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'''John Wilden Hughes Jr.'''<ref name="reutersa">{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=Dean |title="Brat Pack" Director John Hughes Dies of Heart Attack |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE57569520090806 |publisher=Reuters |date=August 6, 2009 |access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine. He went on in Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s. He directed such films as ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'', ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'', and ''[[Uncle Buck]]''; and wrote the films ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'', ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Dutch (1991 film)|Dutch]]'', and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.
Most of Hughes' works were set in [[Chicago]]. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. Many of his most enduring characters from these years were written for [[Molly Ringwald]]
== Early life and education ==
Hughes was born on February 18, 1950, in [[Lansing, Michigan]], to Marion Crawford, who volunteered in charity work, and John Hughes Sr., who worked in sales.
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[[File:John Hughes, 1967 HS Yearbook.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Hughes as a junior at [[Glenbrook North High School]] (1967)]]
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After dropping out of the <!-- DO NOT CHANGE TO ASU. CONTRADICTS WP:RS -->[[University of Arizona]]<!-- DO NOT CHANGE TO ASU. CONTRADICTS WP:RS -->,<ref name="John Wilden Hughes, Jr">{{cite web |title=John Wilden Hughes, Jr. |url=http://www.biography.com/people/john-hughes-476258#death |website=Biography.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> Hughes began selling jokes to well-established performers such as [[Rodney Dangerfield]] and [[Joan Rivers]].<ref name="variety">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006975 |work=Variety |first=Pat |last=Saperstein |title=Director John Hughes dies at 59 |date=August 6, 2009}}</ref> Hughes used his jokes to get an entry-level job at [[DDB Worldwide|Needham, Harper & Steers]] as an advertising [[copywriter]] in Chicago in 1970<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-john-hughes7-2009aug07,0,6955065.story |title=John Hughes dies at 59; writer-director of '80s teen films |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 7, 2009 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> and later in 1974 at [[Leo Burnett Worldwide]]. During this period, he created what became the famous Edge "Credit Card Shaving Test" ad campaign.
Hughes's work on the [[Virginia Slims]] account frequently took him to the [[Philip Morris USA|Philip Morris]] headquarters in New York City, which allowed him to visit the offices of ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> Soon thereafter, Hughes became a regular contributor;<ref name=Salon2013>{{cite web|title=John Hughes: How National Lampoon led to 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Ferris Bueller': His '80s movies still define American teendom. It all began with the National Lampoon and Chevy Chase's 'Vacation'|work=[[Salon.com]]|first=ELLIN |last=STEIN|date=June 24, 2013 |url=https://www.salon.com/2013/06/24/john_hughes_how_national_lampoon_led_to_the_breakfast_club_and_ferris_bueller/}}</ref> editor [[P. J. O'Rourke]] recalled that "John wrote so fast and so well that it was hard for a monthly magazine to keep up with him
=== 1982–1986: Breakthrough and teen films ===
His first credited screenplay, ''[[National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]'', was written while he was still on staff at the magazine. The resulting film became the second disastrous attempt by the flagship to duplicate the runaway success of ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]''. Hughes's next screenplay for the imprint, however, ''National Lampoon's Vacation'',<ref name=Salon2013 /> would become a major hit in 1983. This, along with the success of another Hughes script that same year, ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', earned him a three-film deal with [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Spy article">{{cite magazine |last=Brady |first=Celia |title=Big Baby |magazine=[[Spy (magazine)|Spy]] |date=August 1990 |pages=66–77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oepe_lUpLWAC&pg=PA77 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
Hughes's directorial debut, ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'' (1984), won almost unanimous praise when it was released in 1984, due in no small part to its more honest depiction of navigating adolescence and the social dynamics of high school life in stark contrast to the ''[[Porky's]]''-inspired comedies made at the time. It was the first in a string of efforts about teenage life set in or around high school, including ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' (1985), ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'' (1985), and ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' (1986), all of which he wrote and directed, and ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986) and ''[[Some Kind of Wonderful (film)|Some Kind of Wonderful]]'' (1987), which he wrote and produced.
