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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.
Theatrical
May 4, 1984
Box Office
$23.7M
Budget
$6.5M
Return
3.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 6, 1998
Theaters
18
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Studio
Universal Pictures, Channel Productions
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Cast
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Molly Ringwald
Samantha Baker
M
Michael Schoeffling
Jake Ryan
H
Haviland Morris
Caroline Mulford
G
Gedde Watanabe
Long Duk Dong
A
Anthony Michael Hall
Geek (Ted)
J
Justin Henry
Mike Baker
P
Paul Dooley
Jim Baker
C
Carlin Glynn
Brenda Baker
B
Blanche Baker
Ginny Baker
E
Edward Andrews
Howard Baker
B
Billie Bird
Dorothy Baker
C
Carole Cook
Grandma Helen
M
Max Showalter
Grandpa Fred
L
Liane Curtis
Randy
J
John Cusack
Bryce
D
Darren Harris
Cliff
D
Debbie Pollack
Lumberjack
J
Jonathan Chapin
Jimmy Montrose
J
Joan Cusack
Geek Girl #1
B
Brian Doyle-Murray
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Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time
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Caught Between Two Opposites
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Stuck between a nitwit and a heart-throb
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