Sixteen Candles
Contains strong language and moderate sex references
Director(s)John Hughes
Production year1984
Genre(s)Comedy, Romance
Approx. running minutes89m
CastMolly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe
Sixteen Candles
Contains strong language and moderate sex references
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The film employs outdated discriminatory stereotypes in its depiction of a Chinese exchange student.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:
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The film employs outdated discriminatory stereotypes in its depiction of a Chinese exchange student.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 date07/09/2005
LanguageEnglish
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The film employs outdated discriminatory stereotypes in its depiction of a Chinese exchange student.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 year1984
Genre(s)Comedy, Romance
Approx. running minutes89m
CastMolly 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 date07/09/2005
LanguageEnglish
