[wakeride74]

The world lost a great man today with the passing of John Hughes who died of a heart attack at age 59. For those who may know the name but not the works let me start by saying that this man WAS the 80's! He defined the culture of an entire decade with movies that are certainly in just about every home in America. He was a man that made movies with a focus on family and all the real problems and joys that go with them. He was a man that spoke to and shaped the teens of the 80's. Some of his best include:

Vacation
Christmas Vacation
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Sixteen Candles
Pretty in Pink
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Mr. Mom
Home Alone
The Great Outdoors
Some Kind of Wonderful
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

These movies had such an impact on my youth. This is very sad news indeed.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I guess the crowd here is mostly too young to remember John Hughes.

I was very saddened to hear this - I loved all of the movies you listed. Breakfast Club was a generational touchstone and I can't remember how many times I've seen it over the years.

My niece is close to 11 - I'm looking forward to giving her all of these DVDs in a few more years. I think Hughes' movies will cross generations and carry on.

If any of the young'uns here are curious, put some of these movies on your "to watch" list. You'll get a good taste of what it was like to grow up in the 1980s (was it really that long ago?) and hopefully they'll mean as much to you as they did to those of us who went to see them in the theaters.

 

[catachresis]

There's a whole generation of us who were profoundly influenced by John Hughes' movies: the unforgettable moments of absurdist pathos were our own confusion and frustration. His characters' griefs were our own inarticulate pain.

I think I speak for all of us Gen-Xers when I say that if it hadn't been for him, I'd never have given my panties to some geek to show the whole freshman class.

 

[fordgtlover]

Sad loss

 

[appophylite]

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Originally Posted by wakeride74 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ... Vacation Christmas Vacation Ferris Bueller's Day Off Sixteen Candles Pretty in Pink The Breakfast Club Weird Science Mr. Mom Home Alone The Great Outdoors Some Kind of Wonderful Planes, Trains, and Automobiles ...

All movies that I enjoyed when I was growing up. It's sad to see a guy like John Hughes pass away.

 

[Motty]

A real shame, ferris Bueller is one of my favourite movies, also really enjoyed most of the other movies.

 

[guyx1992]

Home Alone is one my favorite movies, and I was born at 1992.
RIP!

 

[ecclesand]

I grew up on Hughes' movies and absolutely loved them. I was in High School when The Breakfast Club came out so it was spot on for me and my life as a teenager. A truly gifted man who will be missed! RIP

 

[lemmor]

so sad im a fan of his works specially "Ferris Buellers Day Off" starred Matthew Broderick still reminiscing the red sports car of his friend's dad...

 

[gurubhai]

big fan of his work.

Ferris Buellers Day Off is one of my all-time favorite movies.

 

[acidbasement]

Damn, another genius bites the dust.
RIP

 

[jpelg]

Another loss of an icon from my youth.

 

[uofmtiger]

Very sad. I loved his movies...Bueller...Bueller.. Vaction is also a favorite... "Praise Marty Moose"!

 

[warubozu]

Definitely a sad loss, I've enjoyed all of the movies listed above with Ferris Bueller's Day's Off being one of my all time favorites. His movies also coincided with my teen years which brings back a lot of fond memories.

 

[West726]

I was a teen then, too. I think I enjoy the movies even more now. At my workplace I can identify every character from The Breakfast Club; they are just in their 40s now.