SIXTEEN CANDLES (1984) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@ThompsonKimber]

7:34 the woman on the right is Joan Cusack. One of the most amazing women in the world. She was in my blue heaven. Yes John Cusack is also in this movie?… that’s Joan Cusack’s brother. They were in a lot of movies together in the 80s and 90s.

[@samanthanickson6478]

he recognized them both from somewhere… actually mentioned my blue heaven. this is such progress. jay wouldn’t have known any of these actors a couple years ago. baby steps are paying off! 😀

[@chefskiss6179]

I can't remember if this channel has done Grosse Point Blank yet. They're so good together! 😂

[@sahbian]

...and Jessie, from Toy Story.

[@grubbyD]

To this day "The Donger need food!" is a quote we use in my house whenever one of us is hungry 😂

[@reconsoldier135]

Any time I've had enough sex I say "no more yanky my wanky"

[@MissOhio1980]

Oh no you don't

[@frankthespank]

Same here, lol Also when one of us needs to know where one of our cars is it’s “Wheeeere is my AUTO-MOOOBILEEEE?” and you have to answer with: “Auuuuttttooo-mooooooobile?!” Yeah, my family is stupid, but we grew up on this movie and Iong duck d0ng is my frickin’ HERO! He is a legend! I love him in the movie “Gung Ho” too. 😎

[@kanditraxel]

OMG, us too! 😂

[@toxikelement1372]

"OH SEXXY GIIIIRLFRIEND!" 😂😂😂

[@ursulabklyn_mia6148]

That is the best teen ending for any love-struck girl. It still brings a happy tear to my eyes. Sixteen Candles and Fast Times at Ridgemont High are my favorite 80s movies. That was my teenage era.

[@resonantstorm771]

That moment all the other cars pull away to reveal Jake standing there and the music kicks in... ✨Magic. I've watched this movie countless times throughout my life and it still gives me chills every time. I think half the credit goes to the Thomson Twins for the actual music (and who I became a huge teenaged fan of because of this song in this movie), but then, Hughes had an INCREDIBLE knack for putting the right songs in the right places in every film he made. He understood us 80's tweens, teens and homecoming queens like no other. Ps. Joan Cusack is a gift to comedy, to film, to humanity. Protect her at all costs.

[@darthken815]

2:28 The little brother always kills me. At least he's honest. 😂

[@JohnDubya128]

Hard to believe he was the kid from Kramer vs Kramer.

[@anamewhichisnottaken]

Yes, a young John and Joan Cusack.

[@gregkirby9059]

LONG DUCK DONG should have gotten his own movie... he had the best lines.

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

He did, but it was only in the back room of the video rental store. 😉

[@haneby1114]

The actor's in the movie Gung Ho

[@gregkirby9059]

@@haneby1114 yup

[@tgfitzgerald]

"Where is my AU-TO-MO-BILE??"

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Lake. Big lake.

[@MrMarioski]

[vroom vroom turning crash sound] Lake. Hahahaha BIG LAKE Ahahahahaha

[@frankthespank]

I always thought he says “Wreck… Big wreck…”

[@MrMarioski]

@ ahahaha 🍻

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

@@frankthespank he crashed the car into Lake Michigan, was always my guess.

[@williambryan3346]

@5:17 “I ain’t talking talking about me. I’m not R. Kelly.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@lizs.5046]

You gotta watch Pretty in Pink, another John Hughes movie with Molly Ringwald! You’ll love the character, Duckie, I already know lol your face every time neck brace girl came on had me rolling! 😂

[@andreadeamon6419]

My nickname has been Andie since 7th grade. Way before the movie came out

[@RustyX2010]

And the movie "Some Kind Of Wonderful"

[@All_Access_Passes]

@ yes. DEFINITELY!

[@All_Access_Passes]

Yes Pretty Pink another classic. My friend Kevin is a background character in it. he says "Hi Blane" at the party.

[@0okamino]

Even though John Hughes wasn’t the director of _Pretty In Pink_ (that was Howard Deutch), you don’t even have to look at the credits to be able to tell that he was the writer.

