Sixteen Candles

In honor of John Hughes my family and I watched Sixteen Candles last night. We actually owned 5 of his movies. I was surprised. Anyway, I decided to pay close attention and try to watch as if I had never seen it before. It worked and I laughed my ass off while also noticing things that I never saw or heard previously. For instance, when Long Duck Dong and his New-Style American girlfriend are crashing into to Jake's driveway, there was a guy laying on the lawn passed out. I also turned on the captioning because believe me, when you don't see the words, you miss a lot! So, towards the end in another Long Duck Dong moment, he answers the door to find Jake standing there. He quickly shuts the door and says he will, "call the F.I.B., I call police!" I never noticed he said F.I.B.

Sixteen Candles is an all time favorite of mine. It's the story of Samantha Baker's sixteenth birthday. She wakes up and discovers she hasn't grown any bod over the summer nor does she look sixteen. She then finds out that her whole family has forgotten her birthday. At school we see her swoon over Jake Ryan, a senior who is "beautiful". And may I say that I agree! He doesn't even know she exists until he picks up a note/quiz she drops that was supposed to go to her best friend. He has a girlfriend who is the most popular girl in school but he is sick and tired of her partying ways. He begins to notice Sam but she has no idea.
We can't forget Farmer Fred, I mean Farmer Ted, better known as "The Geek". He has a huge part in this movie. He's quick with comebacks and cute in a geeky way to boot!
Another prominent character is, of course, Long Duck Dong, exchange student extraordinaire! Not! He has some of the most well-known lines in the movie. Can anyone say, "AUTOMOBILE!!!" ?

OK readers, if you haven't see this movie yet, what are you waiting for?

Favorite quotes besides the one above are:

"What's happening hot stuff?"

"No more yanky my wanky. The Donger need food!"

The Geek: So, what's your story? I mean, you got a guy, or...?
Samantha: Yes, three big ones, and they lust wimp blood so quit bugging me or I'll sic them all over your weenie ass.