I once met John Hughes on a Sunday afternoon in 1987 while he was shopping with his wife in a bookstore at Northbrook Court (same mall weird science was filmed). I was a first year film student at Columbia and recognized him immediately. To my shock? When I approached him and asked him if he had any advice for a young filmmaker he stood there and talked to me for almost 20 minutes. He told me he had never been on a movie set before 16 candles and he was currently shooting a new film in Winnetka (she's having a baby) When I asked if he could impart ONE RULE every young film maker should abide by? He paused for a minute and told me " Don't get bogged down in the technical aspects of filmmaking. Rely on the experience of your crew for that. Everything begins and ends on the written page. A movie can poorly shot but if the story is strong the audience wont notice and better yet wont care." Still the best advice I ever got. RIP John for taking time out in your day to inspire others. I'll never forget it.
@ShogunateDaimyo7 ай бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for sharing! ❤
@chriscaban46095 жыл бұрын
NOBODY wrote for teens better than John Hughes
@santoshoommen92093 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@michellerosejacksoncomedy3 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@mrsmith79363 жыл бұрын
john Hughes never made another film because they wanted to cast black people and he would not allow it, racist,
@mrsmith79363 жыл бұрын
@Joshua Hammond are you saying you knew every teen in america?
@mrsmith79363 жыл бұрын
@Kelly Lumac no he diliberatly didnt write it so no blacks were involved, your too positive when you have been told from day 1 the world is evil, wake up
@sophiagodsfrend55134 жыл бұрын
i graduated in 1984... and i had no idea how much this man affected my life... he defined a generation... dang those were amazing times :)
@mariawinzler4 жыл бұрын
I do agree with you. I graduated in 88 and I think watching over and over sixteen candles, and pretty and pink really was something I loved to watch.
@ronbo114 жыл бұрын
We graduated the year of Orwell and Van Halen's "Jump"! His movies were definitely a part of our life!
@PeterStawicki4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!!
@katinkiplinkyplonk49334 жыл бұрын
John Hughes wrote the script and soundtrack to my youth
@carlogambino19794 жыл бұрын
Did you watch all these classics in the cinema? What cinema?
@CGChris-3 жыл бұрын
We were robbed of so many additional masterpieces by John's early passing. Such a shame he can't be here today with all the streaming avenues , etc. where he could have had complete freedom and creative control to present his stories to the world exactly as he wanted them to be.
@b.e.kerian93872 жыл бұрын
That would have been incredible.
@billsimms25112 жыл бұрын
I guess I’m still not completely sure why he stopped writing movies? He just didn’t like the Hollywood machine?
@SamGuthrie19775 жыл бұрын
I feel like John Hughes was the last great American filmmaker before the age of cynicism began. All of movies were very genuine, honest, and real. That's what people connect to in them and why they remain evergreen. We miss you, John.
@sdprz78935 жыл бұрын
SamGuthrie1977 emphasis on American.
@sdprz78935 жыл бұрын
SamGuthrie1977 but I do think there are some great American filmmakers still left just none that have got the feel and vibe of his movies
@ProfessorTime5 жыл бұрын
Well said. If Hughes entered a Time Machine and had to pitch "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" in 2019, both scripts would be thoroughly rejected. Not enough CGI and mindless "special effects" for today's audiences.
@hippiecheezburger54574 жыл бұрын
Yeah thinking about a director in his time the 1980s, his films and vision as an artist are honestly American milestones, original simple ideas that you don’t see today, he was really something
@joneslani4 жыл бұрын
tru dat
@elheadkickio4 жыл бұрын
It will be sad when Hollywood gets desperate enough to remake his classics.
@suzeb70053 жыл бұрын
& now they are remaking Trains, Planes & Automobiles... shouldn't touch any of our Classics 🙄
@theressamurphy2996 Жыл бұрын
Wow I thank John's family for sharing him with us. What a shining piece of precious talent, he possessed.
