Now I understand the motives behind creating The Breakfast Club. Someone had to take the 5 types of 1980’s high schoolers (criminal, nerd, rich chick, athlete and weirdo), trap them in a room (library) and masterfully build the dialog that would happen. It was so spot on, and all the character types got ripped on and had their moments of glory during the movie. Genius.
... to be 15 years old.. sitting in a movie theater with my whole family.. watching that film in 1985.. I'm so lucky. I wouldn't trade growing up in the last golden age of existence in not just southern California, but America.. I wouldn't trade that for anything. It was AWESOME.
John Hughes work was an integral part of my life. I was born in 1972 and I hit my teenage years in the mid 80's. Although those movies weren't masterpieces, they had a very profound effect on me.
CAN'T WAIT to watch the full episode! I'm an 80's baby but I related to a lot of the characters in John Hughes movies. Can't waut to hear what Andrew has to talk about in this interview. Really enjoyed Mike's interview w/ Anthony Michael Hall. Get more of the Brat Pack to do an interview. Would love to hear their stories.
Man, I miss the '80s, especially the movies, music, and TV shows! It was the decade that I spent my childhood in (was born in 1979), but watched all the classics from that decade throughout the '90s, during my teen years, if not the later part of the '80s even, and it was just a special time to have grown up in, and to have been alive. I have always felt the same way about the '90s as well, especially to have spent my teen years during that decade. I would give anything to go back to the '80s, and/or, the '90s. Not just to be young again, but to also have my whole family back and alive again as well. Getting older sucks a*s, and the loss of family members makes it even worse. Here's to the better times, and years, though...🍻
An underrated movie of his, and Molly Ringwald's. For sure many have not seen it. "Fresh Horses". Have watched it numerous times since it was first released on vhs video. It is not the best, but there is something about it.
Thanks for the recommendation, I love movies from that decade. I worked out of the country or in Mountain regions so I missed out on all the US entertainment.
It’s amazing how many 80s comedies had very pervy/rapey scenes that were were played for comedy. Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles, Porkys, Weird Science, Fast Times at Ridgemont High………etc. and I loved them all.
Animal House started the trend. The religious right worked hard to tighten up sexual expression in the '80s, and within about 10 years after Animal House, you weren't seeing movies like that anymore that were aimed at teens or the family audience. To the point where, today, it would be shocking to see naked breasts in a PG-13 movie, when it was common to see them in PG movies in the early '80s.
That's acting Ladies and Gentleman. Sad but true. I'd wish all the brats met up yearly but they were just work mates on a job. Just like the rest of us. Seems a cooler job to us but it's still just a job.
aside from mannequin, the movie he did w/ rob lowe and jacqueline bisset was the film that really made an impression on me as a kid that was about to enter high school.
John Hughes was a legit genius. His movies were not only hugely successful in the 80s, but many of them are still finding new audiences today who love them.
I always appreciated John Hughes movies. Being Black and a late teen during John Hughes movie releases I'd here criticism of his movies being Firmly Planted in White Suburbia. Well yes they were but the Characters, the stories EASILY translated to any Subculture, Minority. The same insecurities, Doubts, awkwardness of youth, life were the same. I've discussed this with friends years ago and It was very easy to identify the characters in our own peer group. I mean it did take some tweaking but the same issues. It depends obviously....but a White Kid from Eastern Kentucky would probably find as much distance from Hughes movies as a Black Kid from the Inner City but can still see similarities navigating Youth. I was raised in a Middle Class environment, as my Black Peers were...my experience growing up is different from a Black Kid growing up in a much more depressed economic situation, Slums, Projects etc. So I get how some may have felt Isolated, ignored by John Hughes movies but he Wrote, Created what HE knew, He did it very well.
Hughes was an ad man before he made movies, and he realized if he flattered teenagers, he would get them to come back again and again. I think he was a great writer and sincere, but there was a bit of the marketer in him, too. That's why he set so many of his films during holidays and did remakes and sequels.
He definitely had a commercial mind. That's why he didn't fight to keep the original Pretty in Pink ending. Once it tested poorly, he agreed it had to be changed. One could say he "sold out" when Home Alone proved to be his most successful movie, and all he did for 10 years was write movies about burglars chasing kids. But I think he enjoyed many of the movies he made and was proud of them. He even defended She's Having a Baby in interviews after it bombed, saying that he believed audiences would appreciate it more as time went on. Unfortunately, the failure of that movie may have been the turning point after which Hughes said he's not going to make movies about real people anymore, he's just going to make slapstick comedies maximized for commercial value.
@@jedijones He did do one more original film called REACH THE ROCK that no one knows or remembers. It plays like a sequel to THE BREAKFAST CLUB, showing what happened to Bender after graduation. It barely had a release, it never even got a DVD.
@@yournamehere6002 Yep, I heard about it a while ago. Chris Columbus was offered both that script and Home Alone, and he chose Home Alone, wisely, LOL. Roger Ebert only gave Reach the Rock one star. Maybe I'll track it down and watch it someday.
John's movies are amazing and timeless and full of nostalgia, but some of the dialogue and storylines would def not fly nowadays, esp some questionable scenes from Sixteen Candles that def would get major side eyes today. Still great movies. Everyone was cast perfectly in his movies.
He is over analyzing those movies. My generation. They were just fun movies. It’s that simple. Taking a day off from school and almost getting caught is cool. They weren’t deep, introspective movies. They were just fun.
