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Podcast: Old Roommates
Episode: Ep 230: "Sixteen Candles" Revisited
Description: She's back! Our beloved bestie, fan favorite, and John Hughes aficionado, Naomi returns to the pod. This time around, she's joining an oh-so shallow dive into the 1984 classic, "Sixteen Candles." Back in its heyday, the film was an instant hit, thanks to its lovable characters, outrageous antics, and the man of every Gen Xer’s dream, Jake Ryan. But now, decades later, has the movie aged appropriately? Is Long Duk Dong's gong iconic or horrific? And is Anthony Michael Hall's Geek too good for Molly Ringwald's Sam? The Old Roommates revisit the trashed cars, house parties, and cute crushes in th...