[@jamesdamiano8894]

Yes Pretty In Pink and Some Kind Of Wonderful. Both are heartfelt teen movies.

[@Dave-hb7lx]

Some Kind of Wonderful w Mary Stuart Masterson. The mother in 16 Candles is MSM real mother. Carlin Glynn.

[@Britcarjunkie]

I third Some Kind Of Wonderful! He also needs to see Career Opportunities.

[@sarahjessica76]

I love you know the song “True” and started grooving 😂 ❤

[@JonnySativaSeed]

Yes thats a young John Cusack, and the girl with the head gear at the water fountain is his real life sister Joan. Another movie with both of them in it that I highly recommend is Grosse Point Blank.

[@satyadasgumbyji8956]

Born in '71, i was blessed to start off on Hughes with "Mr Mom" & "National Lampoon's Vacation" scripts before he got behind camera as well. Hes second only to Kubrick for me as an 80s teen. But THIS will always be my favorite Hughes of all! "Toxic", "cringe", whatever tf kids wanna cry about today😅, I DON'T CARE! CRY, CRY, CRY!!! 🤗💕 80s were a fukn blast! ✌️🌎❤️

[@JM-er2yl]

Just about every Gen X girl still has a crush on Jake Ryan.

[@ericdwills14]

And us boys had a crush on Sammy Baker Davis Jr. 😊

[@kenttaylor9238]

Justin Henry who played Sam's little brother was already well known for his role in Kramer vs Kramer

[@wiljones3185]

Hey brother I just wanted to tell you I've been watching your channel for a couple of years and I've always looked forward to your reactions but I especially look forward to them now because I have stage 4 Pancreatic cancer that's already spread to my lungs so I'm extremely sick and your reactions always make me feel better. I'm gonna fight this cancer until the end but just know how happy your reactions make me. Thank brother I appreciate you

[@MissOhio1980]

Stay healthy and never give up❤

[@wiljones3185]

@MissOhio1980 Thank You. I've always been a fighter so giving up isn't in my DNA. I appreciate these sweet words ☺️

[@michaelblaine6494]

We’ll see you here this time next year and the year after and the year after and so on🙏✊✌️

[@wiljones3185]

@michaelblaine6494 Thank you 👊

[@itzthejhenny]

​@@wiljones3185Praying for your healing right now. Keep us posted bro.

[@donnyboy6848]

I wish a mariachi band would play in the distance every time my name was said. Like the gong for Long Duk Dong but Hispanic ya know 😂

[@michaelblaine6494]

It’s like the scene in Pulp Fiction when they go into the kitchen and that’s all you hear🤪

[@christi776]

Best I can do is a grito, Chente style 😂

[@OneAndOnlyDiane]

Joan Cusack's character was wearing a back brace for Scoliosis aka curvature of the spine. I actually had a friend in high school that had to wear one for a couple years.

[@AtomicVampire1]

Fun fact: Jake’s license plate adds up to 16, also, is John Hughes’s birthday.

[@michaelblaine6494]

February 18?

[@AtomicVampire1]

@ yes, 1950

[@SC-gp7kt]

"Pretty In Pink" should be your next John Hughes movie. If you've ever watched the sitcom "Two And A Half Men", you'll get a nice surprise! 🦆💗

[@MrJoeym78]

Long Duk Dong in the house!!!!!

[@MS-ro9dm]

Gedde Watanabe is a legend .

[@chefskiss6179]

In the lake! BIG lake! 😂

[@Nmiller4486]

I love that guy!!!

[@darthken815]

(Gong sound)

[@Lakeshow82]

He was so funny in UHF. "Stupid!! 😂

[@Psilocybin77]

John Hughes cemented himself as a legend in the minds of generations of Eighties kids and adults alike. I miss him more and more every day. There will never be another voice like his.

[@TriciaVandemark]

John and Joan Cusak are siblings. She is wearing the neck brace that goes down her back to correct scoliosis. She doesn’t really have it, she’s just wearing it for her character. She was also the principal in the movie “School of Rock.”

