The human stain npr explores the stereotype of long duk dong, calling him a stain on film history and every bad stereotype, rolled into one character. In sixteen candles, ringwalds characters crush jake ryan says about his girlfriend, ive got caroline in the bedroom right now passed out cold. The film s star, sam, played by molly ringwald, wakes up with big expectations on her sweet sixteenth birthday only to be completely disappointed. In sixteen candles, its teenager samantha sam bakers birthday, but it comes the day after her sisters wedding and everyone including her grandparents forget all about it. Le film sixteen candles 1984 vostfr admin 20170709t04. Samanthas family has forgotten her sixteenth birthday, a day that could be perfect if only jake ryan would look her way. Sixteen candles is glorification of high school days, but in a good way. Christine blasey ford and brett kavanaughs testimony are.
Gather round, kiddies, and check out how rape and racism used to be hilarious punch lines. Studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a. Sixteen candles the movie is a day in the life of samantha, whose 16th birthday is turning out to be anything but sweet. Meanwhile, samantha must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy ted anthony michael hall. Sixteen candles there is another website totally dedicated to all of the john hughes movies. Michael schoeffling was born on december 10, 1960 in wilkesbarre, pennsylvania, usa as michael e. About sixteen candles 16 candles was written by luther dixon and allyson r. American graffiti is a 1973 american coming of age comedydrama film directed and cowritten. Parents need to know that sixteen candles is john hughes hilarious 80s high school comedy that has both sharply observed moments and nowdated stereotypes. Sixteen candles 1984 starring molly ringwald, anthony michael hall, john cusack, joan cusack, paul dooley, and michael schoeffling.
Sixteen candles jumps around more than a kangaroo on a trampoline. With molly ringwald, anthony michael hall, justin henry, michael schoeffling. In sixteen candles, he captures the essence of high school from the views of the nerds to the jocks. The premise is ordinary, but the film is distinguished by funny gags and. As a result, the perspective jumps around from sam, to the geek, to jake, to caroline, to even long duk dong every few minutes. Her sisters getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday. Molly ringwald agrees that sixteen candles exemplifies. You know that john hughes had way more than sixteen candles on his birthday cake when he remembered that song. Sixteen candles trailer 1 this funny, unpretentious film marked writer john hughess first time out as a director.
Film analysis of sixteen candles 1616 words bartleby. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. John hughes narrative style here intends to tell jokes more than it wants to tell a coherent story. These 2 john hughes movies were a big hit in the directors career, as well as pretty in pink but we are not discussing that movie. May 5, 2014 high school is high school no matter what the. He is an actor, known for sixteen candles 1984, mermaids 1990 and wild hearts cant be broken 1991. Mom and national lampoons vacation, hughes agents at icm gave him a. The day goes downhill from there, because of 3 her sisters wedding to a stupid lunkhead, 4 her crush on. In john hughes directorial debut, sixteen candles, molly ringwald stars as samantha baker, a recently turned sixteen year old whose day spirals out of control after her parents forget her birthday. Nov 24, 2015 but sixteen candles should now be filed under cautionary tales of 80s cinema. According to the wikipedia entry for this film, sixteen candles was filmed primarily in and around the chicago north shore suburban communities of evanston, skokie, and highland park, illinois during the summer of 1983. My favorite section of the film course focused on comingofage movies, including breaking away, the breakfast club, sixteen candles.
Its values may be questionable, but the cast is likeable enough even caroline, who would be portrayed in most teen movies as a conceited bitch and the soundtrack is crammed with 80s pop songs. But writer and director john hughes doesnt treat them as subjects for exploitation. Beginning as an author of humorous essays and stories for national lampoon, he went on to write and direct some of the most successful liveaction comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s such as national lampoons vacation 1983 and its sequels national. Sep 25, 2008 in sixteen candles, samantha yearns after jake but is hassled by ted.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Pg although sixteen candles is rated pg, we imagine it would be rated pg if it were made after that rating came out. This is symptomatic of the way in which ringwald herself is sometimes perceived as an amalgamation of her most famous film roles. But sixteen candles should now be filed under cautionary tales of 80s cinema. With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sisters upcoming wedding, angstridden samantha molly ringwald faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. The dance, the makeout session, the party that turns into a freeforall. But this movie was still able to deliver its messages. The actress is looking at the movies that made her famous a bit more critically now.
