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So sad.

Legendary director John Hughes has passed away at the young age of 59.

Hughes suffered a heart attack during a morning walk while visiting his family in NYC on Thursday.

Hughes was responsible for writing and directing some of the most iconic movies of the '80s, such as The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

He will be greatly missed.

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    1. 1

      rest in peace…



    2. 2

      Thats really sad … he was AMAZING !!!



    3. 3

      i hope he haunts you mario



    4. 4

      awwww 80s are officially over!



    5. 5

      "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller. RIP JOHN HUGHES



    6. 6

      :( first?



    7. 7

      great movies he made, we'll be sadly missed !!!! condolences to his family !!!



    8. 8

      :( I love his movies :(



    9. 9

      Omg nooooo!! i loved every one of those movies!! Like ahhh that suckkkksss



    10. 10

      A real talent has been lost. Rest in peace, John. You will be missed greatly.



    11. 11

      R.I.P.



    12. 12

      That's so sad. He was really great. Those movies (and Hughes through his work) will live on forever.



    13. 13

      this really makes me sad. i grew up absolutely loving pretty in pink. i just did a school project on him. : (
      he was a totally genius directer.



    14. 14

      Very sad! 59 and going for a walk? Live your life every day like it's your last day on earth. Enjoy/love/fuck/smile/fart/give/sing!



    15. 15

      he was amazing i loved all of those movies! i was born like a whole decade l8er, but i kno and love all of them! thanks 4 the classics and rest in peace



    16. 16

      r.i.p

    17. YUCK says – reply to this


      17

      this is definitely the year everyone died. its the economy



    18. 18

      awww this sucks! D:
      i l



    19. 19

      People are just dropping dead lately. It's not just celebrities. Could be due to all the drugs being consumed — legal and non-legal.



    20. 20

      AWwwwwwwwwwww…at least he left some awesome movies…



    21. 21

      awh man.



    22. 22

      RIP John, loved your movies



    23. 23

      Oh my! What a talent he was and how many of our lives he affected with his films.
      RIP!



    24. 24

      Oh my God..he actually is legendary.

      Christ, I'm bloody sad about this.



    25. 25

      RIP! Love his films! Especially Ferris :)



    26. 26

      Re: Sharon Mirrors – You took the words right outta my mouth.. so sad.

    27. pabst says – reply to this


      27

      Damn, he was delightful.



    28. 28

      This news is so awful. But what a great legacy he left behind. So many people grew up loving those movies.



    29. 29

      Oh my God!! How sad :( He made the movies of my youth!



    30. 30

      FUCK.



    31. 31

      may he rest in peace. he was a gifted artist who gave us such inspirational film commentary on the angst of growing up during the 80s.



    32. 32

      So tragic! All of those movies can be qualified as new classics…each one is clever and witty and awesome in it's own way!



    33. 33

      I am so saddened by his death. RIP. He defined the 'teen' flicks. Awesome set of movies under his name. All my faves.

    34. Sgirl says – reply to this


      34

      So sad. Love him. Love al his movies. He will be missed. So young. So sad.



    35. 35

      RIP John….you made growing up in the 80s not only bearable but wickedly funny…..a huge talent that will be sadly missed, but never forgotten.



    36. 36

      i swear i feel like a piece of my childhood just died



    37. 37

      What a loss. His movies defined the 80s.



    38. 38

      Do you KNOW how many times I've seen "
      Sixteen Candles" ? O=Mi-Gawd !! And Ferris Bueller. Classics — the Breakfast Club, ehhhhhh………

      Sad to hear this. He was right on with the youth trendy movement at the time.

    39. Jai says – reply to this


      39

      Such sad news. I loved his films.



    40. 40

      i loved all those movies..

      RIP



    41. 41

      i can't believe this!! first Michael Jackson now john huges? his movies are classic and work for every generation of teens its true what the say the good die young

      "life moves pretty fast if you don't slow down once in a while you could miss it"



    42. 42

      =[
      mew



    43. 43

      as a teenager in the 80's I am deeply saddened. His movies got me through those awkward years. Farewell John



    44. 44

      My heart goes out to his family. :(



    45. 45

      very very sad :( he was an amazing director and writer! the 80's are officially over now :(

      rest in peace, john!



    46. 46

      such a loss…my condolences …
      "i can't believe i gave my panties to a geek"



    47. 47

      I grew up on his movies and until this day I still consider them the best movies ever made. I hope he knew the impact he made on so many people world wide. R. I. P. hearts;



    48. 48

      omg so sad!! RIP



    49. 49

      :( :( :( :( He made so many great movies!



    50. 50

      this guy MADE Molly Ringwald!



    51. 51

      Re: CzNano723 – I know how you feel…

      I loved all his movies… how many more entertainment icons are we going to lose this year??? Enough already!



    52. 52

      RIP to another 80s legend



    53. 53

      REST IN PEACE. I LOVED YOUR MOVIES!!!



    54. 54

      such a genius. RIP.



    55. 55

      The man was a genius! will be missed..this summer really sucks!



    56. 56

      no way!!!!this is uber sad!



    57. 57

      His movies were just amazing no matter your age! I was already in my 30s and to this day watch them over and over and over…..RIP John you will live on forever!



