Posts Tagged ‘John Hughes’

Brat Pack Director John Hughes Passes

Friday, August 7th, 2009

The 80’s movie era was the John Hughes Decade, who passed away thursday in New York, he was 59. Here are some movies he has written, produced or directed.

Creating cinematic icons like Matthew Broderick’s cool charachter in Ferris Bueller’s Day off, and Molly Ringwals’d Pretty-in-Pink charachter Andie Walsh. Working with every actor: Chevy Chase, Macaulay Culkin, Elilio Estevez, Michael Keaton, Lili Taylor, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Bacon, Kelly LeBrock, John Candy.

Scoring the best soundtracks to movies ever…

  • Don’t you forget about me, simple minds – Breakfast club
  • Twist & Shout, the Beatles – Ferris Bueller
  • This woman’s Work, Kate Bush – She’s having a Baby
  • If you Leave , OMD – Pretty in Pink
  • Weird Science, Oingo Boingo – Weird Science
  • If you were here, Thompson Twins – Sixteen Candles
  • Pretty in Pink, Psychedelic Furs – Pretty in Pink
  • Apron Strings, Everything bu the girl – She’s Having a Baby
  • Oh Yea, Yello – Ferris Bueller