Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Molly Ringwald is reflecting on her work with filmmaker John Hughes in "Sixteen Candles." On Tuesday's episode of Monica ...

Forty years after its release, Sixteen Candles has an undeniable place in the pantheon of American comedies. The box-office smash has remained a staple in the coming-of-age genre, even if its legacy ...

Molly Ringwald has never shied away from bluntly reassessing the 1980s teen rom-coms that made her a Hollywood legend. During a March 2025 appearance on Monica Lewinsky’s podcast “Reclaiming,” the ...

"Sixteen Candles" is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The movie follows Samantha Baker on her 16th birthday, starting with her parents forgetting her big day, as they are busy preparing for her older ...

Molly Ringwald reflected on being a muse for late writer-director John Hughes in his 1980s comedies while she was a teenager. “It’s peculiar,” Ringwald, 57, admitted to long-time friend Monica ...

The three Hughes films Ringwald discussed remain among the most referenced works of 1980s American cinema, each centering on the particular anxieties and social pressures of adolescence. Her ...

Before John Hughes and Molly Ringwald had ever met, he wrote ‘Sixteen Candles’ with her photo above his computer. She didn’t think much of it then—but times have changed. On Tuesday, Ringwald talked ...

“Oh my God, Molly! You look fabulous,” wrote one fan, echoing the sentiments of many on the photo Ringwald captioned, “Summer ending vibes ☀️😔.” Another fan wrote, “You’re still out here stealing our ...