Director John Hughes, 59, has died, according to TMZ. He was in New York City on a trip taking a morning walk when he suffered from a heart attack today. Hughes' movies--some of them that he wrote, director or both--many of them based in around Chicago, included classics such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Home Alone and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. After stepping back from the film industry, he resided in Northern Illinois on a functioning farm, enjoying his time with a family and supporting independent art, notes Variety. R.I.P., John Hughes and you were right when you wrote this line for Ferris: "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."




Ahh! NOOOOOO! I just watched Weird Science this weekend!
This is legitimately sad.
On a personal note, as someone who grew up in the North Shore of Chicago, my only detention I got went down like this:
I walk into class 15 minutes late.
Teacher: "Why are you late?"
Me: "I was in the library, I thought that's where you told us to go this morning, I guess i was wrong."
Teacher: "I never said that! I'm giving you a breakfast club!"
It wasn't that bad of a breakfast club. Just showed up very early and sat there until school started. Done!
RIP :(
59 = too young.
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Too young indeed.
You just kinda knew there would've eventually been a "divorce club" reunion with all the retro stars.
What is with the new under 60 heart attack trend? Yikes.
this is a sad, sad day. his movies practically raised me. :(
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