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more about #prettyinpink more comments → geckogirl: Quote: "admits she won't acknowledge the rest of the Breakfast Club once school resumes" of Claire from the Breakfast Club. Wait, she is LOSING points... more » Callinectes: I was almost hyperventilating by the time I got to the end b/c I thought you were going to leave out Watts. I should have had more faith in you. more » voteforme: With the exception of Ferris Bueller, I've always felt that Hughes' films are incredibly poorly written, in no small part because he never figured out... more » BubbaYaga: you know, i was one of those girls that the other high school girls always wanted to "make over". i blame movies like the breakfast club and many more... more » ShreelaBabas: "You look good wearing my future." Watts was the only girl in a John Hughes movie who loved a guy for all the right reasons. Claire wanted to rebel so... more » AllieCaulfield: Anyone else marvel at the fact that Mary Stuart Masterson didn't become a big time film star? At Close Range, Fried Green Tomatoes...Masterson was ama... more » Hooplehead: Sorry guys, but I think Jeannie Bueller was an archetypal "hysterical, annoying female" part. She's obsessed with Ferris getting away with more than ... more » bluebears: I was a non-teen in the 80s but I remember loving these movies. However watching them as an adult is a bit of a let down. The characters are all so DR... more » Lymed: Next can we grade couples? Although I guess it isn't fair if we end up comparing couples to Watts and Keith. more » MagentaCuppa: i love allison.. as for the makeover, yea it is kinda disheartening to see a girl who was cool before change.. but isn't it growing too??? new interes... more » MissTicklebritches: I have to disagree with your analysis of both Amanda Jones and Watts. I think Amanda grew a lot throughout the movie. She must be upgraded to at le... more » BlondeGoddess: I haven't read through all Hortense's labour of love yet because I got distracted by the visual of a wasted Charlie Sheene at the police department. H... more » ides: Ferris and Jeannie were twins, no? If she's the older sister still in high school when Ferris is a senior, she either stayed back a year or they're t... more » TheGuvnah: I've definitely never seen Some Kind of Wonderful. I wonder how it would hold up viewed for the first time by a 30 year old. more » maydaystudio: Perhaps we should grade on a curve? It has been 20+ years, and I'm a bit jaded in the teen-queen department, but Watts, Andie, and Jeannie Bueller wou... more » -
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Who Was The Ideal John Hughes Heroine?
About a month ago, we went through the ups and downs of having a John Hughes boyfriend. As a tribute to Mr. Hughes, who passed away Friday, I thought I'd give the same treatment to his beloved teenage heroines.
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5 Movies John Hughes Will Be Remembered For
Filmmaker John Hughes passed away today at 59. Though he was responsible for such classics as Vacation, Mr. Mom, and Home Alone, it's probably his teen movies—which continue to resonate with each generation—that he'll really be remembered for. More » -
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John Hughes 1950 — 2009
The director, producer and writer responsible for hugely popular movies like National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink died today in New York. More to come. [TMZ, Wikipedia] -
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The Ups And Downs Of Having A John Hughes Boyfriend
With teen comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper hitting theaters this weekend (and getting trashed by the critics), I began thinking of teen comedy dreamboats of the past, and decided to break them down, one by one.
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A Thousand Words
Some of what is going on at the G20 Summit is really freaking amazing. [World Of Wonder] -
