CrimeHorrorMystery

Sweet Sixteen

- What terrors are unleashed when a girl turns...

A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.

Release Date : 1983-03-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Productions Two

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Sweet 16

Cast

Character Name : Sheriff Dan Burke

Original Name : Bo Hopkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joanne Morgan

Original Name : Susan Strasberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. John Morgan

Original Name : Patrick Macnee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Franklin

Original Name : Don Stroud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marci Burke

Original Name : Dana Kimmell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jason Longshadow

Original Name : Don Shanks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melissa Morgan

Original Name : Aleisa Shirley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hank Burke

Original Name : Steve Antin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kathy Hopkins

Original Name : Sharon Farrell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Logan Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Martin

Original Name : Michael Pataki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greyfeather

Original Name : Henry Wilcoxon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl

Original Name : Larry Storch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Michael Cutt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Franklin

Original Name : Glenn Withrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy Jackson

Original Name : Tony Perfit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lab Technician

Original Name : Sandy Charles

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> A serial killer on the loose in a small town. This is not a popular title, but I find it an interesting thriller-mystery. I don't know the cast, but I liked them all decently. It is a murder mystery that takes place in a small town where a sheriff investigates the recent brutal knife attacks with all the possibility angle. All the victims were teenage boys, who are associated with the new girl in the town. Definitely you will begin to predict the suspect, that much the film evolves a bridge between you and the contents. It was a great story, I was stunned for its underrated status and for going unnoticed, but then it ended very cheaply. To me the conclusion ruined the rhythm, otherwise the rest of the film was amazing and worth a watch. I hope somebody would remake it with some changes, especially in the final act and its twist. Overall surely it was a fine film, a mix of the teen theme and the cop story, obviously excluding the bad ending. 6/10

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Whodunit slasher in a Southwestern town with a likable cast RELEASED IN 1983 and directed by Jim Sotos, "Sweet 16” chronicles events in a West Texas town when a new family moves into town and there are a series of murders revolving around the 16 year-old daughter (Aleisa Shirley). The sheriff (Bo Hopkins) and deputy (Michael Cutt) try to track down the killer. Dana Kimmell and Steve Antin play the Sheriff’s kids while Patrick Macnee and Susan Strasberg play the parents of the new girl. While this is a slasher, it’s not overly gory and could be categorized as a whodunit mystery. The story kicks off with a quality bar confrontation, which reveals the racial tension in the town between whites and Natives. Despite all the gushing over the new girl (Aleisa Shirley), she’s not all that, i.e. no curves. Dana Kimmell is the real beauty here. The cast is likable, particularly Hopkins as the main protagonist, and the early 80’s ambiance is to die for. Don Shanks is notable as a kick axx Native. I liked the movie and enjoyed trying to figure out who the killer was amidst the red herrings, but found the wrap up a little eye-rolling and unsatisfying. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 30 minutes and was shot on the outskirts of Los Angeles. WRITER: Erwin Goldman. ADDITIONAL CAST: Don Stroud is on hand as a troublemaking cowboy. GRADE: B-