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Plus There Was a Tribute to John Hughes Featuring Molly Ringwald, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Michael Keaton, Jon Cryer, Judd Nelson, and Others
Jun 29, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
For the latest episode of his quarantine YouTube series Reunited Apart, actor Josh Gad brought together much of the main cast of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey, Ben Stein, and others). Gad also welcomed notable superfan Jake Gyllenhaal, who quized the stars. Then at the end there was a moving tribute to the film’s writer/director John Hughes featuring other Hughes actors. More
A Tribute to the Man Behind The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles
Aug 07, 2009
By Aaron Passman
The sudden death of John Hughes today—after suffering a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan—creates a void not unlike that left upon the deaths of Elvis Presley, John Lennon or James Dean. Even if his best work was long behind him, he redefined for American culture what it meant to be a teenager. More
The Man Behind Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles Passes at 59
Aug 06, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Thirty-something women (and men) across America might be shedding a tear or sighing in sadness today with the news that beloved ‘80s teen film writer and director John Hughes has passed away. Variety, the Associated Press, and others are reporting that the 59-year-old died of a heart attack today in Manhattan. He was visiting family there and taking a morning walk when he passed. Hughes was behind such classics as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Uncle Buck, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. More
