Friday, August 7, 2009
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How did John Hughes capture the growing pains of adolescence so perfectly? Why do his films resonate with those that grew up with them, and those that have just discovered them? Why did he leave?
Armed with those and many other questions, a documentary was put into production. It wasn't long before interviews with Hughes alumni and those influenced by Hughes transpired, shedding light on Hughes and his work. However, after 2 years of compiling hundreds of interviews there was still a very important one missing: John Hughes'.
So the neophyte documentary crew hit the road to his hometown, documenting their journey, the approach they would take and their personal connections to his films.
DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME cuts insightful and entertaining interviews with the honest, humorous, and tension filled road trip the filmmakers go on, hoping to find John Hughes and secure an interview with the reclusive director and closure for themselves.
Did John Hughes die from overweight issues, depression, diabetes, family heart history? Was he a smoker? Was he a bit overweight? Why media blackout?
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PHOTO CAPTION: In the photo above, that's John Hughes, executive producer on the 2001 movie NEW PARK SOUTH, left, with director Kyle Cooper, center and one of his sons, James Hughes, right, who wrote the screenplay. The photo was taken circa 2000, 9 years before Mr Hughes death from heart attack at age 59. He was already looking a bit overweight, portly, Marlon Brando-ish, John Candy-ish, no? WHY? Compare with earlier slim photo, maybe 20 years earlier: 1984-ish.
1. Why are there no current photos of John Hughes online anywhere?
All the photos in the news are from 1984, 1988. Are there no photos from 2006, or 2008? Why not?
2. is it true that he had become grossly overweight like John Candy and John Goodman and Marlin Brando over the past 15 years and that he was fat and diabetic and knew he was on a fast track to pokkuri sudden death?
3. I loved the man, his work, his genius, he movies, his walking away from Hollywood, who he blamed for Candy's death at 43, according to blogger Alison's post that has gone viral, but what about the personal here?
4. Was John Hughes overweight, grossly or just a bit and why?
5. Did he have history of heart disease in his family, mom or dad or grandpa? Somebody should be looking into these details too. People just don't pop off and die. They also take with them secrets and things the public never hears until much later.
6. Let's find out soon, maybe in the next 10 years, no hurry, why he died at 59 from a Heart attack....
7. NOT ONE BLOG has looked into this so far.
8. Again, I honor and respect the man, John Hughes. He is my brother. An artist, a creative man, a wordsmith. I feel sad that he died so young. I just want to know the medical reasons for his death and what he looked like in the last years, fat or thin, and why he became a recluse the last 15 years and why he blamed hollywood for Candy's death. Anybody know?
Did John Hughes die from overweight issues, depression, diabetes, family heart history? Was he a smoker? Was he a bit overweight? Why media blackout?
Really looking forward to seeing this film.
ReplyDeleteThis thing deserves more coverage. I've been hyping it in my blog, so maybe that may reach two readers or so. But I hope it catches fire, seems truly awesome.
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