John Hughes, the director of 80’s teen flicks such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Breakfast Club, passed away yesterday at the age of 59. He died of a heart attack in New York City. I’ve only seen a couple of his movies but the work I’ll remember the most from Hughes is Home Alone. I remember getting Home Alone on video and watching it over and over again, especially the last 30 minutes. What I loved about the movie was that I was rooting for Kevin and it had a very heart warming ending. Thinking about it, it’s probably my favorite Holiday movie. Hughes wrote Home Alone and other movies including Beethoven, Home Alone sequels and his last work, Drillbit Taylor.
RIP John Hughes…..
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Circus80
Aug 7, 2009 -
It’s terrible news. I’ve been a fan of John Hughes since I was little, and I base at least a third of life on his movies. He was a Chicagoan, too, just like me. So that’s another reason I was a fan. I would say Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, and Home Alone are my three most favorite of his movies. John Hughes was da man. 🙂