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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Honeycutt, Kirk.     Subjects     Hughes, John, 1950-2009.     Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.     Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.     Comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.     Teen films -- United States -- History and criticism.     Teenagers in motion pictures.     Coming-of-age films -- History and criticism.     Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Honeycutt, Kirk.       by title:      John Hughes : a life...       by call number:      791.430233 H893h     Search the Web     Honeycutt, Kirk.     Hughes, John, 1950-2009.     Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.     Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.     Comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.     Teen films -- United States -- History and criticism.     Teenagers in motion pictures.     Coming-of-age films -- History and criticism.     Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.       MARC Display

John Hughes : a life in film / Kirk Honeycutt ; foreword by Chris Columbus. by Honeycutt, Kirk. Race Point Publishing, [2015] Call #: 791.430233 H893h Subjects Hughes, John, 1950-2009.   Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.   Screenwriters -- United States -- Biography.   Comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.   Teen films -- United States -- History and criticism.   Teenagers in motion pictures.   Coming-of-age films -- History and criticism.   Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781631060229 (hc.) 1631060228 (hc.) Description:  vii, 215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Notes:  "The genius behind Ferris Bueller, The breakfast club, Home alone, and more"--Front cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. Contents:  Welcome to Hughes world -- The blizzard -- The lampooner -- The coming of booth Tarkington, Jr. -- Hollywood bound -- Movie mogul -- John Candy -- Antic comedy -- Enfant terrible -- Post-Hollywood. Summary:  "Hughes allegedly wrote Ferris Bueller's Day Off in four days, Planes, Trains and Automobiles in three days, The Breakfast Club in two days, and Vacation in a week. He never went to film school or studied cinema. And he spent most of his incredible career in the Midwest, far from the Hollywood Hills. One of the most prolific and successful film directors in Hollywood history, John Hughes helped launch the careers of Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Macaulay Culkin, and Judd Nelson. He made John Candy a household name. The genius that was John Hughes--from his humble beginnings in direct mail to his blockbuster success with classics like Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, and Home Alone. Honeycutt also explores the darker side of John Hughes: his extreme sensitivity, his stormy professional relationships, and the devastation Hughes experienced after the death of his friend, John Candy."--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Biography 791.430233 H893h Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 791.430233 H893h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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