Molly Ringwald is Married to a Famous Husband Who is Relatively Unknown to Many

Intro Molly Ringwald the 80s Queen who starred in The Breakfast Club and 16 Candles has a life story that captivates people despite her celebrity few know Molly is married to Pano gianopoulos A Gifted writer and editor with a low profile Molly is happy with Pono and their three children and Making Waves in the entertainment scene with her acting singing and writing from her moving theatrical performances to her intellectual articles and books Molly demonstrates she's more than a young star join us as we explore Molly ringwald's career family and exciting path that has kept her in the Limelight for decades a Rosy beginning on February Family 18th 1968 Molly Kathleen Ringwald was born in Roseville California her father Robert Ringwald was a blind musician and her mother Adele Edith works as a cook she is the youngest of three children her brother Kelly died before ringwalt was born and her sister Beth is the other kid Ringwald has some English German and Swedish Heritage in addition to being a Pianist her father who died in 2021 also had an acting credit for the 1998 movie twice upon a time she inherited his family's passion for Shes not a real redhead entertaining she's not a real redhead it may surprise you that Molly Ringwald is not a true redhead the actress is a natural brunette although her characteristic style now includes her hair color in the early 1980s she started coloring her hair and the color remained Ringwald was told to color her hair when she was starring in the greatest adolescent comedies to give her an advantage in the Hollywood scene she didn't turn around she started as a She didnt turn around singer Ringwald made her public debut as a singer before turning to acting her father Robert Ringwald was a Pianist who led his dixyland Jazz Ensemble her father was blind but that didn't seem to stop him from becoming a well-known band leader and musician Molly Ringwald and her father and the rest of his band published an album of songs when she was only 6 years old including you w to love W to love me her acting career the young Molly Ringwald Her acting career eventually developed an interest in acting although her younger sister Ringwald had higher aspirations her elder sister participated in the village theater by the time she was years old she was performing as the DOR mouse in a theater version of Alice in Wonderland at the age of 10 she earned the part of Kate in an Annie musical in Los Angeles the family relocated to Los Angeles because her parents wanted their youngest daughter to pursue acting Working with John Hughes professionally working with John Hughes and being typ cast the collaboration between Molly Ringwald and John Hughes is the stuff of Legends she played the lead in three of his greatest Motion Pictures pies pretty and pink The Breakfast Club and 16 Candles because of these parts she became the quintessential 80s it girl despite her prominence Ringwald genuinely was worried at one time that she would end up being a stereotype after starring as Sam Baker in 16 Candles in 1984 she went on to portray Claire stish in The Breakfast Club in 1985 sensing that the two parts were somewhat similar she almost passed on playing Andy Walsh in pretty in pink in the following year Ringwald had to be convinced by Hughes her big TV break 1979 ringwald's Her big TV break career took off when she was cast as Molly Parker in the family comedy Different Strokes she then reprised the same role in the spin-off series The Facts of Life she played a student at a private school for females only following a season of the program The Producers decided to make specific changes which led to the removal of many performers including ringwalt from The Following Season the actress 12 at the time claimed to have been humiliated and even felt that actress Nancy mcken had taken her Completing high school position completing high school after being dismissed from The Facts of Life ringwalt was quite distraught she even thought about giving up acting completely but her parents persuaded her to participate in a Shakespearean production of the Tempest a role that she was rather excellent at she was a student at the the renowned bilingual lisy France du Los Angeles Christy Brinkley and Jody Foster two more actresses were students at the same institution joining the brat pack Molly Joining the brat pack Ringwald belonged to the elite group of young actors and actresses that the New York Times collectively dubbed the brat pack in the 1980s the most well-known individuals who made up this notorious gang were the main characters in several 1980s adolescent comedy and coming of age films the principal cast members were Ringwald Demi Moore Ali shidi Rob low Emilio esz Andrew McCarthy Jud Nelson and stars from the movies St Elmo's Fire And The Breakfast Club am Muse for Hughes Molly Ringwald Muse for Hughes reportedly inspired screenwriter and director John Hughes before he met or caster in a film according to Legend he created his magnum opus pretty and pink through one extended weekend while keeping ring wal's Visage in mind Molly ringwald's head shot topped the list of actress