John Hughes must have been THE teen movie maker of the 80's! I love every movie he directed! You've all got to remember some of them:
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Weird Science

Weird Science has got to be one of my favorite movies of all time! So how 'bout it gang, what do you think?

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John Hughes is great! My fave was always "The Breakfast Club" w/"Sixteen Candles" being a close 2nd.

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Weird Science is one of my all time fave movies also. Who didn't wish they could have created a Lisa for themselves...

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Wierd Science was one of the best movies! I love the part when they're at that blues club, that was so hilarious! OMG, how obnoxious was that older brother? What was his name, Chet or something like that?

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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

I have a few bloopers and trivia facts about John Hughes movies. I'll post them tomorrow as there is quite a few.



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*Sheree*
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The John Hughes movie I thought was the funniest was definately PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. Steve Martin is a frieking genious at making those faces that convey frustration. What a great flick!


Ron

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Oh my favorite is definitely the Breakfast Club, just saw it again this weekend (for probably the 100th time LOL)I love all John Hughes movies http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smile.gif

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Hey. Spark me up a list of all John Hughes movies.. I wanna know what he did... Okay? http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smile.gif

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John Hughes List http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/frown.gifDirected/Screenplay)
16 Candles, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, St.Elmo's fire, Breakfast Club, She's having a baby, Ferris Bueller's Day off, Some Kind of Wonderful, Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Planes Trains, and Automobiles, Career Opportunities, Mr.Mom, National Lampoons, Class Reunion, Vacation,European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone. That's all I can think of.

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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

Here's that list of bloopers and little known trivia about John Hughes films:

National Lampoon's Vacation Goofs:
*After the accident in the desert when the axles on the car are bent, we see
the family driving down the road, yet when the camera pulls back for a full
view of the car only the driver is present.
*In reality there are no oil rigs near Chicago (like we see in the film).
*Ellen can be seen wearing underwear when Clark scares her in the shower at
the first motel, and a microphone can be seen at the bottom of the screen
when Ellen is praying in the rain . . .

Sixteen Candles Goofs:
*The grandmother who is supposedly getting into the car before the wedding
is actually crouching next to it.

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*The Breakfast Club*

*Hughes insisted that the entire cast and crew eat their meals on location
in the high school cafeteria.
*Emilio Estevez was originally going to play Bender, but Hughes couldn't
find anyone to play Andrew Clark so Emilio agreed to play Clark.
*Anthony Michael Hall's mother Mercedes played his on-screen mother at the
start of the film, and John Hughes himself appeared as his father picking
him up at the end of the day.
*Bender's Joke: I get asked this one a lot: What is the punchline to the
joke Bender is telling himself as he crawls in the ceiling? Sorry folks,
there isn't one. A woman wrote to me after asking Judd Nelson this very
question, and he said he was making it up as he went along.
Goofs:
*When Bender runs down the hall to the gym, the windows show that it's
night.
*After performing her trick, Claire puts her lipstick away twice.
(Interestingly, we see Molly in this same repeat in Pretty in Pink.)
*Bender's shoe comes off when he's playing basketball in the gym, and he
leaves without it. When he walks into the library in the next cut, he has
both shoes on again.

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*Weird Science*

*Hughes wrote the script in only two days.

*After Lisa puts a spell on Gary's parents so they would forget that she
threatened them with a gun, Gary's father's memory of his son is erased
altogether. Gary's mother shows him a photo of Gary to jog his memory. The
picture she shows him is a promotional photo of Anthony Michael Hall from
Sixteen Candles.
*Vernon Wells plays Wez, the Lord General of the biker gang; it's the same
character he played in Mad Max 2 (1981). His vehicle, with two hooded
corpses on it, is also the same as in Mad Max 2.

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*Pretty in Pink*

*The original ending had Andie ending up with Duckie, but the film was
changed after test audiences would have preferred to see her with Blaine.
Plus Hughes didn't want to convey the idea that rich people and poor people
can't be together.
Goofs:
*Jack's hair changes between shots when Andie is talking to him about
missing his job interview.
*Andie puts her lipstick away twice.

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*Ferris Bueller's Day Off*

*Ferris wears a different outfit in each scene before he and Cameron go to
pick up Sloane.
*Charlie Sheen, playing a drug addict at the police station where Jeannie is
taken, stayed awake for more than 48 hours before the scene was shot to
produce the desired drugged-out effect.
*Early in the parade sequence, a theater marquee advertises "Godzilla '85."
Matthew Broderick would go on to star in 1998's Godzilla.
*After the credits are finished rolling, Ferris comes out in his bathrobe
and tells the audience, "You still here? It's over. Go home!" ( another one
of those you should wait for the credits huh, SAl?!)

