RIP John Hughes

By Frank Girardot on August 6, 2009 2:03 PM | | Comments (0) |
From Variety:

John Hughes, director of culturally significant films such as "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," died suddenly today of a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to Manhattan. He was 59.

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