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.

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

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 …

2 days ago · Molly Ringwald is reflecting on her work with filmmaker John Hughes in "Sixteen Candles.". On Tuesday's episode of Monica Lewinsky's "Reclaiming" podcast, the actress said she now finds it "a ...

This full-length movie is available on YouTube. Sam Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable, but her whole family is so preoccupied with her older sister's (Blanche...

It's Samantha Baker's Sweet Sixteen and no one in her family remembers the important occasion. John Hughes, the writer of National Lampoon's Vacation, shows how coming-of-age can be full of surprises in this warm-hearted teenage comedy starring Molly Ringwald.

2 days ago · Molly Ringwald is reflecting on her work with filmmaker John Hughes in "Sixteen Candles.". On Tuesday's episode of Monica Lewinsky's "Reclaiming" podcast, the actress said she now finds it "a little peculiar" that her headshot was the inspiration behind Hughes writing the 1984 coming-of-age teen comedy about a high school girl's romantic pursuits. ...

Molly Ringwald’s Samantha loathes the bus, is annoyed by geeks, and may just get the boy of her dreams when her 16th birthday is totally forgotten.