John Hughes

How sad that John Hughes passed away last week. For everyone that came of age in the mid-late '80s, he was our cinematic guru, a beacon of light perfectly capturing the angst of teenage life. I know the script of Sixteen Candles by heart at this point. I've also been reading a lot of the tributes and articles about John Hughes over the past several days, always with the filter of "Whatever happened to him, anyway?". He left the Hollywood scene seemingly as quickly as he came, and those of us who loved his movies have felt his loss long before last Thursday.

Fortunately, the doc world never forgets, and there is a timely new doc project in the works on this mythic creative force. Don't You Forget About Me follows a team of young documentary filmmakers as they interview many celebrities involved in his projects about Hughes, with the ultimate goal of finding John Hughes himself. Luckily, the film was finished before Hughes' untimely passing, so I'm hoping that means they found him. I believe that the film has been picked up for distribution, so check out their blog for updates on a future release date.

Don't worry John Hughes, we won't forget about you.