if not, there's going t be a sequel called "32 candles" -- not sure how i feel about this...if they bring back jake ryan then I will be happy! i love jake! Sixteen Candles," 16 Years Later
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By Sarah Hall

Sixteen Candles has been granted a birthday wish--a sequel.


Pull out the yearbooks, throw on the varsity letter jackets--it's high school reunion time for the gang from the 1984 John Hughes comedy.


32 Candles will update the lives of Sam Baker, Farmer Ted, Long Duk Dong and the rest of the gang.


"Our goal is to pay homage to as many of the original characters as possible," David A. Newman, one of the writers chosen to pen the update, tells Variety. "Who wouldn't want to write this?"


The original film was based around Samantha Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday, a day that went unobserved by her family. The made-for-television special will pick up the story around Sam's 32nd birthday.


Keith Merryman, the other writer on the project, called Sixteen Candles "a film that anyone who's Gen X on down has seen a hundred times. It's like a comfort film."


So far, no word on whether the original cast will be approached for the sequel. Ringwald's manager had no comment on the project.


The special lies in the hands of USA Network. Anthony Michael Hall, Sam's nerdy admirer, Ted, in the first flick, has current ties with the network--he stars in their series The Dead Zone.


The original film also featured John Cusack (news), Joan Cusack (news) and Edward Andrews.


Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones, producers of the 2002 surf-pop flick Blue Crush, will shoulder the responsibility of producing 32 Candles, along with Ken Holden.


It's not a task they take lightly. "We're all so concerned about getting it right, because it's such a beloved property," Jones tells Variety.
[This message was edited Wed Oct 15 11:34:11 PDT 2003 by purplegypsy]

:O

Anthony Michael Hall turned out cool as a grown up.

I'm just fearful of the prequel, "1 Candle".

Hmmm, I would like to see the original cast members come back. I don't know about having new people in it. It's gonna be a tv movie? More of a chance for it to go wrong then. Sounds like a good idea though.

:OMG:



Fuck! Talk about feeling old...I'm fucking 32 and I still remember going to the fucking multiplex (many times) to see this flick. The homo boy in me just wanted Jake Ryan something awful...lol...

A few months ago a friend and I did a search for the actor who played Jake, Michael Schoefling (sp?). What we found out was that he was living and working on some farm in Montana and the last thing he wanted to do was to return to Hollywood.


"So far, no word on whether the original cast will be approached for the sequel. Ringwald's manager had no comment on the project."


What will be the point if the original cast does not return? I mean part of the fun of this type of sequal would be to see how the original cast has aged.

I remember when they KILLED the movie "Splash" with a TV sequel with different cast members...I'll be very sad if they do this to an 80s classic!

goodtimes! my avatar is very happy about such news

I want a Breakfast Club sequel, if only to see if the Principal really did try to track down Bender and "knock his dick in the dirt." like he promised.

I eagerly await Under Another Cherry Moon - Christopher's Adventures In Heaven.
One day, 23, one day. Patience is all.

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I'd rather have a movie about Christopher Tracy as a zombie.

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HobbesLeCute said:

That could work, man! I'll have word with my friends Steven, Martin and Quentin and see if they can get the wheels in motion. Hollywood can't resist this one, surely.
Under A Full Moon - Christoper's Revenge.

I think this sounds lame, leave a good enough thing alone.

This is too funny