The magic of John Hughes movies lives on

I remember watching this when I was about 14 with my sisters. Its was funny, quirky with every character in some way identifiable to our own lives. To me this film is part of my teenage years even though i watched it in the mid 90's and not when it came out.

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best quote from the film and so true

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"Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light" 

I never really liked the whole '80's teen movie' thing. Even though I was a teen in the 80's I just couldn't identify with any of the characters or any of the films.

Well, all expect Ferris Bueller. 

To this day Ferris is one of my favorite films. It's pure genuis and I love it. 

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sixteen candles - "i cant believe my grandmother felt me up." so, so classic.

then again, maybe im just a sucker for redheads. oh, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off... i could watch on repeat forever.

RIP JH!

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I was still a child during the John Hughes era, but when I discovered his movies when I was a teenager in the late 90s, the characters and the stories were just as relatable and believable. Except for the clothes and the music, and maybe some of the slang, those movies don't feel dated.

My favorite John Hughes character is probably Cameron from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." I kind of always hoped that after the movie ended, Sloane dumped Ferris (because you know that Ferris would bounce back pretty quickly) and hook up with Cameron.

that he's gone. My favourite movies were always Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Breakfast Club, but I always enjoyed his movies. They bring back so many good memories...

My condolences to his family. 

"Come fly away with me, right in the land of eternity"

Andrew: So what's wrong? What is it? Is it bad? Real bad? Parents?

Allison: Yeah...

Andrew: What do they do to you?

Allison: They ignore me. 

To communicate when she couldn't and I wouldn't, my mother gave me "The Breakfast Club" when I was 16. It helped. We've lost a great storyteller. Condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. 

Uncle Buck. That film is a classic. That was one of the best films of my childhood, John Candy and Macaulay Culkin 

 Buck: How would you like to spend the next several nights wondering if your crazy, out-of-work, bum uncle will shave your head while you sleep? See you in the car. 

 It was utter brilliance.  

I heart all of these movies...I did when I was younger and I still do to this day.

My favourites are Some kind of wonderful (Oh, Watts!) and Pretty in Pink.

Although there have been some pretty good teen movies since the eighties, very few compare to the ones John Hughes made.

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makes me cry everytime...I can't believe how hard the news hit me yesterday. His films created a lot of who i am. I even filled my 2006 sketchbook with illustrations from his films...

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Ray: See, a lot of guys I know think that you're... confused. But I know it's just an act. Wanna know how I know?
Watts: Enlighten me.
Ray: Because you radiate this sexual vibe and I know that if you wanted, you could be a girl [snaps fingers] Like that.
Watts: Ray, this is 1987. Did you know a girl can be whatever she wants to be?
Ray: I know. My mom's a plumber.
Watts: That explains a lot about you, Ray. 

Secretly, I wanted to hook up with Watts :p

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)

any man who can come up with a character like Watts is rated pretty damn well in my book. She's one of the only characters that felt absolutely real, and the first time I laid eyes on her I knew that more than me just wanting to be her, she WAS me. "Ever seen a girl with a drumstick shoved up her nose?" Genius. "The only things I care about in this goddamn life are me, my drums and you!" Still heartbreaking.

Thanks, John Hughes. You may have been forced into pairing Andie with Bland Blane, but you more than made up for it with Watts.

Loved this film - mainly because I love Steve Martins' work.  The scene where he rants at the airport car hire lady, and her response - absolute classic.

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When I found out, I almost couldn't believe it. Though I didn't grow up in the 80's, I still found it easy to relate to his characters. The man was a genius and he will be truly missed.

 RIP John Hughes

Was very sad to hear of JH's passing, though I'm enjoying reading the tributes to him and his work. I hope he had some sense of how loved his characters and movies were. I loved his writing and how he *got* teenagers (well, white suburban teenagers anyway -- his movies were pretty lily white), on everything from relationships with parents and teachers to class issues among students.

The opening of Some Kind of Wonderful, with Watts wailing away on the drums, is still one of my favorite movie opening scenes of all times. (Those arms, those hands, that beat!)

But the Hughes moment I remember more than any other is a fabulous marriage between story and song from She's Having a Baby. Kevin Bacon is in the hospital waiting room with his parents and in-laws while Elizabeth McGovern's having an emergency c-section. Kate Bush's "This Women's Work" plays while Bacon's character flashes back through his relationship with his wife. Moving, beautiful...

My all-time favorite movie. I absolutely love Ally Sheedy. And thank you for making so many amazing movies.

A friend of mine sent this blog post to me: pen pals with John Hughes

It's an interesting read, makes you like the guy even more.  

EDIT: I've also been singing that silly OMD song for the past 48 hours. ;-)  

Breakfast club is probably one of the best film about teens.I discovered it in France when I was 14 and never forget it ! RIP John Hughes.

I remember walking out early of a chemistry exam that I was failing anyway to go see Pretty in Pink on the day that it opened. 

First day in an American High School, 1986, one of my future closest friends had "Save Ferris" written across the toes of her Chuck Taylor's.

But of all of them, Some Kind of Wonderful is probably my favorite. Liked the characters (esp Duncan), liked the ending, and simply loved Watts (still do. But she's wasted on Eric). 

