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TIL the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles was nearly played by Viggo Mortensen. Molly Ringwald recalled flying to New York to perform the final Jake/cake scene with potential male leads. “Michael Shoeffling did not kiss me during the audition, Viggo Mortensen did...He made me weak in the knees."

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