So they're making a sequelto Sixten Candles. It's a made for tv special. I like the original was I was younger, don't think this is going to be any good. From Yahoo. =========== "Sixteen Candles," 16 Years Later Tue Oct 14,10:40 AM ET By Sarah Hall Sixteen Candles has been granted a birthday wish--a sequel. Pull out the yearbooks, throw on the varsity letter jackets--it's high school reunion time for the gang from the 1984 John Hughes comedy. 32 Candles will update the lives of Sam Baker, Farmer Ted, Long Duk Dong and the rest of the gang. "Our goal is to pay homage to as many of the original characters as possible," David A. Newman, one of the writers chosen to pen the update, tells Variety. "Who wouldn't want to write this?" The original film was based around Samantha Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday, a day that went unobserved by her family. The made-for-television special will pick up the story around Sam's 32nd birthday. Keith Merryman, the other writer on the project, called Sixteen Candles "a film that anyone who's Gen X on down has seen a hundred times. It's like a comfort film." So far, no word on whether the original cast will be approached for the sequel. Ringwald's manager had no comment on the project. The special lies in the hands of USA Network. Anthony Michael Hall, Sam's nerdy admirer, Ted, in the first flick, has current ties with the network--he stars in their series The Dead Zone. The original film also featured John Cusack (news), Joan Cusack (news) and Edward Andrews. Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones, producers of the 2002 surf-pop flick Blue Crush, will shoulder the responsibility of producing 32 Candles, along with Ken Holden. It's not a task they take lightly. "We're all so concerned about getting it right, because it's such a beloved property," Jones tells Variety.
Funny that I don't see John Hughes' name mentioned anywhere in this project. If he were dead, he'd be rolling over in his grave. Maybe next they can turn to such anticipated sequels as "The Dinner Society" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off 2: On Vacation from Work (Scheduled 2 Weeks in Advance)".
Yeah, why do they want to trash such an eighties classic? No one does a pouty look like Molly Ringwold. Damn she was hot.
Please... A sequel would have been great....in 1985. This has "A Very Brady Christmas" written all over it. BTW, I think I've seen 16 Candles at least 100 times. "Dong? Where is my automobile?" "Aaaauutooomobile?!?!?"
Yeah, she was hot, I saw her on Not Another Teen Movie..........she has has aged, but ya know, you can't go wrong with a redhead.
Why do they do this...This is a classic that will be hurt by this purely capitalistic move... "No more, yanky my wanky, the donger need FOOD!"
What about a sequel to Weird Science? If they can make Kelly LeBrock with that crappy ass 1985 computer, imagine what they could do with a Pentium 4 2.5 Ghz or a Power Mac G5...
I have not laughed this hard in a bit. I was in an argument with some girls who were saying that 16 candles was a chick flick. I said no way... is there anyone here who would make the case for that? I cite the headlights at the beggining in the shower.
Man, that line was classic..... he was the best part of the movie along with Anthony Michael Hall. He's come a loooooooong way.
There's a regular at the restaurant where I bartend... She looks just like the Grandmother! "Dong! Dong! Grandpa is talking to you!"
I'm sure this is just the project John Cusack has been looking for. Anyone ever see Ringwald in the short film that eventually became Slingblade? I think a tv sequel would be horrible, but I would have to watch it.
Same here. I know it's going to suck and the fact that's is a made for tv movie is going to make it even worse, but I know I'll end up watching it.
