In Appreciation: John Hughes, Sixteen Candles
By Roberta Rosenberg on Aug 7, 2009 in In Appreciation
I was well into my 30s when “Sixteen Candles” burst on the screen with John Hughes’s humor and deft handling of teenage angst. It remains a personal favorite of mine along with “Pretty in Pink” (the latter in large part to an amazingly hot, but sociopathological James Spader …
Okay, I’m back.
It’s already been written that John Hughes defined the 80s. His “Ferris” emblematic of living large anhd joyful every day. My head loves Ferris, but my heart loves Jake.
This has to be one of my favorite, albeit sentimental movie endings of all time. The moment, as the cars pull away from the church, we see him leaning against his iconic red sports car. Well, the 16-year old Samantha in all of us takes in a small, quick breath – softly, audibly, and we melt just a little more.
The clip is in Spanish, but don’t worry. You won’t have to speak the language when you watch. It’s all there. Sigh …