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Actor John Candy created many memorable roles in films written, directed or produced by Hughes, including ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (1983), ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'' (1988), ''Uncle Buck'' (1989), ''Home Alone'' (1990), ''[[Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities]]'' and ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]'' (both 1991). Over the years, Hughes and Candy developed a close friendship. Hughes was greatly shaken by Candy's sudden death from a heart attack in 1994. "He talked a lot about how much he loved Candy—if Candy had lived longer, I think John would have made more films as a director", says [[Vince Vaughn]], a friend of Hughes.<ref name="bardofyouth" />
Hughes's greatest commercial success came with ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990), a film he wrote and produced about a child accidentally left behind when his family goes away for Christmas, forcing him to protect himself and his house from a pair of inept burglars. Hughes completed the first draft of ''Home Alone'' in just 9 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Cow, Home Alone Is 25! |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2015/Home-Alone/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Chicago Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Home Alone'' was the top-grossing film of 1990, and remains the most successful live-action family comedy of all time. He followed up with the sequels ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'' in 1992 and ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' in 1997. Some of the subsequent films he wrote and produced during this time also contained elements of the ''Home Alone'' formula, including the successful ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993) and the box office flop ''[[Baby's Day Out]]'' (1994). He also wrote screenplays under the pseudonym [[Edmond Dantès|Edmond Dantes]] (or Dantès), after the [[protagonist]] of [[Alexandre Dumas]]'s novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''. Screenplays credited to the Dantes ''[[nom de plume]]'' include ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'', ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'' and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.<ref name="variety" />
===Unproduced screenplays===
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* ''Debs'' – a satire on Texas debutantes<ref name="A Life in Film">{{cite book |last=Honeycutt |first=Kirk |title=John Hughes: A Life in Film |date=2015 |pages=41}}</ref> (1983; [[Aaron Spelling Productions]])
* ''The New Kid''<ref name="LostJH" /> (1986)
* ''[[Oil and Vinegar (film)|Oil and Vinegar]]'' – a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl end up talking about their lives during the length of the car ride<ref>{{cite web |title=Details About One of John Hughes Unproduced Screenplays |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |publisher=/Film |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/18/details-about-one-of-john-hughes-unproduced-screenplays/ |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222201505/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/18/details-about-one-of-john-hughes-unproduced-screenplays/ |archive-date=February 22, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1987)
* ''Bartholomew Vs. Neff'' – a vehicle that would have starred [[Sylvester Stallone]] and John Candy as feuding neighbors<ref>{{cite news |title=Him Alone |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6DC143AF937A3575BC0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |access-date=March 3, 2009 |first=Bill |last=Carter |date=August 4, 1991}}</ref> (1991)
* ''Black Cat Bone: The Return of Huckleberry Finn''<ref name="LostJH">{{cite web |title=The Lost Projects of John Hughes |last=Evans |first=Bradford |publisher=Splitsider |url=http://splitsider.com/2012/07/the-lost-projects-of-john-hughes/ |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520072857/http://splitsider.com/2012/07/the-lost-projects-of-john-hughes/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1991)
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* ''The Bee'' – a feature-length [[Disney]] film that actor [[Daniel Stern (actor)|Daniel Stern]] was attached to direct<ref>{{cite magazine |title=John Hughes' View from the Top |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304699,00.html |access-date=March 3, 2009 |first=Tim |last=Appelo |date=December 2, 1994 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205182647/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304699,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1994)
* ''Tickets'' – Teens wait overnight for free tickets to a farewell concert<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Projects 1999–2002 (haven't heard anything since) |publisher=The John Hughes Files |url=http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/oldnews.html |access-date=August 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919165654/http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/oldnews.html |archive-date=September 19, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> (1996)
* ''The Grigsbys Go Broke'' – a wealthy family lose their fortune, forcing them to move to the other side of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Hughes to do "The Grisbeys" |publisher=Screenwriters' Utopia |url=http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=557 |access-date=March 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526222511/http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=557 |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> (2003)
== Later
