusack costarred in. Later, in the same year his big break came with the comingofage comedy film, sixteen candles in which he costarred with molly ringwald and anthony michael hall. Watch sixteen candles online stream full movie directv.
John hughes nailed the 1980s with films like the breakfast club. Mar 09, 2019 sixteen candles 1010 movie clip here comes the tipsy bride 1984 hd duration. In sixteen candles, michael schoeffling who played jake ryan was much older than his costars. Samantha is a recognizably human heroine adrift in the movies farce of wacky. Sixteen candles is a 1984 film written and directed by john hughes, the first of his teen comedies molly ringwald stars as samantha sam baker, a girl facing numerous emotional challenges on her sixteenth birthday. Disturbing things in sixteen candles only adults notice. After approaching universal pictures to direct the breakfast club as his directorial debut, hughes was asked to move forward with sixteen candles instead. Make sure he knows you wear the pants in the family. Molly 16 candles down the drain is a song by american rock band sponge. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Samantha pines for studly older boy jake michael schoeffling, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. When she was 11, molly ringwald costarred on the first season of the facts. Trivia if john hughes had a vanity plate, it might read estreg for easter egg, because he hid little secrets in sixteen candles in the form of license plates.
Dec 31, 2015 here are all the facts about sixteen candles even the biggest fan may not know, like how the director wrote this film in a really short amount of time. Her bestknown movies include sixteen candles, the breakfast club, and pretty in pink. Sixteen candles is a 1984 american comingofage comedy film starring molly ringwald, michael schoeffling, and anthony michael hall. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. We know, we know sixteen candles, while a classic, does not take place in l. The lunch menu in the scene, though it only appears for a. Sixteen candles is a sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday. Sixteen candles, the 1984 molly ringwaldanthony michael hall classic written. Sixteen candles jake ryan calls sams house youtube. The vocals of the original album version of the song, molly, were rerecorded for the single release, and retitled molly 16 candles down the drain. The siblings have costarred in nine other movies together.
He was 23 years old, while molly ringwald and anthony michael hall were both 15 during filming. In both the breakfast club 1985 and sixteen candles 1984 the anthony michael hall character confesses he is a virgin. The premise is ordinary, but the film is distinguished by funny gags and. One of the groups they liked was the raveups which molly scribbled on samanthas notebook. Find all 32 songs in sixteen candles soundtrack, with scene descriptions. See that and other fun facts about sixteen candles. It was anthony michael hall, in fact, who made nerds cool. Sixteen candles was the first feature that hughes wrote and directed. Is there any film more quoted or referenced than the breakfast club. Its very serious and tender for a movie that has a character in it named long duk dong. Sixteen candles 1984 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Mar 10, 2018 sixteen candles might be one of john hughes seminal cinematic classics, but that doesnt mean every aspect of the movie has aged well. Top 10 movies way too upsetting to watch twice duration. Disturbing things in sixteen candles only adults notice youtube. Meanwhile, samantha must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy ted anthony michael hall. Bratpacked with great actors, his movies made teens everywhere feel like it was ok to be themselves. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1984 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. She is the youngest daughter of bob ringwald, the blind jazz pianist. He was a movie making mastermind when it came to harnessing the teenage mind and all the angst that comes with it. In fact, there are a lot of scenes in the movie that are. Haviland morris age, height, movies, 16 candles, husband. Former teen actress best known for being part of the brat pack, a group of 80s actors who frequently appeared together onscreen.
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