Review of Sixteen Candles (1984) by Daniel P — 26 Jan 2013
It isn't a good John Hughes film. It's a really good John Hughes film.
Samantha Baker is an average suburban girl, who just turned sixteen. With the whole chaos of her older sister's wedding, no one in her family remembered her birthday. Samantha is also trying to get the attention of Jake Ryan, the alpha senior, who she doesn't think she could ever.
Get.
The character of Samantha shares the screen with other main characters, like Long Duk Dong, the prom queen, and The Geek (a.k.a. Farmer Ted) and his posse of nerds (played by Darren Harris and John Cusack).
Samantha Baker is decent, but merely forgettable, and the least memorable of the ensemble. Long Duk Dong, the Chinese (or Japanese) foreign exchange student truly steals the show, and gets the biggest laughs with his curiosity of a new country and his sexy giiiirlfriend.
The film is greatly directed, and quite enjoyable. It's another Hughes 80s comedy classic.
This review of Sixteen Candles (1984) was written by Daniel P on 26 Jan 2013.
Sixteen Candles has generally received positive reviews.
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