Comments on: Forgotten Fridays: John Hughes Tribute

By: Preview Films

Preview Films — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:05:22 +0000

I was in my early teens and grew up with these classic movies.
It was all about being different, about geeks vs preppies, computers, teen angst, and sexy girls.
Here is a tribute I did to the Howard Hughes movies that changed my life growing up.
My favourites i put on my site at previewfilms

Ferris Bueller’s Day off
Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Pretty in Pink
Sixteen Candles

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:39:42 +0000

Great choices EXCEPT that She’s Having A Baby is missing. The scene where his wife is on the delivery table and he’s having flashbacks while Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work” is playing…makes me cry everytime. Maybe it’s too girly for you though…LOL

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:29:00 +0000

yes, I know I’m a huge fan of the non-Hughes film Heathers. That has nothing to do with it….

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:26:47 +0000

“More accurately I was Duckie”

For some unknown reason, I can kind of see you dancing and lip synching to Otis Redding’s Try A Little Tenderness….

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“Rent” Mr. Mom? I agree- until a widescreen version is put out, and not the barebones pan n scan.

“Rent” Vacation? Are you nuts?

“Renr” Sixteen Candles? Are you really nuts?

“Buy” Ferris Beuller? I’d much rather buy the previous two. I never liked Ferris at all, and I was already into the band known as Yello at the time..*(“Oh yeah!”) but even that didn’t do anything for me. Granted, a young Ben Stien made a “good” bizarre teacher…and I liked Mia Sara’s legs. But I would not even rent this. I avoid it when I can. I hated the movie overall then, I still despise it now. No, I’m not nuts. My shrink told me so.

All the rest are great stuff. However, due to these infractions, I hereby sentence you to a mandatory 6 hour marathon of Baby’s Day Out.

By: kanthan

kanthan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:53:05 +0000

didnt he also do homealone and Curley sue which are faves

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:48:41 +0000

Keaton was last seen in Herbie (and some other smaller roles), heard in Cars (he was Chick) and will be Ken in Toy Story 3.

By: Abe Froman

Abe Froman — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:44:45 +0000

John Hughes ruled.

By: Encore Entertainment

Encore Entertainment — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:00:34 +0000

God I LOVED Uncle Buck back in the day. That was a good movie and I also loved Rerris Bueller’s Day off. Michael Keaton was good in Mr. Mom…what ever happened to his star? He was good in Beetlejuice and great in TV movie Live From Baghdad, but where the f(^@ is he now?

By: Matt Keith

Matt Keith — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:10:31 +0000

I’m not much of a fan of his film, but of those I would have to say I like Ferris Buller’s Day off, Plain Trains and Automobiles, The Breakfast Club would have to be my favorite, and my parents just love watching Uncle Buck.

By: Grave

Grave — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:03:47 +0000

I just love that scene in Kevin Smith’s Dogma where Jay talks about how because of Silent Bob’s love of John Hughs movies led them to go to the town of Sermer from the movies. Only to find out the town doesnt even exist. “Hollywood is so fake.”