In 1994, Hughes retired from the public eye and moved back to the Chicago area. The following year, Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, both of whom had production deals with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], formed the short-lived joint venture [[production studio]] Great Oaks Entertainment.<ref name=variety1994>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/hughes-and-mestres-team-in-disney-based-great-oaks-ent-99124577/|title=Hughes And Mestres Team In Disney-based Great Oaks Ent.|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Anita M.|last=Busch|date=February 19, 1995|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Petrikin |first1=Chris |title=Variety power players 2000 : movers and shakers, power brokers and career makers in Hollywood |date=1999 |isbn=0399525696 |page=[https://archive.org/details/varietypowerplay00chri/page/50 50] |publisher=Perigee Books |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/varietypowerplay00chri/page/50}}</ref> Hughes worked in Chicago, while Mestres was based in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book|title=John Hughes: A Life in Film|date=2015|publisher=Race Point Publishing|first=Kirk|last=Honeycutt|isbn=9781631060229|page=188}}</ref> The company produced the films ''[[Jack (1996 film)|Jack]]'', ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'', and ''[[Flubber (film)|Flubber]]'', but Hughes and Mestres ended their partnership in 1997.<ref name=variety1997>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/mestres-takes-root-at-disney-111661086/|title=Mestres takes root at Disney|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dan|last=Cox|date=November 4, 1997|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> The 1998 film ''[[Reach the Rock]]'', which was produced as part of the partnership between Hughes and Mestres, was subsequently credited as "a [[Gramercy Pictures]] release of a John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres production".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/reach-the-rock-2-1117487790/|title=Reach the Rock|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Lael|last=Loewenstein|date=October 16, 1998|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
In 1970, the then-20-year old{{r|orourke20150322}} Hughes married Nancy Ludwig, whom he had met in high school. Together they had two children: John Hughes III (born in 1976) and James Hughes (born in 1979). They were together until his death in 2009. Nancy Hughes died on September 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882439/nancy-hughes-inspiration-trusted-adviser-wife-filmmaker-john-hughes-dies-68 |title=Nancy Hughes, inspiration, trusted adviser and wife of filmmaker John Hughes, has died at 68 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |last=O'Donnell |first=Maureen |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925133534/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882439/nancy-hughes-inspiration-trusted-adviser-wife-filmmaker-john-hughes-dies-68}}</ref> [[Michael Weiss (journalist)|Michael Weiss]] argued that Hughes's films expressed a [[Reagan Republican]] worldview.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Weiss (journalist) |title=Some Kind of Republican |url=https://slate.com/culture/2006/09/the-political-conservatism-of-john-hughes.html |work=Slate |date=21 September 2006}}</ref> In response to this, [[P. J. O'Rourke]] wrote that:
{{blockquote|"I have no idea how, or if, John voted ... John and I never bothered to talk much about our politics. What we did talk about was the 20th century's dominant scrambled egghead bien pensant buttinski parlor pinko righty-tighty lefty-loosey nutfudge notion that middle-class American culture was junk, that middle-class Americans were passive dimbulbs, that America itself was a flop and that America's suburbs were a living hell almost beyond the power of [[John Cheever]]'s words to describe ... We were becoming conservatives—in the most conservational sense. There were things that others before us had achieved and these were worth conserving ... Family was the most conservative thing about John. Walking across the family room in your stocking feet and stepping on a [[Lego]] (ouch!) was the fundamental building block of society."{{r|orourke20150322}}}}▼
▲{{blockquote|I have no idea how, or if, John voted ... John and I never bothered to talk much about our politics. What we did talk about was the 20th century's dominant scrambled egghead bien pensant buttinski parlor pinko righty-tighty lefty-loosey nutfudge notion that middle-class American culture was junk, that middle-class Americans were passive dimbulbs, that America itself was a flop and that America's suburbs were a living hell almost beyond the power of [[John Cheever]]'s words to describe ... We were becoming conservatives—in the most conservational sense. There were things that others before us had achieved and these were worth conserving ... Family was the most conservative thing about John. Walking across the family room in your stocking feet and stepping on a [[Lego]] (ouch!) was the fundamental building block of society.{{r|orourke20150322}}}}
