I must have watched Weird Science a thousand times in my teens. And Ferris Beuller, what a classic. The Breakfast Club!

He's also responsible for National Lampoon Vacation and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

The guy was an absolute genius! But then from the 90's onward he lost it.

i loved the breakfast club (more because molly ringwald was in it!!!and lets not forget the classic horror an american warewolf in london!!!rip john.

Pretty in Pink and the Breakfat club Ferris B great films that defined the 80's

He didnt do American Werewolf that was John Landis I think

He is now the new hibs manager 8)

also uncle buck, some kind of wonderful, shes having a baby.

still think John Bender is one of the coolest characters in film ever.

"Shut up bitch, and go fix me a turkey-pot pie!"

sixteen candles…

"dong- where is my automobile?"

anthony michael hall's dancing in this film is incredible. a true inspiration to geeks everywhere.

Sad to hear of his passing — but if there's one good thing that's come of it, it's that today has been filled with so many great movie quotes. I have really laughed reading them, as I'm sure many have people in Internet-land, and that's a great way to celebrate a man's life.

letters to a fanthis is a nice story for hughes fans

letters to a fanthis is a nice story for hughes fans

Dear Stan, I think you need some counselling…My tea's gone cold…etc.

He defined an era. Sorry to hear he's passed on.

I loved the John Candy films, Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Planes, Trains and Automobiles – (prob my fav – Steve Martin is ace too). He also did the three Home Alone films.

Oh and the drumming at the beginning of Some Kind Of Wonderful is great.

From T,P & A:

Del: You play with your balls a lot.
Neal: I do NOT play with my balls.
Del: Larry Bird doesn't do as much ball-handling in one night as you do in an hour!
Neal: Are you trying to start a fight?
Del: No. I'm simply stating a fact. That's all. You fidget with your nuts a lot.
Neal: You know what'd make me happy?
Del: Another couple of balls, and an extra set of fingers?

Police Officer: What the hell are you driving here?
Del Griffith: We had a small fire last night, but we caught it in a nick of time.
Police Officer: Do you have any idea how fast you were going?
Del Griffith: Funny enough, I was just talking to my friend about that. Our speedometer has melted and as a result it's very hard to see with any degree of accuracy exactly how fast we were going.

heres hoping the various TV channels will dig out some JOhn Hughes films over the weekend as a tribute – everything I had was on VHS and went to the charity shop when I got rid of the player

Always wanted to pull a Bueller-esque sickie. John Hughes was a genius. RIP John