Sixteen Candles

film by Hughes [1984]

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Brat Pack

  • St. Elmo's Fire
    In Brat Pack: Brat Pack films

    …this definition include Class (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), Blue City (1986), About Last Night… (1986), Wisdom (1986), and Fresh Horses (1988).

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discussed in biography

  • John Hughes
    In John Hughes

    Sixteen Candles (1984), followed by The Breakfast Club (1985) and Pretty in Pink (1986), made stars out of a group of young actors—Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Judd Nelson, among them—who collectively became known as

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geeks in popular culture

  • The Big Bang Theory
    In geek: Geek culture

    …shows and films, such as Sixteen Candles (1984), Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Family Matters (1989–98), The IT Crowd (2006–13) and The Big Bang Theory (2007–19). Some experts have even argued that “geek culture,” formerly defined as outside conventional trends, has become the mainstream. Formerly geeky interests such as

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