John Hughes, the famous 80s filmmaker who was the genius behind some of the greatest movies of the 80s – Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, etc. passed away last Thursday, August 6, 2009 from a heart attack.

It’s hard to imagine what the 80s (and 80s style, for that matter!) would’ve been like without the influence of John Hughes.
It’s been a tough year for 80s icons. (Madonna, don’t you dare!!!) Michael Jackson’s death was an epic loss, Farrah Fawcett’s a tragedy, but I have to say, the loss of John Hughes really hit me hard. His movies were and continue to be, some of my favorite movies of all time. I had big dreams for this blog post – thinking of all the wonderful things I could say about John Hughes and his influences on our culture, movies, and me personally but now that I’ve finally started writing, I find myself at a loss for words. I don’t think I realized how much John Hughes meant to me until I was reminded of his huge body of work from the articles that appeared immediately after he died.
The only thing I really want to say is Thank you, John Hughes. You will be missed.

A short scene from Pretty in Pink:

More found on youtube: the 8 features directed by John Hughes, a great montage and a great reminder of the projects John Hughes was most famous for!

Duckie lip syncs 'Try A Little Tenderness' in Pretty in Pink

And you can’t miss Duckie singing Try A Little Tenderness in Pretty in Pink, one of the best scenes of the movie!

Here is the New York Times John Hughes Obit.


And you have to read this one, it’s amazing: “We’ll Know When We Get There, Sincerely, John Hughes” – a blog post from Allison, one of John Hughes fans who became his regular pen pal over the years.

Life Magazine’s John Hughes Stars Then and Now is really fun to look through.

More fun: Jezebel.com’s Who Was the Ideal John Hughes Heroine?

photo source with a good bio of Molly Ringwald