Sixteen Candles

Summary

Sixteen Candles is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,302 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sixteen Candles's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Sixteen Candles was directed by John Hughes^[4].
• John Hughes wrote the screenplay for Sixteen Candles^[5].
• Sixteen Candles's composer is recorded as Ira Newborn^[6].
• Sixteen Candles's genre is teen film^[7].
• Sixteen Candles's genre is coming-of-age film^[8].
• Sixteen Candles's genre is romantic comedy film^[9].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Molly Ringwald^[10].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Paul Dooley^[11].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Justin Henry^[12].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Anthony Michael Hall^[13].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Michael Schoeffling^[14].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Gedde Watanabe^[15].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Billie Bird^[16].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was John Cusack^[17].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Joan Cusack^[18].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was John Kapelos^[19].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Jami Gertz^[20].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Blanche Baker^[21].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Carole Cook^[22].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Edward Andrews^[23].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Haviland Morris^[24].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Max Showalter^[25].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Zelda Rubinstein^[26].
• A cast member of Sixteen Candles was Liane Alexandra Curtis^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Michelle Manning^[28], Ned Tanen^[29], and Hilton A. Green^[30]. Sixteen Candles was directed by John Hughes^[4]. John Hughes wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Molly Ringwald^[10], Paul Dooley^[11], Justin Henry^[12], Anthony Michael Hall^[13], Michael Schoeffling^[14], and Gedde Watanabe^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include May 4, 1984^[31] and October 26, 1984^[32]. The original language of Sixteen Candles was English^[33]. Genres include teen film^[7], coming-of-age film^[8], and romantic comedy film^[9]. It was distributed by video on demand^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 84%^[35], 7.1/10^[36], and 61/100^[37].

Why It Matters

Sixteen Candles ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,302 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]