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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 6, 2009 17:58:19 GMT -5
6 August 2009 2:07 PM, PDT | From IMDb News
John Hughes, the director of the 80s "brat pack" films Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, as well as the writer-producer of blockbuster hit Home Alone, died suddenly of a heart attack in Manhattan on Thursday; he was 59.
Very few details were known at the initial announcement, as both Variety and TMZ reported that the director was on vacation in Manhattan and suffered the heart attack while on a morning walk.
A writer for National Lampoon magazine in the 70s, Hughes shot to fame in the early 80s by penning the hit comedy National Lampoon's Vacation and made his directorial debut with Sixteen Candles in 1984 and went on to make such iconic teen films as The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off; he also wrote and produced Pretty in Pink, which starred his most famous leading actress, Molly Ringwald (who was in both Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club). He graduated to adult leads with the Steve Martin-John Candy 1987 comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Candy would also star in Uncle Buck two years later. In 1990 he wrote and produced the blockbuster comedy Home Alone, starring Macauley Culkin and directed by Chris Columbus. After directing Curly Sue in 1991, Hughes never directed another film, though he wrote and produced such 90s comedies as 101 Dalmatians, Flubber, and the Home Alone sequels. Story developing
See Hughes' filmography here. www.imdb.com/news/ni0916263/RIP |
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Post by b_Pooly on Aug 8, 2009 15:21:20 GMT -5
Stars Pay Tribute To John Hughes
7 August 2009 1:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Steve Martin, Macaulay Culkin and Matthew Broderick are leading the tributes to director John Hughes, who died on Thursday.
Hughes passed away after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York.
The father of two stepped away from the limelight in the 1990s but stars from the big screen have offered their fond memories of the director, whose career spanned back to the 1980s.
Broderick, who was directed by Hughes in the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off, was devastated to hear of his death and has sent his condolences to the moviemaker's grief-stricken relatives.
He says, "I am truly shocked and saddened by the news about my old friend John Hughes. He was a wonderful, very talented guy and my heart goes out to his family."
Actress Molly Ringwald, who starred in three of Hughes' hit movies - Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink - was equally shocked to hear of his sudden passing.
She adds, "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes. He was and will always be such an important part of my life. He will be missed - by me and by everyone that he has touched. My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."
Veteran star Steve Martin, who worked with Hughes on 1987's Planes, Trains And Automobiles, remembers the director with affection: "John Hughes was a great director, but his gift was in screenwriting. He created deep and complex characters, rich in humanity and humour."
And former child star Macaulay Culkin, who worked with Hughes on Uncle Buck and the Home Alone movies in the early 1990s, is adamant that the late film-maker's work will live on for decades to come.
He says, "I was a fan of both his work and a fan of him as a person. The world has lost not only a quintessential filmmaker whose influence will be felt for generations, but a great and decent man." www.imdb.com/news/ni0917005/ |
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