head shots that the director requested it is said that after taking the picture and pinning it to a board he spent the whole weekend riding 16 candles and developing Samantha Baker's Persona with the actress in mind a year later he would compose pretty and pink a title he came upon after Ringwald introduced him to the song of the same name by the Psychedelic Furs her husband is 7 years younger Molly has been married to Pono Her husband is 7 years younger gianopoulos for more than 20 years the 16 Candles actress honored their love tale with a poignant Instagram post on February 1st 2023 she said today the getaway car and I are together for 22 years and included two of their images Pono a writer editor and former martial artist teacher wishes you a happy anniversary happy anniversary to us three kids three dogs one cat and much love best decision I ever made here's the 22 more at least though she isn't seeking to date after her marriage ended Ringwald characterized him as far too good-looking to be taken seriously however Pano who was seven years her Junior attracted her attention they went on their first date after they exchanged flirtatious emails in which he promised to teach her self-defense Molly ringwalt S Hustle the actress speaks two languages she The actress speaks two languages acquired her French and English language skills at the lysy franois DU Los Angeles the gifted actress even translated a French book with her skills 2017 she translated French novelist Philip Benson's book lie with me the book is a love tale for lgbtq people in the remote French town of Barbo in 1984 it won the Miss Press award her crush on Her crush on Viggo Mortenson Vio mortensson 16 Candles originally had Molly Ringwald slated to play Samantha Baker the following casting call included Samantha's romantic partner Jake Ryan and some unexpected performers cut when voo Mortenson went in for the Jake Ryan role he was 26 years old he was thus 10 years older than Ringwald they conducted a screen test together and the actress was devastated when Ringwald didn't win the job later admitting that Mortenson made me weak in the knees she's also a jazz singer Shes also a jazz singer Walt still has a deep connection to jazz music at 6 she was already playing live with her father's band a jazz musician and had even contributed to an album Ringwald returned to her Jazz Origins as an adult and made another CD ringwald's album except sometimes was published in 2013 the song Don't You Forget About Me by Simple Minds which became well known in The Breakfast Club is included in a jazz rendition jazz is described as the musical equivalent of comfort food by the actress/singer reviews of her songs have been mostly good fashion forward or fashion disaster Ringwald portrays Andy Walsh in the film Fashion forward or fashion disaster pretty and pink and he might be seen as a Fearless Trailblazer or a complete fashioned victim it all depends on your Viewpoint nonetheless her movie attire is quite distinctive in the movie Andy's prom dress is a pink catastrophe created by sewing together two other gowns even ringwalt wasn't pleased to be fair this being the 1980s and the trend was dubious at the time mainly because the Hue was pink which wasn't her favorite she could have been in Pretty She could have been in Pretty Woman Woman Pretty Woman from the 1990s was a huge smash Richard Gear and Julia Roberts starred in it and were immediate celebrities Roberts portrays Vivian Ward a prostitute and Year Edward Lewis a wealthy businessman many actresses applied for the role and some were even asked to come in for auditions but declined among the actresses who refused to portray a prostitute was Ringwald who didn't feel comfortable in the part when 21-year-old Julia Roberts was cast in the role Disney's adult release with the highest rating was achieved the trio didn't get along the The trio didnt get along film pretty and pink quickly elevated Ringwald Andrew MTH Y and John CER to Celebrity Status John CER portrayed the endearing Philip ducky Dale Ringwald was the stylish Andy Walsh and McCarthy was the endearing Blain McDonald despite their fantastic chemistry on screen the actors did not get along while shooting specifically Ringwald often bemoaned crier neediness on the set he was very sweet and needy and I had no patience for it were her exact words she auditioned for ghat She auditioned for Ghost ghost ghost which starred Demi Moore and the late Patrick suy was a massive Smash in 1990 the heartwarming romantic comedy was well received by critics and audiences alike it even received five nominations including best picture for the 63rd Academy Awards it was obvious that Moore was the star especially despite outstanding performances by suy and whoopy Goldberg who was also nominated for an Academy Award it's interesting to note that Molly ringwalt tried out for the role of Molly Jensen but the casting directors were not impressed moving to France and Moving to France and marriage marriage the actress temporarily relocated to Paris France around the middle of the 1990s Ringwald was interested in learning something new and continuing her French studies since she was multilingual and had