Lunchtime Movie Review

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Episode #27

Universal Pictures released Sixteen Candles on May 4, 1984. John Hughes directed the film starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Justin Henry.

‘Sixteen Candles’ Plot Synopsis

In Sixteen Candles, Samantha’s is a sixteen-year-old girl with a crush on the most popular boy in school. However, the biggest geek in school has a crush on her. With her sister getting married, the rest of her family forgets her sweet sixteen in the chaos of the event. To add to her frustration, her grandparents arrive to embarrass her; bringing a foreign exchange student with them named Long Duk Dong. Can her teenage years get any worse?

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Universal Pictures released Sixteen Candles on May 4, 1984. John Hughes directed the film starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Justin Henry.

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12 years ago

Funny / horrifying story about me and Sixteen Candles. I work for a technical writing / marketing writing company. I had to track down pictures of “successful men” on istock photo. I found a few and emailed them to our graphics guy with the following statement, “Will any of these oily bohunks work?” Imagine my abject HORROR to find out that oily bohunk is a pejorative term for eastern Europeans. Damn you 16 Candles. Damn you.

12 years ago
Reply to  Heather

Heather,

There is nothing more horrifying than an insulted Slav. Consider yourself lucky; far less triggered World War I.

I am also shocked that John Hughes would resort to such a racially insensitive comment.

Thanks for listening.

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