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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 didn't speak to Hughes for over two decades -
13 August 2009
Actress Molly Ringwald is relieved she resolved her differences with writer/director John Hughes before his death last week (06Aug09), after confessing the pair had not spoken in more than 20 years.-
-Ringwald was a teenager when she landed breakthrough roles in the
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John Hughes: “Don’t you… Forget about me.” -
11 August 2009
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-First Michael Jackson and now John Hughes. For those of us who were still growing up in the 1980s this summer is a rude reminder that we’re all getting older, and faster than we thought.-
-Hughes – who died from a heart-attack last week at the ag
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Stars pay tribute to Hughes -
7 August 2009
-Steve Martin, Macaulay Culkin and Matthew Broderick are leading the tributes to director John Hughes, who died on Thursday (06Aug09).-
-Hughes passed away after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York.-
- The father of two stepped away fro
John Hughes - what members say
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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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: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck
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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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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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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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 - watch online
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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(1987)
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins
Director: John Hughes
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Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 92 minutes
Neal Page is an advertising executive who just wants to fly home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family. But all Neal Page gets is misery. Misery named Del Griffith - a loud mouthed, but nevertheless loveable, salesman who leads Neal on a cross-country, wild goose chase that keeps Neal ..read more »
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John Hughes facts
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Seize the day 15 June 2004
...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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Under-rated brilliance 4 July 2005
