As a year or era comes to an end, we as a society like to reflect back on events, people, and memories made in that particular time period. I think we like to finalize things, as it makes it easier to move on to the next step. 2009 was known for a lot of things in a lot of different themes and genres; but what most people can agree on, is that within Pop Culture it was the year of influential deaths.
The real shot that got everyone talking was Michael Jackson who was a legend of his era and industry. But there were plenty others that were talked about in their own right. Ed McMahon, Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, Ted Kennedy, Marilyn Chambers, David Carradine, Bea Arthur, Billy Mays, Chris Henry, and many others who are and will be missed and certainly remembered.
But we lost another cultural genius this year in writer, director and producer John Hughes. Inevitably you have seen at least one, and I assume even more, of Hughes films in you're time. In the 80's he made his mark with films focused on teenage angst and coming of age. His films always had a comedic drama, and had a way of standing the test of time.
Just look at the characters that have spawned from Hughes brilliance. Clark W. Griswold, John Bender, Samantha Baker, Duckie, Richard Vernon, Blaine McDonnagh, Andrew Clark, Ferris Beuller, Kevin McCallister, Brian Johnson, Wyatt Donnally, Jake Ryan, Cameron Frye, Carl the Janitor, Andie Walsh, Long Duk Dong, Claire Standish, Sloan Peterson, Cousin Eddie, Allsion Reynolds, Steff (my all-time fav) among many many more.
So if you have some time over the next few days, take Pretty in Pink or The Breakfast Club or Weird Science or Sixteen Candles or one of the Vacation movies or even Home Alone, and place at least one in your Netflix queue so you can remember the comfort of a Hughes film. And after that you will no doubt realize that in 2009 we lost an icon in the industry of film.
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