We were both pretty stunned by the sad news of John Hughes’ passing yesterday, as were no doubt hordes of others who’s difficult adolescent years were somehow reflected in a spate of pastel heavy cinematic paens to pubescent heartache. While the 50′s marked the dawning of teen culture, the 80′s gave a voice to their angst and very few captured it on screen better than Hughes, who gave hope to gawky computer geeks, fashion freaks and overzealous jocks alike.
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