The story of a lovelorn teenage girl (Molly Ringwald) whose own family forgets her birthday, the film has continued to strike a chord with audiences to this day, even as they reconsider some of its ...

Hughes was famous for writing his teen movies. His words were gospel, but Pollack said he would let his actors improvise. He wouldn’t always use it, but he’d film it. “The interesting thing, and it ...

Few filmmakers had as much of an impact on '80s pop culture as John Hughes. Sixteen Candles, his 1984 directorial debut, was the film and cast that started it all, introducing the world to the ...

For many people, Sixteen Candles is the ultimate 80s teen movie, and Jake Ryan the ultimate heartthrob. Simply saying the name Jake Ryan to people over 40 can bring quite the reaction. He was the ...

Despite playing lovable dads on-screen in films like “Sixteen Candles” and “Runaway Bride,” Paul Dooley recently revealed he spent years estranged from his real-life children. In the recently released ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Oh, John Hughes, how you’ve mastered the art of teen angst. Over the years, we’ve grown to love ...

A few months back, my colleague Lou Lumenick proposed that “Gone With the Wind” go the way of the Confederate flag. It’s with a heavy heart that I wonder whether we should retire “Sixteen Candles,” ...

What became of the stars who played Sam Baker, Long Duk Dong and Jake Ryan? Molly Ringwald, left, and Michael Schoeffling are shown in a scene from "Sixteen Cancles" in this 1984 film publicity image ...

John Hughes will forever be associated with teenagers. The late writer, producer and director made the classic '80s teen films "The Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and ...

See what the 'Sixteen Candles' cast, including Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, have been up to since the John Hughes comedy movie hit theaters 35 years ago, on May 4, 1984. By Katherine ...