@TheShattenjager4 жыл бұрын
He was an absolute legend. He chronicled the teen condition of the eighties.
@tiffanystarbeck22792 жыл бұрын
John Hughes is a legend. Their is no words to describe how I feel about his films. I’ve watched every movie he’s ever made over and over again. I used to think “why can’t he direct my life?” They don’t make movies like he did anymore. Andie, Blaine, Steff, Duckie, FarmerTed, Jake Ryan Sam, Uncle Buck, Long Duck Dong , Ferris Bueller.. these iconic characters.. I love him so much.. RIP John, you are one of a kind, to me, you are the most talented, writer, director, producer EVER!!’❤️❤️
@blackbird56344 жыл бұрын
Hughes got trashed by art students and theater majors in the US and abroad, but that i think was jealousy. He was a master storyteller and if you didn't fit into the 80's story line he was telling, you felt left out. "you can't write by committee." -Truer words never spoken.
@Thebeatles19632 Жыл бұрын
@blackbird I agree people were just envious of him and they never realized his potential and the movies he released defined a generation
@maxiscoozuba433811 ай бұрын
John Hughes movies played in the background of my childhood. The best part of my life.
@txdrmr4 жыл бұрын
The man had a connection to youth of the 80's. It is incredible when I think that he is pretty much responsible for the soundtrack of so many (millions no doubt) of our teen/young adult years, he provided the movie(s) playlist, and influenced the culture/fashions that blew up once his movies were released. From Watts to Ducky, Molly and Lea Thompson to Blane and Ferris. The man was insanely talented. I am so glad I grew up when I did...the 80's were amazing! I agree with Sam below, he was truly the last great filmmaker before the age of cynicism. Well said!
@tommybell4 жыл бұрын
And I should add....he did it all while rocking a mullet
@TheMkgirl774 жыл бұрын
tommy bell yesssss!!!
@777OnlineNow4 жыл бұрын
was thinking that !!!!!
@dirtydave26914 жыл бұрын
He had more a VW Jetta and wine cooler mullet as opposed to a Camero and PBR mullet.
@AA-sn9lz4 жыл бұрын
What's a mullet? I don't get it
@billystutz554 жыл бұрын
Everybody that was cool in the 80s had a mullet!
@robertwiegman14 жыл бұрын
John Hughes gave us so many unforgettable movies, funny movies, touching movies :)
@K-OnTheCase4 жыл бұрын
His movies were the soundtrack of my teenage years. I saw a little bit of myself in each of the characters he wrote. I suspect many feel the same way. I’m not sure any other director understood my generation better. I miss him. Thank you John, I’ll be forever grateful for your gift of putting on screen, the joy and pain of being a teenager. ❤️
@twisted13ranch984 жыл бұрын
John Hughes is the reason I am a music fan. I grew up in the 80’s, watched all his films, loved most of the, and the thing that always stood out to me was the perfect song for the scene. Now, 40 years later, when I hear those songs, they elicit those emotions from my youth. Will always respect his work.
@nitschi10 ай бұрын
❤
@tommybell4 жыл бұрын
The TRUTH is that he FORMED a complete generation of people...from hair styles and clothing to food, slang terms, ideologies and obviously music...his films had THAT much of an impact Upon our society...who else can that truly be said about? He was and shall always be the greatest showman ever...
@juniorjames7076 Жыл бұрын
TBH I took him for granted. I thought it was part of a larger wave of films and television. But no! You are right. it was alll him!!! the others were cheap wannabe knockoffs trying to immitate authentic John Huges "Teen Movie".
@madamhummingbird Жыл бұрын
John Hughes. The man delivered the VHS's and soundtracks on cassettes for us 80s kids. How to the max it was. Thank you John Hughes for the awesome times. Bless.
@steventartamella4543 жыл бұрын
Nobody beats the 80's like John Hughes. Great times and miss it alot. He is probably making movies still up in the sky :-). RIP John.