attended the L franois du Los Angeles for her education she attended school and made a few film appearances in France while living in Paris she had a love relationship with French writer Valerie L minu the couple tied the nod on July 28th 1999 regretfully their marriage failed and they separated in 2002 her mother disapproved in a famous The Breakfast Club scene from The Breakfast Club the main characters Ali shidi Jud Nelson Emilio Estes ring Wald and Anthony Michael Hall sit in the library smoke talk about their lives and often become emotional the scenario was mostly improvised and Hughes was happy with how it turned out ringwald's mother was terrified when John Hughes brought her to see the rushes the fact that her daughter was smoking was her main worry it remains in our opinion one of the movie's greatest sequences she is an ally Molly Ringwald said in a relatively recent interview that she thought Ducky from Pretty and pink was probably homosexual even if he wasn't conscious of it at the time 2012 saw the actress serve as Grand Marshall of the 42nd Annual Pride Celebration in Los Angeles saying if John Hughes was here now and I could talk to him I think he would completely acknowledge that in 2019 she also translated a French lgbtq She had beef with Jennifer Beals fiction she had beef with Jennifer Beals it was only sometimes Molly ringwald's First Choice to portray pretty and pinks Andy Walsh she was so frightened of being typ cast having played roles identical to hers in two of John Hughes previous blockbuster movies 16 candles and The Breakfast Club that she almost turned it down we already know she accepted the job but ringwald's knowledge heard via the Grapevine that Jennifer Beal's star of Flash Dance was also considering the role inspired her choice Ringwald was offended by this for some reason so she accepted the part to keep Beals from getting the part not Not Another Teen Movie another spoon Molly ringwalt played a harsh flight attendant in the parody comedy Not Another Teen Movie 2001 it was in the early 2000s when parody films became popular in addition to parodying some iconic John Hughes adolescent films such as pretty and pink the movie referenced a few more masterpieces she won an MTV movie award for best Cameo for her performance as a flight attendant Chris Evans Jamie Presley and charler Lee appeared in the movie there were cameos by Sha Patrick Thomas Melissa Joon Hart Mr T and Paul gleon from The Breakfast Her Sisters Role Club her sister's role Molly Ringwald was predeceased by her brother Kelly who sadly died before her birth and by her elder sister Beth Ringwald when she was younger her sister Beth dabbled in amateur acting particularly Community Theater Beth was even given a brief Cameo part in 16 Candles during production sadly the whole sequence was removed even though she had filmed the moments since her on-screen lover seemed to be far too old for She Was An Agony Ant her she was an Agony ant Molly ringwalt translated books performed Jazz acted and wrote advice pieces for the guardian a little known tidbit about her career September 2014 saw the publication of her first article ask Molly Ringwald was the name of her advice column which covered a wide range of topics from bullying to starting a family family with the promise that ringwalt would respond to inquiries on love family or life in general it operated for an entire year switching roles around for Keeps Switching Roles Around Molly ringwald's last adolescent picture was released in 1988 she was most recognized for her roles in teen films where she often played The Virtuous girl she portrays Darcy in the movie a high school senior and newspaper editor who unintentionally becomes pregnant years later in ABC's The Secret Life of an American Teenager Ringwald starred as Annie Jurgens the mother of a teenager who becomes pregnant while in high school if we do say so ourselves this was quite the role reversal the queen of comebacks Ringwald The Queen of Comebacks resumed more serious acting after taking a bit of a vacation in the 2010s appearing solely in a few Lifetime and lowbudget Productions she has somewhat returned recently Landing many major television roles initially from 2008 until 2013 in The Secret Life of an American Teenager however Ringwald has been a part of the CW's Riverdale since 2017 in the role of Archie's mother Mary Andrews initially a recurring part ringwald's presence on the popular program has increased after the untimely loss of her co-star Luke Perry in 2019 onscreen chemistry over over the onscreen chemistry years Molly Ringwald and her co-stars have developed a hot onscreen chemistry the actress still claims that her kiss with co-star and love interest Andrew McCarthy from pretty and pink was the most sizzling enhanced by the fact that she was genuinely crushing on McCarthy then though the producers weren't entirely persuaded she urged them to hire the actor since she loved him ringwalt also wished Robert Downey Jr had played ducky since she deeply loved him sadly for Ringwald John CER was chosen in his place she was awarded a Razzy Razzy not every performer or actress has a career total of hits Ringwald had a lot of success in