Posted on 08/06/2009 2:05:53 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
John Hughes died an hour ago of a heart attack
???
Wow. I was just reading about him yesterday.
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John Hughes, director of culturally significant films such as “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” died suddenly today of a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to Manhattan. He was 59.
John Wilden Hughes, Jr., born on Feb. 18, 1950 in Michigan, began as an advertising copywriter in Chicago.
In the last decade, he stepped back from the legacy he created to enjoy time with his family, maintain a functioning farm in northern Illinois and support independent arts. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy, two sons, John and James, and four grandchildren.
From Wiki
John Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon’s Vacation, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
Thanks for the laughs. RIP.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
RIP John - Thanks for the memories.
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
Drillbit Taylor (2008) (story) (as Edmond Dantes)
Beethoven’s 5th (2003) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantes)
... aka Beethoven’s 5th: Big Paw (USA)
Maid in Manhattan (2002) (story) (as Edmond Dantès)
... aka Made in New York (USA: poster title)
Home Alone 4 (2002) (TV) (characters)
... aka Home Alone: Taking Back the House (USA: DVD title)
Beethoven’s 4th (2001) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
Just Visiting (2001) (screenplay)
... aka Les visiteurs en Amérique (France)
Beethoven’s 3rd (2000) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
American Adventure (2000) (TV) (characters)
... aka National Lampoon’s American Adventure (USA: complete title)
Reach the Rock (1998) (written by)
Home Alone 3 (1997) (written by)
Flubber (1997) (screenplay)
... aka Disney’s Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (screenplay)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (screenplay)
Baby’s Day Out (1994) (written by)
Beethoven’s 2nd (1993) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
Dennis the Menace (1993) (written by)
... aka Dennis (UK)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (characters) (written by)
... aka Home Alone II (USA: short title)
Beethoven (1992) (written by) (as Edmond Dantès)
... aka Beethoven: Story of a Dog (Australia: cable TV title)
Curly Sue (1991) (written by)
Dutch (1991) (written by)
... aka Driving Me Crazy
Career Opportunities (1991) (written by)
... aka One Wild Night
Home Alone (1990) (written by)
Christmas Vacation (1989) (written by)
... aka National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon’s Winter Holiday (UK)
Uncle Buck (1989) (written by)
The Great Outdoors (1988) (written by)
She’s Having a Baby (1988) (written by)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (written by)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (written by)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) (written by)
Pretty in Pink (1986) (written by)
Weird Science (1985) (written by)
European Vacation (1985) (screenplay) (story)
... aka National Lampoon’s European Vacation (UK: video box title)
The Breakfast Club (1985) (written by)
Sixteen Candles (1984) (written by)
Nate and Hayes (1983) (written by)
... aka Savage Islands (UK)
Vacation (1983) (screenplay) (short story “Vacation ‘58”)
... aka National Lampoon’s Vacation (UK) (USA: complete title)
... aka American Vacation (Europe: English title: video title)
Mr. Mom (1983) (written by)
... aka Mr. Mum
... aka Perfect Daddy (Philippines: English title)
Class Reunion (1982) (written by)
... aka National Lampoon’s Class Reunion
“Delta House” (5 episodes, 1979)
- The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman (1979) TV episode (written by)
- Campus Fair (1979) TV episode (written by)
- The Deformity (1979) TV episode (written by)
- The Lady in Weighting (1979) TV episode (written by)
- The Shortest Yard (1979) TV episode (written by)
Producer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
New Port South (2001) (executive producer)
Reach the Rock (1998) (producer)
Home Alone 3 (1997) (producer)
Flubber (1997) (producer)
... aka Disney’s Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (producer)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (producer)
Baby’s Day Out (1994) (producer)
Dennis the Menace (1993) (producer)
... aka Dennis (UK)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (producer)
... aka Home Alone II (USA: short title)
Curly Sue (1991) (producer)
Dutch (1991) (producer)
... aka Driving Me Crazy
Only the Lonely (1991) (producer)
Career Opportunities (1991) (producer)
... aka One Wild Night
Home Alone (1990) (producer)
Christmas Vacation (1989) (producer)
... aka National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon’s Winter Holiday (UK)
Uncle Buck (1989) (producer)
The Great Outdoors (1988) (executive producer)
She’s Having a Baby (1988) (producer)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (producer)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (producer)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) (producer)
Pretty in Pink (1986) (executive producer)
The Breakfast Club (1985) (producer)
Director:
1990s
1980s
Curly Sue (1991)
Uncle Buck (1989)
She’s Having a Baby (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Weird Science (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Actor:
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) (uncredited) .... Guy Running Between Cabs
The Breakfast Club (1985) (uncredited) .... Brian’s Father
Class Reunion (1982) (uncredited) .... ‘Girl’ in dress with paper bag over head
... aka National Lampoon’s Class Reunion
Soundtrack:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (writer: “I Can Take Anything” (1987))
Vacation (1983) (lyrics: “The Walley World National Anthem”)
... aka National Lampoon’s Vacation (UK) (USA: complete title)
... aka American Vacation (Europe: English title: video title)
Thanks:
Madison Class of ‘64 (2006) (a tribute to the genius of)
... aka Sergi Rubió’s Madison Class of ‘64 (International: English title)
Self:
Hal Roach: King of Laughter (1994) (TV) .... Himself
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Apparently the whole family was so preoccupied with his sister’s wedding that no one noticed John had passed.
