John Hughes, the icon of eighties iconoclastism and conflicting materialism, died of a heart attack yesterday morning. There is a mountain of articles by often maudlin and always reminiscent soon-to-be middleagers like me available on the web, but I really liked this one in its analyses of his film's allure and lasting influence on many of my generation.
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Aug 8, 2009 9:02:00 AM
Too soon gone.
But, the memories...
(I particularly liked Ferris.)
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