Uncle Buck is probably my favorite.
A lot of people hate this hat. It angers a lot of people, just the sight of it. Ah, I'll tell you a story about that on the way to school.
Posted on 08/06/2009 2:05:53 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
John Hughes died an hour ago of a heart attack
John, you were one of the best. Rest in peace.
I was in a discussion with friends just yesterday about coming of age movies for different generations, and our consensus on the eighties was “a John Hughes movie”.
‘Sent my sister “Pretty in Pink” for her 40th birthday last year....remembering the emphatic F-word in the first part of “16 Candles” and thinking her daughter probably shouldn’t see it....
I love his movies. They were such fun.
May he rest in peace.
16 Candles is a classic...it’s almost impossible for me to pick a fave Hughes flick. I was quite sincere when I said nobody captured Christmas on film like him. Think about all of his movies and how much he interjected the Christmas season into them flawlessly.
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John Ford was the greatest director of all times.
This is so sad. His love of family life came through so many of his movies.
“16 Candles”, “Uncle Buck”, “Home Alone”, and especially “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” are like the 85 Bears to people from the Chicago area.
Uncle Buck is probably my favorite.
A lot of people hate this hat. It angers a lot of people, just the sight of it. Ah, I'll tell you a story about that on the way to school.
I love that movie. It never fails to entertain.
Photos of the new twins Molly Ringwald had were just released, too. Odd coincidence.
What sad news.
Brilliant!
Another one who left us way too young.
No, he wasn't, John Hughes was.
Me too.
“Here’s a quarter. Why don’t you go downtown and pay a rat to gnaw that thing off your face.”
No he wasn’t, John Ford was. Naaaa.
Wow...his 1980’s teen flicks were some of my favorite memories of growing up during that time. His soundtracks also got me started on alternative music. Profound influence on my time as a teenager. Big loss.
Dear Mr. Vernon,
We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is:
a brain...
...and an athlete...
...and a basket case...
...a princess...
...and a criminal...
Does that answer your question?...
Sincerely yours,
The Breakfast Club.
How depressing. One the the best directors ever. A great one from my childhood.
I wish I could tell you where I saw the article. May have been here on FR.
I am certain I read a nice piece on his conservatism. Probably still out there somewhere on the ‘net.
Sorry I can’t point you to a specific URL. :)
Makes sense, too, if you know his movies..
RD
I first heard of John Hughes when he was a writer for National Lampoon. His “My Vagina” was a classic.
RIP
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