Oh, my goodness, he was way too young to die. I say that, cause I just turned 56, and 59 still looks too young to die, from where I sit!
Hands down my favorite director/producer/writer of all time...the man wrote and directed the best movies ever made IMO.
HUGE LOSS.
Nobody captured Christmas in films like Hughes did...
This is the kind of thing that makes you feel old. He had his hey day making teenager movies while I was a teenager, he helped define my journey zit laden puberty.
Dang, those were some of the best movies of my ... youth.
RIP, he will be missed.
(in before obligatory Weird Science pic...)
Not to mention one of the best directors and writers in Hollywood...what a massive loss this is...wayyyyyyyyyy too young.
*snort* But I did love that movie!
John Hughes was the 80s, as far as movies go.
The greatest director of all time. I kept hoping he would come out of retirement. This sucks. RIP John, I am watching Uncle Buck tonight.
AMC will waste no time in announcing an all Hughes weekend this weekend for sure.
Thanks for the laughs, John.
I’l set my DVR if they are.
The Academy should award him a Lifetime Achievement Award for that fact alone...
A: You can never go too far. B: If I'm gonna get busted, it is *not* gonna be by a guy like *that*.
One of my favorite directors from the ‘80s. Kept waiting for his comeback film, alas, not to be. Rest in peace, and say hi to Principal “Dick” Vernon for me.
Loved his movies. Prayers for him and his family.
Planes, Trains was his best IMO. I didn’t see some of his later films, but I usually could enjoy even the ones I was not as fond of. For example, I thought Some Kind of Wonderful was rather weak, but I still watch it just about any time it’s on. A little trivia: over Hughes’ objections, the studio insisted that Andie end up with Blane at the end of Pretty in Pink. He wrote Some Kind of Wonderful to get the ending he wanted: the poor guy ends up not with the rich girl he covets, but with the poor girl.
Sad. A great artist who will be missed.
"See that Bears game last week?"
“Those aren’t PILLOWS!”
where is verification for this?
“Oh, dear.”
“Oh, dear what?”
“You’re f-—ed.”
What’s the score?
Nuthin, nuthin
Who’s winnin’?
RIP John
thanks for the ping qam1
John Hughes has died of a heart attack.
Hughes suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to NYC to visit family.
http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/06/john-hughes-dies/
Wow. National Lampoon’s Vacation is one of my all-time favorites.
RIP, John. Thanks for the laughs.
In the mid-’90s, though, Hughes retreated from Hollywood, moving to Illinois and largely declining to give interviews.
According to Variety, Hughes was born February 18, 1950, in Michigan and is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy; two sons, John and James; and four grandchildren.
John, you were one of the best. Rest in peace.
I was in a discussion with friends just yesterday about coming of age movies for different generations, and our consensus on the eighties was “a John Hughes movie”.
‘Sent my sister “Pretty in Pink” for her 40th birthday last year....remembering the emphatic F-word in the first part of “16 Candles” and thinking her daughter probably shouldn’t see it....
I love his movies. They were such fun.
May he rest in peace.
16 Candles is a classic...it’s almost impossible for me to pick a fave Hughes flick. I was quite sincere when I said nobody captured Christmas on film like him. Think about all of his movies and how much he interjected the Christmas season into them flawlessly.
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John Ford was the greatest director of all times.
This is so sad. His love of family life came through so many of his movies.
“16 Candles”, “Uncle Buck”, “Home Alone”, and especially “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” are like the 85 Bears to people from the Chicago area.
Uncle Buck is probably my favorite.
A lot of people hate this hat. It angers a lot of people, just the sight of it. Ah, I'll tell you a story about that on the way to school.
I love that movie. It never fails to entertain.
Photos of the new twins Molly Ringwald had were just released, too. Odd coincidence.
What sad news.
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