Who got raped in 16 Candles?

In Sixteen Candles, Caroline's rape is presented as her fault — and as funny. In the moral universe of Sixteen Candles, Jake is allowed to be callous to Caroline without losing his dream boy status because, Sixteen Candles briskly assures us, Caroline is not the right kind of girl.
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Did they really cut Caroline's hair in 16 candles?

That scene where Caroline's hair is cut off by her friends? Don't worry, it was a wig. Haviland Morris is a natural redhead, but was wearing a blonde wig in the movie. And before you ask, yes, that's a body double of Haviland in the shower.
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Who does the girl end up with in Sixteen Candles?

Morris portrayed Caroline, the most popular girl at school and Jake's girlfriend. After the two break up, she ends up spending the night with Ted. Since her role in Sixteen Candles, Morris has appeared in movies, on television and in Broadway productions.
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What happens at the end of 16 candles?

Sam's older sister, Ginny, finally gets married, although she's high on muscle relaxers and stumbles through the entire ceremony. Plus, the Geek sleeps with Caroline while she's passed out, but she swears she liked it.
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Who was Carolyn in Sixteen Candles?

This time that awesomeness is Haviland Morris. She is best known by '80s fans as Jake Ryan's original girlfriend “Caroline Mulford” in 1984's Sixteen Candles.
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Who is the girl with the neck brace in Sixteen Candles?

Joan Cusack is in this movie. She has no name, only being credited as Geek Girl #1. She has no lines, and she wears a neck brace.
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How old was Molly Ringwald when she made the movie Sixteen Candles?

Michael Schoeffling was 23 years old when the movie was made, Haviland Morris was 24, Gedde Watanabe was 28, and Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were both 15.
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What does Long Duk Dong say in Sixteen Candles?

Long Duk Dong : Go away! I call F.B.I.! I call police! Go away!
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Where is Michael schoeffling today?

Michael Schoeffling

The former model, who shares two children, Zane and Scarlett, with wife Valerie Robinson, has continued to stay out of the spotlight since the early '90s. He does, however, own a woodworking shop in his home state and pops up from time to time on his model daughter's social media feeds.
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Are 16 Candles inappropriate?

Although it's rated PG (it was released before the PG-13 option existed), this is an adult comedy with teen characters. The teens drink, have sex, and talk about birth control; in one scene, it's implied that a guy had sex with a girl while she was passed-out drunk.
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Who was Samantha's best friend in Sixteen Candles?

Sixteen Candles (1984) - Liane Curtis as Randy - IMDb.
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Where is Jake Ryan today?

He announced his retirement in 1991. According to sources like The Dishmaster or Wikipedia, the actor felt increasingly unable to find roles he liked. He reportedly left Hollywood to start a furniture store in Wilkes Barre, Pa. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the now 59-year-old owns a woodworking shop.
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What happened to Haviland Morris?

Haviland Morris still pops up in random TV shows like "Elementary," "The Good Wife" and "Blue Bloods," but she mainly now works in the real estate industry in New York. She has two children. Gedde Watanabe's acting career is still going strong 35 years after he appeared as exchange student Long Duk Dong.
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Who plays Olivia Pruitt?

One Tree Hill (TV Series 2003–2012) - Haviland Morris as Olivia Pruitt - IMDb.
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Why did Michael schoeffling give up acting?

The actor retired from acting in 1991. According to the reports of a media portal, Schoeffling quit acting as he couldn't find many roles and needed to support his wife and children. The actor instead turned to Carpentry.
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Who played wheeze in Sixteen Candles?

Gedde Watanabe played Long Duk Dong, a wacky foreign exchange student in "Sixteen Candles." While Long Duk Dong was a big breakout role for Gedde, the Utah-born actor also got a lot of flak for playing the super-stereotypical character.
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Why is Long Duk Dong offensive?

Long Duk Dong is one big racist stereotype. He's a Chinese exchange student played by a Japanese-American actor, and he exists only to make cheap, tasteless, racist jokes at his expense. A gong sounds whenever his name is mentioned. He eats with his knife and fork upside down as if they are chopsticks.
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What high school was 16 Candles filmed?

Most of the exterior scenes and some of the interior scenes were filmed at Niles East High School, close to downtown Skokie, the setting for Hall's driving the Rolls Royce. A cafeteria scene and a gym scene were filmed at Niles North High School.
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Who played Long Duk Dong's girlfriend?

Sixteen Candles is the 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by the great John Hughes. Debbie Pollack plays the “new-style American girlfriend” to foreign exchange student “Long Duk Dong” played by Gedde Watanabe.
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Who were the nerds in 16 candles?

John Hughes' 1984 film introduced fans to Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker and Anthony Michael Hall as the Geek or Farmer Ted. The two stars' careers quickly took off after the rom-com became a mega-hit, leading to even bigger roles in The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Weird Science.
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Who is the hot guy in 16 candles?

For many people, Sixteen Candles is the ultimate 80s teen movie, and Jake Ryan the ultimate heartthrob. Simply saying the name Jake Ryan to people over 40 can bring quite the reaction. He was the ultimate in cool, not to mention so incredibly good-looking.
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