Director John Hughes, RIP

and on Pretty in Pink:

John Hughes, who wrote the script and supervised the work of the first-time director, Howard Deutch, never goes beyond a kid's point of view; this picture isn't actually about teenagers--it's closer to being a pre-teen's idea of what it will be like to be a teenager. In its sociological details, it might have been made by little guys from Mars.

she did like Sixteen Candles though.

it's really a shame she never reviewed Weird Science

you guys are Buellers, essentially.

You're Rooneying all over this thread.

You're Rooneying all over this thread.

Having only seen five terrible minutes of FB before turning it off, Morbs might not even get the reference.

I don't -- Jeffrey Jones? not into little boys.

are links to reviews from Kael supposed to be powerful evidence in your favor?

"ok I haven't seen this movie, but Kael hated it!"

Not the most original thought ever, but both Ferris Bueller and Election are improved if you imagine that Broderick is playing the same person. All his smartassery got him nowhere!

(I like FB even though I think Ferris is a dick - it gets by on exuberance + supporting cast.)

The movie deals with how selfish Ferris is too. Cameron finally calls him on it.

As I've gotten older, I kind of see Jennifer Grey as the hero of the movie.

oh damn. Just heard this news now! RIP.

Actually, I've never seen Bueller either, I just know Dennis Perrin is kinda full of crap.

Planes, Tranes . . . is by far my favorite Hughes.

Also, this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Ou-iK2_kQ

is funnier if you picture Morbs as Linda Fiorentino and everyone else as Jay & Silent Bob.

"ok I haven't seen this movie, but Kael hated it!"

I've seen both those movies, so please fuck the piss off.

Josh in Chicago seems particularly dense, but I'll chlk it up to Hughesmovie chauvinism. SO PROUD

btw I have no memory of that Bueller "draft-dodging uncle" bit, cuz it's not in the movie.

Pancakes, you deserve the Indians.

The Indians that you said were going to win the division? Or the real ones?

As soon as I saw that this thread existed, I had already read it.

Except for comparing Bueller to Breathless. Never saw that coming. Thanks for that.

was gonna get behind the godard/hughes thing for the hell of it but couldn't think of a good angle

AO Scott took care of it for ya already

But I don’t think I’m alone among my cohort in the belief that John Hughes was our Godard, the filmmaker who crystallized our attitudes and anxieties with just the right blend of teasing and sympathy. Mr. Godard described “Masculin Féminin,” his 1966 vehicle for Jean-Pierre Leaud and Ms. Karina, as a portrait of “the children of Marx and Coca-Cola.” Mr. McCarthy and Ms. Ringwald, in “Pretty in Pink,” were corresponding icons for the children of Ronald Reagan and New Coke.

( http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/movies/08appraisal.html )

"ok I haven't seen this movie, but Kael hated it!"

I've seen both those movies, so please fuck the piss off.

Josh in Chicago seems particularly dense, but I'll chlk it up to Hughesmovie chauvinism. SO PROUD

btw I have no memory of that Bueller "draft-dodging uncle" bit, cuz it's not in the movie.

― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Sunday, August 9, 2009 6:06 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I never made it past the first 5 obnoxious minutes of "Ferris."

― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Friday, August 7, 2009 6:54 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark

^aspergers

"I didn't see the movie, but I saw the trailer and I can basically judge a movie from that"

I mean I'm honestly confused now, did you see all of ferris bueller?

I mean you'd have no memory of ANY bueller bit, right?

the draft dodger thing in the screenplay was quoted from the opening scene (which I saw)

now go teach yr Hughes/Fitzgerald seminar

Man those 5 minutes really had an impact on you.

srsly though you should watch it sometimes. Jennifer Grey is really funny in it.

Was anyone else disconcerted when Molly Ringwald went from the ultimate outsider in "Sixteen Candles" (even though she got the guy in the end, to the popularity queen in "Breakfast Club"? It made more sense for me when she returned to quirky with "Pretty in Pink." Somehow, I never really believed her as the popular one, for in the Hughes canon, this is usually the buxom blonde cheerleader.

I watched these films in junior high--they were always enjoyable, but even at the time I felt they were incredibly stereotypical and unbelievable. Looking back, the standout performance for me is Jon Cryer as "Duckie." Anthony Michael Hall also confused me by going from uber dork to BMOC not much later in his career.

Nice fashions and aesthetics though, and yes the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack is amazing. I want what MW is wearing in the first pic:

http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/teen-spirit-a-john-hughes-style-tribute/

molly on john.

John was my Truffaut.

Might or might not be further evidence for the 'Ferris was a jerk' school.

The Great Outdoors is a kind of an odd one in that although I remember enjoying it as a kid, I was probably fully aware that it was just a Vacation/Planes, Trains and Automobiles knockoff. A re-watch confirms this: I would not be at all surprised if Hughes had cobbled together the script almost entirely from outtakes from those other two. The direction, by the guy who helmed Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful is horribly slapdash as well. The whole thing, from conception to shooting and editing, gives the impression of being a rush job to make a summer release date (which probably was the case).

The subtitled racoons are still pretty funny, though.

The subtitled racoons are still pretty funny, though.

Tru.

the raccoons and the steak and having to eat the gristle are all i remember about this movie

They're all that are worth remembering.

the raccoons and the Ol' '96er are the only decent in a gruesome fucking movie (Annette Bening's in it!)

https://www.criterion.com/films/29272-the-breakfast-club

50 minutes of never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes

god i wonder how many of these will be "problematic"

Kind of love that Molly is a lefty pundit on Facebook now.

The most eloquent and detailed review that will probably ever be written of She's Having a Baby: https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2021/03/shes-having-a-baby.html

Morbs goin' HAM upthread.

classic morbs in maximum annoying mode. complete with denis perrin links and pauline kael c&p