Mourning the Loss of ’80s Teen Flick Director John Hughes

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A few moments ago, the Los Angeles Times confirmed that John Hughes died of a heart attack earlier today while on a morning walk in New York City. In addition to directing the much loved films “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club,” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” he made a star of teen idol Molly Ringwald, who was in the first two.

In middle school, I don’t think I ever went more than a month without watching one of Hughes’ movies. Today, I mourn the loss of this brilliant filmmaker, a sentiment that, ironically, validates the despicable Mr. Rooney’s line in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off:” “Between grief and nothing… I’ll take grief.”

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This entry was posted on Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pm and is filed under Movies, Pop Culture and tagged with , , , , , . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

4 Responses to “Mourning the Loss of ’80s Teen Flick Director John Hughes”

  1. jeanetteelise says:
    August 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    RIP, Mr. Hughes. I’m totally watching Sixteen Candles this weekend.

  2. Gold Price Boy says:
    March 31, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    I really don’t believe it. I hope Rooney is better for the world cup!

  3. Molly Ringwald gets the pretty back – youritlist.com says:
    April 26, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    [...] of fans, Molly Ringwald will forever be sixteen. As the endearing and witty star of the beloved John Hughes classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink, Molly defined teenage angst, [...]

  4. Dillanger says:
    July 22, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    A bit surprised it seems to simple and yet usfeul.

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