John Hughes Has Died Teen movie legend suffers heart attack Source: BBC
John Hughes, the legendary writer, director and producer, has died of a heart attack. He was 59. Hughes was best known for a string of 1980s teen movies, most notably The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Weird Science. As a writer and producer he was also responsible for the National Lampoon's Vacation series, the Home Alone series and assorted hits from Planes, Trains and Automobiles to the Miracle on 34th Street remake.
Hughes was born in Michigan, where he set many of his films, and started his career as an advertising copywriter in Chicago, before going to work for National Lampoon magazine. After doing rewrites on several very bad films, he decided that he could do better, and started writing screen comedies. The sixteen films (as writer) and seven (as director) that followed during the 1980s gave him an incredible run of success, but he retired from directing after 1991's Curly Sue, and spent most of the last 18 years as a farmer in the Midwest. That said, he did still dabble in some screenwriting work for films like Just Visiting, the remake of the French comedy starring Jean Reno, and the Jennifer Lopez-starring Maid In Manhattan.
Hughes is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy, and his two sons. If any children of the '90s out there are wondering why he'll be so missed by children of the '70s and '80s, this, this and this are good examples why.
ddened by the news, he saw me through the 80's, his films deeply moving and with great meaning and intent, exceptional writer.t="trebuchet ms"]
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This guy set the god dammed modern template for teen films. I think he knew when to quit, when the 80's ended. What an utter legend to us kids of a certain age. ... Read More
John Hughes probably influenced me more than any other filmmaker.
As an 80s teenager, his films spoke to me in a way unlike any others. He seemed able to speak directly to the teen angst I used to feel. The isolation, the yearning, the crushing romance, the promise of what was about to come in the years ahead.
Whilst not as artistically accomplished as his peers, his was an accomplishment of emotion. In my opinion his greatest accomplishment was The Breakfast Club. An astonishing disp... Read More
Having just reurned from holiday, I have just heard of this and for want of a better word, I am gutted. Oddly enough, as i was queueing up at 03:10am this morning at the airport, to go to yet another queue after being present for 6 sodding hours, in 37 degree heat, I had to supress a burp of laughter as i recalled Steve Martin venting full spleen in PT& A - " You can start by wiping that fuc*ing smile off your rosey fuc*ing face". I am a child of the 70's and proud of it (1979). Th... Read More
So sad to hear that John Hughes has died. These days people are always dissing the 80s...forgetting that what got them through the 'teenage' years was a generous dose of Hughes movies....In memorium, we're having a 'Hughes Movie Fest' tonite...starting with Ferris Bueller naturally!
RIP John
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I watched Breakfast Club last night for the umpteenth time, still works - it's also a really good looking film technical. So many films are dark and gritty these days it's nice to watch something bright and light without it being overly sentimental.
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