Comedy director John Hughes dies

[satman83]

Comedy director John Hughes dies

The US film director and writer John Hughes, who created some of the most famous comedies of the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 59.

The director died after a heart attack in New York, his spokeswoman said.

Mr Hughes was the director of such successful films as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

He was also a leading script writer, penning films such as Pretty in Pink and Home Alone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8188778.stm

The man either wrote or directed (or did both) some of my all time favorite films, including FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, THE BREAKFAST CLUB, SIXTEEN CANDLES, WEIRD SCIENCE, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, UNCLE BUCK, PRETTY IN PINK, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, THE GREAT OUTDOORS, DUTCH and HOME ALONE.

[cpinney]

home alone, i loved that shit.

[non ego man]

I'm not sure if a movie like The Breakfast Club resonates for someone 16 y/o watching it today for the first time as it did for my generation 25 years ago. It was the first movie I ever saw that treated its young adult characters with dignity and respect and gave them a depth that is still so rare in movies. Without preaching or lecturing, the Breakfast Club taught so many lessons and helped so many people through the horror of high school. If you haven't seen it, give it a shot. And if you want to know more about the director, this story will tell you:

http://wellknowwhenwegetthere.blogspot. ... ughes.html

[DumboDii]

home alone, i loved that shit.

Brings back memories.

[.AWAKE.]

take all the people who have died in the past 3 months...it doesnt compare to how sad I am for this loss

[SidiousX]

Spokeswoman.