[@jsharp3165]

The most underrated actor in this movie is Blanche Baker, who played the older sister. She was absolutely brilliant as a stoned bride.

[@msmrsro]

If you haven’t already, please react to Grosse Pointe Blank starring John and Joan Cusack. Great fun.

[@chefskiss6179]

Love this selection. The pops, Paul Dooley, was also a charming dad in 1979's Breaking Away. Some major stars in that one as well.

[@whs-waterfox7034]

That movie inexplicably never gets old. "REFUND?!!!"

[@chefskiss6179]

@@whs-waterfox7034 "PAPA!!" 😂

[@richardrobbins387]

Wimpy (Popeye) 🍔

[@whs-waterfox7034]

@richardrobbins387 Strange Brew.

[@All_Access_Passes]

John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga (Princess Vespa from Spaceballs) were HILARIOUS in 1985's "The Sure Thing," directed by Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally, Misery)

[@richardrobbins387]

Just watched that again, probably been 35 years... 😃Great movie

[@All_Access_Passes]

@ absolute classic

[@tonyhoable]

John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga (some random princess in some random movie) were absolutely average in some crap movie in '85, directed by Rob Reiner (This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, a crap movie with bill crystal and meg ryan and he was in one of the greatest sitcoms in television history.)

[@All_Access_Passes]

@ was that necessary? Yikes.

[@sonyawasmer2344]

Omg so excited to see this!

[@williambryan3346]

@7:02 Big time kudos for recognizing Haviland Morris from Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Nice one Jay! 👍

[@ThompsonKimber]

Molly Ringwald and my mom looked exactly alike. My mom had me really young and I can remember people stopping her on the street.

[@SherriLyle80s]

My late father looked like Sylvester Stallone for years and people would stop him to get his autograph 😂. Later as he aged, people thought he was the "Get off my train!" guy from Ghost

[@USCFlash]

I looked like Ricky Schroeder when I was a little kid, in 1979 right around the time of "The Champ"....that stuff happened to me a lot. Then I grew up and somehow wound up looking like Kelsey Grammer. When I was in a cab in NYC in 1994, with a couple of family friends, a cab driver freaked out and thought I was him and simply could not be convinced otherwise. Especially when the 10 year old son of my friend, thinking it was hilarious kept telling the driver I was Patrick Swayze not Kelsey Grammer....the driver was from India, he begged me for an autograph so i signed "To my friend Reyansh, all the best....Patrick Swayze" He was so thrilled. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I preferred my Ricky Schroeder era. 🫤

[@williambryan3346]

@33:37 The way Jay says “on that ooowee!” cracks me up every time. 🤣🤣🤣

[@gregkirby9059]

the girl with the neck brace thingy is Joan Cusasks brother which he is also in this as Anthony Michael Halls friend.

[@gregkirby9059]

name is Jon Cusask

[@MissOhio1980]

John Cusacks sister Joan...there i fixed it.

[@gregkirby9059]

@@MissOhio1980 lol thanks

[@BunnyGirl71]

For those of us who were teenagers in the 80s, Jake Ryan was * chef's kiss *. We all wanted our own Jake Ryan. Jake facilitated some questionable behavior, but he gets a pass because he's so handsome. Ha! The racist remarks in this film were uncomfortable to watch back then, and these days... oof. They didn't age well, but I guess were hallmarks of the zeitgeist. J, as always, your reaction always makes me laugh and smile. Love all your insights and commentary, and I'm so happy you enjoyed this John Hughes classic so much! 🙂

[@loribain9933]

One of my top 10 favs! Thanks Jay for all the movies you've been putting out. You and Blank have been busy. ❤

[@msmrsro]

Fun edit: the little grandma couldn’t fit in the car; if you watch closely, as they are getting in the car in the driveway, you see her duck down next to the car.

[@orangeandblackattack]

best reaction to this movie ive seen so far! Being I was in high school in the early 80s, we loved this movie..anything by the GOAT John Hughes.