On August 5, 2009, Hughes and his wife traveled to New York City to visit their son James and their new grandson. James said his father appeared to be in good health that night and that the family had made plans for the next day. On the morning of August 6, Hughes was taking a walk close to his hotel on West 55th Street in Manhattan when he suffered a heart attack.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> He was rushed to [[Mount Sinai West|Roosevelt Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead at age 59.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |title=Tracking down the place where we lost John Hughes |publisher=movieline.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=August 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221113151/http://www.movieline.com//2009//08//tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hughes's funeral was held on August 11 in Chicago; he was buried at [[Lake Forest Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109064056/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-date=2016-11-09 |url-access=subscription |title=Buried in Chicago: Where the famous rest in peace |author=Kori Rumore |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref> It was attended by his wife, two
==Legacy==
The [[Pilot (Community)|pilot episode]] of the NBC comedy ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', broadcast on September 17, 2009, was dedicated to Hughes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |title=NBC's 'Community' dedicates its pilot to the late John Hughes |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501230042/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The episode included several references to ''The Breakfast Club'' and ended with a cover of "[[Don't You (Forget About Me)]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/community/ |title=NBC web site for ''Community'' |publisher=Nbc.com |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}{{Nonspecific|date=March 2012}}</ref> The ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' episode titled "Don't You Forget About Me," broadcast on February 1, 2010, ended with a scene similar to the ending scene of ''Sixteen Candles.'' It also contained references to other Hughes movies such as ''Home Alone''. The 2011 ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' episode "[[Sheesh! Cab, Bob?]]" also paid homage to ''Sixteen Candles.'' The teen comedy ''[[Easy A]]'' (2010) starring [[Emma Stone]] paid tribute to Hughes and his films at the very end, where Stone's character states she wishes her life were a John Hughes movie, by showing various clips of ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiIBMRNtLs|title= I Want My Life To Be Like an 80's movie - Easy A|website= Youtube|accessdate= August 20, 2023}}</ref>▼
After Hughes's death, many of those who knew him commented on the impact Hughes had on their lives and on the film industry. Molly Ringwald said, "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes. He was and will always be such an important part of my life. ... He will be missed – by me and by everyone that he has touched. My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes |title=Eighties Stars Speak About John Hughes |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193441/https://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Matthew Broderick also released his own statement, saying, "I am truly shocked and saddened by the news about my old friend John Hughes. He was a wonderful, very talented guy and my heart goes out to his family."<ref name="perezhilton" /> The [[82nd Academy Awards]] (2010) included a tribute to Hughes's work. A retrospective of clips from Hughes's films was followed by cast members from several of them, including Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, [[Judd Nelson]], [[Ally Sheedy]], [[Anthony Michael Hall]] and [[Jon Cryer]],<ref name="popsugar" /> gathering on stage to commemorate Hughes and his contributions to the film industry.<ref name="gather.com" />▼
▲==Death and legacy ==
▲On August 5, 2009, Hughes and his wife traveled to New York City to visit their son James and their new grandson. James said his father appeared to be in good health that night and that the family had made plans for the next day. On the morning of August 6, Hughes was taking a walk close to his hotel on West 55th Street in Manhattan when he suffered a heart attack.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> He was rushed to [[Mount Sinai West|Roosevelt Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead at age 59.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |title=Tracking down the place where we lost John Hughes |publisher=movieline.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=August 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221113151/http://www.movieline.com//2009//08//tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hughes's funeral was held on August 11 in Chicago; he was buried at [[Lake Forest Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109064056/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-date=2016-11-09 |url-access=subscription |title=Buried in Chicago: Where the famous rest in peace |author=Kori Rumore |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref> It was attended by his wife, two children, and his grandchildren.<ref name="John Wilden Hughes, Jr"/>
▲The [[Pilot (Community)|pilot episode]] of the NBC comedy ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', broadcast on September 17, 2009, was dedicated to Hughes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |title=NBC's 'Community' dedicates its pilot to the late John Hughes |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501230042/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The episode included several references to ''The Breakfast Club'' and ended with a cover of "[[Don't You (Forget About Me)]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/community/ |title=NBC web site for ''Community'' |publisher=Nbc.com |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}{{Nonspecific|date=March 2012}}</ref> The ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' episode titled "Don't You Forget About Me," broadcast on February 1, 2010, ended with a scene similar to the ending scene of ''Sixteen Candles.'' It also contained references to other Hughes movies such as ''Home Alone.''
