• Director(s)

    John Hughes

  • Production Year

    1984

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe

Film

Sixteen Candles

Contains strong language and moderate sex references

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language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') alongside milder terms like 'shit', 'dick' and 'crap'. Use of discriminatory terms ('faggot', 'retard') also features.
sex
There are verbal sex references throughout, including to the loss of virgininity.
additional issues
The film employs outdated discriminatory stereotypes in its depiction of a Chinese exchange student. There is brief breast nudity as a woman showers.

  • Director(s)

    John Hughes

  • Production Year

    1984

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe

Classified Date:
29/08/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
Contains strong language and moderate sex references
Classified Date:
07/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') alongside milder terms like 'shit', 'dick' and 'crap'. Use of discriminatory terms ('faggot', 'retard') also features.
sex
There are verbal sex references throughout, including to the loss of virgininity.
additional issues
The film employs outdated discriminatory stereotypes in its depiction of a Chinese exchange student. There is brief breast nudity as a woman showers.
Classified Date:
15/08/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CIC Video

  • Classified date

    07/09/2005

  • BBFC reference

    CVF026625

  • Language

    English