[@paulamoya7956]

If it wasn’t for John Hughes I wouldn’t be who I am today . This came out when I was 16 . I saw it opening night . Like I didi every JH’s film. He passed when he was 51… imagine the films we’d have today . He was a Gift to my generation. My teenage years wouldve sucked so bad without that man . 🤍☑️☑️☑️☑️your reaction was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤣Please watch Say Anything !!! Or Some Kind of Wonderful !! Or Pretty In Pink ! All John Hughes ! All as Good as the last !💯☑️

[@grannysfamily8804]

Long duk dong I love how they have to play the gong every time they mentions his name. You would never get away with that now. 😅

[@EyeTunz]

My dude, you’re asking all the questions we should’ve been asking back in 1987.

[@carriesmith742]

42:33 a cute later John Hughes movie is Curly Sue with Jim Belushi and Kelly Lynch (Road House)

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Just another outstanding reaction from MW and the entire EOM crew. ❤

[@rocknroller77]

Jake Ryan is ideal for sure ❤

[@mandersshmanders8402]

This will always be one of my very fav movies. Nothing like 80’s movies. They’re the best!! Great reaction! Much love❤️

[@bavondale]

5:01 "need a little chocolate in ur life" lol

[@brandonchristopher2493]

Thanks for bringing some laughter and positive energy to my day Santa.

[@kellyadams79]

I liked Michael Schoeffling, Jake in the Disney true movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.

[@rtypepe]

Also he was great in Vision Quest

[@Psilocybin77]

Sam's father's license plate is V 58, which is a reference to the John Hughes short story "Vacation '58" featured in National Lampoon magazine. Hughes fleshed out the story and made it into the seminal "National Lampoon's: Vacation" with Chevy Chase.

[@M11969]

Okay, I saw the dog and wondered if it was okay...then I saw him? her? blink. That dog is living their best life and I love it.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Joan Cusack with the neck/back brace (to correct scoliosis) on is just too much. She is so funny. Love her.

[@buffmaloney]

Love how you got a smile on your face when Farmer Ted showed up.

[@Mama_Michelle]

Rom said "Call me if you need me dad!" He is KO! 😂 Such a handsome boy ❤❤❤

[@guitarman8462]

They made fun of this on " The Family Guy ". Then again , no one escapes The Family Guy !!😂😂😂

[@bigdiesel5412]

"What'sa hapenninn hotstuff"

[@eileencastillo6323]

Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Lenny" is playing in the background of the auto shop scene.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

John Hughes , so greatly missed, captured the 80s better than me , and I was there! 😂❤❤❤

[@samanthalloyd85]

love this . I never knew this existed until 2012 when i went into my local town into the music/dvd shop and found a john hughes boxsets . I wasn't born until 85 , i was 27 in 2012

[@conchfritters01]

Jake rolling in the 944 - my favorite car growing up behind the 911

[@hippiechic6772]

Hey J I might get here late sometimes but always giving the Likes 👍 I help out with the algorithms . Love this reaction this is legendary! Looking forward to your next John Hughes experience .

[@9jhfbyrg]

I've seen this movie at least one hundred times. Awesome reaction. Have a beautiful weekend...

[@tyinyvr]

You should watch 1989's "Say Anything" with that Cusack Guy

[@Mama_Michelle]

I still use so many lines from this movie, but mostly "OH sexy girlfriend!" &"Whats happenin' hot stuff" 😂😂❤

[@berndgeels]

My Favorite Moments from your video, Jay: * 11:55 You rocking out to the music * Romulus' sleeping pose during the first half of the video * 36:44 "She gonna put you in the TV"

[@poppyleon_6275]

Joan Cusak is wearing a back brace for scoliosis. The schools would check us for scoliosis back then, and some kids ended up with these dumb back braces! 😄She is brilliant here!

[@MarkJones-rl9ph]

Pretty In Pink should be next...

[@jameslee7307]

Now you need to watch Central Intelligence with Kevin Hart and the Rock to see all the 16 Candle jokes and references lol

[@kaymuldoon3575]

Anthony Michael Hall was hysterical in this movie.

[@DreadRandal]

The chick in the neck brace is Jessie from Toy Story.

