Thursday, August 06, 2009

R.I.P. John Hughes

John Hughes, the director of seminal movies such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, passed away today. He was 59 years old.

The Michigan-born writer, director, and producer died suddenly of a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to Manhattan to visit family.

Photo: RottenTomatoes.com.

Update 1: Click here for reactions from Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, and Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’s Dean Edward R. Rooney), among others.

Update 2: Now click here to read what Molly Ringwald and Steve Martin said upon hearing the news.

Update 3: Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, film critic Roger Ebert, Ben Stein, and Judd Nelson, among others, have added their voices in remembrance of John Hughes.

2 comments:

John said...

So young! That's the really sad part.

All his movies defined my generation. He will be missed.

Chad said...

What happened to Jeffrey Jones? Wasn't he listed as a Florida sex offender for having child porn?