John Hughes Dies

[OpieStorm]

John Hughes has died of a heart attack.

Hughes suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to NYC to visit family.

He directed such '80s hit films as "The Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink," "Sixteen Candles" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

He was 59.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/06/john-hughes-dies/

He directed some of the funniest movies I have seen...

RIP

[Brent]

WOW, some of his movies are among my all-time favorites. Vacation, Bueller, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Home Alone...

Quite shocking. RIP.

[Cryomaniac]

Breakfast Club is an epic film. RIP

[lester]

Home Alone was one of my favs..

RIP

[tropicana]

Home Alone was one of my favs..

RIP

yeh still is

[Cyclone1]

The director of a generation... Excellent filmmaker, made some of my favorites. RIP, and enjoy the ultimate Day Off.

[Ptarmigan]

RIP John Hughes. I liked Home Alone and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[Category 5]

His films have brought me great laughs over the years. R.I.P.

[Frank2]

On the way to work this morning I started to hear one of the morning DJ's talk about The Breakfast Club, but changed the station because I thought she was just being silly, as they often are...

I have a big problem with that film because it attempted to validate teen "angst" (a/k/a disrespect towards adults) - granted, the adult in the film was a dope, but in real life people are usually not like that - most of the teachers I knew in high school were pretty good (though there were a few big egos here and there)...

Still, I'm sorry to hear about that - the original Home Alone movie was (is) my favorite...

I'm in my 50's and sometimes fear that (a heart attack) happening suddenly, but all we can do is live every day as best we can...

May he rest in God's peace...

Frank

[Cyclenall]

His death is very sad and after realizing he wrote and directed some of the best/funniest movies of the 80s and 90s, I felt a deep loss. He was a comedic genius from 1985-1992. RIP John.

[vbhoutex]

His death is very sad and after realizing he wrote and directed some of the best/funniest movies of the 80s and 90s, I felt a deep loss. He was a comedic genius from 1985-1992. RIP John.

I didn't realize who he was till I started reading and found out what he had directed. The film world has lost a true legend and genius!! RIP.