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John Hughes Dies
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Stoney Mason
Banned
You're all officially old now!
RIP.
RIP.
the_painted_bird
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He was too young. Rest in peace.
keeblerdrow
Member
Has Kevin Smith reacted yet?
OokieSpookie
Banned
He made some timeless films and this is very sad.
Saddest part is that the remake sharks will be out in force to pick the bones clean.
Saddest part is that the remake sharks will be out in force to pick the bones clean.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
Cheebs said:
your name is candles?
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
I had a look at his IMDb page after looking through this thread and, as things would have it, I've never seen one his directorial efforts and only two of the movies he wrote. Huh.
RIP 
That's too young to die.
Just a question but...was he just living off of the money he made in the late 80s/early 90s? Because he really dropped off writing things (according to imdb at least) in the 00s aside from sequels, which is sad. But if was just enjoying time with his family post-success, good on him.
Ummm fake edit.
Apparently he did retire to spend time with his family. At least he had that time with them.
That's too young to die.
Just a question but...was he just living off of the money he made in the late 80s/early 90s? Because he really dropped off writing things (according to imdb at least) in the 00s aside from sequels, which is sad. But if was just enjoying time with his family post-success, good on him.
Ummm fake edit.
Apparently he did retire to spend time with his family. At least he had that time with them.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
C4Lukins said:
Oh, I wasn't trying to slight his work in any way, just commenting on how it surprised me a bit to find I'd apparently never seen his films. He was obviously a significant talent and influence for a period of time, but I don't think these movies particularly appeal to me.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
It's dangerous as fuck to be in your 50s. =/
This is indeed a sad day.
As a kid in the eighties, his movies really shaped my vision of what I wanted high school to be like. Reality could never live up, of course, but watching those great movies now always comforts me, like hot chocolate on a snowy day.
I remember seeing Ferris Beuller's Day Off in a crowded theater in 1986. I was only 10, and I thought Ferris was God.
As a kid in the eighties, his movies really shaped my vision of what I wanted high school to be like. Reality could never live up, of course, but watching those great movies now always comforts me, like hot chocolate on a snowy day.
I remember seeing Ferris Beuller's Day Off in a crowded theater in 1986. I was only 10, and I thought Ferris was God.
Corwood Rep
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SnakeswithLasers said:
It's when hard living catches up with you, and what's spooky is that even if you cleaned up, it can just happen, just like that, when you're walking down the street or reading the paper. That sucks.
Edit - Although, luckily for me, all the dead members of my blood family made it to their 90s. All 8 of my great-grandparents. I had an aunt who married in who died of ovarian cancer, but I consider that a fluke. I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER.
sublime085
Member
God this is sad.
Technosteve
Banned
his movies made growing up awesome, to bad there's no film maker of his caliber in this day and age.
Silkysm00th
Banned
If you don't stop and look around once in a while ....
Corwood Rep
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TAJ said:
I give John Landis a lifetime pass for The Blues Brothers. I will defend him to the death for how hard it was to get that thing made, and what a perfect movie it wound up being.
rollingstart
Banned
2009 - the year the 80s died
RIP
RIP
deadhorse32
Bad Art
RIP
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Holy shit this was a shocker.
R.I.P Such a great director who made the greatest teen comedy's ever.
R.I.P Such a great director who made the greatest teen comedy's ever.
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