I am so saddened by the death of John Hughes, as I know many of you are. Looking back on his body of work, I am grateful for growing up with his movies. I have been reading a lot of comments on Facebook about his death, and I am realizing that his work was the pop-culture common thread for our entire generation......wheather you were a jock, beauty queen, mean girl, geek, rocker, smoker, burnout, goth (did I cover all of you yet).....his films spoke to ALL of us.
His films were inclusionary of all teenagers, and his characters gave each and everyone of us a laugh, hope, and an understanding that we sometimes didn't get from anyone else. Here are some of my favorite characters and what I learned from them:
Kenny from Mr Mom: It's ok to love your wooby, and it's hard to give up something you love. Sometimes you have to let go, and it's very brave when you do......
Jake from 16 Candles: Sometimes the hot guy has a heart, he gave me hope to aspire to the unattainable
Samantha Baker, 16 candles: stay true to yourself, don't let anyone knock you down, and you will come out on top
Mike Baker, 16 Candles: Little brothers are a pain in the ass and I am glad I don't have one (had to put that in for Stin)
The Breakfast Club: Make lemonade from lemons, detention sucks, but you can learn from any situation, and at the core, we all have a lot of similarities and can get along, and actually enjoy and embrace our differences
Ferris Bueller: Take life by the balls, love the ones your with, it's ok to take a day off, and call out sick .......this I have done many times, in particular, my husband and I always picked a day in May, before schools got out, to call out sick and play hooky, and go to Six Flags and have some fun with no lines to wait for our favorite roller coaster
Long Duck Dong, 16 Candles: It's ok to be blissfully unaware of how others perceive you....in my adult life, I use the quote, "What other's think of me is none of my business"
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: There's no place like home
I have seen 16 Candles EASILY 200 times........and I don't regret a single minute I spent watching it......
Thank you John Hughes for your humor, sensitivity, and insight......your films will live on. You will be missed by many....
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So sad, so true...I loved every one of his films and will forever be watching them...Laura H.
I did not even realize he passed away. Why does MJ get so much attention and a funny, sensitive, great writer and director get no attention at all! I loved all his movies and they helped me get through those grueling teen years! I agree - I could never get tired of watching them! Good, clean, solid movies! Who will take his place for our teenagers? Eileen H.
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