John Hughes 1950 - 2009

[hirschfelder]

John Hughes, the writer, director and producer who defined the 1980s has died suddenly of a heart attack aged 59

Hughes wrotes such iconic films as The Breakfast Club, Home Alone, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the immense Planes , Trains and Automobiles

I grew up watching his films, I've seen most of them, and I just wanted to say rest in peace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdaQhitdKg

[disorder2k8]

some of his films are classics

[wildhorse]

another one bites the dust....

dropping and flies springs to mind with all these famous deaths. some not so straight forward as others...

its the families left behind i send my thoughts too

thanks for the memories tho John x

[hirschfelder]

I remember when I'd just started lower 6th. The Big Breakfast was heavily promoting a film to be shown on BBC1 that night, showing little clips and whatnot

It must have been a TV premier, even though it was already nearly 10 yrs old, and most of us, aged about 16, had never even heard of it

The next day at college nearly every single kid was raving about this film, quoting from it and furiously swapping Simple Minds tapes

I think I'm gonna roll some 'doobage', as John Bender would say, and kick back and watch the all-time classic high school film, The Breakfast Club

[krakhead]

Gutted :( No 80's teenager's life was complete without identifying with at least one character from The Breakfast Club!

[godspeed]

please is this a holy wood site now,,,,,,,,,,

[theciape]

The Jesus Breakfast Club:

http://www.youtube.com/user/spartus76#play/all/uploads-all/0/sZhOI7AcV00

[hirschfelder]

please is this a holy wood site now,,,,,,,,,,

You can appreciate that there's something wrong with the world whilst still appreciating art and good writing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUrOMB-iBLk

[size_of_light]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCqcMOB6STc&feature=related