Director John Hughes dies of heart attack, age 59, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, etc... |
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 Aug 6 2009, 06:08 PM
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 Tick tock, Bill  Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948  |
QUOTE LOS ANGELES, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Film writer and director John Hughes, whose credits include "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," has died of a heart attack at age 59, his spokesman said on Thursday. Hughes died suddenly while taking a morning walk in New York City, according to a statement from his spokesman. (Reporting by Dean Goodman, Editing by Bob Tourtellotte) Between this and Michael Jackson's death, two very iconic 80's figure, it seems like a huge end of a very fun, albeit sometimes silly era. I grew up in the 80's and watched Hughes films often. It's a guilty pleasure at this time of my life, but it really makes me nostalgic. I know that you guys are much younger than I am, but have you watched any of his films, odds are, you have. Any favorites? Short List (not all inclusive) As Director # Uncle Buck (1989) # She's Having a Baby (1988) # Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) # Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) # Weird Science (1985) # The Breakfast Club (1985) # Sixteen Candles (1984) As Producer # Home Alone (1990) (producer) # Christmas Vacation (1989) (producer) # Uncle Buck (1989) (producer) # The Great Outdoors (1988) (executive producer) # She's Having a Baby (1988) (producer) # Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (producer) # Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (producer) # Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) (producer) # Pretty in Pink (1986) (executive producer) # The Breakfast Club (1985) (producer) |
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Aug 6 2009, 07:16 PM
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i never really gave him the attention he deserves; i didn't even know his name until now, but i have seen (and love) all those movies you've mentioned. those are classics<3
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Aug 6 2009, 07:35 PM
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 Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
 i loved all of his teen flicks but mostly the breakfast club.
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Aug 6 2009, 08:04 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,156 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
So this is why "The Breakfast Club" was a trending topic on Twitter...
RIP
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Aug 6 2009, 08:05 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
 80's films are where it's at. I used to watch his films with my mom all the time when I was little.
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Aug 6 2009, 10:42 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
Well f*ck me with a pine cone.
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Aug 7 2009, 09:04 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
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Aug 7 2009, 09:11 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
Oh man, so many wonderful moments in Sixteen Candles. It is one of most awkwardly funny movies made, in my opinion.
What's weird is that I'm not a big Ferris Bueller's Day Off fan. It's a fun movie, but not my favorite John Hughes film. I think my favorite John Hughes film is Weird Science. I have never watched that movie without experiencing a lot of laughter. |
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Aug 7 2009, 11:04 PM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
I love the soundtracks that came from all of his films.
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Aug 7 2009, 11:27 PM
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 Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
Wow Weird Science was such an awesome movie. I like it a lot more than Ferris Bueller's Day Off though tbh.
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Aug 9 2009, 01:40 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 100 Joined: Jul 2009 Member No: 735,972 |
Oh man, Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. *sigh* Anything with John Candy freaking kills me. I loved that guy. Great director, its a loss that's for sure.
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Aug 9 2009, 01:46 AM
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 kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
I hope they don't make a bunch of John Hughes RIP shirts. The Michael Jackson ones really annoy me. I hate that society worships the celebrities after they're dead and then when they were alive, they just ignored them and didn't give a shit about them.
It really does bug me. |
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Aug 9 2009, 01:06 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,156 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
^ Yeah, I saw a bunch of I <3 MJ shirts on sale at Bang On not even a week after he passed. It's insane how fast people will start trying to make money off of someone's death. And even more insane how some people will buy them.
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Aug 11 2009, 05:57 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
aw man that's so sad! i really enjoyed his movies
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