Sixteen CandlesJohn Hughes died last week, a sad and tragic event. One of the greatest and most prolific filmmakers of the 80's, Hughes wrote the American teen like none other and was the voice of that generation. From the Breakfast Club to Ferris Bueller Hughes showed us that teenager were real people with real emotions.
Sixteen Candles was John Hughes directorial debut and the worlds first look at his portrayal of teenage characters.
Its her 16th birthday and Samantha Baker is having the worst day of her life. Her family's forgotten her birthday the class geek is hitting on her and her crush doesn't even know she exists.
Although this was made before "The Breakfast Club" John Hughes was already playing with teenage archetypes and stereotypes at the time and was really able to make some great characters based on these archetypes.
The movie has a great heart, some 80's racism, really funny moments and a fairytale ending.
My only beef with the film is that the the relationships aren't all completely believable and feel forced at times. Regardless it is an impressive directorial debut for Hughes and one of the great 80's teen movies.
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