[@shanehebert396]

There's an 80s tribute/cover band that tours down on the Gulf cost area and thereabouts called The Molly Ringwalds. They're good and a ton of fun :)

[@shallowgal462]

Molly Ringwald was still underage and Michael Schoeffling was in his 20s, so they were a little worried about their on-camera kiss. He later left acting and does woodwork now. You should see "Farmer Ted" from this, who also was Russ in _National Lampoon's Vacation,_ as a bully in _Edward Scissorhands_ or as the star of Stephen King's _The Dead Zone_ TV series.

[@garretthorsch8143]

"auto mobile 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣" shit always cracks me up.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Man, the 80s teen movies resonated so much with us in high school Jay. Good pick, enjoy your flavor man

[@eyemknothear3312]

Who would have thought that such a harmless little nerd would grow up to hate scissor hands.

[@williamhicks7736]

Long Duc Dong is a legend! My hero!

[@shallowgal462]

Why are you doing Valentine's a month early? The little brother was the little boy in _Close Encounters of the Third Kind._ Classic! Yes, John Cusack and Joan Cusack.

[@BrokenInBeauty]

Oh I’m extra thrilled about this one 🍿 Confidently certain J will adore it and the silly yet charmingly comical moments that encapsulates the 80s to a T❣️Aside from our beloved Slasher Saturdays I have to excitedly say that after The Breakfast Club reaction (which I’ve watched too many times to admit 🤭) and other notable 80s era classics - I must say I thoroughly enjoy rewatching my childhood decade (late 70s to early 2000s in my opinion; produced some of the best gems in cinema that have yet to be matched in creativity, story (something more simple due to absence of CGI, indirect/irrevelent “filler” scenes, one dimensional characters that all have been repeated alongside the infinite amount of other reasons I’m partial to older films just in general. Nostalgia plays a part surely, but way back when the Oscars actually were worth watching and had top talent A-tier actors/actresses, directors, producers with the cherry on top being that usually in all categories you genuinely had no idea who would win (unlike today) because it was actually a genuinely respectful equal measure in masterpieces in regards to the quality and quantity of gold being produced by what the majority today would call the OG 🐐’s of the best roster/list of movies and everyone involved in the filming and acting the hell out of them. Just check out past nominations and wins from it’s beginning journey to I’d say the early 2000s. It took a noticeable dive overall after 2009-10, specifically in particular genres and themes that were lazily copied, imitated and just plain old overdone - as if you’ve seen the same movie over and over; just in different titles with forgettable faces executing the repetitive circle that always oils the machine still, somehow. Apologies, my edible (for chronic pain) kicked in at the worst possible time. Also I’m aware that some of my statements can be disagreed upon and I know that history repeats itself when it comes to scripts, protagonists being typical and the antagonist predictably repetitive; etc (it’s simply not as cut and dry). There’s something though to be said about the magic of movies in the golden era up to a certain year where there were far more misses than hits - I firmly believe most of us can agree to an extent on that one (unless you were born in the last two generations, not all but a TON of you are absolutely LOST when it comes to keeping an open mind and pursuing types of films that aren’t only the high budget, constant explosions, poor writing/production/plot/character development or lack thereof etc; all concealed going unnnoticed because the attention span of the youth is disturbingly short and memory/overall mental retention is…well- *BONSAAAIII* ❣️😅🪴 - Note to Self : Please proof read and correct errors from this post when you wake up later despite the fact that you likely will delete your own novel of a comment for being chaotically long-winded and goofy 😂 It’s the green, it’s not me I swear! 😉 💚 • Cassie • 💨

[@brinicbri]

This is one is my favorite John Hughes movie of all time!

[@petergarcia62]

Dude! How did you not see this! 😮😆😆😆 Great reaction man.👍🏽

[@MadLaMoth]

i used to watch this movie on my birthday every year since i share the first name as Molly Ringwauld's char in this

[@twooharmony2000]

20:42 movie Gung Ho has this actor.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@twooharmony2000]

1:32 that gray topnis smoothe.-Ernie Moore Jr.

