The Greatest John Hughes Movies and Quotes of All Time

As everyone probably already knows, writer/producer/director/filmmaker John Hughes died suddenly of a heart attack this past week. He was 59. During his lifetime and amazing career, Hughes helped create some wonderful (and now classic) films: the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise, Mr. Mom, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Trains, Planes, and Automobiles, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, just to name a few. These films also launched the careers of the likes of Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Matthew Broderick, Judd Nelson, et. al. In addition to containing memorable music and characters (Cousin Eddie from Vacation (Randy Quaid) and Duckman (John Cryer) from Pretty in Pink, anyone?), Hughes' films (imho) contain some of the greatest quotes in cinematic history. Among my faves are: "Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?"-- spoken by The Geek (Anthony Michael Hall) in Sixteen Candles (1984) and "Kids, when we get home, your father will be 'going away' for a little while."-- a great line from Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) in Vacation (1983) that she delivers after hubby Clark (Chevy Chase) loses it in the middle of his "quest for fun." (Actually, according to many of my relatives, my dad is Clark Griswold.) For more awesomely hilarious Hughes quotes, log onto various sites, including: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/celebrity/The_Greatest_John_Hughes_Movie_Quotes_of_All_Time-52670477.html and http://www.premiumhollywood.com/2009/08106/john-hughes-1950-2009/. (I may have to compile a list of all my fave quotes at a later date. Stay tuned!)