Before there was Judd Apatow, Wes Anderson, Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater - there was John Hughes. He was the voice of the 80's generation, no doubt. Sure James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg and their technical innovations and imagination for the grandeur side of entertainment, forever changed how movies were made with their output in the 80's, but in terms of funny, relatable and just plain rewarding comedy - Hughes had no equal. In a 10 year spell almost everything he struck was gold. Man, the images from these movies, the memories, the emotions, the music, the characters - what a legacy....
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, THE BREAKFAST CLUB, SIXTEEN CANDLES, WEIRD SCIENCE, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, UNCLE BUCK, PRETTY IN PINK, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, THE GREAT OUTDOORS, DUTCH and HOME ALONE.
Hughes died of a heart attack today whilst taking a walk in New York. This won't be the last tribute to Hughes on this website.
Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.
Before there was Judd Apatow, Wes Anderson, Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater - there was John Hughes. He was the voice of the 80's generation, no doubt. Sure James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg and their technical innovations and imagination for the grandeur side of entertainment, forever changed how movies were made with their output in the 80's, but in terms of funny, relatable and just plain rewarding comedy - Hughes had no equal. In a 10 year spell almost everything he struck was gold. Man, the images from these movies, the memories, the emotions, the music, the characters - what a legacy....