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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:Sixteen-Candles-Poster.jpg\|thumb\|300px]] {{quote\|''It's the time of your life that may last a lifetime.'' \|[[Tagline]]}} {{quote\|''"I don't believe it: They [[Precision F-Strike\|fucking ~~forgot~~]] [[Forgotten Birthday\|forgot my birthday]]."''\|'''Samantha Baker'''}} '''''Sixteen Candles''''' is a 1984 film written and directed by [[John Hughes]], the first of his teen comedies. It stars [[Molly Ringwald]] as Samantha "Sam" Baker, a girl facing numerous emotional challenges on her sixteenth birthday. Her family, focused on the wedding of her older sister, Ginny, forgets her birthday; she's in love with senior Jake Ryan, who doesn't even know she exists; and she's pursued by a geeky freshman, Ted (Anthony Michael Hall).▼ {{tropelist}} ▲''Sixteen Candles'' is a 1984 film written and directed by [[John Hughes]], the first of his teen comedies. It stars [[Molly Ringwald]] as Samantha "Sam" Baker, a girl facing numerous emotional challenges on her sixteenth birthday. Her family, focused on the wedding of her older sister, Ginny, forgets her birthday; she's in love with senior Jake Ryan, who doesn't even know she exists; and she's pursued by a geeky freshman, Ted (Anthony Michael Hall). ~~----~~ ~~=== ''Sixteen Candles'' provides examples of: ===~~ * [[A-Cup Angst]]: Sam. Her brother, Mike remarks that she's eating carrots to "increase the size of her breasts". Sam throws her pen at him. Later, she says about her bridesmaid dress: "I don't have one-tenth of the bod to fill the stupid bust up." ** And then her grandparents ''feel her up.'' * [[Adorkable]]: Long Duk Dong. * [[All Asians Are Alike]]: Long Duk Dong is referred to as "Chinese", while his name attests he is in fact Vietnamese. And played by Japanese-American Gedde Watanabe. * [[Asian and Nerdy]]: Long Duk Dong ▼ * [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Sam's brother, Mike. ▲* [[Asian and Nerdy]]: Long Duk Dong. * [[Betty and Veronica]]: Jake Ryan is dating the blond cheerleader, Caroline (Veronica) but spends most of the movie trying to hook up with the red-headed plain but not-superficial Sam (Betty). Caroline gets this herself, when she leaves said male love interest (Veronica) for the geeky but sweet Ted whom she went home with while drunk (Betty). And since Ted had a crush on Sam, he himself chose the Veronica over the Betty. * [[Braces of Orthodontic Overkill]]: ~~(poor~~Poor, ''poor'' Joan Cusack). * [[Dawson Casting]]: Averted with Sam and Ted; Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were sixteen when the film was made. Played straight with other characters, and lampshaded with Jake's girlfriend, Caroline (played by 25-year-old Haviland Morris) who, Sam remarks "had to flunk about nine grades." * [[Forgotten Birthday]] * [[From the Mouths of Babes]]: Mike about his sister, Ginny, who's getting married: {{quote\| '''Mike:''' She got her period. Should make for an interesting honeymoon, huh?~~<br />~~ '''His father:''' Where are you learning that stuff?~~<br />~~ '''Mike:''' School.~~<br />~~ '''His father:''' Good. Gettin' my money's worth. }} * [[Funny Foreigner]]: Long Duk Dong takes this [[Up to Eleven]]. * ~I Can't Believe A Guy Like You Would Notice Me!~: Sam, when Jake eventually manages to reach her. * [[The Hero's Birthday]] * [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Isn't that [[Joan Cusack]] AND [[John Cusack]] cluttering the background? * [[High School]]: The First Level of Hell version. * [[High School Dance]] Line 36: * [[Shower Scene]]: Sam and her friend spy on Caroline in the shower. Despite showing her [[Nipple-and-Dimed\|topless]], the film managed to get a PG rating. * [[Single Girl Seeks Most Popular Guy]] * [[Token Minority]]: Dong, for our sins.▼ * [[Titled After the Song]] ▲* [[Token Minority]]: Dong, for our sins. * [[Wild Teen Party]]: There's one at Jake Ryan's house. Line 44: [[Category:Films of the 1980s]] [[Category:Sixteen Candles]] [[Category:Film]]