Director: John Hughes

Writer: John Hughes

Music by: Ira Newborn

Producer: Hilton A. Green

Keywords: Comedy

Samantha Baker's upcoming 16th birthday seems utterly forgotten by her family and school friends; the boy she crushes on, Jake Ryan, is out of her league while a different, much geekier boy crushes on her. Foreign exchange student Long Duc Dong adds additional crazy. Well-paced and funny; a quintessential eighties teen romantic comedy.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward Andrews	Actor	9-Oct-1914	8-Mar-1985	Sixteen Candles
Billie Bird	Actor	28-Feb-1908	27-Nov-2002	The Odd Couple
Carole Cook	Actor	1928		The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Joan Cusack	Actor	11-Oct-1962		Grosse Pointe Blank
John Cusack	Actor	28-Jun-1966		High Fidelity
Paul Dooley	Actor	22-Feb-1928		Grace Under Fire
Brian Doyle-Murray	Comic	31-Oct-1945		SNL
Jami Gertz	Actor	28-Oct-1965		Muffy on Square Pegs
Anthony Michael Hall	Actor	14-Apr-1968		Sixteen Candles
Justin Henry	Actor	25-May-1971		Kramer vs. Kramer
John Kapelos	Actor	8-Mar-1956		Det. Schanke on Forever Knight
Molly Ringwald	Actor	18-Feb-1968		The Breakfast Club
Zelda Rubinstein	Actor	1-Jan-1933	27-Jan-2010	Tangina in Poltergeist
Michael Schoeffling	Actor	10-Dec-1960		Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles
Max Showalter	Actor	2-Jun-1917	30-Jul-2000	Niagara
Gedde Watanabe	Actor	26-Jun-1955		Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles

CAST

Molly Ringwald	...   Samantha
Paul Dooley	...   Jim Baker
Carlin Glynn	...   Brenda Baker
Justin Henry	...   Mike Baker
Michael Schoeffling	...   Jake
Haviland Morris	...   Caroline
Gedde Watanabe	...   Long Duk Dong
Blanche Baker	...   Ginny
Edward Andrews	...   Howard
Billie Bird	...   Dorothy
Carole Cook	...   Helen
Max Showalter	...   Fred
Liane Curtis	...   Randy
John Cusack	...   Bryce
Darren Harris	...   Cliff
Deborah Pollack	...   Lumberjack
Tony Longo	...   Rock
Anthony Michael Hall	...   Geek
Ross Berkson	...   Ray Gun Geek #1
Jonathan Chapin	...   Jimmy Montrose
Joan Cusack	...   Geek Girl #1
Brian Doyle-Murray	...   Reverend
Bekka Eaton	...   Female D.J.
Pamela Elser	...   Shower Double
Steven Farber	...   Ray Gun Geek #2
Jami Gertz	...   Robin
Frank Howard	...   Freshman
Cinnamon Idles	...   Sara
John Kapelos	...   Rudy
Marge Kotlisky	...   Irene
Steve Monarque	...   Jock
Bill Orsi	...   Bruno
Beth Ringwald	...   Patty
Zelda Rubinstein	...   Organist
Dennis Vero	...   Bus Driver
Elaine Wilkes	...   Tracy

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