![]() “Maybe because it’s been so many years since the movie and even several years since I’ve seen it, I expected, like, two people to show up. “I’m still sideswiped by it all,” he told Vulture in May 2014 after doing an autograph show and screening with former costar Debbie Pollack, who played Long Duk Dong’s girlfriend Marlene. Gedde Watanabe, who plays foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong, described the movie’s continued success as “quite incredible” and something he didn’t see coming. Looking back, the cast of Sixteen Candles still can’t believe how much staying power the film has had. The movie also starred both Joan Cusack and her brother, John Cusack, in minor roles that are still memorable for fans of the teenage love story. As Sam tries to forget about her failed birthday, her high school crush, Jake, finally starts to notice her - and not just because she was cool enough to lend a freshman geek her underwear to help him win a bet. In the film, Sam’s parents forget her Sweet 16 because her older sister, Ginny ( Blanche Baker), is getting married to a bohunk named Rudy ( John Kapelos). While some of the story lines from Sixteen Candles are controversial in modern times - like when Jake Ryan ( Michael Schoeffling) trades his drunk girlfriend Caroline ( Haviland Morris) for Sam’s underwear - a lot of the themes are still relevant. The two stars’ careers quickly took off after the rom-com became a mega-hit, leading to even bigger roles in The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Weird Science. John Hughes’ 1984 film introduced fans to Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker and Anthony Michael Hall as the Geek or Farmer Ted. ![]() Make a wish! Sixteen Candles encapsulated what it was like to be a teenager who feels invisible but is really a star in their own right - and more than three decades later, it still resonates with fans.
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