Molly Ringwald to star in 38 Candles???

Anyway, wasn't there already a made-for-tv sequel (not starring Ringwald)?

I do hope they revive the HILARIOUS comedy Chinaman as well, there's just not enough of that sort of thing these days.

I think this is false.

And what roll would John Cusack have in all this?

John Cusack is selling Molly Ringwald's panties on Ebay! HILARITY ENSUES!

Babe: "...all i know is I woke in your arms parked in front of our church".

Farmer Ted: "You own a church?"

I just saw 16 Candles for the first time, and it left me with a mystifying question: why did the exchange yell "Banzai!" when he jumped down form the tree? Wasn't he supposed to be Chinese, not Japanese? (Though the actor was clearly of Japanese origin.) Even more mystifying was, were these sort of Asian stereotypes still ok in Hollywood in 1984?

"exchange student"

Also, whatever happened to John Hughes? He had very succesful row of movies in the 80s, but he hasn't directed anything since 1991, and these days seems to make his living only by writing scripts for crappy family films.

Molly Ringwald would have been good in the Cynthia Nixon role on Sex in the City. I wrote my first and only fan letter (other than to Mamet, but that had a script attached) to Molly Ringwald when I was 11 or 12 and she was on The Facts of Life.

Even more mystifying was, were these sort of Asian stereotypes still ok in Hollywood in 1984?

Apparently so. They kind of ruined the movie for me when I first saw it in college.

john hughes withdrew from hollywood and wont tell anyone why - hes a bit of a recluse - there was an article abt this recently ssomewhere

he apparently did some writing on Drillbit Taylor (under another name) and the last movie he directed was Curly Sue, so maybe it's best he stay away

The Hughes article was in the LA Times a few weeks ago. Sounds like Drillbit was an old treatment of his. In that article, both Apatow and Kevin Smith say that they're basically trying to make John Hughes movieS.

I heard this on NPR a couple of weeks ago:

Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes?

yes, clearly the last

Even more mystifying was, were these sort of Asian stereotypes still ok in Hollywood in 1984?

I think so. I seem to remember a similar character in Hot Dog! The Movie. Boobies excited him.

I was hoping for some 38 Candles news. Cruel revive...

I just saw 16 Candles for the first time, and it left me with a mystifying question: why did the exchange yell "Banzai!" when he jumped down form the tree? Wasn't he supposed to be Chinese, not Japanese? (Though the actor was clearly of Japanese origin.) Even more mystifying was, were these sort of Asian stereotypes still ok in Hollywood in 1984?

the mystifying but obvious answer is yes, these sort of Asian stereotypes, among many others, were 'still ok' in Hollywood in 1984, at least or especially in arguably moronic movies made for and reflecting the mindset of middle-american teenagers. they may also be 'still ok' for people who still enjoy the movie to this day, even if they would never think of deploying or condoning such stereotypes. this might be regarded as 'ironic'. notably, the United States, and its West Coast big cities in particular, unlike most European countries, has many East Asian people among its population.

I am sufficiently unfamiliar with Sixteen Candles to tell you what the character's ancestry was supposed to be, but I do know that the actor was born in Utah, does not speak Japanese, and apparently made something of a career out of portraying "Asian" stereotypes.

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Was that post intended for Tuomas' benefit, or for the general ILX readership?

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Honeymoon in Vegas ('92) has shit like this, if I recall correctly. "American girl like to freaky-freaky all night long!"

Are asian stereotypes still acceptable in Hollywood? Rambo 8 or whatever to thread.

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The little demographics lesson reads as being just a touch pedantic. The rest of your post I found to be irritatingly sanctimonious, and furthermore , you might wanna read the thing joygoat linked to in regards to Watanbe.

Was that post intended for Tuomas' benefit, or for the general ILX readership?

what do you think?

xp, good concern trolling

you might wanna read the thing joygoat linked to in regards to Watanbe.

i heard the original story when my friend's dad did it

what do you think?

I don't know. I had to read it a few times before determining that it was your writing and not something that you were quoting from youtube comments section

good the art of pretend re tuomas mystery trolling

I would have taken the ending of that NPR thing more seriously if the person who wrote it and the people they interviewed had seen "Lost".

i heard the original story when my friend's dad did it

wow, is your friend's dad single?? 'cos if so, I'd really, really like to have sex with him...or barring that possibility, you

Tuomas, I'd say the majority of Americans in 1984--and today, too, probably--can't differentiate between Chinese and Japanese wrt lots of things. I have a friend who can't even tell which surnames are Chinese and which are Japanese.

Orientals are the ones with slanted eyes, right?

wow, is your friend's dad single?? 'cos if so, I'd really, really like to have sex with him...or barring that possibility, you

that would not be possible. but sex with 'deeznuts' may be.

i hear nude spock is available

I don't use nor do I fuck sockpuppets. Mods can probably verify the first for you, the latter you'll have to take as my word.

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Here's that L.A. Timesarticle about John Hughes.

I don't use nor do I fuck sockpuppets.

you didn't say you aren't one

Huh?

anyway, i'm sorry for being a jerk, gabbneb. spring-spleening.

Sixteen Candles is packed with anti-Slav horribleness, too!

nah only against the oily variety

Polacks are the ones that smell like cabbage, right?

I wish this film was getting made, then I could get my Ferris Bueller's Day Job script greenlighted.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/15/leaning-toward-the-light-molly-ringwald-talks-about-her-new-novel/?WT.mc_id=AR-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M267c-ROS-0812-L2&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=193136

still hot