Sixteen Candles Page #8

Synopsis: Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously embarrassing grandparents, a foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): John Hughes
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
PG
Year:
1984
93 min
4,425 Views


tell me who you are.

Farmer Ted.

You're in the parking lot across

the street from my church.

You own a church?

What happened?

I have no idea.

Did I do that

to your hair?

At this point,

anything is possible.

Um, l... Uh...

Did, um...

Did we, uh...

Yeah.

I'm pretty sure.

Um, excuse me,

but do you...

Do you know if...

Um, did I enjoy it?

Am I nuts?

Of course I enjoyed it.

I mean, um... What I

meant was, uh, did you?

Hmm.

You know, I have this

weird feeling I did.

"[ Organ ]

[ Snorting ]

Here, Ginny.

Drink this.

Come on.

"[ Continues ]

Here.

[ Slurping ]

Wow.

[ Giggling ]

Do I feel funky!

Uh-huh.

[ Doorbell Rings ]

[ Rings ]

Okay. I'm comin'.

Hello?

Geez, this place

is so confusing.

Okay.

[ Shrieking ]

Go away!

I call F.I.B.!

I call police!

Go away.

Open the door.

No way, Jose!

Open the door.

You beat up my face!

You grabbed my nuts.

[ Gong Clangs ]

Is that you?

Yeah. That me.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I thought you

my new... new-style

American girlfriend.

Forget it, man.

Just get Samantha,

a'ight?

She not here.

Don't jerk me around, man.

Where is she?

- She got married.

- What?

She at the church.

She getting married

to oily bohunk.

Married?

Married.

Married?

Yeah. Married.

Married?

[ Dong ]

Married! Jeez.

"[ Organ ]

Are you gonna

be all right,

sweetie?

It's gonna be

a piece of cake, Bren.

Um, Ginny,

I'm really happy for you.

I'm sorry for being

kind of a jerk lately.

That's really lovely, Sam.

I know you'll have

a great marriage.

- [ Thud]

- [ Brenda ]

Ginny.

[ Guests Murmuring ]

- Holy sh*t!

- She just had a cramp.

[ Jim ] I don't care

what she's got. Look at her.

[ Brenda ] Will you be quiet?

We don't want to announce

that she has her period.

[ Guests Gasp ]

I guess those guys who thought

we had to get married feel

pretty stupid, huh, Padre?

[ Chuckles ]

"[ Organ... "Wedding March" ]

~ Here comes the bride ~

'Big, fat and wide"

"[ Organist Humming Along,

Off-key ]

[ Snorts ]

Loved the teapot.

[ Giggles ]

Excuse me.

Could you move over?

Oh!

Are you okay?

I gotta rest.

Come on.

Here we go.

What's the matter?

Here comes

the bride.

[ Fabric Ripping ]

Oh!

Sorry.

I got it.

I got it!

[ Ginny Sighs ]

Hi.

I know you.

Can't see

with this thing on.

[ Laughing ]

'Boom, bah-boom '

I never went out

with a freshman.

'Bah-boom, bah-boom '

Not even when I

was a freshman.

Me either.

You were pretty crazy.

'Bah, bah, bah-boom '

I was?

Yeah. You know

what I like best?

My clean, close shave?

No.

' Clean, close shave

Ahh '

Waking up in your arms.

'Ah '

These things?

'Boom, boom-boom, boom '

' Ooh"

Sh*t.

Mmm?

Jake.

Jake.

Holy sh*t.

Stay here, okay?

Oh, my God.

I'm dead.

[ Phone Ringing ]

Hello?

[ Cliff ]

Ted. You never called us back.

What happened?

Look, Wease. I told

you not to call me here.

Ted, we're dying.

What happened?

You wanna know what

happened? Buy the book.

Ted!

[ Sighs ]

I'm really sorry

about gettin' you mixed up

with that guy.

Oh, it's okay.

He wasn't too terrible.

Weird?

I'm really sorry

about last night.

The party.

Lots of things.

You know, neither one

of us is gonna die...

if it doesn't happen

for us.

That's true.

I just don't know

right now.

But I'm covered, okay?

L... I won't get hurt.

Sure.

I'll leave it up to you.

Fine.

"[ Bells Tolling ]

[ Guests Exclaiming ]

[ Kiss ]

[ Ginny Shrieks ]

[ Everyone Cheering, Shouting ]

[ Woman ]

Oh, my God.

Her veil!

[ Glass Shattering ]

[ Cheers And Shouts Continue ]

Come on, honey.

Honey.

Good-bye!

Come on.

[ Laughing ]

Here we go.

[ Fred ]

Get her in the

back seat, Rudy!

[ Man ]

Bon voyage.

See you later.

Bye!

Good-bye!

So long, kids!

[ Ginny Shrieking ]

[ Horn Honking ]

[ Swishing, Gurgling ]

Oh, hi. Uh, my sister

forgot her veil.

I know she wouldn't want

anything to happen to it.

She's, um...

She's a little out of it.

Just a little bit.

Yeah. Uh, well, excuse me.

Everybody's waiting for me.

I wanna make sure I see

my sister leave.

Good-bye.

Bye.

Oh, I need a drink.

~~ [ Slow Rock ]

- [ Man ] 'lf you were here

I could deceive you '

- [ Mouthing Word ]

Yeah, you.

'lf you were here

You would believe '

'But would you suspect '

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

"[ Continues ]

What are you doing here?

I heard you were here.

You came here for me?

Is that okay?

Yeah. It's okay.

Do you have to go

to the reception now?

I'm supposed to.

Can I call you later?

Sure.

I mean, no.

No, I can't call you later?

Yeah.

No, I mean... I'm not going

to the reception.

Oh. Great.

[ All Chattering ]

[ Mouthing Words ]

Thanks for getting

my undies back.

Thanks for comin' over.

Thanks for coming

to get me.

Happy birthday,

Samantha.

Make a wish.

It already came true.

[ Singer ] 'lf you were here '

'I could deceive you '

'lf you were here '

' You would believe '

'But would you suspect '

'My emotion wandering

Yeah '

'Do not want a part of this anymore"

~~ [ New Song Begins ]

[ Man ]

'Sixteen candles '

'Make a lovely, lovely light '

'But not as bright '

'As your eyes tonight '

'Blow out those candles '

'Make your wish come true '

'For I'll be wishing '

' That you loved me too '

' You're only 1 6 '

'But you're my teenage queen '

' You're the prettiest

loveliest girl '

'I've ever seen '

'Sixteen candles '

'In my heart will glow '

'Forever and ever

and evermore '

'For I love you so '

'Hey '

'Sixteen candles

Yeah '

'In my heart

In my heart will glow '

'Forever and ever

and ever '

'For I love you so '

' Oh, I love you so"

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John Hughes

An American filmmaker. Beginning as an author of humorous essays and stories for National Lampoon, he went on to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s. Most of Hughes's work is set in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films which often combined magic realism with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. more…

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