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AKA · 08-06-2009, 05:11 PM

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...ml?categoryid=

Sad. '80s cinema wouldn't have been the same without him.

Marvo301 · 08-06-2009, 05:18 PM

John Hughes

MickeyMac · 08-06-2009, 05:24 PM

Another loss. RIP

Sharop · 08-06-2009, 05:30 PM

This is a shame. I liked quite a lot of his films, especially Home Alone and Home Alone 2. I'd like to see some of the others.

AKA · 08-06-2009, 05:32 PM

An incredible resume:

Directed:
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Curly Sue (1991)

Wrote:
Mr. Mom (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Uncle Buck (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Home Alone (1990)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Dutch (1991)
Curly Sue (1991)
Beethoven (1992) (under pseudonym Edmond Dantes)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Baby's Day Out (1994)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Flubber (1997)
Reach The Rock (1998)

He also was the producer of many of these movies.

TheGreatPretender · 08-06-2009, 05:35 PM

Holy **** are you ****ing kidding me?

Damn people in the entertainment industry are dying left and right. (I was going to say why is everyone dying.... but there are certain areas of the world where that happens everyday)

this must be an awful summer for Macauly Culkin.

Rest in Peace John. thanks for the empathy.

phoebe7165 · 08-06-2009, 05:41 PM

OMG!! Who out of the older forum members on here(heck, maybe even some younger members!) didn't grow up watching his movies? What a loss.

John

Brent88 · 08-06-2009, 05:48 PM

WOW... I was born in 88 and yet most of his movies are on my all-time favorites list(Vacation, Bueller, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Home Alone).

RIP, and so young.

browneyes106 · 08-06-2009, 05:49 PM

He was a great screenwriter and director. RIP John Hughes.

80sTrivia · 08-06-2009, 05:50 PM

I just read this... so very sad. Sixteen Candles is my favorite movie of all time, and so many of his other films make up my Top Ten list, including The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Mr. Mom and Christmas Vacation.

His movies always had such an authentic sense of comedic timing and were always relevant in their scope and tone. He truly knew what was beating at the very heart of every 80s teenager, that is without doubt. His films with Molly Ringwald always captured perfectly what it was like to be an angst-ridden teenager during that period of time. If you want to know what it was really like to be a teen back then, simply watch a John Hughes film and it is a perfect demonstration down to the most subtle of nuance, such as the type of earrings a girl would wear to how a teen would speak with a parent and the language they would have used. No one else captured the time the way John did and his movies will stand as time capsules for an entire decade which he in many ways helped define. I think I'll have to have a John Hughes marathon over the weekend and watch some of his films I have in my collection. I'll still laugh at the antics of Farmer Ted and Clark Griswold, but it will be tempered with sadness at the passing of a true 80s icon...

coffield3 · 08-06-2009, 05:53 PM

I'm a big fan of his work...this is sad news another legend gone. r.i.p John Hughes.

Cactus Jack · 08-06-2009, 06:13 PM

I love all his movies so this is a great loss,RIP

, though Im not too shocked he didnt look too good in recent years

Zoneboy · 08-06-2009, 06:16 PM

Damn, Another icon has passed on. I'm not big on movies but this guy wrote and directed a lot that I really enjoy.

John Hughes

phoebe7165 · 08-06-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80sTrivia

I just read this... so very sad. Sixteen Candles is my favorite movie of all time, and so many of his other films make up my Top Ten list, including The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Mr. Mom and Christmas Vacation.

His movies always had such an authentic sense of comedic timing and were always relevant in their scope and tone. He truly knew what was beating at the very heart of every 80s teenager, that is without doubt. His films with Molly Ringwald always captured perfectly what it was like to be an angst-ridden teenager during that period of time. If you want to know what it was really like to be a teen back then, simply watch a John Hughes film and it is a perfect demonstration down to the most subtle of nuance, such as the type of earrings a girl would wear to how a teen would speak with a parent and the language they would have used. No one else captured the time the way John did and his movies will stand as time capsules for an entire decade which he in many ways helped define. I think I'll have to have a John Hughes marathon over the weekend and watch some of his films I have in my collection. I'll still laugh at the antics of Farmer Ted and Clark Griswold, but it will be tempered with sadness at the passing of a true 80s icon...

