Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
- high school
- birthday
- nerd
- convertible
- crush
- teenage crush
- exchange student
- night vision goggles
- sweet sixteen
- chastity
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Molly Ringwald
Samantha Baker
Michael Schoeffling
Jake Ryan
Haviland Morris
Caroline Mulford
Gedde Watanabe
Long Duk Dong
- Anthony Michael Hall — Geek (Ted)
- Justin Henry — Mike Baker
- Paul Dooley — Jim Baker
- Carlin Glynn — Brenda Baker
- Blanche Baker — Ginny Baker
- Edward Andrews — Howard Baker
- Billie Bird — Dorothy Baker
- Carole Cook — Grandma Helen
- Max Showalter — Grandpa Fred
- Liane Curtis — Randy
- John Cusack — Bryce
- Directed
- John Hughes
- Written
- John Hughes
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 2,258 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Channel Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
