I looked up his resume and didnt realize that he did so many different things. This poll is ONLY for the movies he directed, but the man has been a great writer and producer as well.
Well, the list of films he's directed (according to imdb.com) is much shorter than I imagined: * Curly Sue (1991) * Uncle Buck (1989) * She's Having a Baby (1988) * Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) * Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) * Weird Science (1985) * The Breakfast Club (1985) * Sixteen Candles (1984) Man...it's really difficult for me to choose between Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club. Dammit... I guess I'll go with...hmmmmmmmm... Ferris Bueller's Day Off. There...I said it. ...I feel dirty...
"Dale, why did you kiss my ear?" "Why are you holding my hand?" "Where's your other hand?" "Between two pillows" "Those aren't pillows!"
As fun as Ferris Bueller's Day Off is, I think kids identify more with The Breakfast Club. Think about how many tv shows and movies attempt to deconstruct high school. Was The Breakfast Club the first? Probably not, but I can't remember otherwise.
Didn't he do Home Alone? That shouldn't be excluded. I couldn't argue with Ferris Bueller or Uncle Buck though. Buck takes it by a nose. I'll bet John Candy would still be making good movies if he were still around. He'd be closer to Bill Murray than Chevy Chase, success-wise. Maybe he would've dropped the weight that ultimately did him in?
Chris Columbus did Home Alone. I think I'd go with Ferris Bueller and Planes, Trains...Ferris I think is seen as more of a classic but Planes, Trains and Autos was funnier.
Planes Trains was not only funnier than Ferris Bueller but also more touching. It wins on both fronts. John Candy + Steve Martin (In Their Primes) >>>>>> Mathew Brodderick
Eh, as much as I loved Ferris Bueller and Breakfast Club, they fall short of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles IMO.
had no idea. movies i have liked on there a lotttt 1. ferris 2. planes and trains 3 weird science 4. breakfast club 5. uncle buck thats hard for me
16 Candles some of the best comedy quotes ever.. Mike Baker: [about Ginny] She's got her period. Should make for an interesting honeymoon, huh? Jim Baker: Where are you learning this stuff? Mike Baker: School. Jim Baker: Good, get my money's worth Grandma Helen: Oh Sam, let me take a look at you. Fred, she's gotten her boobies. Grandpa Fred: I better get my magnifying glass. Ha Ha Ha. Grandma Helen: Oh, and they are so PERKY. [reaches to cup them] Grandma Helen: [cut to:] Samantha: I can't believe my grandmother actually felt me up. [the bride arrives at the church, obviously out of it] Brenda Baker: Her monthly bill came early. Well, she's fine, she just took a muscle relaxer. Ginny: Try *four*. Long Duk Dong: No more yankie my wankie. The Donger need food. Howard: Dong. Where is my automobile? Long Duk Dong: Oto-mo-biiile? Long Duk Dong: Ooh. Sexy American Girlfriend. Long Duk Dong: What's ah happenin' hot stuff? Long Duk Dong: Very clever dinner. Appetizing food fit neatly into interesting round pie. Mike Baker: It's a quiche. Long Duk Dong: How do you spell? Grandpa Fred: Well you don't spell it, son, you eat it.
Tough one. I went with The Breakfast Club since I can relate to it more than any of his other films. Plus it's got the great Simple Minds song. But Ferris Bueller is great. Silly, but fun. And good God, Mia Sara was a hottie back in the day! Planes, Tranes & Automobiles is also a classic. John Hughes' only truly adult film. And that ending with the final freeze frame on John Candy is heartbreaking.
Looking at John Hughes list from imdb.com he also wrote some excellent flicks as well including - Mr. Mom, Vacation, Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. It's amazing how many of those movies I can watch over and over again whenever I see them on tv. An amazing writer/director, but what the hell happened to him? Now he writes trash like Flubber, Beethoven's 5th, Maid in Manhattan, and Home Alone 4.
PT's and A's will always have a special place in my heart. I went and saw it in the theatre only hours after the Oilers/Bills debacle and it made me feel MUCH better, if only for a couple of hours. Breakfast Club was OK, but I've always thought it was too preachy. Sixteen Candles, on the other hand, is pure GOLD. As is Ferris Bueller. And Weird Science? Oh, don't get me started quoting THAT movie.....
shhhh..no you didn't. it came out in 1987. the oilers blew that lead to the bills in 1993. there was one?
