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Director john hughes dies, aged 59
Posted:
Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:55 pmby lakes10
US director John Hughes has died after suffering a heart attack in New York, his spokeswoman has confirmed.
The 59-year-old, who worked on movies such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, was on holiday in Manhattan with his family, The AP reports.
Hughes's representative confirmed that the filmmaker, originally from Lansing, Michigan, was taking a morning walk when he suffered the heart attack.
The helmer wrote the screenplays for Pretty in Pink and Home Alone, while he was also credited with a producer role on Flubber and National Lampoon's Vacation.
Posted:
Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:56 pmby lakes10
very sad, i love his films, in fact i think the way i am is down to a lot of his film.
even today i use TRA in my teaching.
RIP
Posted:
Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:58 pmby lakes10
Drillbit Taylor (2008) (story) (as Edmond Dantes)
Beethoven's 5th (2003) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantes)
... aka Beethoven's 5th: Big Paw (USA)
Maid in Manhattan (2002) (story) (as Edmond Dantès)
... aka Made in New York (USA: poster title)
Home Alone 4 (2002) (TV) (characters)
... aka Home Alone: Taking Back the House (USA: DVD title)
Beethoven's 4th (2001) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
Just Visiting (2001) (screenplay)
... aka Les visiteurs en Amérique (France)
Beethoven's 3rd (2000) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
American Adventure (2000) (TV) (characters)
... aka National Lampoon's American Adventure (USA: complete title)
Reach the Rock (1998) (written by)
Home Alone 3 (1997) (written by)
Flubber (1997) (screenplay)
... aka Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (screenplay)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (screenplay)
Baby's Day Out (1994) (written by)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
Dennis the Menace (1993) (written by)
... aka Dennis (UK)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (characters) (written by)
... aka Home Alone II (USA: short title)
Beethoven (1992) (written by) (as Edmond Dantès)
... aka Beethoven: Story of a Dog (Australia: cable TV title)
Curly Sue (1991) (written by)
Dutch (1991) (written by)
... aka Driving Me Crazy
Career Opportunities (1991) (written by)
... aka One Wild Night
Home Alone (1990) (written by)
Christmas Vacation (1989) (written by)
... aka National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's Winter Holiday (UK)
Uncle Buck (1989) (written by)
The Great Outdoors (1988) (written by)
She's Having a Baby (1988) (written by)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (written by)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (written by)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) (written by)
Pretty in Pink (1986) (written by)
Weird Science (1985) (written by)
European Vacation (1985) (screenplay) (story)
... aka National Lampoon's European Vacation (UK: video box title)
The Breakfast Club (1985) (written by)
Sixteen Candles (1984) (written by)
Nate and Hayes (1983) (written by)
... aka Savage Islands (UK)
Vacation (1983) (screenplay) (short story "Vacation '58")
... aka National Lampoon's Vacation (UK) (USA: complete title)
... aka American Vacation (Europe: English title: video title)
Mr. Mom (1983) (written by)
... aka Mr. Mum
... aka Perfect Daddy (Philippines: English title)
Class Reunion (1982) (written by)
... aka National Lampoon's Class Reunion
"Delta House" (5 episodes, 1979)
- The Matriculation of Kent Dorfman (1979) TV episode (written by)
- Campus Fair (1979) TV episode (written by)
- The Deformity (1979) TV episode (written by)
- The Lady in Weighting (1979) TV episode (written by)
- The Shortest Yard (1979) TV episode (written by)
Posted:
Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:54 amby dawson99
was gutted about thgis, made some of fave films growing up... became a recluse tho but will be missed