John Hughes on blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

dylrichard02 · 07-14-2021, 04:45 AM

John Hughes
(1950-2009)

As Director:

Still Missing: Curly Sue (1991)

As Writer/As Producer:

Still Missing: Nate and Hayes (1983), Only the Lonely (1991), Dennis the Menace (1993), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Flubber (1997), Home Alone 3 (1997), Reach the Rock (1998)

dylrichard02 · 07-14-2021, 04:54 AM

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dylrichard02 · 07-14-2021, 05:01 AM

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beamish13 · 07-14-2021, 05:20 AM

Reach the Rock has incredibly never even had a DVD release. Interesting film with a gorgeous post-rock score. Never even played in more than a dozen theatres during its 1998 release. Available from the library app Hoopla.

dylrichard02 · 07-14-2021, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by beamish13

Reach the Rock has incredibly never even had a DVD release. Interesting film with a gorgeous post-rock score. Never even played in more than a dozen theatres during its 1998 release. Available from the library app Hoopla.

To be perfectly honest, I had never heard of it until I started making this thread. It sounds interesting though! I have to get a new library card, maybe I'll watch it then!

beamish13 · 07-14-2021, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by dylrichard02

To be perfectly honest, I had never heard of it until I started making this thread. It sounds interesting though! I have to get a new library card, maybe I'll watch it then!

Chris Columbus discusses being offered this and Home Alone simultaneously in 1989 on the DVD commentary

dylrichard02 · 07-14-2021, 05:29 AM

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Chris Columbus discusses being offered this and Home Alone simultaneously in 1989 on the DVD commentary

I wonder if it would've become bigger if he'd taken it, considering he already had some recognition.

beamish13 · 07-14-2021, 05:32 AM

I wish there was a compendium of his National Lampoon pieces. He wasn’t just a great writer-he also illustrated some of them. I remember his insane “Workplace Guide to Sexual Harassment” layout.

Editor Paul Hirsch published a great autobiography recently about his career working on films like Star Wars, many of Brian De Palma’s films, and two of Hughes‘ films. Some great insights into an insanely talented, but very mercurial and inscrutable man who had a tendency to drop professional relationships for no just cause.

rocknblues81 · 07-16-2021, 07:11 AM

As a director:

Sixteen Candles: ***1/2
Weird Science:***1/2
The Breakfast Club:*****
Ferris Bueller's Day Off:**
Planes, Trains, Automobiles:****
Uncle Buck:***1/2

Writer:

Mr. Mom:***1/2
NL Vacation:***
Pretty in Pink:****
Some Kind of Wonderful:****1/2
The Great Outdoors:***1/2
Christmas Vacation:****
Home Alone:****
Dutch:***1/2
Career Opportunities:***1/2
Beethoven:**
Home Alone 2:****
Dennis the Mence:**
Baby's Day Out:**
101 Dalmatians:**1/2
Flubber: *
Home Alone 3:1/2

Everything after Home Alone 2 is just bad.

Home Alone 3 is a talent starved movie.

filmbuffTX · 07-16-2021, 09:09 AM

You should put "writer" and "producer" in the same category as he also produced many of those films you listed under "writer". That's what makes a lot of them so great. He didn't just hand off a script; he was also deeply involved in the production and was oftentimes a "boss" to the director of those films.

dylrichard02 · 07-23-2021, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

You should put "writer" and "producer" in the same category as he also produced many of those films you listed under "writer". That's what makes a lot of them so great. He didn't just hand off a script; he was also deeply involved in the production and was oftentimes a "boss" to the director of those films.

Good idea, changed!

dylrichard02 · 07-23-2021, 04:27 AM

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No love for She's Having a Baby? I enjoy it quite a bit.

Monterey Jack · 07-23-2021, 01:59 PM

Still want Curly Sue on Blu.

rocknblues81 · 07-24-2021, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dylrichard02

No love for She's Having a Baby? I enjoy it quite a bit.

Not sure I've seen it.

dylrichard02 · 07-24-2021, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Not sure I've seen it.

