Hughes was famous for writing his teen movies. His words were gospel, but Pollack said he would let his actors improvise. He wouldn’t always use it, but he’d film it. “The interesting thing, and it ...
The actor reflected on the controversial character in the 1984 John Hughes classic for its 40th anniversary. By Tatiana Tenreyro Over the past couple of decades, John Hughes‘ Sixteen Candles has been ...
"It didn’t really occur to me that it was a stereotype, because there wasn’t really anything out there for Asian actors at the time," Watanabe said. “Sixteen Candles” actor Gedde Watanabe says it ...
Inquiring minds want to know: What's with the Gedde Watanabe shade in Thursday's post about Asian-Americans in TV and movies? In Thursday's post about failed Asian-American TV shows, I called actor ...
The classic coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles was released 40 years ago this week. Decades later, the film holds a special place in the pantheon of pop culture—as John Hughes feature directorial ...
The Japanese-American actor, who was born and raised in Utah, says he was just thrilled to see they were casting an Asian in any movie Getty;Universal Pictures Gedde Watanabe now, and as Long Duck ...