@firstaid4film4 жыл бұрын
He was an amazing soul very complex. I worked with him for many years watching this makes me very sad. Now his beloved Nancy has joined him. I really cherish the “Hughes” years of my 38 year career in the film business. Thank You John may we meet again someday.
@heisenberg53314 жыл бұрын
Wtf how did you work with him ??!!
@firstaid4film4 жыл бұрын
Heisenberg Please do an IMDB search with my name.
@heisenberg53314 жыл бұрын
@@firstaid4film did you work on Ferris buellers ???!
@firstaid4film4 жыл бұрын
Heisenberg Oh yes.
@heisenberg53314 жыл бұрын
@@firstaid4film wtf mann . Ur IMDb doesn't say so
@chriscaban46095 жыл бұрын
I also cried the day i learned of his passing, felt like part of my youth died as well
@Windsweptzariel4 жыл бұрын
He was one of those people where I think ‘He was just too good for this world!’😢🥺
@lfc77634 жыл бұрын
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Planes, Trains & A." are among my favorite films of all time.
@peterlfc1387 Жыл бұрын
Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Weird Science are 2 of my best films.
@Larseus2 жыл бұрын
As a Chicagoan born and raised, we are blessed to have John Hughes that made movies with many Illinois references. It certainly was his home and must have had passion to make his movies here in IL. I have my kids watch many of these movies, makes me proud, and such great movies!
@kataisa32 жыл бұрын
She's Having A Baby is Hughes' most underrated and under-appreciated movie.
@ClubmanGT1971Ай бұрын
You helped to mould our lives growing up in a wonderful time. I still love all of your films. Thank you John. RIP.
@scott9174 жыл бұрын
I miss John so much..... never knew him personally. But can't think of anyone that had their finger on the pluse of teen and pop culture in the 80's like him. He helped to capture some great times on film. Little time capsules of what we were all living through at the time.
@black15824 жыл бұрын
He was the guy that made scenes that were so good that tears come to your eyes, in a good way.
@kristendithomas35224 жыл бұрын
I love weird science! Never get tired of that movie.
@jk19781 Жыл бұрын
Its absolutely amazing how a man born in 1950 could completely encapsulate and personify the spirit of the 80s like he did. His teen movies are timeless classics that continue to speak to every new generation because they reflect the human experience which is in itself timeless and forever relatable.
@billcordell97974 жыл бұрын
I love his movies. I must have watched “The Breakfast Club” a thousand times. He was iconic to us kids of the eighties. Missed, yes he is missed!
@jopestv10634 жыл бұрын
Every single flick he made had HEART. RIP John. Your work will stand the test of time.
@GenXer3334 жыл бұрын
He made movies that those of us from that generation could relate to on so many levels. He was the best.
@ologmcnoleg2487 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea how much this great man affected my life until now. Thanks for posting this.
@charlesmontgomery694 жыл бұрын
Thumbs down? Really??? These people ever leave comments to see what they didn't like? John was so much of a genius (sorry for my English, since it's not my first langage), but honestly, I'd be curious as to what is not satisfying here. I mean, maybe this document is not perfect, but still, I enjoyed it a lot. RIP John, we will always be greatful for your work. All of it.
@robertlund56943 жыл бұрын
I never get people like you who comment on how many thumbs down there are, why do you notice? Who cares!
@JWebb-vm7cm4 жыл бұрын
Thank you John Hughes for helping me understand my teenage years. Your movies have been passed down to my children who love them just as much as I did and have. RIP.
@studiokohl14 жыл бұрын
He had an amazing mullet that's for sure. He got the 80s right. Turned 18 in 84 and life was a john Hughes film.
@tommylynch7903 жыл бұрын
His movies made me who I am today , I care to much and love good music and a good love story , is the way to live life , my idol.
@mtngirl63084 жыл бұрын
My teenage years were defined by John Hughes movies! They will forever be a part of me and will always take me back to my youth whenever I watch them. He was brilliant, and one of the last great writers and directors in Hollywood, at the right time. ❤️ 😢
@jamiewhite1515 Жыл бұрын
John's untimely death created a void for the movies that shaped so many teens throughout the last few decades....
