R.I.P. Director John Hughes: Anyone? Anyone? Aaaannnyone Not Completely Bummed?
by Kara Swisher
Posted on August 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM PT
While John Hughes has almost nothing to do with the Internet, BoomTown–who is of a certain age–was saddened to hear about the premature passing of this director supreme of suburban teen angst movies of the 1980s.
He died yesterday of a heart attack at 59 years old.
His hit films included “The Breakfast Club,” “Sixteen Candles” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” He wrote “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles,” as well as “Pretty in Pink,” “Home Alone,” “Some Kind of Wonderful” (I heart Watts) and tons of others.
In other words, the creator of the infamous “Brat Pack.”
Here are two movie clips to enjoy on this slooooow Friday in August, from Hulu, and a terrific montage video from YouTube, which make me feel–almost–young again.
And here is a link to a fascinating blog post about someone who, oddly enough, was Hughes’s pen pal.
The Breakfast Club:
Sixteen Candles:
Hughes Montage:
Comments
Totally agree on the completely bummed about John Hughes. Big part of our lives; and here’s our tribute: http://bit.ly/4N5YN
Posted by Jeff Janer at August 7th, 2009 at 3:04 pm