Where would we be without John Hughes? Frankly, I just don't know. Ill admit, I'm a product of growing up in the 80s. I watched my MTV, rolled my jeans, wore flannel shirts to school, had a ton of hair, made my mom buy me the Thriller album on vinyl...the list goes on-and-on. Though I will tell you this. Without a doubt, I wouldn't be working in Hollywood today, if I hadn't watched all the John Hughes film growing up.
My friends and I used to have, what wed call these 'movie fests' each week. Usually at my friend Blake's house, we'd stay up all night watching Weird Science or The Breakfast Club, and then go on our paper route, laughing and giggling about the movies we just watched. It was the time of our lives, not a care in the world. Something so special about being a teen. I quite often miss it.
Hughes knew what he was doing. He tapped into the teenage zeitgeist better than anyone. He just understood young people. I wonder what he'd say now about young people movies that come out each year or lack there of. Amanda Jones, where are you when we need you? Wyatt, "maybe if we put our nose to the door, we can smell the food?"
So many great movies:
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Pretty In Pink
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Some Kind of Wonderful
Just to name a few...
We hold these dear to our heart, not just because they are great, but because of the memories we associate with these films. They are absolutely timeless pieces of art that I hope are never forgotten. Some day my wife and I will have a child and I cant even tell you how excited I will be when we sit down and watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the first time. I cant wait. Mark your calendar for 2018!
On a side note, even just today, one of those classic lines found its way into a conversation that a friend, Bobby and I had after our tennis game. I was sitting on the court, so exhausted, my heart was beating through my chest and I just happened to spit it out...
"I'm dying."
Without a moments hesitation Bobby says...
"You're not dying, you just cant think of anything good to do."
So on that note, just remember..."Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Love you John Hughes.
