John Hughes

John Hughes’ teen movies from the 80’s were pivotal in my life…  My favorites were, and still are, Sixteen Candles {the song “If You Were Here” still gives me a chill}, Pretty in Pink {Blaine??  ICK!  And don’t you agree that James Spader’s character must have been the inspiration for Chuck Bass? }, The Breakfast Club {every line in that movie is perfection}.  So sad that John Hughes died at the young age of 59 today.

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P.S. Click on the movie titles above to see the original- and extremely dated!!- trailers for the movies!

Melissa
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Melissa is obsessed with carnivals- cotton candy, deep-fried Twinkies and scary rides {especially the Zipper!}. She was a fashion editor in New York City for 8 years before opening Ruby Press in 2001.

3 Comments

  1. fric and frac
    Posted August 7, 2009 at 10:59 pm | Permalink

    Oh how I loved John Hughes films! The song from Sixteen Candles – If You Were Here – still gives me chills too! I remember when the Pretty in Pink trailer came out I was so excited to see it – watching it again just now completely brought me back to my youth! Thanks!

  2. rikshaw design
    Posted August 8, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Permalink

    i heart ducky from pretty in pink…

  3. Ashley
    Posted August 15, 2009 at 12:06 am | Permalink

    I feel like a part of my childhood died right along with him. Sixteen Candles will always be near and dear to my heart. Where is my Jake Ryan?

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