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Title: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: wrongwayric 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

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: Meatwad on August 06, 2009, 05:52:32 PM

What part of IL?

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: caldera on August 06, 2009, 07:47:01 PM

Maybe he's from Shermer, IL...

"Maybe you will decide whether or not you care to return."

"I can answer that right now. That would be no. No for me cause-"

"Sit down Johnson."

"Thank you sir".

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: Mustaine 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  :(

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: DMBEAR on August 06, 2009, 11:08:07 PM

I have great memories from some of his movies.   :aok

(http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp193/dmbear/42337PMferris20bueller.jpg)

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: Meatwad on August 06, 2009, 11:15:10 PM

I actually never heard of him.........

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: Mustaine 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.

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: rpm on August 07, 2009, 12:48:41 AM

Sad news. I loved his work.

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: Kermit de frog on August 07, 2009, 02:26:49 AM

Many of my favorite movies were written or directed by him it seems.

<S> John Hughes!

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: Meatwad 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

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: -tronski- 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

 Tronsky

Title: Re: John Hughes-RIP
Post by: TonyJoey on August 08, 2009, 05:53:38 PM

Love those movies! RIP! :salute