I'm still in shock folks...the Brat Pack has lost it's leader...John Hughes, the man who defined the teen film genre in the 80's and helped us discover ways to survive teen angst died suddenly of a heart attack in Manhattan on Thursday; he was 59.
A writer for National Lampoon magazine in the 70s, Hughes shot to fame in the early 80s by penning the hit comedies "National Lampoon's Vacation" and Mr. Mom.
He made his directorial debut with "Sixteen Candles" in 1984 and went on to make such iconic teen films as "Weird Science,, The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off ." I wanted to be Ferris!! He also wrote and produced "Pretty In Pink,"
He started to direct adult leads with the Steve Martin/John Candy 1987 comedy "Planes, Trains & Automobiles"; Candy would also star in "Uncle Buck" two years later.
I defy anyone not to laugh out loud at Christmas Vacation-the best in the series..
His last film as a director was Curly Sue in 1991 but he penned the screenplays for 2008's Drillbit Taylor, and Jennifer Lopez's Maid In Manhattan in 2002.
He stepped away from the industry daily grind in the 1990s to run a farm in his native Illinois
Hughes was also the man behind the Home Alone and Beethoven film franchises.
All I can say is thanks for making high school cinematic...
His Actors Pay tribute at TheInsider.com »
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