John Hughes RIP
If you are in-and-around 30, at some point in the next couple of weeks you have to pay your respects to John Hughes by watching his back catalogue on Sky.
Having watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The Breakfast Club this week I was transported back to sunny days, teen angst and North Devon College. Brilliant.
I have just been told by Michael that JH started out as a copywriter working on KFC. Now I know this – I think you can kind of see it. Really sparse scripts that drip with authenticity. Defined characters, superbly handled tone and reality. It smacks of TV commercial talent. That stoned-library-dance-scene still makes me laugh out loud.
I am confident that Ferris Bueller was our James Dean. With this in mind we are giving away a DVD copy of Ferris Bueller’s day off to the best JH film quote submitted via comments.
Bueller, Bueller?
August 14th, 2009 | 1:39pm
by Ade
That’s right, I’m Abe Froman.” “The Sausage King of Chicago?”
August 14th, 2009 | 5:39pm
by Michael
‘Why are wearing bras on our heads?’
August 17th, 2009 | 9:27am
by Steve H
From Breakfast Club
Does Barry Manilow know that you raided his wardrobe?
August 17th, 2009 | 11:43am
by Nitachechita
“Fred, she’s gotten her boobies!”
August 17th, 2009 | 3:08pm
by Gran