the past but her performance in Betsy's wedding in 1991 could have gone better she was even a nominee for the 11th golden raspberry Awards Razzy award for worst actress the dishonor given to Bood DK for her performance as Katie in ghosts can't do it she didn't win the prize it's awful enough to get a nomination Alish shidi her co-star also received a nomination for worst supporting actress a feud with his Muse it's A feud with his muse important to note that Molly Ringwald the inspiration for 16 candles and the filmmaker John Hughes were born on the same day despite clearly not being born in the same year they were both born on February 18th Ringwald was born 18 years years after Hughes in 1950 it said that when Ringwald declined a part in the 1987 movie some wonderful Hughes was devastated even though he was the one who made Ringwald famous after Hughes finally cast Leah Thomas in the part Ringwald became tired of adolescent films and the two never collaborated Teenage Drama again Teenage Drama the only performers in 16 Candles who were adolescents while the movie was being filmed or Molly ringwalt and Anthony Michael Hall a few years separated them and some of their co-stars were even old enough to drink legally Ringwald and Hall were often left alone on their days off while the other group members went out to parties the young actors seemed to go to a bot Mitzvah only to pass the time when they were bored they were still young when cast in The Breakfast Club a year later and Ringwald and Hall's work hours had to be reduced to comply with Union regulations She Couldnt Dance Alone she couldn't dance alone when Molly ringwalt was younger she participated in many theatrical dances it seemed the actress had lost her confidence when cast in The Breakfast Club at first Hughes thought that Ringwald would dance alone on the library table but she wouldn't have it therefore the rest of the cast was made to dance to ease her discomfort Ali sheii became the group's standout dancer and the sequence as a whole gained notoriety faking it till you make it The Breakfast Club has a great deal of Unforgettable sequences when you consider that the bulk of the movie is set in a high school library this is rather amazing the sequence in which ringwald's character Claire stish tricks her fellow prisoners is one of these iconic moments Clare claimed to be able to apply lipstick flawlessly while holding a lipstick to between her breasts as part of the technique she does the trick in front of everyone but it seems like ring wal can't complete the trick herself instead this is accomplished by Deft camera angles Molly Ringwald and Luke Perry Ringwald had a strong relationship with Ringwald and Perry her late Riverdale co-star Luke Perry both performers significantly returned to their roles as Archie Andrew's parents not only did they have a history together as Pop Culture Heroes for teenagers and the 1980s and 1990s but they also shared a very unusual interest in pigs even when the potbellied pig became too large for Ringwald to maintain as a pet she requested Perry to adopt it color in Color in Ringwald Molly Ringwald there aren't many individuals who can say they live within a coloring book you may use your finest pencils to color in this coloring book dedicated to actress Molly Ringwald which features photos of her exclusively the coloring book with a Molly ringwalt theme was made by Erica Harris and is sold on Amazon Vicki Hardy has created another coloring book with a theme only for grown-ups pictures of the actress and some of her most famous sequences may be found in both volumes settling down with a family Molly Ringwald first made a happy settling down with a family marriage to her current husband in 2004 Greek book editor and writer piano gianopoulos is seven years younger than his spouse they were married in 2007 and gianopoulos who has a great sense of humor wrote an article titled Confessions of a boy toy in addition to Fraternal boy girl twins Roman and Adele born in 2009 Ringwald and gianopoulos have a daughter called Matilda born in 2007 she has a band named after her the a band named after her first thing that comes to mind when you think about Molly Ringwald is the 1980s a band has called itself after the pretty and pink star since the actress has come to represent that period so well five New Orleans natives made up the Molly ringwalds a cover band from the 1980s they performed songs from the period by David Bowie Adam Ant Boy George Duran Duran and Flock of Seagulls they were founded in 1999 now that you've seen Molly ringwald's past it's time to discover more obscure details about 16 Candles we bet you don't know these hidden facts about 16 Candles 16 Candles which portray the lives and loves of a group of Illinois high school students when released over 40 years ago became the standard for all subsequent Coming of Age films the film has become a cult classic and its cast has become Stars since its debut but most fans are unaware of how much more this film offers from contentious screenplays to surprising casting choices to cardboard cakes so continue listening to discover some little known details about this John Hughes Masterpiece some may be