The film was only a modest hit during its theatrical run it opened second, behind breakin. John cusacks reallife sister, joan cusack, is wearing a neck brace on the bus at the beginning of the film. How to decode the john hughes high school movies film the. The summers in this region are usually quite hot and humid which may account for why the cast was wearing lighter clothing. Sixteen candles contains most of the scenes that are obligatory in teenage movies. Although its rated pg it was released before the pg option existed, this is an adult comedy with teen characters.
Its also among a type of film from that era that can be. John hughess 16 candles is a cuter and betternatured teen comedy than most, with the kinds of occasional lapses in taste that probably cant hurt it in the circles for which it is intended. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 49 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 4 production management 3 second unit director or assistant director 2. 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 liveaction comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s such as national lampoons vacation 1983 and its sequels national lampoons european vacation 1985.
The 1986 film sixteen candles tells a timeless tale of growing up in suburban america. To fully appreciate sixteen candles, john hughess directorial debut, one must understand. Using film as a springboard to writing in the ela classroom. High quality sixteen candles gifts and merchandise.
To fully appreciate sixteen candles, john hughess directorial debut, one must understand what films were like before the hughes revolution. When mike is accused of hitting his younger sister. Mar 10, 2015 universal pictures released sixteen candles on may 4, 1984. Molly ringwald says shes bothered by parts of sixteen. While not a bad film, this is nowhere near as good as the breakfast club, which they made together the following year. Sixteen candles is a 1984 film written and directed by john hughes, the first of his teen comedies. Sixteen candles is not singlehandedly responsible for the rape culture of the 1980s. Sixteen candles 1984, followed by the breakfast club 1985 and pretty in pink 1986, made stars out of a group of young actorsmolly ringwald, emilio estevez, and judd nelson, among themwho collectively became known as the brat pack. A girls sweet sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. As, he was finishing up writing the screenplay for mr.
Sixteen candles is racist and sexist and needs to be retired. Dec 10, 2014 so thick and fast are the references that brooke and haley are compared, through costuming and incident, to molly ringwalds characters in both pretty in pink and sixteen candles. Sixteen candles is racist and sexist and needs to be. Molly ringwald stars as samantha sam baker, a girl facing numerous emotional challenges on her sixteenth birthday. May 23, 2011 my favorite section of the film course focused on comingofage movies, including breaking away, the breakfast club, sixteen candles, and stand by me. Sixteen candles make a lovely light, but not as bright as your eyes tonight. Sixteen candles 1984 film summary and movie synopsis. Her family, focused on the wedding of her older sister, ginny, forgets her birthday. Jul 27, 2012 before i get into the actual recasting let me explain why i think sixteen candles could have been made earlier. All the traumas of teendom come down on one long day, which sees samantha surrounded by dithery relatives, mooning over a high school hunk, and pursued by a sawedoff lothario. Sixteen candles might be timeless, but this trailer for it is so 80s. February 18, 1950 august 6, 2009 was an american filmmaker. Depicted in the daily lives of the main characters, he shows even back in 1984, there is a division by popularity and grade.
Molly ringwalds films with john hughes film inquiry. Molly ringwald feels differently about sixteen candles. Not only does she find that she looks exactly the same as when she was fifteen, but her family is so preoccupied with her. The sixteenyearold has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Samantha pines for studly older boy jake michael schoeffling, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Plus, much of the movie that a 14 year old might get would likely go over a 9 year olds head and it wouldnt be as enjoyable. Sixteen candles 1984 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Drive and sixteen candles miseenscene is a design aspect in film and theater which roughly translates as visual theme. Yes the fashions are outofdate but theres no abundance of technology to date the film and the dialogue is relatively free of slang terms i didnt say completely. Andie is fixated on blane, but has to deal gently with duckies adoration. Sixteen candles is the first of about three 1980s comedies about schoolaged teenagers to be written and directed by john hughes and to star molly ringwald, although the characters and plots are not related. John hughes directed the film which starred molly ringwald, anthony michael hall, justin henry. Sixteen candles is an inconsequential but fun movie that will always holds a small place in history for kickstarting the 80s teen genre.
