Talk:Sixteen Candles

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[edit] Filming locations

I initially got my information on the filming locations for this movie from the website found at http://www.fast-rewind.com/sixteencandles.htm (scroll down on page). However, since there has been some disagreement as to the accuracy of the site, I emailed the principal of Niles North High School to find out if anyone there remembers the filming there. He in turn kindly emailed his staff and sent me the answers. The most relevant ones are here, edited to preserve privacy:

"I do not know if any of the film footage was used in the movie, but yes there was filming here at Niles North. It involved a cafeteria scene. Days before the filming crew arrived I was instructed to make two BBQ grills out of 55 gal. drums for their lunch."

"The main part of the movie was done at Niles East, but the cafeteria scene was filmed in the east cafe and the hallway that goes through both cafes. I was told that the autos room was used for the car scene during school, but im not positive about that."

"They were here that summer filming. They were headquartered in the East Cafe. You can call XXXXXX XXXXXXXX to confirm if you like. I know he spoke with someone a few years ago (possibly the same people involved here) about it. Someone was writing a book or doing a documentary."

"I worked as an intern under XXXX XXXXXXXX, summer school principal several years ago. Anyway, he told me that during summer school, John Hughes filmed the gym scenes and the auto shop scene here at Niles North. He also told me that they provided all the students with lunch on the days that they were filming here."

"Filming took place at Niles West in the gym. (I was there working)"

"According to the internet movie database, Niles North was listed as a used location. I was a freshman that year. They used Niles North as a site for tryouts for casting for small parts. Most of the shots for the movie were done at Niles East. The first part of the movie was shot at the track at Niles East in the basement of the school. Anymore questions just call me. By the way classic movie. My friend XXXXX XXXXXXXX was in the movie as an extra as well."

"I believe they only did some filming at Niles East- because I was teaching at off campus then ( which was located at Niles East at that time) and had to clear out my room for the filming in June. XXXX XXXXX was also teaching there at the time. Niles North was not used. I believe another high school was used. Possibly New Trier or Highland Park as I recall."

"If memory serves (and that's a weak spot these days), it was all at Niles East and around Skokie. FYI, "Risky Business" was also shot at East. The house interiors were sets built in the small gym, but the outside was in Highland Park. The NW baseball team was poised to be Tom Cruise's team mates, but by the time they were ready to shoot that scene it was so late into fall that not even Hollywood could have convinced anyone it was spring."

"Well, I tried to get your answer by calling Glenbrook North to see if I could get retired Principal Duffy's phone number - Director John Hughes attended Glenbrook North when Dr. Duffy was principal, and they kept in touch (much of Breakfast Club was filmed at GBN). Alas, I learned that Dr. Duffy died last year. Having seen Sixteen Candles more times than I care to admit, I don't recognize anything that looks like North, but that's a pretty unscientific answer."

Anyone wishing the edited information may contact me. Crypticfirefly 05:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Long Duk Dong

While the discussion about the Long Duk Dong character is interesting, I feel it takes away from the article about Sixteen Candles. Perhaps it merits its own separate entry in Wikipedia.