Gotta take a few moments to pass on my condolences to the now late but always great John Hughes. The writer/director/producer extraordinaire of such seminal classics as Sixteen Candles, Vacation, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Planes Trains and Automobiles, She's Having a Baby, Career Opportunities.
After last directing a film with 1991's Curly Sue he stepped away from Hollywood, still occasionaly worked as a screenwriter on projects of varying success (Maid in Manhattan, Drillbit Taylor) but his impact on the world of film and pop-culture in the 80s is untouchable.
I recently re-watched The Breakfast Club again after having not seen it in many many years and I could still recite every line. I was quickly reminded why I used to watch it and so many other Hughes' films ad nauseum when I was younger. I am pretty sure I'll be re-watching most of them again in the next few weeks to honor the man and enjoy the singularity all over again.
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