retro sunday

Well it's Sunday again, time to go back.....way back.......and since we are all about birthdays today how about the ultimate birthday that nobody remembered....SIXTEEN CANDLES.

We all loved a John Hughes film in the 80's and this is a classic. Molly Ringwald is having a hard time not only getting her family to remember her 16th birthday in amongst her sister's wedding plans, but all she really wants is for the boy she idolises to notice her. Didn't we all have a crush on Jake Ryan? Jake was played by Micheal Schoeffling, whose only other film that I can recall was a small part in MERMAIDS. He now lives with his wife and 2 children in Pennsylvania , producing handcrafted furniture as the owner of a woodworking shop. The public and the media claims he owns a store but nobody seems to know where it is. (funny article about jake ryan at this link http://www.hankstuever.com/jryan.html if you are interested!)

There are some classic lines in this movie, but I think my all time favourite is:

Samantha: I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek.

It had everything, great songs, , a geek, a hot guy, a school dance, an hilarious exchange student, a girl we could all relate to and a couple of cusacks!






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