The man who understood teenagers

Macleans ^ | 11/8/06 | Shanda Deziel

[qam1]

Something a little more light hearted after all this recent bad news

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[Conservomax]

I was too young when he was in his prime, I liked Ferris Bueller and P,T, and A.

Other than that, not a fan.

Once Savage Steve Holland makes a comeback, give me a call.

[Holicheese]

I loved Molly Ringworm in 16 Candles. I wanted to take her to the prom. She never replied to my letters.
After that, she was dead to me.

[HungarianGypsy]

Some guys used to say I looked like Molly Ringwald. Of course, I have been told I look like a number of different actresses. I just don't see it.

[jdm]

Interesting. I get told I look like a young Matthew Broderick (actor from the same era).

[Malacoda]

I completely concur -- "Better Off Dead" was a freakin' MASTERPIECE!

"Gee, Ricky, I'm sorry your mom blew up."

I did like a lot of Hughes' movies, but BOD is one I can still quote word-for-word.

[Conservomax]

pic?

[dave k]

I miss Hughes' sense of humor. Even the movies he didn't direct (where he had a writing credit), you could still feel the "Hughes" touch.

[HungarianGypsy]

Don't have any really old pictures scanned and uploaded.

[HungarianGypsy]

Ah! You look like Phillipe(sp?) the Mouse? What a cutie you must be. ;-)

[opus86]

Hughes did make some great movies. I watch them in reruns every chance I get.

[HungarianGypsy]

"This mountain is pure snow. Do you know what the street value is?"

"I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!"

I really wanted to buy my husband a Camaro like that for Christmas last year. Had to settle on buying the movie instead. My husband was watching the movie a few weeks back on satellite. I asked why he never watched the DVD. He had forgotten we owned the movie.

[Malacoda]

Oh, LORD, "LadyHawke" was wonderful, as well.

[ncdrumr]

I hope this guy is successful. I don't know how many times I saw Ferris Bueller, Sixteen Candles, etc.

Whenever I can, I try to fit this into a sentence: "Lake. Big lake."

[lesser_satan]

The freaky brunette you speak of is Ally Sheedy.

[Purple GOPer]

This just proves that some Xers are as self centered as anyone else. There have been so very good teen movies, they just aren't aimed at us. Harold & Kumar go to White Castle, Mean Girls, 10 things I hate about you, Napoleon Dynamite, and American Pie.