Greatest John Hughes Movie Moments

(NEWSER) - Actors John Hughes made famous in the '80s are paying tribute to the late director, People reports. "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death," says Molly Ringwald, a Brat Packer who rose to fame with Hughes by starring in Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). "He was and will always be such an important part of my life." More»

(NEWSER) - Long live John Hughes, writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. The director died "ridiculously young" today at 59, but he leaves an "unparalleled" legacy. "It was hard not to see a piece of ourselves in his films, especially his great '80s teen comedies, which seemed to have a direct pipeline into the depths of the angst-ridden teenage soul." Goldstein hunts up an old article of his in which he found similar sentiments among some of today's top filmmakers: More»

Director, mentor was 'one of us' kids

(NEWSER) - For Molly Ringwald, John Hughes was like Peter Pan, drawing his teen actors into Neverland, she writes in the New York Times. Hughes “was one of us,” laughing alongside the actors rather than reprimanding them as they worked. And when Ringwald and her fellow actors chose to move on to other films, Hughes warned them that leaving Neverland meant never coming back. More»

Director suffers heart attack

(NEWSER) - John Hughes, the director who made his name cataloging teen angst of the 1980s, died of a heart attack today at 59. Hughes created such films as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles, making stars of the so-called Brat Pack of Molly Ringwald and crew. He also made Planes Trains and Automobiles before writing and producing the Home Alone series. More»

(NEWSER) - The Chicago-area house immortalized in a glass-breaking, Ferrari-plunging shot from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is for sale, the Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports. “It’s spectacular inside,” said the realtor offering the glass-walled modern home at $2.3 million. “It’s like living in a tree house.” The house is decorated with pictures from the shoot. Director John Hughes has been notified of the sale, but has yet to express interest. No word on Cameron, either. More»