It’s sad news that the superb writer and director of some my favorite comedies passed away yesterday during a visit to New York City. I’ll be watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Planes Trains and Automobiles, and Uncle Buck again soon, in tribute to this gifted filmmaker.
John Hughes, Director of ’80s Comedies, Dies at 59: “Mr. Hughes helped define a generation with films like ‘The Breakfast Club,’ ‘Sixteen Candles’ and ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.’
(Via New York Times)