Goofs:
*The police officer that escorts Sloane and Cameron away from the float that
Ferris is on loses his jacket in an overhead shot.
*Mr Rooney's suit loses an arm after he rings the Buellers' doorbell.
*The car changes lanes but Ferris doesn't turn the wheel.
*The rear view mirror disappears when Jeanie is speeding home.
*Ferris is confronted by Mr Rooney after 6pm, yet Rooney then gets on a bus
full of school children carrying books.
*Based on the geography of Chicago and all the things that Ferris and his
friends did, would he really have been able to finish it all by 6pm? I guess
that's the natural wonder that is Ferris. :-)

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*Some Kind of Wonderful*

*The three main characters have names relating to The Rolling Stones: Amanda
Jones, named after a song of the same name (which is played in the film); a
drummer called Watts; and a character called Keith.

Goofs:
*Laura loses her green waistcoat as she jumps down from the wall at the
mall.
*When Keith gets a ride home with Amanda and her friend, his shirt is very
crooked, but at next scene change it perfectly straight.

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*Planes, Train & Automobiles*

*Neal races Kevin Bacon for a taxi in the beginning of the film, then later
Neal's wife is watching Bacon's Hughes film, "She's Having a Baby."
*After the credits Neal's boss is still at his desk analyzing the ads.

Goofs:
*A bus from Jefferson City to St. Louis would not cross the Mississippi; it
would enter St. Louis from the other direction.
*The length of Del's cigarette changes while he's lip-synching in the car.
*Hub caps can be seen falling off the car, only to return in later shots.


*The Great Outdoors*

*During the credits there is a subtitled conversation between two racoons.

Goofs:
*A stick is seen being waved under the bear's chin to make it knock down the
cabin door.
*The position of the curtains changes when the bear has knocked the door
down and Candy is trapped underneath.
*When Chet is throwing up, Roman (Dan Aykroyd) can be seen giving a cue for
the other actors in the scene to run away.

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*National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation*

Goofs:
*The number of people in the truck changes in the chase scene.
*Eddy's motorhome is visible in the driveway before he arrives.
*The door knocker and wreath are intact after being pulled off by the
delivery man.
*Clark staples the wrong part of his shirt to the roof.
*The Macy's parade occurs at Thanksgiving, not on December 16th.
*Viewed from outside, the chimney is on the right side of the house, near
the dining room. Inside the house, the fireplace is on the left side of the
house in the living room.



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*Sheree*
http://www.microtech.com.au/sheima/shei/sheree.htm

That John Hughes' movie trivia is awesome, Sheibub, where did you ever find all that stuff?

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Can't remember where! but I did just find a place that has nothing but movie bloopers from the 60s to todays movies. The most I've found so far is the Titanic with 212 reported bloopers!! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/eek.gif Go here to: www.nitpickers.com (http://www.nitpickers.com) It's amazing what you take for granted when watching movies. When you read some of the bloopers and watch the corresponding movie you wonder how on earth the editors didn't see it! Some are not really bloopers but historical or scientific fact things like this couldn't have possibly happened in real life or these weren't invented yet or this person wasn't around then. Still it's very interesting!! http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/smile.gif



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*Sheree*
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International movie Database has movie bloopers on it also.

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Check ya later-I'm outta here!*Nikki*

Wow! This is amazing! I knew who John Hughes was, but I never knew he did all those movies. I guess I didn't pay attantion too closely. Kinda goes hand in hand with all those bloopers. If we payed more attention he wouldn't have made all those mistakes. But, I loved all these movies, they were great! This guy made the movies that defined the decade. And who doesn't still watch them. I believe I have everyone of them on VHS. I didn't intend for it to happen, but it seeems to have turned into a Christmas tradition to watch Christmas Vacation. No matter how bad I mess up, I'm not that bad. And it does turn out alright in the end!

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The definitive John Hughes movie was Some Kind Of Wonderful.

Girl has boy, boy gets different girl, girl gets boy back again. It's a love thing.
:P

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Your Money baby, and you don't even know it !!

Originally posted by Jasper:
<STRONG>The John Hughes movie I thought was the funniest was definately PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. Steve Martin is a frieking genious at making those faces that convey frustration. What a great flick!


Ron

I agree with Jasper.Plains Trains And Automobiles is the best John Hughs movie.

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Planes and Trains has it all for me too, AngelEyes - Laughter, Hilarity, Emotion and Sorrow...and a great happy ending !!

Has to be Martin and Candy's finest hour I reckon.

