A delightful film to come out of the eighties about a teenage girl whose entire family completely forgot about her sixteenth birthday. Like any teenager, she feels depressed and unloved, while her family makes a huge commotion over her sister's upcoming marriage. She also wonders why she isn't popular and beautiful as some of her peers and why is a puny computer geek, played by the spirited Anthony Michael Hall, is after her when the high school heartthrob doesn't even know her! A highlight of John Hugh films.
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Starring:
Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Gedde Wantanbe, Blanche Baker, Carlin Glynn, Edward Andrews, John Cusack, Joan Cusack
Directed by:
John Hughs
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1984 comedy
Rated PG
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Don Ignacio's score: B