Memorial Movie Marathon: John Hughes edition.

I was quite shocked/upset to hear about iconic 80's teen movie writer and director John Hughes passing this past week. I have always been a huge fan of Hughes, and always admired how he could make incredibly deep films whilst making each and every scene of his movies incredibly and genuinely entertaining. I think I re-watched his films more than any other filmmaker's.
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In that spirit, it is only proper for myself (and any other John Hughes fan) to celebrate his life with a movie marathon. I plan to watch:
  • The Breakfast Club: My all time favorite high school movie.
  • Home Alone: He didn't direct it, but I my sister and I have quoted this screenplay many, many times.
  • Weird Science: Which I will embarrassingly be seeing for the first time, although I have caught the odd episode of the TV show.
  • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Which I have seen only once, but know it is worth seeing again (and again).
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off: My second all time favorite high school movie. (Rooney eats it).
I know this is only a taste of his work, but I don't like suggesting marathons longer than five movies because they'll never all get watched. There has always been a handful of filmmakers I really wanted to have lunch with. Hughes, with his tight, well written, and amazingly entertaining and fun films (there are few of those these days) was most definitely on that list. I suspect we'd have eaten at Chez Quiz (reservation under "Froman").