His scripts spoke to a generation. His direction turned unknown actors into iconic characters. His name was John Hughes and he will be terribly missed.
Hughes wrote such memorable films as Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, Pretty in Pink, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The Brat Pack read their lines like the prose of a teenager in The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles (films he both wrote and directed). Molly Ringwald wouldn't have been, well, Molly Ringwald without Hughes.
A tidbit of trivia: For certain films, he used the pen name Edmond Dantès, a homage to the protagonist from Alexandre Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo. These movies included Beethoven and Maid in Manhattan.
All in all, Mr. Hughes was a visionary that left a memorable mark on Hollywood. There will never be another one like him. Here's a look at some of his memorable scenes.
The Breakfast Club:
Sixteen Candles:
Pretty in Pink:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off:
She's Having a Baby:
Some Kind of Wonderful:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles:
Home Alone:
National Lampoon's European Vacation:
Weird Science:
RIP J.H....what is happening the 80's are dying! :(
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