surprised to learn that John Hughes made his directorial debut with 16 Candles it is incredible since before he even started shooting it he had written Nate and Hayes Mr Mom National Lampoon Vacation and National Lampoon class reunion among other hit films however he didn't have the opportunity to try his hand at directing until he pinned 16 Candles it was never really a comedy it was never really a drama he said of the outcome kicking off his career as The The Godfather of teen cinema Godfather of teen cinema Hughes never stopped directing after making his feature film debut with 16 Candles he directed Ferris bu's day off and Planes Trains and Automobiles among many other films consequently he earned the moniker The Godfather of teen cinema I wanted to make a very realistic movie about what it is truly like to be 16 and to compress a lot of those things that you experience and feel when you're 16 in one day he stated expressing his desire to capture the feeling of being a teenager the making of the brat pack he The making of the brat pack gained notoriety not just for writing and directing young comedies that had a distinctive mix of humor and pathos but also for always using the same performers in all of his Productions known for their Coming of Age films the teenage Stars among them Molly Ringwald who played Samantha and Anthony Michael Hall who played the geek became so well known that they were called the bratek the two most notable became stars in Hollywood history as members of the bratek group in The Breakfast Club the script was written in 48 hours The writing process Hugh's writing process for the film is a very fascinating tale it seems he completed the whole screenplay in two days because she inspired it a photo of Molly Ringwald that he spotted during the casting process he reportedly blasted loud music to assist in the cre creative process and Molly herself claimed my head shot was among this giant stack that he received and he put it up over his desk and wrote 16 Candles basically over a weekend John Hughes used the actors as Anthony Michael Hall Muses it is evident that Molly Ringwald inspired hughes's character and the entire movie but she wasn't the only celebrity Hughes looked to for inspiration it is said that Hughes got the idea for the geek from watching Anthony Michael Hall play Rusty Griswald in one of his early films National Lampoon Vacation although Hughes made Hall try out for Farmer Ted he has since admitted that he wrote the part while picturing Hall in the role there were no initial Sparks Ted and Samantha between Ted and Samantha in real life Farmer Ted and Samantha Barker are two of the main characters in 16 Candles their romance is the foundation for the entire story however Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall who played the characters were not romantically involved their tension was so evident that the film's director John Hughes became concerned that their lack of chemistry would show on set Sam and Ted Sam and Ted started to date started to date in real life Hughes devised a scheme to set the two offset after realizing that his two protagonists shared a love for the rave ups and had similar musical tastes he took them to a record store and evidently his plan worked because the two went on a date in real life with Sam even writing the name of their band on a notebook at one point in the movie Hughes was desperate to save his film and ensure that the negative feelings between his two protagonists didn't affect their relationship on Anthony Michael Hall had his first kiss screen Anthony Michael Hall had his first kiss in front of the camera crew and his mom as with their onscreen characters the onscreen couple fell in love quickly and stayed together for an entire year before Calling it Quits when filming The Breakfast Club interestingly when the onscreen couple broke up in the movie Hall's character had to kiss Caroline and it turned out that this was his first kiss ever at the age of 15 imagine having to do that in front of a whole crew of people and his mom who just happened to be on set that day Samanthas fashion choices Molly Ringwald was responsible for some of Samantha's fashion choices the cost Department asked Molly not to wear that hat but Molly knew her character best and decided it was the perfect fit and she was quite right as it soon set a trend for girls her age across the country Molly also made her character wear the pink dress for the school dance asking Linda Curtis who played Brandy to swap costumes with her at the last minute Samantha was truly made her own by Molly Ringwald who even chose some of her most iconic fashion choices Pauls apology scene Hughes allowed other actors to have some creative input too it's been reported that Paul douly and Glenn Carlin who played Sam's parents also contributed creatively and convinced John Hughes to make their characters likable they worried that if they forgot their daughter's birthday their characters would end up looking like cartoon villains so they convinced Hughes to add an apology scene Paul duly even put it in his contract saying he wouldn't play the part unless it were added and when Hugh saw how much this improved the