Another thing about some of his movies is not only were they known for their comedy, but also poignancy. The ends of Planes, Trains & Automobiles & Home Alone always gets to me. In fact, I was just watching an episode of Seinfeld and George was watching Home Alone at Jerry's. George is crying during the movie and Jerry comes home. Jerry says something like "You're crying during Home Alone?" and George says "The part with the old man!"

Oh, and don't forget the parodies of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, & Ferris Brueller on Family Guy!!

Janice · 08-06-2009, 07:31 PM

How sad. Been with his wife since he was 20 years old; most certainly enjoying his four grandchildren. It's all over in the blink of an eye.

08-06-2009, 05:11 PM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	John Hughes dies at 59 http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...ml?categoryid= Sad. '80s cinema wouldn't have been the same without him.

08-06-2009, 05:18 PM	#2
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08-06-2009, 05:30 PM	#4
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08-06-2009, 05:35 PM	#6
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08-06-2009, 05:41 PM	#7
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	OMG!! Who out of the older forum members on here(heck, maybe even some younger members!) didn't grow up watching his movies? What a loss. John
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08-06-2009, 05:24 PM	#3
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	Another loss. RIP

08-06-2009, 05:32 PM	#5
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	An incredible resume: Directed: Sixteen Candles (1984) The Breakfast Club (1985) Weird Science (1985) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) She's Having a Baby (1988) Uncle Buck (1989) Curly Sue (1991) Wrote: Mr. Mom (1983) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Sixteen Candles (1984) The Breakfast Club (1985) Weird Science (1985) Pretty in Pink (1986) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) She's Having a Baby (1988) The Great Outdoors (1988) Uncle Buck (1989) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Home Alone (1990) Career Opportunities (1991) Dutch (1991) Curly Sue (1991) Beethoven (1992) (under pseudonym Edmond Dantes) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Dennis the Menace (1993) Baby's Day Out (1994) Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 101 Dalmatians (1996) Flubber (1997) Reach The Rock (1998) He also was the producer of many of these movies.

08-06-2009, 05:48 PM	#8
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	WOW... I was born in 88 and yet most of his movies are on my all-time favorites list(Vacation, Bueller, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Home Alone). RIP, and so young.
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08-06-2009, 05:49 PM	#9
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	He was a great screenwriter and director. RIP John Hughes.

08-06-2009, 05:50 PM	#10
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	I just read this... so very sad. Sixteen Candles is my favorite movie of all time, and so many of his other films make up my Top Ten list, including The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Mr. Mom and Christmas Vacation. His movies always had such an authentic sense of comedic timing and were always relevant in their scope and tone. He truly knew what was beating at the very heart of every 80s teenager, that is without doubt. His films with Molly Ringwald always captured perfectly what it was like to be an angst-ridden teenager during that period of time. If you want to know what it was really like to be a teen back then, simply watch a John Hughes film and it is a perfect demonstration down to the most subtle of nuance, such as the type of earrings a girl would wear to how a teen would speak with a parent and the language they would have used. No one else captured the time the way John did and his movies will stand as time capsules for an entire decade which he in many ways helped define. I think I'll have to have a John Hughes marathon over the weekend and watch some of his films I have in my collection. I'll still laugh at the antics of Farmer Ted and Clark Griswold, but it will be tempered with sadness at the passing of a true 80s icon...
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08-06-2009, 05:53 PM	#11
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08-06-2009, 06:13 PM	#12
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08-06-2009, 06:16 PM	#13
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08-06-2009, 07:31 PM	#15
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Rest In Peace, John Hughes How sad. Been with his wife since he was 20 years old; most certainly enjoying his four grandchildren. It's all over in the blink of an eye.