View Full Version : RIP: John Hughes
Terry_Lasater
08-06-2009, 01:55 PM
Just heard it on the news. Looking for a link...
Michael Anthony Horrigan
08-06-2009, 01:57 PM
Mods, you can delete my thread. Very sad news indeed. :(
Nektonic
08-06-2009, 02:05 PM
Seems like they're been a lot of entertainers dying this summer.
Screenwriting guru Blake Snyder died a couple days ago, now John Hughes. Very very sad news.
John Hughes made some great films. RIP.
Terry_Lasater
08-06-2009, 02:10 PM
Here's a link (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i99e7b38cf6795ab06001811fba7bb00a).
RIP
Writer:
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:
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:
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)
I just heard. :(
At least he didn't die at home, alone.
Batutta
08-06-2009, 02:32 PM
Most of those 80's Hughes comedies were shot in and around my old neighborhood growing up so they had extra resonance for me. The flag at Shermer High School will be at half mast today.
CallaghanFilms
08-06-2009, 02:39 PM
May he who made Abe Froman the sausage king of Chicago and brought us all on vacation to Wally World
RIP
Nektonic
08-06-2009, 02:43 PM
May he who made Abe Froman the sausage king of Chicago and brought us all on vacation to Wally World
RIP
Well said Callaghan. Ferris Bueler pretty much inspired many fake sick from school days for me.
Terry_Lasater
08-06-2009, 03:48 PM
I just heard. :(
At least he didn't die at home, alone.
Oh, no you did-nuht!
Luis Caffesse
08-06-2009, 03:55 PM
I often feel he doesn't get the respect he probably deserves as a filmmaker
because so much of his work is on the lighter side -
but the man definitely captured an era in a way that few have been able to...
...no matter how many times they try to copy his style.
Rick Meyer
08-06-2009, 04:01 PM
Oh, no you did-nuht!
ROFLMAO. (and i HATE to use that acronym. but i had to...)
Oh, no you did-nuht!
ROFLMAO. (and i HATE to use that acronym. but i had to...)
Hey, I liked John Huges and his films as much as the next guy. But I couldn't resist some slightly tasteless humor. After all, this is how Americans cope with headline tragedy. :)
The vacation movies are classics. All the Home Alone films etc, etc. People will be watching them for years. People might not always know his name but they know his films. Most of us would be thrilled with one or two films like he did.
I often feel he doesn't get the respect he probably deserves as a filmmaker
because so much of his work is on the lighter side -
but the man definitely captured an era in a way that few have been able to...
...no matter how many times they try to copy his style.
Terry_Lasater
08-06-2009, 04:14 PM
Hey, I liked John Huges and his films as much as the next guy. But I couldn't resist some slightly tasteless humor. After all, this is how Americans cope with headline tragedy. :)
I realize that and thought it was funny. I couldn't resist replying to the humor you couldn't resist posting. :)
Nektonic
08-06-2009, 04:19 PM
One of Hughes' films that I always loved that doesn't get the attention it deserves is Uncle Buck.
Anybody else really dig that one too?
krestofre
08-06-2009, 04:32 PM
Ouch! I may speak highly of Spielberg, or Coppola, or whomever, but when I sit down to make a film the work that's always going through my mind is Hughes's. He will be missed.
Brian Parker
08-06-2009, 06:41 PM
As a child and a proponent of the 80's I must pay my respects.
Kirk Gillock
08-06-2009, 06:55 PM
Very sad news.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
National Lampoon's Vacation
Weird Science
Some Kind of Wonderful
Breakfast Club
I don't think any other generation will have a portfolio of films, that captured the spirit of their youth, like those films did. And the fact that they all came from the mind of the same man. Incredible. He will be missed.
Batutta
08-06-2009, 07:09 PM
What's bittersweet for me is that with Planes, Trains and Automobiles you saw a glimpse of the filmmaker he could mature into, making adult comedies every bit as sharp as his teen ones, but he balked. Wish he hadn't pulled a JD Sallinger and retreated from the business, but I guess he had his reasons.
JasonFox
08-06-2009, 07:26 PM
If I could convince my wife to name our soon-to-arrive son Abe Froman Fox, I'd do it. "Ferris" is my favorite comedy of all time.
And Blake Snyder, too? Dang.
Very sad.
After Prom in 1988 ,I took my wife (then my prom date!) to my house and we watched Some Kind Of Wonderful on the 'ole VHS machine. Hughes body of work is Some Kind Of Wonderful....Thank you John. Lets pray for his family...
Just saw this thread and am now officially bummed out. Hughes had a hand in shaping our culture, that's for sure.
Was just thinking one of my favourite films 'High Fidelity' is very Hughesish.
Scott F
08-07-2009, 07:39 AM
The vacation movies are classics.
Saw #1 and #2 last month. (the vacation house we were staying at had a VCR and the box set) :thumbsup:
They hold up well. I mean still REALLY funny.
A great loss to the film world. All his 80's films definitely had an impact on my childhood.
Batutta
08-07-2009, 12:28 PM
Wow. Just read this touching blog post from a woman who was pen pals with John Hughes.
http://wellknowwhenwegetthere.blogspot.com/2009/08/sincerely-john-hughes.html
Nektonic
08-07-2009, 12:44 PM
This morning at work (Barnes & Noble), the majority of the morning store meeting was taken up by everyone talking about John Hughes' death. The manager said that they were going to set up a special tribute display with a bunch of John Hughes DVD's. I guess whatever ones they had in stock.
Everyone seemed shocked that he died so young, and all had the same reactions about how his films where very important to them growing up. One person said that, "it felt like he was right there with you in high school."
capitalP
08-07-2009, 05:03 PM
Very Sad.