script he told another scene where Paul's character Comforts Samantha about her love for Jakes age Jake shuffling was in his 20s when he played the high school star filmed in the summer of 1983 the majority of the characters were cast fairly accurately in terms of age for example Michael shuffling who played Jake Ryan in their love triangle was a good 8 years their senior at 23 and had already started college when he appeared in the film Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were in their mid- teens and had just finished high school when they played farmer and Samantha Long Duke dong also wasn't quite who he seemed in addition to playing a character far below his seniority Getty wanabi played a visiting Korean student who was actually 28 years old at the time of the RS casting wanabi was raised by Japanese Americans in Utah and falsely claimed he couldn't speak English to land the park he was so convincing that Jackie Birch the casting director exclaimed boy I was duped when she heard his real American accent Getty wanabi played a Controversial character controversial character Getty wanabi may have won over the filmmakers but he had a more challenging time getting people to like his character after the New York Times called him offensive and unfunny damned for his stereotyping his character has ended up being one of the most talked about in the movie with some Asian-American descent students even claiming that bullies made fun of them using lines from the film wanabi responded by saying he was a bit naive regarding the racial representation of his character Molly Ringwald also had some problems with the film Molly Ringwald has since expressed her opinions about the film's sexism and use of humor which she now believes inappropriate in an article published in the New Yorker in 2018 she wrote it's hard for me to understand how Jon was able to write with so much sensitivity and also have such a glaring blind spot she also mentioned the hashme too movement and said yes it was a different time as people say still I was taken aback by the scope of the ugliness critics had a mixed response to Critics the controversy despite both racist and sexist undertones that Prevail throughout the film critics had a mixed response to its handling of the issues the New York Times critic Janet Maslin described the movie as juvenile yet effective explaining that 16 Candles is a cuter and better natured teen comedy than most with the kinds of occasional lapses in taste that probably can't hurt it in the circles for which it is intended about these undertones she clarified that most of the movie is cheerful and light showcasing Mr hughes's knack for remembering all those aspects of middle class American American adolescent behavior that anyone else might want to forget her daughter asks to watch the 1985 film with her which Molly felt hesitant about I worried that she would find aspects of it troubling but I hadn't anticipated that it would ultimately be most troubling to me it made her think about Harvey Weinstein and all the women who have dealt with sexual harassment in Hollywood and kept quiet in a time where things were more acceptable the birthday cake almost burnt down the set one of the most memorable scenes in the entire movie is Birthday cake Samantha's birthday scene her family had been too busy getting ready for her sister's wedding to remember the day so Jake Ryan comes in with a cake and she is so overcome that they kiss elevating the short 45C scene to cinematic history however the filming process took longer than expected so the cake kept melting so a cardboard one had to be substituted the the challenge then became trying to finish the scene before the cake caught fire and destroyed the entire set Jim KY Jim Carrey almost played Farmer Ted almost played Farmer Ted director Hughes has since discussed the casting process for the geek stating that many actors applied but they all applied similarly every single kid who came in to read for the part did the whole stereotyped High School nerd thing you know thick glasses ballpoint pens in the pocket white socks Jim Carrey was one of them Jim Carrey had some acting experience from the TV series The Duck Factory at the time but Anthony Michael Hall's interpretation of the role won him the role Hughes further stated but when Michael came in he played it straight like a real human being I knew right at that moment that I'd found my geek and Jake was almost played by vgo mortensson despite his reputation for Viggo Mortensen almost played Jake playing darker roles Figo mortson may seem like an unlikely choice for the the role however during his audition he came very close to Landing the role and Molly in particular expressed her disappointment by saying I was 15 years old and I flew to New York to read with everyone and when it got to the Fine old Jake Ryan shot and we had the kissing scene and Michael shuffling did not kiss me during the audition vco Mortenson did he made me weak in the knees boo mortson went on to make a lot of other people weak in the knees when he played Aragorn in in The Lord of the Rings trilogy for which he is now most well known other celebs who almost featured it turns