@jacksovitzky88044 жыл бұрын
I don't have a favorite John Hughes movie. I love all of them.
@MatthiasCowley5 жыл бұрын
John Hughes was not one of the greatest film makers of the 20th century. He was the greatest!
@MatthiasCowley5 жыл бұрын
"The Breakfast Club" is a fitting legacy to that greatness. Requiescat In Pace: John Hughes 1950 -2009.
@Thebeatles19632 Жыл бұрын
He was a legend
@kbrewski111 ай бұрын
Lmao. Stanley Kubrick Alfred Hitchcock David Lean Martin Scorcese Francis Ford Coppola David Lynch John Ford Stanley Kramer Steven Spielberg Ridley Scott etc etc would chuckle at that statement 🤣
@rossdiamondthief66274 жыл бұрын
I think Home Alone was a blessing and a curse for him. It made him a lot of money and has become a holiday classic, but it was the only thing any studio wanted him to make after that. Home Alone with a baby (Baby’s Day Out), Home Alone with dogs (101 Dalmatians) and Home Alone with Robin Williams (Flubber).
@johnathanwetherill45611 ай бұрын
Its as if wrote about me and my life . My life was a John Hughes Film . Still is . I went from Bender in my teens to John Candy in my 50s now .
@testpattern234 жыл бұрын
we will never boo you John. You were integral in many Gen X's lives. I for one salute you.
@forreal2454 жыл бұрын
JH had the kindest & most compassionate look on his face. His movies were created out of his empathy for young people...painful memories from his own teen years. A great writer/director.
@DWilliam1 Жыл бұрын
He wrote about my generation in a witty, intelligent, honest and very accurate way. Love his movies and miss his work. He died way to young. RIP.
@melvern9464 жыл бұрын
Brilliance that can't be replicated. The movies of my young adult life.
@davidbonillajr9959 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1984 and grew up on John Hughes movies.. god-bless him, may he rest in peace..
@kbrewski111 ай бұрын
Lmfao. By the time you were 6, it was the 90s. Your teen years were the late 90s/early 2000s.
@oswjim4 жыл бұрын
thanks for everything John ... you gave such a rich treasure chest of emotions to my teen years I will forever be grateful -- we the 80s nation surely miss you
@4jaquino Жыл бұрын
Love the man's taste in music.
@k.stacey73894 жыл бұрын
No boomer understood gen x the way he did. Thank you for all you gave us sir.
@Nick23at634 жыл бұрын
Many of us can relate to his movies, we just don't have the skill to put it all together on paper. It's takes great talent to do that.
@Plymouthmusicschool4 жыл бұрын
It’s rare when an artist Has the ability to accurately Have their thumb on the pulse of the culture. John Hughes had this ability and for this reason Was somewhat of a prophet and a poet at the same time
@aurorahandley12254 жыл бұрын
Miss u John and there is no one like you 💖
@pennwoman Жыл бұрын
I miss this guy.
@thekid97733 жыл бұрын
Im 27 and living in 2020 and it's the 80s for me I'm living my life like it is being directed by john hughes
@NetCanvas Жыл бұрын
It is so sad to know that we have missed out on so many great movies he had yet to create.
@ThomasBryant4 жыл бұрын
I wasn't a teen at the time of Breakfast Club, but I was 8 when it came out and saw it. Then again, at 10 years old. This movie was hugely influential in my growing up in the late 80's to early 90's. At the time I never knew or really cared WHO had written and directed this movie. BUT years later as I grew out of my teen years, I realized my entire childhood and teen years was molded by So many movies he had either written and or directed. Home Alone, Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Uncle Buck. Hell, I even enjoyed Pretty in Pink and at that time... a teen boy would have been laughed at for enjoying a movie seemingly aimed at teenage ladies. John Hughes was amazing.
