John Hughes, 1950 – 2009
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Hi guys, it’s Sarah. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, John Hughes died of a heart attack Thursday morning whilst walking near his NYC home. Hughes was a writer, producer, and director of films including, but not limited to, National Lampoon’s Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Mr. Mom, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Some Kind of Wonderful, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, and Home Alone. Hughes almost singlehandedly created a genre of film, made the Brat Pack out of a bunch of nobodies, and defined an entire generation, and he did it all well before the age of 40. What the hell have the rest of us done lately?
So long, Mr. Hughes, and thanks for all the memories.
A tribute montage via TheFlickcast (thanks to Dustin at Pajiba for the link):
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Jon
RIP John Hughes, but the montage actually made me miss John Candy more. That guy was awesome.
Aug 7th, 2009
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