John Hughes: dies at 59
John Hughes dies at 59
Actors who worked with Hughes recall him as influential and ‘a quintessential filmmaker’NEW YORK — The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and “one of the giants” for capturing the youth market in the 1980s and ’90s with such favorites as “The Breakfast Club,” ”Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Home Alone.” With humor and angst, John Hughes’ films defined a genre and a generation in the ’80sLOS ANGELES — “Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062. John Hughes, director of ‘Sixteen Candles,’ ‘The Breakfast Club,’ dies at 59 in NYCNEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood’s youth impresario of the 1980s and ’90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as “The Breakfast Club,” ”Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Home Alone, died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59. Movie Review: ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ has its moments, never achieves John Hughes greatnessLOS ANGELES — Somewhere inside “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” there lies a high-school comedy in the same vein as the great John Hughes movies of the 1980s. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Bruno’ and other films this week
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Famous director and screen-writer John Hughes died due to heart attack on Thursday. He was 59. The last film he directed was “Curly Sue,” in 1991. In 1994, he retired from both the film business. His last public project was writing an independent film, “Reach the Rock,” in 1999. Hughes is survived by his wife, Nancy, and two sons, James and John.
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