out that Samantha's role was Laura Dern and Ali Shaye almost played Samantha particularly sought after with both Laura dur and Ali shidi competing with Molly Ringwald for the part despite losing out they both starred in huge films the following year with shiy featuring in The Breakfast Club and D making her breakthrough in blue velvet John Hughes generally favored hiring unknown Talent over well-known actors passing up a couple of other young stars who had a few acting credits under their belts and have since become Hollywood icons date rape the queen of 1980s teen romcom Molly Ringwald recently wrote Date rape about a scene from 16 Candles that still bothers her in the movie Jake played by Michael chefling forces the geek played by Anthony Michael Hall to get Jake's girlfriend Caroline havind Morris into bed so he can get her underwear but Caroline is too drunk to realize what's going on the geek takes Polaroids with Caroline to have proof of his Conquest when she wakes up in the morning with someone she doesn't know he asks her if she enjoyed it ringwalt met with Morris to understand her interpretation of the scene Morris didn't see it as Ringwald did so Molly described her near date rape situation to Morris and asked her how she would feel if it happened to one of her children it's on you because you drank too much what she say if one of our children had consumed too much alcohol and something similar occurred to one of them according to ring Walt's writing no she shook her head she clarified I'm not going to black and white it positively it stays in your pants until invited by someone willing and consensually able to invite you to remove it the path is not one way you might recognize Sam's grandparents from The Twilight Zone The The Twilight Zone Twilight Zone included appearances by Edward Andrews and Max Showalter as Sam's two grandfathers Howard and Fred The Twilight Zone Theme Song really starts to play as they show up on Sam's doorway in the middle of the wedding preparations referencing this this stands out especially because it sounds so different from the rest of the movie soundtrack which is a unique rock mix that includes songs by Patty Smith and the Thompson Bill Murrays brother makes an appearance Twins Bill Murray's brother makes an appearance the director's reference for casting unknown Talent over well-known actors appears to have also applied to the casting of Jenny Samantha's sister's wedding scene which gained notoriety for the bride's actual inebriation as she walked down the aisle as a result some well-known actors were passed over for prominent roles instead of aiming for a household name like say Bill Murray instead he went after his brother Bill Murray's Elder and somewhat unknown brother Brian doy Murray was chosen to play the Reverend the cusachs played a big part not to be overlooked is the role or The Cusacks played a big part roles the cusachs play in this film Jon and Joan cusac are well-known individuals Jon is most recognized for his performance in High Fidelity while his sister is famous for her notorious role in The Adams Family among many other things nevertheless the pair are also known for their joint appearances in movies such as War Incorporated say anything Gross Point Blank blank cradle will rock High Fidelity Martian Child Grand View USA and class their very first movie together was 16 They werent the only siblings candles they weren't the only siblings on set in addition to Joan cusac who portrayed the iconic geek girl who was most known for Dawning a neck brace and John cusac who played the geeky pal Bryce there was also another pair of siblings who made their debut Molly and Beth Ringwald Molly who is well known for playing the movie's lead role also had a tiny role in it as Patty Barker who is seduced by one of the jocks she is making out with in the locker room the cast had a habit of crashing Bar Mitzvah given that the show was a teen drama and most of the casts was underage they could not enjoy a night out at the bar after work and had to find other methods to pass the time because of this Ringwald and Hall gained notoriety for showing up late for the regular and Bar Mitzvah celebrations hosted at the hotel where they were lodging it's an excellent way to spend a night off the set for the school also appears in Risky Business the movies 16 candles and Risky Business have often been compared One reviewer Jean csll even said that 16 Candles was the finest adolescent comedy since but did you know that they also shared a set Reckless business Niles East High School was utilized for the school sequences in both movies the entrance can be seen in one of risky business's most well-known moments the nightmar A fictional teenage town sequence a fictional teenage town the entire movie is set in the Illinois town of shurmer which has gained some notoriety since serving as the backdrop for this cult classic and appearing in several other films directed by Hughes including The Breakfast Club Planes Trains and Automobiles Weird Science Ferris bu's day off pretty and pink Uncle Buck the Home Alone series and National Lampoon Vacation however did you realize that it's not a genuine location shererville the