@denisematthews62153 жыл бұрын
We lost this man too young RIP, John. Your films will always keep you in our hearts, God love you❤️
@lordcron4 жыл бұрын
He spoke to all teens of the 1980's..... I grew up in a Neighborhood you never heard about. For some reason America only wanted you to associate African Americans with being poor and crime ridden. Not so! I grew up in an upper middle class 97 percent Black Neighborhood. I literally don't know poverty! It's something we seen on television but never in real life. That blows some peoples minds when I tell them that. His movies spoke to us as if we were white also. There were no differences! We totally related to "The Breakfast Club" and other such movies. I had a wonderful childhood and teenage years! I wouldn't change one thing about it and that includes these movies!... Molly Ringwald once said in an interview that if she could change one thing about those movies she said they were too white bread America. That she would have included a reflection of what her real life was like that included people of color.... I say, Those movies would have felt completely different.... I'm proud they were made exactly the way they were. Skin color didn't change the way I grew up.... I had all the same problems! God Bless John Hughes and may he rest in peace......
@brocklee19963 жыл бұрын
His movies were true 80's classics and certainly hit home with me. I was teenager through the 80's and have watched all of his movies many times over.
@mikewhite45608 ай бұрын
This is Great. John DESERVED more than this from the INDUSTRY....
@710blodgett743 жыл бұрын
he is so missed
@cookinggrandma14 жыл бұрын
John had the genius to submit on some level to those tapped into the culture of the day with talented people who knew. Great storytelling at its best! Ego surrendered to truth it seems. A quality we all should strive for whatever we do.
@scotolbe4 жыл бұрын
The Breakfast Club is the best movie of the 80's! It described what every teen was like. It's amazing how the budget for making it was so little.
@keving95023 жыл бұрын
Loved every movie he made, because he captured and showed so many times the feelings, views, anxiety and wonderments that many of us went through as adolescents in the wonderful 70s & 80s. Which was sometimes a little chaotic, a little scary, a little confusing learning as you grow, but fun. His movies always reflected those memories.
@maxwell4322 Жыл бұрын
Crazy to see how many people he touched yet when he needed them they didn't reach out and keep in touch
@RuthShultz474 жыл бұрын
The movies that John Hughes made were really fine! The music was so amazing that it seemed that it (the music) was a real character in the film. It was also complementary to all his movie characters. I saw them all and loved everyone.
@ldylkr4 жыл бұрын
Part of my innocence died along with him. I love you, John. R. I. P.
@nickycotton6137 Жыл бұрын
Always anticipated/eagerly awaited a sequel to Ferris Bueller's Day Off!?! Planes Trains & Automobiles aswell, but anyway *RIP* the utter *LEGEND* 🔥
@firstaid4film4 жыл бұрын
God how I miss him. And now his wife Nancy is gone too. He was very superstitious, the last film I did was Newport South I was already working on Save The Last Dance and the Producer told me even if it was for a few days could I please take over before the film finished. I of course said yes and on the last day of filming he came up to me on set and said I know I put you in a difficult position on the the other film I really needed you here on my Sons first project as you were on my first project I needed to feel the circle to be complete. These were the last words spoken between us. He got in his baby blue Jag and I never saw him alive again. You know through all the years we worked I never knew he felt that way our last meeting was indeed as I look back now almost like he knew we would never work or see each other again.
@oceanequestrian113 жыл бұрын
I think he (John) knew too 💗 What a blessing that he chose you for his own sons production. He obviously felt you were the best, such an honor. I’m sorry for your loss... We are all mourning with you still 😞
@sergiola3105 жыл бұрын
DID ANYBODY KNOW THAT JOHN HUGHES AND MOLLY RINGWALD SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY ???!! FEBRUARY 18. Weird . !’
@elisacortes24954 жыл бұрын
sergiola310 thats why they have a huge chemistry!
@mpdalyful14 жыл бұрын
Molly ringwald shat all over the breakfast club and very recently
@BradWilson19693 жыл бұрын
As do I. I only wish I had a fraction of their talent or success.
