I once met John Hughes on a Sunday afternoon in 1987 while he was shopping with his wife in a bookstore at Northbrook Court (same mall weird science was filmed). I was a first year film student at Columbia and recognized him immediately. To my shock? When I approached him and asked him if he had any advice for a young filmmaker he stood there and talked to me for almost 20 minutes. He told me he had never been on a movie set before 16 candles and he was currently shooting a new film in Winnetka (she's having a baby) When I asked if he could impart ONE RULE every young film maker should abide by? He paused for a minute and told me " Don't get bogged down in the technical aspects of filmmaking. Rely on the experience of your crew for that. Everything begins and ends on the written page. A movie can poorly shot but if the story is strong the audience wont notice and better yet wont care." Still the best advice I ever got. RIP John for taking time out in your day to inspire others. I'll never forget it.
What heartless person gave this a thumbs down? shame on you this was beautiful and inspirational coming from the most iconic writer and director of the 80's and the only man alive to show respect for teenagers and the issues they go through trying to find and become who they are themselves, rather then be rigidly guided to what someone else (parents) wants. and the pressures of what teenagers go through and experience growing up, extreme poverty differences, high school clicks and what it means to try to fit in and become who you truly are while navigating through that life experience, and how teenagers coming of age is one of the hardest times of ones life, but also one of the most fun and most beautiful times at the same time, I find this man seriously beyond inspirational, there isn't really proper words to express what this man has done and contributed to writing and film. Just so iconic and beautiful, this man will never die, he lives on forever through what he created and gave and left for us all.
@@mrsmith7936 If you are referring to Todd Bridges, Before you start screaming John Hughes was a racist, keep in mind that though Hughes offered him the role in Breakfast Club, it wasn’t Hughes who rejected him, It was John Hughes UN-NAMED silent finance partner, who commented "we just don't know how to write for blacks" And besides, is that really racist? Maybe it’s just honest. Obviously he "John Hughes" wasn’t opposed to having black people in his movies, otherwise he’d never have offered Bridges a part in the Breakfast Club in the first place. John Hughes was absolutely not even remotely close to being a racist that is so far-fetched and misleading.
@@mrsmith7936 And what about movies where there are little to no white people and all the characters are almost exclusively black? What about them? I don't hear you complaining and you wouldn't bat an eye.
Listen to him talk. Wow. Its really relaxing. I love fact grow up in 80s. Feels like im in a special group. The breakfast club. Rip john hughs. Blessed be pal...peace. Jw 🌧🎣🌧
I love this interview. Its my 50th time listening...guess im a 80s freak. John hughes is my favorite director of all time. And best screenplay writer in this of this earth
maybe not the best screenplay-writer, but certainly the fastest and the best grossing. If you really want a look inside "Hughesland", catch this read ----> books.google.com/books?id=Oepe_lUpLWAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false
@@mrsmith7936 You're the one whose blind. Most people of different races want be around their own people. You are black I take it you probably spend most your time with other black people. Well just about everyone of every race has these preferences it's only white people who're criticized for having these exact same preferences that other races have you hypocrite.
I listen to this to calm my nerves. Crazy. Rip johnny. Boy u r 1 of. If not the best at what u did. Love the greatoutdoors. And first girl i just fell in love with was. Lucy deakins
??? I'm certainly glad you dig John Hughes (it shows great taste) but how was being born in 1982 good re John Hughes films? With Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris B, Pretty In Pink and Some Kind Of Wonderful he was speaking to the teenagers of that time. You would've been way too young to see and appreciate those films in the theatre when they were released. They're timeless so even someone born in the 00's loves his films.
also how he reacts and need on subject like for what our hearts need I duuhm wanted to watch movies but 'busyish' but i s=wanted i swear they i felt a natural gravitational pullt o my style like i saw breakfact club on dish as in 6th grade as loaner its capture moment i swwear the creator of humanity ayuntador de amistad y humanitarios deveras i finally in summer vaycay i now hsad on amazon prime sixteen candles its i see those that help people like fierce people untamed heartt i try to feed my braim but he is most remarkable out of book barbara kingsolver she wrote bean trees 88 not like his 85 all serious
@@mrsmith7936 Who gives a shit? There are plenty of movies that feature black people and won't feature whites. Right now there are a lot of movies that suck because people like you are so worried about diversity. Oh and by the way weird science had some black characters although there were minor characters.
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