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John Hughes
John Hughes died of a heart attack on 6th August 2009. He was 59 years-old.
Famous for directing 80s and early 90s comedy classics such as The Breakfast Club, Uncle Buck, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Curly Sue, John Hughes continued working in the film industry as a writer. Most recently Hughes wrote Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson, and Maid in Manhattan, starring Jennifer Lopez. He was also responsible for writing children’s favourites including the Home Alone and Beethoven series, and Flubber, 101 Dalmatians, Miracle on 34th Street and Dennis the Menace.
"In the last decade, he stepped back from the legacy he created to enjoy time with his family, maintain a functioning farm in northern Illinois and support independent arts," his reps said in a statement.
Hughes leaves behind his wife of 39 years, Nancy, their two sons, John and James, and four grandchildren.
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Ringwald explodes Hughes film casting myths -
1 May 2011
-The casts of cult John Hughes films Pretty In Pink and The Breakfast Club could have been completely different if the late writer/director had his way, according to his star Molly Ringwald.-The actress attended a Hughes film class at the University of Southern Calif
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Ringwald pays a visit to John Hughes film class to talk kissing Viggo -
29 April 2011
Southern California earlier this week (beg25Apr11) when she dropped in for a class all about the films of her late movie mentor John Hughes.-Students are analyzing the work of the 1980s director as part of their film classes, and Ringwald, who starred in Hughes films
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Breakfast Club stars to reunite for Hughes tribute -
16 September 2010
-The kids of cult movie The Breakfast Club are to reunite again this weekend (18Sep10) for a tribute to late director John Hughes. -
-Molly Ringwald and her castmates will be part of a Hughes celebration planned by the Film Society For Lincoln Center in New York, and
John Hughes - what members say
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John Hughes - filmography
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Curly Sue
(1991)
Starring: James Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Steve Carell
Director: John Hughes
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Curly Sue (Alisan Porter) might look like a cherub, but this street urchin has a lot of tricks up her sleeve. She and her streetwise guardian, Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi), can scam with the best of them. When they pull a fast one on Grey Ellison (Kelly Lynch), a high-powered corporate attorney, they ..read more »
 
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Uncle Buck
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Kelly
Director: John Hughes
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In this cheerful, lightweight comedy, excruciatingly clumsy, disorganized, and messy Uncle Buck Russell (John Candy) becomes the screens most unlikely babysitter since Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty. While their parents are away, eight-year old Miles (Macaulay Culkin), six-year old Maizy (Gaby ..read more »
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Uncle Buck - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Kelly
Director: John Hughes
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An idle, good natured bachelor is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. Unaccustomed to family life, Buck soon charms his younger relatives, but his style doesn't impress everyone, including his girlfriend.
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She's Having A Baby
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin
Director: John Hughes
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Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) has been in love with Kristy Bainbridge (Elizabeth McGovern) since he was a teenager. They marry right after college and embark on their new life together, with all of its ups and downs. Told largely through the eyes of narrator Jake, a would-be author who is prone to fits ..read more »
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Planes, Trains And Automobiles
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins
Director: John Hughes
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All Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to do is make it home from a business trip in New York City and spend Thanksgiving with his family in Chicago. Instead, he finds himself rerouted from New York's La Guardia Airport to Wichita, Kansas. With no other options, Neal decides to share a room in a ..read more »
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen
Director: John Hughes
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Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a tricky but harmless fast-talker. But he knows how to have fun, which is exactly what he sets out to do when he feigns illness and talks his parents into letting him stay home from school. The perpetually lucky Ferris enlists his hypochondriac best friend, ..read more »
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Blu-ray
(1986)
Starring: Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen
Director: John Hughes
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Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a tricky but harmless fast-talker. But he knows how to have fun, which is exactly what he sets out to do when he feigns illness and talks his parents into letting him stay home from school. The perpetually lucky Ferris enlists his hypochondriac best friend, ..read more »
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Weird Science
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly Le Brock
Director: John Hughes
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Gary Wallace is at high school. He's not very athletic and not at all popular, especially with the girls. It's Friday night and he and his pal Wyatt are popping corn and watching videos. Inspired by a clip from Frankenstein they decide to see whether they have the power to produce another human ..read more »
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The Breakfast Club - Blu-ray
(1985)
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez
Director: John Hughes
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When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket case (..read more »
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The Breakfast Club
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez
Director: John Hughes
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When five high school students from different social groups are forced to spend a Saturday together in detention, they find themselves interacting with and understanding each other for the first time. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a criminal (Judd Nelson), a princess (Molly Ringwald), a basket case (..read more »
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Sixteen Candles
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Paul Dooley
Director: John Hughes
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Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is approaching her sixteenth birthday, but sees little to celebrate about: her family have, in any case, forgotten her big day, and she is suffering from a severe bout of unrequited love. Worse still, the object of her affections is being courted by the school's most ..read more »
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John Hughes facts
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...nted to be Ferris Bueller when this first came out and I still do; and director John Hughes? Well he should be knighted for services to people who grew up in the 80s.
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