So another day and another legend dies
for those of you who don't know John Hughes was a massively influential american director who had massive hits in the eighties. His films are almost a calling card for that decade, full of wit, teen romance and the odd expletive.
His films include classics such as Planes, trains and automobiles, Ferris Buellers day off, weird science, the breakfast club, Sixteen candles, Uncle Buck, and Home alone amongst others.
My first memory of John Hughes films is turning the channel over late one night to discover, some crazy film where some guys create there perfect girl using their computer, complete nonsense, but utterly compelling at the same time. I later found out that film was weird science and I have seen it several times since, aswell as his other films.
He was a visionary director, who made films that completely represented the time, creating his own eighties zeitgeiest. He did shy away from the fame, and basically went into hiding for the last decade
Hughes impact on cinema can never be forgotton, with his influences being cited by such people as Kevin Smith and Judd Apatow. I will always look back at his films, with a fond smile, as for a lot of us they were a part of growing up in the eighties
anyway thats all i have time for now, but have a look at some john hughes tribute stuff, like this empire article
http://www.empireonline.com/features/why-john-hughes-rocked-the-80s/
Andy
Rip John Hughes
(February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009)
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