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Offline wrongwayric

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John Hughes-RIP
« on: August 06, 2009, 04:51:34 PM »
Sad. Directed some great movies and lived in my area here in illinois. :cry

You shall be missed sir. :salute
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Offline Meatwad

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2009, 05:52:32 PM »
What part of IL?
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Offline caldera

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2009, 07:47:01 PM »
Maybe he's from Shermer, IL...

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2009, 09:28:14 PM »
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,537696,00.html?test=latestnews

John Hughes dead at only 59


He made so many movies I know a bunch of us grew up to.
 :salute  :(
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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2009, 11:08:07 PM »
I have great memories from some of his movies.   :aok

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Offline Meatwad

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2009, 11:15:10 PM »
I actually never heard of him.........
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Offline Mustaine

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2009, 11:26:55 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on August 06, 2009, 11:15:10 PM
I actually never heard of him.........
Either you are lying or are out of touch with 80's movies I know you probably have seen...

Writer:
Mr. Mom
National Lampoon's Vacation
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Pretty in Pink
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Some Kind of Wonderful
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
She's Having a Baby
The Great Outdoors
Uncle Buck
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Home Alone
Dutch
Home Alone 2
Curly Sue
Beethoven
et. al.


Directed:
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
et.al.
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Offline rpm

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2009, 12:48:41 AM »
Sad news. I loved his work.
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Offline Kermit de frog

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2009, 02:26:49 AM »
Many of my favorite movies were written or directed by him it seems.

<S> John Hughes!
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Offline Meatwad

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2009, 06:38:58 AM »
I seen a bunch of those movies. I never pay attention to who writes/directs them. If im lucky I will remember a few of the actors but thats about as far as I can remember
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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2009, 07:09:03 AM »
The next time I have to come in here I'm crackin' skulls

The man seems to have had a hand in nearly all my fav films from the 80's

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Offline TonyJoey

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Re: John Hughes-RIP
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2009, 05:53:38 PM »
Love those movies! RIP! :salute
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