Sixteen Candles and Home Alone highlight Evanston's charm
Anxious teenagers and mischievous children have long found their home in Evanston. From love stories to robbers of grown men to detective films set...
Anxious teenagers and mischievous children have long found their home in Evanston. From love stories to robbers of grown men to detective films set during the Great Depression, Evanston has provided a setting for filmmakers to tell the stories they love. One of the masterpieces set in Evanston is the 1984 film 'Sixteen Candles', written and directed by John Hughes. Molly Ringwald plays Samantha 'Sam' Baker, on the eve of her sixteenth birthday. This sweet sixteen, however, is overshadowed by her sister's wedding — which is due to take place the very next day.