Sixteen Candles
1984 film by John Hughes
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Sixteen Candles is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,410 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Hughes[3]
- Screenwriter: John Hughes[4]
- Composer: Ira Newborn[5]
- Genre: teen film[6], coming-of-age film[7], romantic comedy film[8]
- Cast member: Molly Ringwald[9], Paul Dooley[10], Justin Henry[11], Anthony Michael Hall[12], Michael Schoeffling[13], Gedde Watanabe[14], Billie Bird[15], John Cusack[16], Joan Cusack[17], John Kapelos[18], Jami Gertz[19], Blanche Baker[20], Carole Cook[21], Edward Andrews[22]
- Producer: Michelle Manning[23], Ned Tanen[24], Hilton A. Green[25]
- Production company: Universal Pictures[26]
- Director of photography: Bobby Byrne[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 84%[30], 7.1/10[31], 61/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: May 4, 1984[35], October 26, 1984[36]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[37], Netflix[38]
- Narrative location: Illinois[39]
- Film editor: Edward Warschilka[40]
- Executive producer: Ned Tanen[41]
- Title: Sixteen Candles[42]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[43]
- Duration: 93[44], 90[45]
- Kijkwijzer rating: AL[46]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[47]
Why It Matters
Sixteen Candles has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]