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R.I.P., John Hughes.

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Inlander:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/07/2648549.htm

Not one of the greats, but for those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s certainly an iconic figure who will be missed.

SilentJ:
I'm always surprised at how little some of my friends know about John Hughes.  Like, several don't even know who the guy was.  I've told people the news that he's died, and they're immediately really underwhelmed.  Every one of them, though, just didn't put a director to his movies, so as soon as I mention Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, they all said something along the lines of "wait, that guy?"

Thoroughly underappreciated director who contributed a lot to the movies I watched growing up.  RIP, good sirrah.

Reed:
I've always thought that it's strange that he is always associated with those two movies, but not Ferris Bueller, which I think is more recognizable.

He really did make some great 80's teen movies.

Surgoshan:
He also did Uncle Buck.

In short, if it was set in a suburb of Chicago and it was the 80s, it was him. 

Oh, Home Alone.

Fuckin' a, John.  Fuckin' a.

SilentJ:

--- Quote from: Reed on 06 Aug 2009, 17:44 ---I've always thought that it's strange that he is always associated with those two movies, but not Ferris Bueller, which I think is more recognizable.

He really did make some great 80's teen movies.

--- End quote ---

True, but for some reason Ferris Bueller didn't click with these people as having been directed by Hughes.  Sixteen Candles and Breakfast Club were the two that everybody not only seemed to know were directed by the same man, but eventually did remember as being done by Hughes.

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