A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Debbie Pollack
- Lumberjack
- (as Deborah Pollack)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAnthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald initially disliked each other, so John Hughes took them to a record store and they bonded after they found out they like the same music. One of the groups they liked was The Rave-Ups which Molly scribbled on Samantha's notebook.
- GoofsWhen the family is leaving for the wedding, the grandparents all pile into the car, but it was not large enough to accommodate the group. Grandma Baker squats near the passenger door to create the impression that she is sitting in the car. However, when the car is backing out of the driveway, you briefly see her curved back remain stationary while the car moves away from her.
- Alternate versionsVHS releases, cable TV broadcasts, and the initial DVD release change the majority of the soundtrack. The 2003 DVD and Blu-ray release restore the original theatrical soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Weird Science (1985)
- SoundtracksSnowballed
Written by Angus Young (uncredited), Malcolm Young (uncredited) and Brian Johnson (uncredited)
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Leidseplein Presse B.V. / J. Albert Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Pleasantly Surprised
Let me start by saying I would of probably never watched this movie but we have no cable right now. With that being said, my mom brought over her vhs collection and we've just been putting in each movie in the stack. I grew up in the 80's but I always assumed it was just a chick flick. Put in the vhs tape not expecting much but caught myself laughing at several parts. All of the characters are likable and each brings their own qualities to the film. All I can say is I'm pleasantly surprised. I liked it, not going to lie :)
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- cripdonovan
- Jul 29, 2018
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,686,027
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,461,520
- May 6, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $23,686,027
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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