Director John Hughes influenced generation of teens
Famed teen-movie director John Hughes has died at the age of 59, according to Variety.
John Hughes, more than probably any other director, had an influence on my teenage years, with films including “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Pretty in Pink” and “Sixteen Candles.”
He spoke to being an outsider as a teen more than anyone else of his generation, and today’s filmmakers including Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen owe him a debt of gratitude. Anyone who makes a movie about teenagers can’t help but be influenced by Hughes’ redefinition of the genre.
Hughes’ collaborations with then-ingenue Molly Ringwald made her a star and put her on the cover of Time magazine. His “Molly Trilogy” of films – “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink” – were a catalog of teen longing and tribulation.
I can blame Hughes, through Ferris Bueller, of my questionable decision to wear a beret, but also for my willingness to live for the day, each day. At my high school graduation, I quoted Ferris Bueller, reminding graduates that life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Worth remembering today as we remember a writer and director who was truly in touch with what it was to be young.
- Matt Price
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everyone and anyone can connect with his movies, i don’t think anyone will ever make movies as he did.