SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
– New restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
– High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation of the Theatrical Version of the film (92 mins), plus Blu-ray™ premiere Extended Version (94 mins), featuring the additional “cafeteria” scene newly remastered in high definition
– Original lossless mono audio, plus 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround option
– Original English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
– Alternate “home video” soundtrack prepared for VHS and laserdisc releases
– Option to watch additional scene from the Extended Version separately
– Casting ‘Sixteen Candles’, an all-new audio interview with casting director Jackie Burch
– When Gedde Met Deborah, a newly filmed conversation between actors Gedde Watanabe and Deborah Pollack
– Rudy the Bohunk, a newly filmed interview with supporting actor John Kapelos
– The In-Between, a newly filmed interview with camera operator Gary Kibbe
– The New Wave Nerd, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Adam Rifkin, who shadowed John Hughes while working as an extra on set
– Music for Geeks, a newly filmed interview with composer Ira Newborn
– A Very Eighties Fairytale, an all-new video essay written and narrated by writer Soraya Roberts, looking at the film from a contemporary feminist perspective
– Celebrating Sixteen Candles, an archive documentary featuring interviews with cast, crew and admirers, including stars Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris and Gedde Watanabe
– Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots
– Image galleries
– BD-ROM: PDF of the original shooting script
– Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck