Jim Baker in Sixteen Candles
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Jim Baker in "Sixteen Candles" is the well-meaning but oblivious father of protagonist Samantha Baker in the 1984 coming-of-age comedy film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim Baker in Sixteen Candles canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sixteen Candles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInScene |
Baker family breakfast scenes
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wedding day preparations for Ginny ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by John Hughes ⓘ |
| child |
Ginny Baker (Sixteen Candles)
NERFINISHED
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Mike Baker (Sixteen Candles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Younger Baker son (Sixteen Candles) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | John Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sixteen Candles universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sixteen Candles (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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coming-of-age film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
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parental figure to protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
oblivious to Samantha’s forgotten birthday
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well-meaning ⓘ |
| occupation | father ⓘ |
| partOf | Baker family (Sixteen Candles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul Dooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realization | eventually recognizes Samantha’s feelings ⓘ |
| relationshipTo |
father of Samantha Baker
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husband of Brenda Baker ⓘ |
| setIn | suburban Chicago area ⓘ |
| spouse | Brenda Baker (Sixteen Candles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfAppearance | 1984 ⓘ |
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