@learnenglishwithtreesongte59152 жыл бұрын
I grew up loving movies and characters because of John's work
@TheCrownedLife4 жыл бұрын
John Hughes was My Scribe for the greatest decade ever, Thank You for the memories Mr. Hughes.
@theartzscientist80123 жыл бұрын
I balled the entire way through watching.
@Sunshine236282 жыл бұрын
The best filmaker of the 80s. My favorites movies: Ferris Buller, Somekind of Wonderful, HOme Alone !
@knk4ever834 жыл бұрын
John Hughes is legend
@johnstevens9673 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I didnt realize how much John Hughes would effect me, but now as an adult its so obvious how much his movies and their soundtracks were a massive part of me growing up.
@jeiger2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a series about John that takes place during this time of his life.
@johnnyw84445 жыл бұрын
I love this dude rip friend
@mrsmith79363 жыл бұрын
john Hughes never made another film because they wanted to cast black people and he would not allow it, racist,
@Thebeatles196325 жыл бұрын
The man the myth the the legend there will never be another be another director like John Hughes. He was the great one
@markharrington89884 жыл бұрын
The memories of these people for John Hughes makes me think I missed out one someone I shouldn't have. Also, even though I never knew him, I cried as though I'd lost a friend. Unlike me, they actually DID lose a friend.
@Nigeltufnel7112 жыл бұрын
I loved his '80s movies but had never seen him interviewed before, so I found this very interesting. Within a year or two after his death, a theater group in my town performed "The Breakfast Club." A much younger co-worker of mine said she didn't like the movie because she couldn't identify with it. But I certainly did.
@hopeshyly57083 жыл бұрын
I fucking love your movies John I absolutely love the music In them I wish u were still making movies they make me so happy I’m so sad I love you and you make the 80s look so rad wish I lived through the 80s but I see how it was I think in your movies. Gosh you are totally missed and one of the best directors of all time
@i_72744 жыл бұрын
I didn’t grow up in the 80’s okay , I wish I did but I didn’t but John has had the *Biggest* influence on my teenage years , I watched his movies so much and related a lot to his characters , I love him a lot and I believe there will never be another John Hughes , he was and will forever be my favourite director
@tomlichnofsky.7048 Жыл бұрын
RIP John Hughes 😔
@billystutz554 жыл бұрын
Well done. John Hughes is a legend and did so many great films. Why is Anthony not in this? How could you decline an interview for this documentary when the man made you a star?
@6R4ONLINENEWS5 жыл бұрын
The best filmmaker ever. Certainly made my growing up watching his films exciting. Such a sad loss.
@Reign_Fire20224 жыл бұрын
The privilege n honor it is to grow up in gen X, and enjoy this man's work, was amazing, and yet today it's Saddening to see what these new gen have to enjoy.. Just makes me proud of my time, and the great work for it breakfast Club and ferris bueller.. Trust us John we won't ever forget about you (Bows) your still here?! It's over... Go home!!💁♂️😁
@stephenfermoyle45782 жыл бұрын
all the MUSIC he just knew and made GREAT
@Leanne-of6fb Жыл бұрын
John will be remembered as a comedy legend. He died days after my dad died in 2009. It’s so sad to watch people that you love go so quickly. R.I.P John Hughes 1950 - 2009 R.I.P Dad 1957 - 2009
@mikewazowski350 Жыл бұрын
John left us too early. He had so much more to give us.
@nodivisionjustunity43645 жыл бұрын
Somethings are better left unsaid. But displayed.
@boogienights5194 жыл бұрын
Miss u .... John Hughes 💋
@leebrandon38423 жыл бұрын
this guy was a genius man. holy cow.
@geese8891 Жыл бұрын
I wish he was still here
@theeyeinthesky38544 жыл бұрын
John Hughes helped with his movies shaped my teenage years .because back then I identified myself with many of the characters and now became the best memories.