I had absolutely no idea. So what is Watanabe up to now? Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. I call F.I.B. Jake: Don't jerk me around, man. Oh I know, still hilarious on the show though.

I’ll forgive you the wrongheaded ending of “Pretty in Pink” — obviously, our heroine should have picked Duckie — and the misguided makeover of Ally Sheedy’s goth in “The Breakfast Club.” But “Sixteen Candles” should now be filed under Cautionary Tales of ’80s Cinema: Gather round, kiddies, and check out how rape and racism used to be hilarious punch lines. NPR's Kat Chow said, "To be sure, there's nothing wrong with swapping gender roles, on-screen or off. Long Duk Dong was an Asian-American cliche for a new generation. Ran 57 as a lanky 8th grader, but didn't pursue it in high school. I was a little bit ignorant, too, because I grew up in Utah. Pretty nice place. Let’s review: Jake (Michael Schoeffling) — the supposed Perfect Guy — has a prom-queen girlfriend named Caroline (Haviland Morris), who gets so drunk at his party that she passes out. When he introduced himself on the bus and at the dance to name two. When Hughes first heard Watanabe speak with his normal American accent, he chuckled and said: “Boy, was I duped.”[4], For the exercise machine sequence, Watanabe had found the machine in the attic of the mansion that was rented to use as the protagonist's family's household. The same guy that uttered the unforgettable line “What’s Happenin’ Hot Stuff?” is now closing in on 60 years old. Thanks, will this cover all aspects of the gym or only a certain part that includes the basketball courts? Okay. Long Duk Dong: Go away! She just gives him a look; it's not gonna happen. Privacy Notice That Seinfeld thing is only partially a joke. This is the best 'Rocky' film since the original, This story has been shared 501,381 times. Your Ad Choices Jake: Yeah, that me. Long Duk Dong: She at the church. He is not one of the cool kids.

But rewatching it now, I felt about as repulsed as Ringwald’s character Samantha did when she first saw the Geek (Anthony Michael Hall): The racism and sexism in Hughes’ movie is so over the top, I have to hope any teens watching it today would view it as a shocking, old-timey artifact. And he's about to make a bid for the L.A. Negri: I want to see that movie.

And Watanabe's image for his old character seemed much less ineffectual, much more fulfilled than the filmmakers probably had in mind: "He's lost some of his hair. Long Duk Dong: You beat up my face. he says. Actually, he's probably been married a few times. How about that? Go away! So I didn't so much go for the jokes, but played to his excitement and enthusiasm. You may have even caught him as recently as a few years ago in Forgetting Sarah Marshall as a hotel manager. As I watched 16 Candles for the 515th time I realized that the movie really isn’t all that good save for the Donger and Anthony Michael Hall’s character, “The Geek.” Yes that’s right, we never found out his name in the movie. Jeez, this place is so confusing.

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Whatever Happened to Long Duk Dong From Sixteen Candles? 501,381, This story has been shared 284,567 times. Long Duk Dong wears his hair in what we called a "butt-cut" back in the '80s — parted straight down the middle. Alternatively, find out what’s trending across all of Reddit on r/popular. Game over, John Hughes.

Some of his kids are in the arts, one in a rock band probably, some are teachers, a few doctors. Watanabe said, "I kind of understood, and I reasoned with it. I call police! By choice! did you?” ", "What's So 'Cringeworthy' About Long Duk Dong in 'Sixteen Candles'? Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces questions on Day 3 of confirmation hearings. Appetizing food fit neatly into interesting round pie. Share the best GIFs now >>> He has eight or nine kids, I would imagine. [2], Susannah Gora, writing about Sixteen Candles, said, "The role of 'The Donger' is pure comedy; a gong sounds every time Dong enters a scene.