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With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.

Awkward teenage angst and neon-soaked eighties charm collide in this quintessential coming-of-age comedy. Samantha’s frantic quest to be noticed amidst family chaos captures the specific, cringe-inducing magic of high school life.

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