Sixteen Candles (1984)

Regisseur:

John Hughes

Drehbuchautor:

John Hughes (writer)

Premierendatum:

4. Mai 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers.

Plot:

A young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible.

Plot Keywords:

Unrequited Love | Veil | Drive In Restaurant | First Date | Family Relationships

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

You own a church?

Besetzung

Molly Ringwald	...	Samantha Baker
Justin Henry	...	Mike Baker
Michael Schoeffling	...	Jake Ryan
Haviland Morris	...	Caroline Mulford
Gedde Watanabe	...	Long Duk Dong
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Farmer Ted, 'The Geek'
Paul Dooley	...	Jim Baker
Carlin Glynn	...	Brenda Baker
Blanche Baker	...	Ginny Baker
Edward Andrews	...	Howard Baker
Billie Bird	...	Dorothy Baker
Carole Cook	...	Grandma Helen
Max Showalter	...	Grandpa Fred
Liane Alexandra Curtis	...	Randy (as Liane Curtis)
John Cusack	...	Bryce

Alternativ:

16 Candles (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Das darf man nur als Erwachsener (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

93 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) | Australia:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | UK:15 (original rating) (1984-2005) | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG (re-rating on appeal) | USA:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:PA (Manitoba)

Drehorte:

Central Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Firma:

Channel Productions

Dies und das:

Samantha's dad's car has the license plate "V58", which stands for "Vacation '58", a story John Hughes wrote in National Lampoon Magazine.

Pannen:

Audio-Visuelle Asynchronität: When Farmer Ted is driving Caroline around she says, "Looks like rain! Time to put the top up!" her mouth is just laughing, not speaking.

Dialogzitate:

The Geek: By night's end, I predict me and her will interface.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Soundtrack:

New York, New York Theme

You own a church?

This movie is one of the most quotable I've ever seen. Everyone who has ever seen it knows this is true. Along with "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "The Breakfast Club", this is the best of the John Hughes 1980's movies. The acting is perfection, down to the smallest parts, too. Standouts are Blanche Baker as the bride-to-be on too many painkillers, Justin Henry as the pain-in-the-neck little brother, Michael Schoeffling as hunk-deluxe Jake Ryan and last but never least, Anthony Michael Hall as Farmer Fred....I mean Ted.