Director John Hughes Dead At 59

[Ginny]

Director John Hughes Dead At 59

Spokeswoman Says He Died During Morning Walk In New York

NEW YORK -- A spokeswoman for John Hughes says the director of 1980s coming-of-age films like "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" has died in Manhattan.

Michelle Bega says the 59-year-old Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk. He was in Manhattan to visit family.

He made a teen star of Molly Ringwald with 1984's "Sixteen Candles" about a girl's nightmarish birthday on the eve of her sister's wedding.

Ringwald also starred in "The Breakfast Club," about a group of high school misfits during Saturday detention, and "Pretty in Pink."

Hughes also directed "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and wrote "Home Alone." He lived in Illinois and set many of his films in the Chicago area.

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I grew up with his movies, this is so sad.

[Mecha Cow]

What the f*ck? This sucks. RIP.

[Jester]

:( Some great memories were made watching his movies.
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[Mecha Cow]

A great movie, and that song is just awesome.

[Warhorse]

Heard about this on a radio talk show today. He had to have been responsible for some of the most quoted and memorable movies of the 80's and early 90's.

[XERO]

Thanks for all the memories, John. You made my childhood a lot more fun. RIP.

[ThirdMarioBro]

What is this, 80's kids Summer from hell? Jesus. Hughes was one of those rare people who knew what was going on inside the adolescent mind. He just got it. You don't see that much now. His movies were little time capsules.

Man, I forgot how damn hot Molly Ringwald was.

[XERO]

What is this, 80's kids Summer from hell?

No kidding, man.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I forgot Home Alone was his. I freaking loved that movie. Always found it funny how Home Alone 2 is essentially the exact same movie, but still awesome.

[triplexxx]

I loved that flick too, I owe him for that, RIP John Hughes.

[Jester]

So, true story:
Today at work I thought "Let's play a John Hughes film as a little homage to the man." So I pull the PG film Sixteen Candles off the shelf and pop it in. Ok, confession time, I've never seen Sixteen Candles so I was going about my work, I look up and low and behold bare breasts, right there on the screen. I pull it out, put it back on the shelf and played Dragonball on loop all day.

[Mecha Cow]

Huh? You turned the movie off because it had... breasts?

[Archon_Turtle]

Huh? You turned the movie off because it had... breasts?

I guess he should have prefaced that with the fact that he was at work.

[Leo656]

Some Kind Of Wonderful is one I dont hear about much, but a favorite of mine from way back. Lea Thompson was hot back then.

I never saw Ferris Bueller in its entirety. Does that make me a bad person?

Everything people say about Hughes and his insight is true; it'll be hard to replace the man or replicate his impact. I know people who found no empathy or understanding anywhere else in life except in his movies.

Simple brilliance. An oxymoron, but apt. RIP.

[Jester]

I guess he should have prefaced that with the fact that he was at work.
Indeed....I should have.

[Spike Spiegel]

Hughes was one of those rare people who knew what was going on inside the adolescent mind. He just got it. You don't see that much now. His movies were little time capsules.

Man, I forgot how damn hot Molly Ringwald was.

Molly Ringwald still isn't so bad looking as an adult...

http://images.buddytv.com/usrimages/usr23792/23792_molly-ringwald.jpg http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/ringwaldmolly_cp_7776349.jpg

http://latimes.image2.trb.com/lanews/media/photo/2008-06/40416078.jpg



Hughes' films definitely became a part of my psyche, I think. When I watch something like Ferris Bueller or Home Alone I don't think of them as good "teen comedies." They're comedies, plain and simple, with teen characters that could actually exist in the real world. Hughes' writing and directing had such a simplistic finesse, you found yourself sucked into the respective universe(s) of the film(s), whether you were a teen or not.

He took what he was good at and made something of it without compromising his principles and personal wants. I hope I have the courage to do the same someday...

Seriously though, this summer has been depressing with all these legendary people dying. WTF?

[Mecha Cow]

I never saw Ferris Bueller in its entirety. Does that make me a bad person?
It does. One of the very few movies I could watch again and again and not get tired of.

[Leo656]

Shoot. Ah well, just one more reason out of many I guess. :lol:

I will see it, though.

[ThirdMarioBro]

It really just kills me to see him pass, because everything he wrote seemed so natural. I've been just spending the day watching his movies all over again. He could write a natural conversation flowing with comedy, and make it sound honest. That's such a hard thing to do.

Molly Ringwald still isn't so bad looking as an adult...

http://images.buddytv.com/usrimages/usr23792/23792_molly-ringwald.jpg http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/ringwaldmolly_cp_7776349.jpg

http://latimes.image2.trb.com/lanews/media/photo/2008-06/40416078.jpg

MILF alert. I'd hit that so fast it isn't even funny.


Seriously though, this summer has been depressing with all these legendary people dying. WTF?

Yeah, its really put a damper on everything. I looked up to these people. There aren't a lot around today that can even take a crack at equaling them. There just aren't as many writers/directors coming out of the next generation who have the courage to write what they feel. The system choked the creativity out of the biz.

[BubblyShell22]

Man, this is a bad year for deaths. He will be dearly missed. I loved Home Alone because it was so hilarious.

[Ginny]

I had a John Hughes movie day yesterday. Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, and The Breakfast Club. <sigh>

Dang, TMB you were right. It does SUCK to be an 80's kid this year.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I had a John Hughes movie day yesterday. Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, and The Breakfast Club. <sigh>

Dang, TMB you were right. It does SUCK to be an 80's kid this year.

Substitute Weird Science for Pretty in Pink, and that was essentially my day as well.

[Leonardo87]

I didn't know this :(, may he RIP. He was a great director of hit films.

[Spike Spiegel]

This sums up everything I think about John Hughes:


http://mentalfloss.cachefly.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/grace.jpg

"He was a righteous dude..."