Hughes was inspired by molly ringwald, to write the screenplay. Its a bunch of situations strung haphazardly together, never quite coalescing into a. Universal promoted the film by declaring sixteen candles. Sixteen candles 210 movie clip i loathe the bus 1984 hd duration. But like all popular culture, it does both reflect and help to shape the social context in which it exists.
Although the film is rated pg, it is not the pg of todays standards, but rather the version of pg that was allowed prior to inception of the pg rating. Sixteen candles is a genuinely funny and touching comingofage story. For anyone who miraculously hasnt seen the movie already, the gist of john hughes sixteen candles is simple. She loves the dreamy jake ryan who just discovered she likes him, but jake has a girlfriend named carolyn.
Celebrating sixteen candles revisit sixteen candles in this 10part documentary featuring interviews with cast members as they discuss their experiences in making this quintessential comingofage teen comedy. Look, even if i were to ignore the icky date rape situation, or the way the otherwise likeable geek repeatedly forces himself upon ringwald, or the questionable treatment of a minority character with an unfunny name, its evident that the rest of sixteen candles is several notches below the breakfast club. In sixteen candles and the breakfast club we see so much in common as well as differences present. Its teenager samantha sam bakers birthday, but it comes the day after her sisters wedding and everyone including her grandparents forget all. Molly ringwald says she could not agree more that john hughes sixteen candles glorified rape culture in the 1980s. May 5, 2014 high school is high school no matter what the date, and hughes ensures that the. Watch sixteen candles movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Ted, is a geek who is really into sam, but guess what, she isnt into him. Jakewhose crinkled brow suggests he must have been flunking senior year for a decadeis the most popular guy in school with a beautiful girlfriend who also looks way too old. When sixteen candles comes up in conversation, most people consider it a sweet film about teenagers in the 80s. Sixteen candles is a 1984 american comingofage comedy film starring molly ringwald, michael schoeffling, and anthony michael hall. Early on, sams dad calls the ryszczyks the rice chex, poking fun at foreignsounding names. Sixteen candles is a sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday. It has more in depth information on the locations plus a lot more stuff on each of the movies. Sixteen candles and the breakfast club analysis 919. Since i grew up outside the film s setting usa, i couldnt relate with it. For breaking away, the essay focused on examining each boys journey from teen to adult. Sixteen candles maybe looks dated if you watch it in this modern day.
Recasting sixteen candles journeys in classic film. Plenty of 80s movies deployed racist stereotypes, jokes, and characters, and sixteen candles is no exception. What ensues for the duration of the film are the personal escapades. Sixteen candles isnt a college sex romp like revenge of the nerds or animal house, writes grady after pointing out that those two films are extremely problematic in their.
Sixteen candles 1984 is hughes first film in a series that aims to portray the trials and tribulations of affluent white teenagers. Jan 22, 2016 16 candles is a 1958 song performed by the crests and written by luther dixon and allyson r. Jan 11, 2017 in this episode of movie recipes, we head to sticky fingers in washington d. Molly ringwald agrees with idea that sixteen candles. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Sixteen candles was written by john hughes, this movie was his first 1980s teen movies. Some of the most exhilarating essays from this class, however, resulted from viewing movies that may not have made most film critics top ten lists.
Sixteen candles is highly regarded by many as one of the best 80s romcoms, but it contains multiple themes of racism, sexism, ableism, and classism that, quite frankly, arent funny 1. The film became a huge hit when it was released on vhs. The rape culture of the 1980s, explained by sixteen candles. Watch sixteen candles online stream full movie directv. High school sophomore samantha sam baker is hopeful her 16th birthday is the.
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