Own the Home from 'Sixteen Candles' for $1.5 Million

Evanston, IL — The house from the 1984 John Hughes hit movie “Sixteen Candles” is for sale. An @properties listing shows the six-bedroom, four-bathroom home at 3022 Payne St. in Evanston for sale for just under $1.5 million.

It’s one of several nice homes in the northern part of Evanston, but it sticks out since it was portrayed as the home of Samantha Baker, the movie’s lead character played by Molly Ringwald.

“The quiet, treelined street hosts this stunning three story luxury brick home,” the listing reads. “As you enter the foyer, you will picture yourself sharing dinner parties in the amazing dining room and the elegant living room with a wood burning fireplace and gorgeous plastic cast molding. The new kitchen includes a breakfast room and overlooks the lush backyard and terrace.”

The home is one of numerous John Hughes film locations in Chicago’s North Shore suburbs. Major parts of “Home Alone,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Uncle Buck” were all filmed in the area.