Molly Ringwald Tribute Letter to John Hughes

Shortly after John Hughes's death, Molly Ringwald submitted a tribute letter to the New York Times. The letter begins...

In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become. Very often it’s a teacher, a mentor of some kind. For me, that person was John Hughes.

To read the letter in its entirety, click here.

John Hughes Tribute at the Oscars

This year's Oscars featured a tribute to the late John Hughes. The tribute features Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Jon Cryer, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Macaulay Culkin and the Hughes family in person and clips from some of the classic movies. Check it out:

The John Hughes Tour Photos

We have uploaded all of the photos used to make the John Hughes Tour video. To view them, click here. And in case you have not viewed it yet, here is the John Hughes Tour video:

Nick Heyward - Whistle Down the Wind (Sixteen Candles Soundtrack)

New video added for Whistle Down the Wind by Nick Heyward, as featured in the John Hughes movie Sixteen Candles:

The Revillos - Rev-Up (Sixteen Candles Soundtrack)

I have created a video to go along with the song "Rev-Up" by The Revillos as featured in the movie Sixteen Candles. This song is played when Long Duck Dong is driving over to Jake Ryan's house for the party. I did not find this song on YouTube so I figured I would upload it. Enjoy...

Why John Hughes Left Public Life

John Hughes, center, with John Candy, left and Steve Martin

Following the death of John Hughes, a blogger by the name of Alison Byrne Fields has written about her time as a pen pal of John Hughes. The most fascinating tidbit from the writing stems from a phone conversation she had with Hughes in 1997. Fields sheds some light on why Hughes left public life at the peak of his career in the early 90s:

John told me about why he left Hollywood just a few years earlier. He was terrified of the impact it was having on his sons; he was scared it was going to cause them to lose perspective on what was important and what happiness meant. And he told me a sad story about how, a big reason behind his decision to give it all up was that "they" (Hollywood) had "killed" his friend, John Candy, by greedily working him too hard.

You can read the whole blog post here.

New John Hughes Documentary in the Works

A new documentary is in the works about the life of John Hughes. Don't You Forget About Me The Movie has been in development for over three years and is nearing completion. Here is the trailer:

Two of the filmmakers were interviewed by CNN following the death of John Hughes. You can watch it here:

The filmmakers have lots of interviews by cast and crew members of John Hughes films but they have not revealed if they were able to get an interview with John Hughes himself before he passed away. Visit the film's website or check out the blog for more information.