Thank you, John Hughes.  

"We're learning about European Socialism. I mean, what's the point? I'm not European, I don't plan on being European. So why should I give a damn if they're socialists? They could be Facist Anarchists for all I care. Still wouldn't change the fact that I don't own a car."- Ferris

 I love that movie so much. My mom showed it to me when I was ten and it's been one of my favorites ever since.

*bows to John Hughes*

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"Your skill in reading has increased by 1 point."

Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Uncle Buck. I still smile and even chuckle at some of the scenes when I recall them.  I have seen both films a number of times and laugh like I never saw it before!

I have to be grateful for the introduction of Ally Sheedy too (yet it was her later work that I saw and love)--one of my favorites, and she just has something about her that I like to watch. And, it seems quite a few others that were in his films (which I didn't know) that I loved in films since.

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure I actually watched the "teens" films (did not relate), but certainly knew about them and their important impact.

A lot of loss in the entertainment world lately...

Oh I love all thos 80 movies thang. I started with Pretty in Pink and fell in love with it. Then Some Kind of Wonderful and my matterson obsession began (  too sad theres not much of her to be heard lately) and then I saw 16 candles..too awesome I swear! im still to watch breakfast club , muellers day off and Uncle buck. Im sure they all have the same hilarious and catchy conversations though, my favorite one is

 Ray: Do you know how much damage we could do to each other in an hour?
Watts: It's a revolting thought, actually.
Ray: Really? What's 'revolting' mean?
Watts: Oh my god. Get your hands off me. 

from Some Kind of Wonderful, that dude looks amazingly stupid xD haha.That line was just Epic.

All in all, RIP Mr.Hughes!

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I was surprised at how much hearing about John Hughes' death affected me. But then when I thought about it, his films really affected me too. It's like others have said, the fashion and the slang changes, but the stories will always be relevant. John Hughes 'got' teenagers and, what's more, he seemed to care about telling their stories.

As for my favourite film, has to be The Breakfast Club. From the David Bowie quote at the start to the perfect ending (quoted below)... I've seen it so many times but it never gets old.

"Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us... In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain ...and an athlete...and a basket case...a princess...and a criminal. Does that answer your question?... Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club."

...classic.

I think Brian is actually my favourite character in TBC. I love the scene where he says

"Like, when I, when I step outside myself kinda, and when I, when I look in at myself you know? And I see me and I don't like what I see, I really don't."

It's pretty painful and heart-breaking but then you have that humour and gentle mocking following it. 

Oh and the singing nurse telegram in Ferris Bueller's - It's stuck in my head forever!

A believe he wrote but didn't direct Some Kind of Wonderful.

Lovely salute to the mind that brought us representation of the young in a way that reconfigured the way those stories were told.  Rebel Without a Cause grew into The Breakfast Club.

Often copied - usually not well... RIP John Hughes 

What, he didn't invent teen movies?! 

What, no pictures of Duckie?! 

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Just like everyone else who commented, I really liked his movies.  My favorites being "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Uncle Buck".  However it was always a guilty pleasure because in Hughes' mind, there was almost no place for people of color (unless you include Long Duck Dong from "Sixteen Candles" which was extremely stereotypical in its depiction).

So while his movies were fun, I could never consider them generation-defining unless you were some middle-class white kid from the suburbs who never encountered a black person in their life.

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The Breakfast Club blew my 14 year old mind away, and remains to this day one of my favorite movies.  Of course, looking back now, I also realize I had a huge crush on Ally Sheedy, which is probably part of the reason I loved it so much.

John Hughes' teen movies were of the few that ever actually seemed real and relatable to me.  It seriously broke my heart when I found out he died.

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is my favorite - Jennifer Gray's really good in that movie.

Haven't really seen the others (teen angst makes me squirm - too many bad memories!), but I'll keep Some Kind of Wonderful on if it's on TV just because of Mary Stewart Masterson, who makes the hottest tomboy (in this and Fried Green Tomatoes).

Never liked Breakfast Club - too slow, boring, and corny for me.

so sad... and even if this was a generation before me, i've always fet strong connections to those movies. i even quoted ferris bueller on my highschool graduation speech.

 here's to the greatest teen movies in history!

-MJ

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I have imdb.com as my home page, and I saw Johns picture and I got all excited..because he's my man. and then I saw the title and that..tingly feeling in my head started. I just kept looking at it to make sure. John was my hero. Home Alone changed my life when I was 4 years old and I always hoped I could write a screenplay like that one day. One where it can bring a family together like it did mine. I don't need to talk about how much his teen movies meant to me. Everyone's said it before. I just think the guy was a genius. He was the first celebrity death I've ever cried over. I feel bad because both my grandparents died this year and I didn't cry at their funeral...but I sat bawling in front of my computer when I heard the news of his death. I don't know if that makes me pathetic or what. But John's movies just always always always made me feel better no matter where I was in my life. I hated my school, and I always lived vicariously (sp) through his movies.

Anyway, I think I'm just more upset because I always wanted to meet him and thank him. and now I'll never have the chance. I guess it's time to have a John Hughes marathon sometime soon.