    58. 58

      Thank you for the laughs.



    59. 59

      He defined my generation. I am very sad. My thoughts, prayers and love go out to his family.



    60. 60

      Now the here we go again. RIP John was a great director. Oh, I am going to miss him. So young….



    61. 61

      :( I am just glad he was able to shine for a time in his life though and we experienced it. LOVED his movies!

      Long Duck Dong, "Watsa hoppeneen hawt stuff?…" eyebrows



    62. 62

      Sadness. A legend in pop culture has just passed away. RIP.



    63. 63

      some of the best movies everrr



    64. 64

      This man wrote and directed some of the best movies ever! The Breakfast Club, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, National Lampoons Vacation, Pretty In Pink, Uncle Buck, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family.



    65. 65

      This man understood me like no other while I was growing up. R.I.P. :'(



    66. 66

      omg thats so sad! :( I just watched "Farris Bueller's day off" yesterday. I love all his movies. Amazing director. RIP



    67. 67

      Thats really sad….the world just lost a bit of talet :(



    68. 68

      Thats really sad….the world just lost a bit of talent :(



    69. 69

      Why couldn't it have been Michael Bay!?!?!??!?!?!?! WHHHHHHYYYYYYYY!!!!!!



    70. 70

      I wish we had someone like him like him for our generation, he made the 80's teen classics and we haven't had any quite like them since…May he R.I.P.



    71. 71

      He also wrote Home Alone too.



    72. 72

      Re: Sharon Mirrors – ur right the 80's are officially over….this guy got all of us through our teen years in the 80's….I actually saw 16 candles on my 15th birthday and had so much expectations for my 16th…i thought i would be married to jake ryan by now…but that's ok i ended up with the geek who actually grew up to be a real cool and sweet guy…..may our youth rest in peace now along with our youth counselor Mr. John Hughes… :(



    73. 73

      John Hughes made my boyfriend's dad famous. He was "jake ryan" in sixteen candles. That movie made him.

      What the hell is up with all the celebrities dying this year? Hollywood is coming to it's end it seems…



    74. 74

      RIP J.Hughes :(



    75. 75

      amazing job directing those movies…RIP



    76. 76

      another legend pass on…damn it sees that all the great ppl in hollywood i passing away come on …but that's is GOD decision and only his action is the one that counts… REST IN PEACE I LUV THE 80s thank you for providing me with the best and my fav teen movies ever still my favs today even if i was born in 1990 i love the 80s R.I.P



    77. 77

      i grew up watch i greatness of j hues. he made life relavent for my age . he will be grately missed



    78. 78

      Re: JigSaw – Thank you Jig Saw for playing nice with this post. I loved John Hughes movies and still own Sixteen Candles!!!

      I saw your post and said Aw even Jig Saw did not say anything witty or mean. :-) RIP John Hughes!



    79. 79

      He was so amazing! I'm sad :( RIP John.



    80. 80

      RIP



    81. 81

      To Say I was shocked is putting it mildly. He was so YOUNG. As everyone else has said, he will be greatly missed.



    82. 82

      God bless you. A great actor who was iconic to the 80's. RIP you champion!



    83. 83

      John Hughes, MJ, my Grandma. This past month and a half, everything relevant besides my parents and Madonna are gone from my childhood. John had an AMAZING concept for what teen movies should be, and for that, we thank you and will miss you. R.I.P., and may your family find comfort in all you've inspired and left behind.

    84. jusj says – reply to this


      84

      r.i.p. a true artist has died…..



    85. 85

      R.I.P. John Hughes….and thank you for my 2 favorite movies of all time, Breakfast Club and 16 Candles. :(
      ~
      "Dont you forget about me…dont dont dont dont…"



    86. 86

      thanks you for my childhood john hughes!!! R.I.P



    87. 87

      king of the 80s i cant believe all the movies he made.. basically any good teen 80s movies was by him



    88. 88

      My childhood is gone :( I loved all those 80's movies….and I LOVED Home Alone!!!
      R.I.P John



    89. 89

      OMG! No! Why?



    90. 90

      He spoke for my generation. How terribly sad he's gone.



    91. 91

      Re: helen2009 – Good appropriate quote!!!

      Perez, let's hope there is coverage of statements from actors from his movies here, eh? He was held in very high regard by just about every one to my knowledge.



    92. 92

      RIP! He was GREAT!!!



    93. 93

      R.I.P he made practically all my favorite movies and made me relate to all the characters.



    94. 94

      Oh, how sad, he was from my time and he made some of my favorite movies then, especially The Breakfast Club and Some Kind of Wonderful (Eric Stolz, Mary Stuart Masterson a.o.), but the others were great too, much better then most teenmovies today, especially in comedy, it's too much like American Pie humor, wich get's old real soon. That he was just 59, I thought he would be older by now, but very sad, my dad died the same way when he was just 60 years old and I still miss him after 15 years, I still think about him often, like little reminders, nostalgia….

      R.I.P. In Nominé Padre, et Fîle, et Spiritus Sancti, Amen, much love and prayers to his family and friends, co-workers and his fans and there are a lot of them, peace!!