Director John Hughes Has Died

August 6. 2009

John Hughes

As someone who was a child in the 1980's, I can tell you, director John Hughes' films were everywhere. He passed away today in Manhattan from a heart attack. He was 59. Another Hollywood icon has died.

My favorite John Hughes film is "Home Alone 2" which was made in 1992. Just a few weeks ago, it was broadcast on television again, I watched it with my family and laughed. Good storytelling is timeless. Something that does not really exist in Hollywood anymore.

He also made other notable films I enjoyed such as Dennis the Menace, Curly Sue, 101 Dalmatians, Baby's Day Out and Beethoven.

Other films teenagers remember him for are Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Some Kind of Wonderful.

'80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYC

NEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "Home Alone," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59.

Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said. He was in New York to visit family...

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