▲After Hughes's death, many of those who knew him commented on the impact Hughes had on their lives and on the film industry. Molly Ringwald said, "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes. He was and will always be such an important part of my life. ... He will be missed – by me and by everyone that he has touched. My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes |title=Eighties Stars Speak About John Hughes |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193441/https://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Hughes's work has also influenced a new generation of [[millennial]] filmmakers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talentmonthly.com/how-80s-filmmaker-john-hughes-changed-the-world/ |title=How 80's Filmmaker, John Hughes Changed the World |work=Talent Monthly Magazine |access-date=November 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104193313/http://www.talentmonthly.com/how-80s-filmmaker-john-hughes-changed-the-world/ |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> including [[M. H. Murray]] of ''[[Teenagers (web series)|Teenagers]]'' fame, who has cited Hughes as one of his main influences. In interviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2016/10/teenagers-canadian-skins/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104203519/http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2016/10/teenagers-canadian-skins/ |archive-date=2016-11-04 |url-status=dead |title=Teenagers - The Canadian Skins |work=The Daily Spectacle |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://talknerdywithus.com/2016/04/29/exclusive-interview-with-teenagers-creator-mathew-murray/ |title=Exclusive Interview with Teenagers Creator Mathew Murray |date=2016-04-29 |newspaper=TalkNerdyWithUs |language=en-US |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref> Murray stated, "I loved how John Hughes wrote teens ... They were flawed in this genuine sort of way."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/6521190-mississauga-director-s-web-series-a-raw-take-on-teenage-life/ |title=Mississauga director's web series a raw take on teenage life |last=Clay |first=Chris |website=www.mississauga.com |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref> [[Kelly Fremon Craig]], who wrote and directed ''[[The Edge of Seventeen]]'', also cited Hughes as an influence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/entertainment-asianbuzz/hailee-steinfeld-talks-making-coming-of-age-film-%E2%80%98edge-of-seventeen%E2%80%99-at-tiff/vi-BBwyWsv |title=Hailee Steinfeld Talks Making Coming-of-Age Film 'Edge of Seventeen' at TIFF |website=www.msn.com |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://weliveentertainment.com/welivefilm/tiff-2016-edge-seventeen-review-tribute-john-hughes/ |title=Review: The Edge of Seventeen is a Modern Day Tribute to John Hughes |date=2016-09-25 |newspaper=We Live Entertainment |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref>
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* [[Jaime Clarke]] ed. ''Don't you forget about me : contemporary writers on the films of John Hughes'' New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007.
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* [http://www.afi.com/media/AFI_JohnHughesPart1.mp3 Part 1] [http://www.afi.com/media/AFI_JohnHughesPart2.mp3 Part 2] 1985 interview podcast from the [[American Film Institute]]
* [https://texasarchive.org/2013_01955 Interview with John Hughes] at [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]
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