Wednesday, August 12, 2009

He Died, You Win: John Hughes

Elliot played He Died, You Win for John Hughes, the filmmaker who created an entire genre of 1980s cult classics. Hughes suffered a heart attack last Thursday while walking in Manhattan. He was 59.



In case you missed He Died, You Win, here's how it went...

1.) John Hughes wrote this movie starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo about a family trip to Walley World?
ANSWER: National Lampoon's Vacation

2.) In this John Hughes movie...Macaulay Culkin is sent to the attic bedroom and the rest of his family goes on Christmas vacation to Paris? ANSWER: Home Alone

3.) In this John Hughes movie...Mary Stuart Masterson plays a tomboy in love with Eric Stoltz who loves the very popular Miss Amanda Jones? ANSWER: Some Kind Of Wonderful

4.) John Hughes gave us Long Duk Dong in this movie?
ANSWER: Sixteen Candles

5.) In this John Hughes movie...The Breakfast Club...Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald served Saturday detention at their high school. What was the name of their High School? ANSWER: Shermer High School

6.) In this John Hughes movie...Matthew Broderick plays Ferris Bueller...his best friend is Cameron...but what is his girlfriend's name? ANSWER: Sloane

7.) In this John Hughes movie...Molly Ringwald is in love with Andrew McCarthy and her best friend is Jon Cryer...the soundtrack gave us If You Leave by OMD and Shellshock by New Order?
ANSWER: Pretty In Pink

8.) In this John Hughes movie...Steve Martin and John Candy are flying to Chicago from New York but end up getting diverted to Wichita due to a blizzard? ANSWER: Planes, Trains And Automobiles

"I can’t believe my grandmother actually felt me up"... R.I.P. John

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