Sixteen Candles Coming of Age Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Sixteen Candles.

Quote #4

SAM: Since I was about twelve I've been looking forward to my sweet sixteen. You know, a big party and a band, tons of people…

RANDY: …and big TransAm in the driveway with a ribbon around it…and some incredibly gorgeous guy that you meet like in France, and you could do it on a cloud without getting pregnant or herpes.

We're not sure if Sam was thinking about STD prevention when she was twelve, but she definitely expected her sixteenth birthday to be a much larger coming of age ritual than it actually turned out to be.

Quote #5

GRANDMA HELEN: Oh Sam, let me look at you. Fred, she's gotten her boobies.

GRANDPA FRED: Oh, I better go get my magnifying glass.

GRANDMA HELEN: Oh, and they are so perky.

SAM: I can't believe my Grandmother actually felt me up.

Even though Sam wants to develop more, it's embarrassing when Grandma cops a feel. She might go in for two handfuls if Sam grows even more.

Quote #6

GEEK: I've never bagged a babe. I'm not a stud. I got the rep in sixth grade, and it like stuck with me.

Losing virginity is a huge part of the coming of age process, maybe even more so for guys who feel the need they have to prove their masculinity, like the Geek.