[@krdragon6950]

12:50 He’s doing the Crispin Glover dance from Friday the 13th the final chapter.

[@local2004prez]

IM DEAD AMH- How’s this look Jay- Rapey 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Psilocybin77]

Molly Ringwald was like a daughter to John Hughes. Their best film together is "Pretty In Pink". It is an emotional, and poignant story; and includes an unrequited love that overshadows the actual love story. Brilliant performances from everyone involved, with John Cryer, James Spader, Annie Potts, Andrew McCarthy, and legendary actor Harry Dean Stanton. Stanton delivers a heartbreaking outburst to his daughter Andy (Molly Ringwald), that elevates the film to favourite status, for me. While John Hughes had a gift for including killer soundtracks in his films, he relied on Ringwald for new music that would appeal to teens. In "Sixteen Candles", Sam is carrying a binder with a sticker from the band "The Rave-Ups". John Hughes hired the band to appear in "Pretty in Pink", for a pivotal scene, in which they perform one of their songs; "Positively Lost Me". I can not express how much I love that song, and the film from which it featured. I can not wait to share "Pretty in Pink" with you all, just like my older brother did with me all those decades ago.

[@AmyC-j4p]

Thank you for doing this one ❤ it's a great classic .You totally need to do Pretty in Pink 🩷 next John Hughes was a genius

[@brownfoxx76]

One of my FAVORITE movies of all time ❤❤❤

[@bigdiesel5412]

Idk if you've heard of it but an underrated movie franchise comedy genre "Porkys"

[@bigboymybubba]

You missed another Breakfast Club actor. John Kapelos, the bo hunk groom Rudy, was Carl the janitor in The Breakfast Club.

[@Letha-Mae]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REACTION!!! J PLZ WATCH NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE next time

[@Mama_Michelle]

@EOM Reacts PLEASE watch License To Drive! So many hilarious shenanigans 😂😂

[@lordofthereels6790]

Its wild but fully deserved that Anthony Michael Hall was a star member of Saturday Night Live before he was old enough to drive. F***ing GOAT

[@safespaceforstupidtakes933]

YO lmao at 20:22 they the little green dudes from toystory LOL

[@texasdustfart]

Nerd #1 was John Cusack and the girl from My Blue Heaven was Joan Cusack his sister and the girl from you said was from Gremlins 2 was Haviland Morris, you my good Sir have an excellent eye, I salute you.

[@eleashaghot]

John Cusack and his sister Joan (the girl with the neck brace) are fantastic. Highly recommend their movie Grosse Pointe Blank, it’s a great flick.

[@andreadeamon6419]

80s cars had a bench seat in the front. 3 could fit easily as seatbelts weren't a law to use then. Singing 16 candles is Brian setzler (not sure if i got the last name right) but love his voice. He's also in labamba and an episode of the nanny. He literally was the cats meow and his band was called the stray cats. Fun songs that i still love today 🎶

[@andreadeamon6419]

I was driving at 10. Dad would take us to his family's place twice a year in West virginia. Around 10 is when we were allowed to drive by ourselves once we got to a certain point. It was miles and thankfully we knew which area to go slow and keep our for in the breaks! If not you were dying on those mountains!

[@missgigglebox748]

One of my favorite movies of all time. You should also watched Pretty in Pink as well. Another favorite is The Great Outdoors with John Candy.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@JL Yes, you got this movie and most of the zanny goofiness and its heart..... @Blank I love jake bumper sticker when he curses was brilliant. I so want a stfu counter one day. Thank you @EOM

[@paulnelson7525]

Of all the John Hughes movies Some Kind of Wonderful is my favorite.

[@Psilocybin77]

Incredible film, Howard Deutch (the director of the film) and Lea Thompson have been married for decades after meeting on the film.

[@jessicab3324]

Loved this reaction. I want to recommend Father of the Bride. It's cute and wholesome. I think you'd like the humor of it too. Steve Martin and Martin Short. The 2nd one is funny too.

[@megdelaney3677]

💗Another vote for 'Pretty in Pink'!!!