Sixteen Candles
1984 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 130,853 VOTES · DIR. John Hughes
Overview
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,328 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 [Radio Announcer] It looks good.
00:03:07 [Brenda] You missed breakfast again.
00:08:06 dl got such a fright d
00:11:36 [Samantha] And she's going with Jake.
00:15:32 Well, at least I brought this for you. It...
00:18:50 Dad and I have to go to the club for dinner with the Rice Chex.
00:22:11 and pushing lawn-mowing machine...
00:26:42 Take off. You wouldn't be able to prove it anyway.
00:30:17 Dd
00:34:23 And it, like, it stuck with me.
00:37:47 - Wait, um... - What?
00:41:43 [Gong clangs]
00:46:03 Will you guys grow up?
00:50:04 [Rings]
00:54:57 Something other than your birthday.
00:58:35 She looked at me like I was a leper.
01:01:49 This is a mother...
01:05:58 Now we're both on the pill!
01:09:54 Cheers!
01:14:03 Helen, get in the car!
01:18:03 Dd[continues] Here.
01:22:04 DBoom, bah-boom d I never went out with a freshman.
01:26:18 Everybody's waiting for me. I wanna make sure I see my sister leave.
01:32:20 d Oh, I love you so dd
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,328
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:32:20
Production Record
DirectorJohn Hughes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$23,686,027
IMDb votes130,853