A true legend in my heart has left us. 80s Icon John Hughes has died unexpectantly at the age of 59.
John Hughes, director of “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” died of a heart attack Thursday. He was 59.
Hughes died while taking a morning walk during a trip to Manhattan to visit family
Holy Crap.
I am speechless.
This man shaped my teenage years. He gave me the films that formed my sense of humour and informed me that girls didn’t have coodies. He also made me fall in love with Molly Ringwald (and my obsession with redheads ever since) as well, he firmly planted me on the road to ubergeekdom, because I knew one day I would just wear a bra on my head and frankenstien me a supermodel with full lips and a flirty fashion sense out of a personal computer, some lightning and a Barbie Doll.
He WROTE the following films and was director and producer on dozens of others:
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Beethoven’s 5th (2003)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Home Alone 4 (2002)
Beethoven’s 4th (2001)
Just Visiting (2001)
Beethoven’s 3rd (2000)
American Adventure (2000)
Reach the Rock (1998)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Flubber (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Baby’s Day Out (1994)
Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Beethoven (1992)
Curly Sue (1991)
Dutch (1991)
Career Opportunities (1991)
Home Alone (1990)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Uncle Buck (1989)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
She’s Having a Baby (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Weird Science (1985)
European Vacation (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Nate and Hayes (1983)
National Lampoon’sVacation (1983)
Mr. Mom (1983)
I strike a dramatic freeze frame fist pump in the air to the melodic tones of Simple Minds “Don’t You Forget about Me”
We won’t forget about you Mr Hughes.
