From the Editors
Remembering the Best of John Hughes
Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles fans are remembering John Hughes, who died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 59 years old. At A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago, a team of bloggers commemorates Hughes--Adam writes, "Thank you, John Hughes, for delivering such wonderful, empathetic movies to me at the right time in my life for them," while Alex says, "For a generation, Hughes was the cool uncle who still remembered what it was like to be a teen in a world full of Rooneys, Vernons, and Grandma Helens." "At his best, he made movies that celebrated freaks, weirdos, underdogs, misfits, wallflowers, basket cases...and the humanity of teenagers in general," writes Coilhouse. Of The Breakfast Club, Ruby Press says, "Every line in that movie is perfection." And The House Next Door writes, "The man was a born filmmaker. His movies moved. His comedic gifts were visual as well as verbal."
Monkey See lists five great John Hughes moments, calling Sixteen Candles "the wish-fulfillment movie done perfectly." Polyvore is highlighting sets inspired by Hughes movies, "as a tribute to an amazing director who introduced us to characters like Duckie, Bender and the infamous Ferris Bueller." Don't Eat the Shrimp lists his favorite John Hughes movie quotes. And Newsweek's Pop Vox has tons of YouTube clips, including the Ferris Bueller twist and shout scene. What is your favorite John Hughes film? Let us know in the comments.
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