I can't believe this. They fucking forgot my birthday.
Title: Sixteen Candles (1984)
If it there's a pattern here favoring teen comedy classics, well it's because the 80's produced quite a few good ones. "Sixteen Candles" is among the best and is a timeless classic. Anthony Michael Hall was born to play Farmer Fred...errr...Farmer Ted. Molly Ringwald transformed from an innocuous actress from TV's "Facts of Life" to become the 80's teen princess. John Hughes (RIP) launched a successful franchise.
I recall at the time how this movie received criticism as being racist, specifically from how Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe), the Chinese exchange student was portrayed. I thought it was all in good fun (I'm Asian). And Long's scenes remain as one of my guilty pleasures in cinema.
Memorable Quotes from Sixteen Candles
Lumberjack: What's your last name?Long Duk Dong: Dong.
Lumberjack: What's your first name?
Long Duk Dong: Long.
Lumberjack: What's your middle name?
Long Duk Dong: Duk.
"I've never bagged a babe. I'm not a stud."
"I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek."
John Kapelos is the linking actor from "The Breakfast Club". He was the janitor from that movie. He has two movies I consider an 80's classic to his credit - "Nothing in Common" and "Class". I hope to post on these movies down the line.
1 comment:
This is definitely one of the movies that defined my teen years. Everyone was walking around quoting it at the time. If you hadn't watched it, then you were in big trouble.
Great review!
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