It is with great sadness to report the loss of another icon. Director, Producer, and Writer John Hughes. He died August 6th, while having a heart attack while jogging in Manhattan.
His comedic timing, his use of music, and his writing put him on the map. He developed films that we could all relate to at any time. Whether it was a cross-country road trip with "National Lampoon's Vacation" or reminding us of our youth with such films as "The Breakfast Club", "Sixteen Candles", and "Ferris Bueler's Day Off." He also warmed our hearts with the "Home Alone" series and gave us memorable lines from his repertoire of films.
He alone can be credited to giving John Candy a great film career, as he always was keen to put him in something he worked on. The film affair began with "Vacation" and continued throughout the 80's and 90's with main roles and cameos. Their last film together was "Only The Lonely" which Hughes wrote, and also starred other Hughes vets, Ally Sheedy and Macualay Culkin.
Although he wrote many movies, he only directed and wrote 8 films. From those 8 films and the countless others he wrote and/or produced he gave us entertainment that's a timeless reminder of the 80's and 90's as well as stories we all can relate to. John Hughes, we will not forget about you. We will always have 16 candles lit at the breakfast club for ya.
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