The actor's big break was the 1984 film "Sixteen Candles," in which he played foreign exchange student "Long Duk Dong." While Watanabe's line "What's happenin', hot stuff?" is still often quoted ...
Over the past couple of decades, John Hughes' Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with many calling out its portrayal of foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong, played by Gedde Watanabe ...
Add to all this two sets of horrendously embarrassing grandparents, a foreign-exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and behold the makings of a hilarious journey into young-womanhood.