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Le Flick: The Shining Tales of John Hughes
An Inuit folk tale tells us when people die they go into the
sky and become bright shining stars.
John Hughes leaves here on earth a shining and comical
collection of his own tales, as some film clips of his teenage
movies, in particular, remind us.
For his fifty-nine years on the planet he had extensive
credits as shown on Baseline. Baseline's founder summed it
up well here:
In an unusually focused group of films in the mid-eighties
(Sixteen Candles, 1984; Weird Science, 1985;
Pretty in Pink, 1986; Ferris Bueller's Day
Off, 1986; Uncle Buck, 1989), all set in the
same Chicago suburb, writer-producer-director Hughes
examined the roots of Generation X before anyone realized
it existed. He did so with such understanding and style,
displaying a sensitivity to adolescent concerns and
middle-class family life that is as rare as it is precise.
- James Monaco, How to Read a Film
The Chicago Tribune shared some
local insight on his films and life in the Chicago area. A
number of blogs by those who grew up with his work, such as
this
fan, recalled Hughes' most memorable lines of dialogue such
as one from the 1985 film, The Breakfast Club:
Screws fall out all the time, it’s an imperfect world.
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