former name of Northbrook town where Hughes attended school was the model for this madeup adolescent The cast got extra hot Community the cast got extra hot during the workout scenes things became quite hot at the gym since there seemed to be no money for air conditioning used for a few intimate conversation sequences between the boys and girls groups rumors haveit that the temperature there once reached above 100° F havin Morris who played Caroline had to switch outfits between shots due to her excessive You can visit parts of the scent perspiration you can visit parts of the scent filming for 16 Candles took place in the tiny Illinois Community of skoki in Cook County Molly Ringwald has subsequently said that of all the bratpack movies she appeared in and there were many this one was the most enjoyable for her furthermore you may still visit certain areas of it they utilized a genuine house in the neighboring City of Evanston to represent Sam's family home while it is undergone Renovations on the inside the outside remains untouched and often draws admirers for pictures it also went up for sale shortly after and brought in $1.5 million so if you're an extreme fan and an extreme millionaire you'll be fortunate enough to see it come up for sale again the film didn't do well until it The film didnt do well until it was released was released on VHS 16 Candles didn't Faire very well at the box office and didn't truly become a smash until it was released on VHS and played on TV networks like TBS and AMC even though it opened at number two on its opening weekend and went on to become an unquestionable cult classic the title's inadequate translation may have contributed to its lackluster performance ments in other regions of the globe for instance dman Al foxer is German meaning one may do that only as an adult H last for one Lost in Translation there is an extra scene in Extra scene in the televised version the televised version it would take a genuine fan to miss that for whatever reason the TV version of the movie includes an additional sequence a unique cafeteria sequence was created especially for TV we're wondering why it doesn't appear in the theatrical or dvd versions and if you look closely you'll see a strange lunch menu in the picture it has canned brownies and light syrup meatball salad cream of lunch soup jumbo fish dogs Corner Roni gelatin balls and our favorite vitamin cobbler delicious Jake's license plate is a nod to the director's birthday it's funny Jakes license plate but Molly Ringwald and John Hughes have the exact birthday given that they were born on February 18th 18 years apart and that Farmer Ted even performs a song about it in the movie it is likely that Hughes was motivated by this fact when he decided to include Sam's birthday in the story further illusion to the link with Jake's license plate which reads 21950 1950 being Hugh's birth year further solidifies the synchronicity the roll Royce has a story too not only does Jake's vehicle have a The RollsRoyce unique backstory but so does his father's Rolls-Royce which Hughes obtained by borrowing it from a friend or more precisely a friend's father the 1974 corish is valued at over $70,000 which puts the movie A little over budget Hughes quickly requests the favor after realizing his link and as a result it appears at the end of the film when the geek takes a very inebriated Caroline Mulford Where are they now home where they are now therefore the true question is where are the actors right now Samantha a 46-year-old mother of three pursued her acting career by portraying the lead role in the popular drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager later she focused on her vocal abilities and recorded a jazz album in addition Anthony Michael Hall kept up his acting career appearing in films such as awkward and Dead in Tombstone however at age 45 he focused on producing in addition he has been well integrated into the Hollywood Community and and even serves as Indio Falconer Downey the son of Robert Downey Jr's Michael Shuffler Godfather Jake Ryan is the odd one out Michael shuffling is the only one of the three protagonists who chose to step back from the spotlight after 16 Candles he performed for roughly seven more years until Calling it Quits with 1991's wild Hearts can't be broken following that he started a woodworking shop today at 53 he successfully owns a handmade Furniture Company and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Valerie and their two kids scarlet and zaye there is still hope for a sequel There is still hope for a sequel fans of 16 candles were ecstatic to learn in the early 2000s that a television prequel to the movie was in the works word got around that it would be titled 32 candles and Chronicle the characters aging lives emphasizing Sam Farmer Ted and long Duke dong however not everyone shared this sentiment with Ringwald declaring that making remakes of great classic films is not a good idea therefore it never occurred but some players still hope it may someday perhaps 42 candles possibly if you've watched the video till here that means you've enjoyed the video subscribe don't forget to turn on the notifications Bell icon