John Hughes
1950-2009
To the king of American teen movies, may you rest in peace.
My top John Hughes films:
1. The Breakfast Club
When I first saw this in the eighties (I was a pre-teen) I thought, wow this movie is DEEP. Hughes wrote this in two days and shot in sequence, and the actors ad-libbed many of the scenes; which is why the movie feels so real. Sure, this is America and not third-world Manila, but we all could relate.
There are so many good scenes in the movie but the ending left a long, lingering impression.
2. She’s Having a Baby
This one’s not a teen movie but this scene below killed me when I first saw it.
3. Sixteen Candles
Molly Ringwald. Anthony Michael Hall. And of course, Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong.
Again lots of good scenes, like Molly’s grandparents feeling her up, but this scene between Molly and Anthony was sincere, touching and damn funny.
4. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Just way too much fun.
Tags: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, John Hughes, She's Having a Baby, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club
