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Rep Power: 30 | RIP John Hughes Filmmaker John Hughes dies at 59 'Sixteen Candles,' 'Breakfast Club' director had heart attack By Gregg Kilday Aug 6, 2009, 04:44 PM ET Updated: Aug 6, 2009, 06:10 PM ET John Hughes, the Chicago-based filmmaker who redefined the joys and heartbreak of high school in the '80s, died of a heart attack in New York on Thursday. He was 59. He suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk while visiting family members in Manhattan, his representatives said. With films such as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," which he wrote and directed, Hughes treated teens with respect, reaching beyond the traditional stereotypes to create characters that spoke to a generation. In the process, he nurtured the careers of such young actors as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy. Hughes enjoyed his biggest boxoffice success with 1990's "Home Alone," which he wrote and produced. Directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin as a young boy who must ward off a pair of bumbling burglars when his parents inadvertently leave him behind, the family-friendly comedy grossed $285.8 million domestically for 20th Century Fox and spawned two sequels. But Hughes found his longest-running onscreen collaborator in the late comic performer John Candy, who appeared in one of the first films Hughes wrote, 1983's "Vacation." The two then reteamed in 1987's "Planes, Trains & Automobiles," in which Candy co-starred with Steve Martin as two mismatched holiday travelers. He went on to star in such Hughes movies as "The Great Outdoors," "Uncle Buck," "Career Opportunities" and "Only the Lonely." Hughes is survived by Nancy, his wife of 39 years, two sons, John and James, and four grandchildren. A John Hughes filmography follows: Director: Curly Sue (1991) Uncle Buck (1989) She's Having a Baby (1988) Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Weird Science (1985) The Breakfast Club (1985) Sixteen Candles (1984) Writer: Drillbit Taylor (2008) Beethoven's 5th (2003) Maid in Manhattan (2002) Home Alone 4 (2002) Beethoven's 4th (2001) Just Visiting (2001) Beethoven's 3rd (2000) American Adventure (2000) Reach the Rock (1998) Home Alone 3 (1997) Flubber (1997) 101 Dalmatians (1996) Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Baby's Day Out (1994) Beethoven's 2nd (1993) Dennis the Menace (1993) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Beethoven (1992) Curly Sue (1991) Dutch (1991) Career Opportunities (1991) Home Alone (1990) Christmas Vacation (1989) Uncle Buck (1989) The Great Outdoors (1988) She's Having a Baby (1988) Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Pretty in Pink (1986) Weird Science (1985) European Vacation (1985) The Breakfast Club (1985) Sixteen Candles (1984) Nate and Hayes (1983) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Mr. Mom (1983) Producer: New Port South (2001) Reach the Rock (1998) Home Alone 3 (1997) Flubber (1997) 101 Dalmatians (1996) Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Baby's Day Out (1994) Dennis the Menace (1993) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Curly Sue (1991) Dutch (1991) Only the Lonely (1991) Career Opportunities (1991) Home Alone (1990) Christmas Vacation (1989) Uncle Buck (1989) The Great Outdoors (1988) She's Having a Baby (1988) Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Pretty in Pink (1986) The Breakfast Club (1985) |
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