Of course "The Breakfast Club" is my all-time favorite John Hughes film. It just seems to capture the 80's High School experience for a lot of us! :)
My other favorite John Huges film is "Uncle Buck". This movie is hilarious and touching at times, the exchange between Buck and Maisy's Principal is something I'll never forget!!! :)

I liked the John Hughes "Brat Pack" movies. Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and didn't he direct The Lost Boys?

my favorites are National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, National Lampoons Vacation and Plane Trains and Automobiles... BTW Joel Schumaker (sp) directed the Lost Boys :)

Thanks, Cal. I wasn't sure about that one. :D

Originally posted by Steve Chase:
<STRONG>Planes and Trains has it all for me too, AngelEyes - Laughter, Hilarity, Emotion and Sorrow...and a great happy ending !!

Has to be Martin and Candy's finest hour I reckon.</STRONG>

The scene where they are in bed together cracks me up, to this day! :p LMAO!! I should rent this someday soon. :)

Shei, the bloopers you listed are great! Thanks! ;)

Who directed,' Dirty Rotten Scoundrel's??

My favorites are: "The Breakfast Club", "Sixteen Candles", and "Pretty In Pink". It just seemed like all of his movies were great, so it is hard to pick a favorite!

Originally posted by Nikki_91:
<STRONG>John Hughes List http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/frown.gif Directed/Screenplay)
16 Candles, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, St.Elmo's fire, Breakfast Club, She's having a baby, Ferris Bueller's Day off, Some Kind of Wonderful, Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Planes Trains, and Automobiles, Career Opportunities, Mr.Mom, National Lampoons, Class Reunion, Vacation,European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone. That's all I can think of.

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John Hughes didn't direct (or write) St. Elmo's Fire, Joel Schumacher did. A lot of people seem to make this mistake due to the cast. I just picked up the DVD, and there's good commentary from Joel Schumacher on it.

Originally posted by TopCat

Who directed,' Dirty Rotten Scoundrel's??

Frank Oz directed it. That's one of my very favoritest movies of all time!

To answer the John Hughes question: "Breakfast Club". It's so entertaining, but has such a deep introspective into social relations, it just blows me away. I'm going to have to watch it again paying attention to Sheibub's blooper list. That was funny!

I don't know how I missed Shei's bloopers before. They're great. Thanks.:)

With out a doubt, Weird Science! I used to be a techno geek like my boys in the movie and Kelly LeBlanc?! Oh, still using her as inspiration! :D I guess I never got my sister's Barbie into real life form because I forgot to wear the bra on my head??? ;)

I think that's Kelly LeBroc. :D

John Hughes flicks are better than what they cram down our holes now.

My top three:
1. B.Club
2.W.Science
3.PT&A

Those are his best. The rest are good, very good - but to me these are the elite.

That's great stuff Sheibub, many thanks!

I got one regarding Vacation - I had noticed that there was only one driver in the car after the scene when they picked the car up from the garage.

Thanks for that, I was beginning to think that it was just me!

Originally posted by Sheibub
Here's that list of bloopers and little known trivia about John Hughes films:

National Lampoon's Vacation Goofs:
*After the accident in the desert when the axles on the car are bent, we see
the family driving down the road, yet when the camera pulls back for a full
view of the car only the driver is present.
*In reality there are no oil rigs near Chicago (like we see in the film).
*Ellen can be seen wearing underwear when Clark scares her in the shower at
the first motel, and a microphone can be seen at the bottom of the screen
when Ellen is praying in the rain . . .

Sixteen Candles Goofs:
*The grandmother who is supposedly getting into the car before the wedding
is actually crouching next to it.

---------------------------------------------

*The Breakfast Club*

*Hughes insisted that the entire cast and crew eat their meals on location
in the high school cafeteria.
*Emilio Estevez was originally going to play Bender, but Hughes couldn't
find anyone to play Andrew Clark so Emilio agreed to play Clark.
*Anthony Michael Hall's mother Mercedes played his on-screen mother at the
start of the film, and John Hughes himself appeared as his father picking
him up at the end of the day.
*Bender's Joke: I get asked this one a lot: What is the punchline to the
joke Bender is telling himself as he crawls in the ceiling? Sorry folks,
there isn't one. A woman wrote to me after asking Judd Nelson this very
question, and he said he was making it up as he went along.
Goofs:
*When Bender runs down the hall to the gym, the windows show that it's
night.
*After performing her trick, Claire puts her lipstick away twice.
(Interestingly, we see Molly in this same repeat in Pretty in Pink.)
*Bender's shoe comes off when he's playing basketball in the gym, and he
leaves without it. When he walks into the library in the next cut, he has
both shoes on again.

---------------------------------------------

*Weird Science*

*Hughes wrote the script in only two days.

*After Lisa puts a spell on Gary's parents so they would forget that she
threatened them with a gun, Gary's father's memory of his son is erased
altogether. Gary's mother shows him a photo of Gary to jog his memory. The
picture she shows him is a promotional photo of Anthony Michael Hall from
Sixteen Candles.
*Vernon Wells plays Wez, the Lord General of the biker gang; it's the same
character he played in Mad Max 2 (1981). His vehicle, with two hooded
corpses on it, is also the same as in Mad Max 2.

