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    Sixteen Candles (1983)

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    American teenager Samantha (Molly Ringwald) is despondent that her entire family has forgotten her sixteenth birthday, so caught up are they in the wedding of her sister the next day.

    Samantha has a crush on classmate Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), and she wrongly thinks he has no interest in her.

    Matters are not helped by a party that evening at school, at which much mayhem breaks out, nor by the chaotic wedding day itself.

    In December 1984, Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall both won Young Artist Awards as “Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture” and “Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture” for their roles in the film, respectively becoming the first and only juvenile performers in the history of the Young Artist Awards to win the Best Leading Actress and Best Leading Actor awards for the same film.

    Samantha Baker
    Molly Ringwald
    Mike Baker
    Justin Henry
    Jake Ryan
    Michael Schoeffling
    Caroline
    Haviland Morris
    Long Duk Dong
    Gedde Watanabe
    Geek
    Anthony Michael Hall
    Jim Baker
    Paul Dooley
    Brenda Baker
    Carlin Glynn
    Ginny
    Blanche Baker
    Howard
    Edward Andrews
    Dorothy
    Billie Bird
    Helen
    Carole Cook
    Fred
    Max Showalter
    Randy
    Liane Curtis
    Bryce
    John Cusack
    Cliff
    Darren Harris
    Jimmy Montrose
    Jonathan Chapin
    Robin
    Jami Gertz
    Sara
    Cinnamon Idles
    Rudy
    John Kapelos
    Irene
    Marge Kotlisky
    Rock
    Tony Longo
    Jock
    Steve Monarque
    Bruno
    Bill Orsi
    Patty
    Beth Ringwald
    Tracy
    Elaine Wilkes

    Director
    John Hughes

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