Don't You Forget About Me A Tribute to John Hughes

John’s ability to see how special the 80s were and frame them while actually living in the 80s in incomprehensible.

First time watching this documentary in 2023. Thank you John Hughes. You are missed. Signed the breakfast club

i may have been born in 1972, glasgow scotland , but i was made for john hughes films , your sincerely joseph mcdonald.

It's sad to think that only a year after filming this, he passed away. I was a teenager in the 1980s and agree his characters were so relatable. That iconic time and his movies, will forever stay with me. And who doesn't quote a million different lines from his movies??? 🤣 Thank you for your legacy, Mr. Hughes. Rest peacefully

❤❤❤❤❤ Love you, John! Rest in peace.

He created some of the GREATEST movies ever to grace the silver screen. This music, these actors, these movies.... brings back so MANY amazing memories of my youth. This is a beautiful tribute!!!!

National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles... Hughes' contribution to the art of film comedy can't be overstressed. Miss ya, man.

Words can't express how happy i am to see this documentary again, I haven't seen this since Middle School. Thank you very much from Houston Tx.

The chick is the smartest one in the room every time. Thanks everyone. RIP to the man John Hughes.

Hoy disfruto de las películas de John Hughes como la primera vez. Eran muy divertidas y románticas con el joven lindo y el antagonista loco, cada personaje elegido y colocado justo en el lugar preciso para darle a la trama un sentido maravilloso!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️gracias maestro🙏🏼

as a gen-x er I can tell you these films resonated for me deeply and with my peers -- because my generation had parents that were SO OUT OF IT. They barely raised us, they ignored us and berated us and made us feel invisible and anxious and crazy. And Hughes really tapped into this. He had empathy for teenagers as cultural outsiders, as human beings marginalized by adults. That was th special sauce. He was also a complete original in terms of sensibility and style. There would be no Wes Anderson without him. No Kevin Smith. No Friends. His influence was PROFOUND.

Hughes may have not been able to duplicate his success in the 90’s and beyond, but he mastered the 80’s like no one else.

I discovered the Breakfast Club when I was in High School in 2006. It truly captured what we were all going through at that time in my small town when the world was big. Now I have to say Planes, Trains and Automobiles is my favorite movie of all time. Thank you

As a 14, 15 ,16 year old lonely, confused British biracial kid when his classic 80's films each came out, He spoke to US growing up at that time. No matter what box you were put in by society - We were ALL 80's teenagers and he felt and empathised with our anxious young hearts. We could all see ourselves in those beautifully quirky and human characters. Thank you John ❤

And the streak of Kevin Smith having absolutely nothing interesting to say and bringing nothing to the table continues

We love you John.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles will forever be one of my all-time favorite comedies/a Thanksgiving staple every year!

I saw this year's ago and couldn't find it for the longest time...thank you..for posting this.

Been searching for this documentary for years!!!!! Thank you so much for uploading this!!!!! John Hughes’ movies raised me. So glad I got a chance to watch a documentary that gave him his proper flowers. #SALUE🫡🫡🫡

Has anyone noticed that John's movies broke the 4th wall more than others, that's what directors didn't want at the time because of suspended belief in the flow of being able to engulf you into the storyline, but John was able to flirt with this in many of his films, and pull it off like no other. Kevin Smith films are directly due to this as his characters talk to the camera while the other actors are like paused in suspended animation then return to life after the 4th wall is broken, that is something that film makers are really keen to see as well, and I think should have been a topic. There's too many to name in his movies that it happens in, and it's a vital part of his style.