---------------------------------------------

*Pretty in Pink*

*The original ending had Andie ending up with Duckie, but the film was
changed after test audiences would have preferred to see her with Blaine.
Plus Hughes didn't want to convey the idea that rich people and poor people
can't be together.
Goofs:
*Jack's hair changes between shots when Andie is talking to him about
missing his job interview.
*Andie puts her lipstick away twice.

---------------------------------------------

*Ferris Bueller's Day Off*

*Ferris wears a different outfit in each scene before he and Cameron go to
pick up Sloane.
*Charlie Sheen, playing a drug addict at the police station where Jeannie is
taken, stayed awake for more than 48 hours before the scene was shot to
produce the desired drugged-out effect.
*Early in the parade sequence, a theater marquee advertises "Godzilla '85."
Matthew Broderick would go on to star in 1998's Godzilla.
*After the credits are finished rolling, Ferris comes out in his bathrobe
and tells the audience, "You still here? It's over. Go home!" ( another one
of those you should wait for the credits huh, SAl?!)

Goofs:
*The police officer that escorts Sloane and Cameron away from the float that
Ferris is on loses his jacket in an overhead shot.
*Mr Rooney's suit loses an arm after he rings the Buellers' doorbell.
*The car changes lanes but Ferris doesn't turn the wheel.
*The rear view mirror disappears when Jeanie is speeding home.
*Ferris is confronted by Mr Rooney after 6pm, yet Rooney then gets on a bus
full of school children carrying books.
*Based on the geography of Chicago and all the things that Ferris and his
friends did, would he really have been able to finish it all by 6pm? I guess
that's the natural wonder that is Ferris. :-)

---------------------------------------------

*Some Kind of Wonderful*

*The three main characters have names relating to The Rolling Stones: Amanda
Jones, named after a song of the same name (which is played in the film); a
drummer called Watts; and a character called Keith.

Goofs:
*Laura loses her green waistcoat as she jumps down from the wall at the
mall.
*When Keith gets a ride home with Amanda and her friend, his shirt is very
crooked, but at next scene change it perfectly straight.

---------------------------------------------

*Planes, Train & Automobiles*

*Neal races Kevin Bacon for a taxi in the beginning of the film, then later
Neal's wife is watching Bacon's Hughes film, "She's Having a Baby."
*After the credits Neal's boss is still at his desk analyzing the ads.

Goofs:
*A bus from Jefferson City to St. Louis would not cross the Mississippi; it
would enter St. Louis from the other direction.
*The length of Del's cigarette changes while he's lip-synching in the car.
*Hub caps can be seen falling off the car, only to return in later shots.


*The Great Outdoors*

*During the credits there is a subtitled conversation between two racoons.

Goofs:
*A stick is seen being waved under the bear's chin to make it knock down the
cabin door.
*The position of the curtains changes when the bear has knocked the door
down and Candy is trapped underneath.
*When Chet is throwing up, Roman (Dan Aykroyd) can be seen giving a cue for
the other actors in the scene to run away.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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*National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation*

Goofs:
*The number of people in the truck changes in the chase scene.
*Eddy's motorhome is visible in the driveway before he arrives.
*The door knocker and wreath are intact after being pulled off by the
delivery man.
*Clark staples the wrong part of his shirt to the roof.
*The Macy's parade occurs at Thanksgiving, not on December 16th.
*Viewed from outside, the chimney is on the right side of the house, near
the dining room. Inside the house, the fireplace is on the left side of the
house in the living room.



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*Sheree*
http://www.microtech.com.au/sheima/shei/sheree.htm

Movie blurbs are always cool.:lol:

I have to agree with you "Weird Science" is probably one of the best 80's movies. My personal fav though is "The Breakfast Club". I think John Hughes is tops when it comes to portraying real-life teen situations. Any movie with Anthony Michael Hall or Molly Ringwald is gonna be good, it's a given!

~~In the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions, you see as a brain, a jock, a princess, a basketcase, and a criminal!
Sincerely yours,
"The Breakfast Club"~~

"Do you guys want know what I did to get in here?"

("no.....")

"Nothing....I had nothing better to do."


John Hughes and the whole 80's cast is brilliant

John Hughes is the BEST. I've seen everyone of this movies at least 20 times with the exception of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I've seen that one over 100. I lost count. It was a favorite drinking movie in college.

Originally posted by jen*
I think that's Kelly LeBroc. :D

As you can see I was more focused on her "ass"ets rather than her name! :D Thanks for keeping me on my toes dear! :)