It's really sweet and has one of my favorite Hughes soundtracks!

rocknblues81 · 07-24-2021, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dylrichard02

It's really sweet and has one of my favorite Hughes soundtracks!

Bacon was in a few of these kind of movies at the time and I can't remember which is which.

HuggyBear73 · 07-24-2021, 07:08 PM

Anyone think Universal is gonna surprise us with 4Ks of.. Breakfast Club.. or 16 Candles within a year?

HeavyHitter · 07-24-2021, 07:10 PM

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Anyone think Universal is gonna surprise us with 4Ks of.. Breakfast Club.. or 16 Candles within a year?

I was really hoping for The Breakfast Club UHD BD last year given that was the 35th ann. I hope we don't have to wait until the 40th ann.

dylrichard02 · 08-15-2022, 07:26 PM

Added Planes, Trains, and Automobiles on UHD:

07-14-2021, 04:45 AM	#1
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:2198 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	John Hughes on blu-ray John Hughes (1950-2009) As Director: Still Missing: Curly Sue (1991) As Writer/As Producer: Still Missing: Nate and Hayes (1983), Only the Lonely (1991), Dennis the Menace (1993), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Flubber (1997), Home Alone 3 (1997), Reach the Rock (1998) Last edited by dylrichard02; 02-04-2025 at 09:24 PM.

07-14-2021, 04:54 AM	#2
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:2198 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Steelbooks [Show spoiler] Last edited by dylrichard02; 07-24-2023 at 03:52 AM.

07-14-2021, 05:01 AM	#3
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:2198 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Available Internationally [Show spoiler] Last edited by dylrichard02; 07-14-2021 at 05:20 AM.

07-16-2021, 07:11 AM	#9
rocknblues81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Shithole USA 4K collection:396 Blu-ray collection:2583 DVD collection:521 Digital collection:474 Trading Score:47	As a director: Sixteen Candles: *1/2 Weird Science:1/2 The Breakfast Club:** Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Planes, Trains, Automobiles:** Uncle Buck:1/2 Writer: Mr. Mom:1/2 NL Vacation:* Pretty in Pink:** Some Kind of Wonderful:1/2 The Great Outdoors:1/2 Christmas Vacation:* Home Alone: Dutch:1/2 Career Opportunities:1/2 Beethoven: Home Alone 2:** Dennis the Mence: Baby's Day Out: 101 Dalmatians:1/2 Flubber: * Home Alone 3:1/2 Everything after Home Alone 2 is just bad. Home Alone 3 is a talent starved movie. Last edited by rocknblues81; 07-16-2021 at 07:27 AM.

07-14-2021, 05:20 AM	#4
beamish13 Power Member Member since:May 2017	Reach the Rock has incredibly never even had a DVD release. Interesting film with a gorgeous post-rock score. Never even played in more than a dozen theatres during its 1998 release. Available from the library app Hoopla.

07-14-2021, 05:32 AM	#8
beamish13 Power Member Member since:May 2017	I wish there was a compendium of his National Lampoon pieces. He wasn’t just a great writer-he also illustrated some of them. I remember his insane “Workplace Guide to Sexual Harassment” layout. Editor Paul Hirsch published a great autobiography recently about his career working on films like Star Wars, many of Brian De Palma’s films, and two of Hughes‘ films. Some great insights into an insanely talented, but very mercurial and inscrutable man who had a tendency to drop professional relationships for no just cause.

07-16-2021, 09:09 AM	#10
filmbuffTX Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:6361 DVD collection:2270 Digital collection:1617 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:16	You should put "writer" and "producer" in the same category as he also produced many of those films you listed under "writer". That's what makes a lot of them so great. He didn't just hand off a script; he was also deeply involved in the production and was oftentimes a "boss" to the director of those films.

07-23-2021, 01:59 PM	#13
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	Still want Curly Sue on Blu.

07-24-2021, 07:08 PM	#17
HuggyBear73 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2011 Trading Score:128	Anyone think Universal is gonna surprise us with 4Ks of.. Breakfast Club.. or 16 Candles within a year?

08-15-2022, 07:26 PM	#19
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:590 Blu-ray collection:2198 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Added Planes, Trains, and Automobiles on UHD:

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