You can find plenty of trivial 1980s comedies with no depth. Hughes' movies were the opposite of that. They had emotional development for the characters.
Prior to Home Alone, John Hughes' movies never surpassed $79 million at the box office. 30 years later, people talk about him like he was Spielberg, Stone or Cameron. Hughes was more like Rob Reiner, except John's movies & actor choices didn't age as well.
Hughes' 1980s movies have mostly aged VERY well. Planes Trains, Ferris Bueller, Breakfast Club...these are still classics today. They were MAJOR box office hits for the time and for the comedy genre too. You don't seem to understand the concept of inflation. Moreover, these movies were seen over and over again on TV and home video. We can find hundreds of 1980s movies that are forgotten and no one under 30 has heard of today. Hughes' movies are mostly not in that group.
@@jedijones You do know your opinion just proved my point, right? "They were MAJOR box office hits for the time" - uh huh. Define MAJOR... Top 10, Top 15 box office gross for the year sound fair? Probably not, because even you quickly tried to walk back that MAJOR hits claim by adding their inexpensive Secondary Market costs to replay are proof of their success. SMH. But if that should go over your head, know one thing: don't ever believe someone like you understands inflation better than people like me.
It's never been about how much money they made. It's about how they captured a very unique, albeit short, time in pop culture. It's about the emotions that people experience when viewing the films. The nostalgia, the teen angst.
To be fair John Hughes was white so why wouldn’t the films he wrote be about white people And I think any observable wealth is not an important aspect of his characters beyond props and sets So Ferris has a nice looking house but it’s not a mansion and is not an important aspect of the character
You guys sure it had nothing to do with the Ronald "Let's throw America all the way back to the 1950's" Reagan propaganda machine? I think we ALL know it did. Fun stuff but the truth remains. Love me some John Hughes. - Batman. :-)
John Hughes did more great movies in a space of 5 years than so many famous directors did in 40 years. What a genius.
Now I understand the motives behind creating The Breakfast Club. Someone had to take the 5 types of 1980’s high schoolers (criminal, nerd, rich chick, athlete and weirdo), trap them in a room (library) and masterfully build the dialog that would happen. It was so spot on, and all the character types got ripped on and had their moments of glory during the movie. Genius.
... to be 15 years old.. sitting in a movie theater with my whole family.. watching that film in 1985.. I'm so lucky. I wouldn't trade growing up in the last golden age of existence in not just southern California, but America.. I wouldn't trade that for anything. It was AWESOME.
@@Flexicon9 Agree 1,000% It was indeed a golden era!
John Hughes work was an integral part of my life. I was born in 1972 and I hit my teenage years in the mid 80's. Although those movies weren't masterpieces, they had a very profound effect on me.
I was born in 70
CAN'T WAIT to watch the full episode! I'm an 80's baby but I related to a lot of the characters in John Hughes movies. Can't waut to hear what Andrew has to talk about in this interview. Really enjoyed Mike's interview w/ Anthony Michael Hall. Get more of the Brat Pack to do an interview. Would love to hear their stories.
Man, I miss the '80s, especially the movies, music, and TV shows! It was the decade that I spent my childhood in (was born in 1979), but watched all the classics from that decade throughout the '90s, during my teen years, if not the later part of the '80s even, and it was just a special time to have grown up in, and to have been alive. I have always felt the same way about the '90s as well, especially to have spent my teen years during that decade. I would give anything to go back to the '80s, and/or, the '90s. Not just to be young again, but to also have my whole family back and alive again as well. Getting older sucks a*s, and the loss of family members makes it even worse. Here's to the better times, and years, though...🍻
From 1984 to 1989 you were in a good place in Hollywood. I liked your performances.
Less Than Zero. Great actor! Perfect cast for that flick too!
thats a great movie
An underrated movie of his, and Molly Ringwald's. For sure many have not seen it. "Fresh Horses". Have watched it numerous times since it was first released on vhs video. It is not the best, but there is something about it.
Thanks for the recommendation, I love movies from that decade. I worked out of the country or in Mountain regions so I missed out on all the US entertainment.
Directed by David Anspaugh, the director of Hoosiers!
Fresh horses is just pretty in pink in a different venue
@@ragheadand420roll But Fresh Horses is way better than Pretty In Pink
It’s amazing how many 80s comedies had very pervy/rapey scenes that were were played for comedy. Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles, Porkys, Weird Science, Fast Times at Ridgemont High………etc. and I loved them all.
Animal House started the trend. The religious right worked hard to tighten up sexual expression in the '80s, and within about 10 years after Animal House, you weren't seeing movies like that anymore that were aimed at teens or the family audience. To the point where, today, it would be shocking to see naked breasts in a PG-13 movie, when it was common to see them in PG movies in the early '80s.
That's acting Ladies and Gentleman. Sad but true. I'd wish all the brats met up yearly but they were just work mates on a job. Just like the rest of us. Seems a cooler job to us but it's still just a job.
I always loved the film Mannequin as a kid. It’s still funny and charming now.
Cattrall had some body in that movie.
That was the first movie that popped into my head when I saw him.
Yeah weekend at Bernie's is still a classic
Those movies for the most part had a heart to them.
This dude is my life for Andrew I would stay the entire interview in the main channel
Loved this episode, Michael always gets great guests on his podcast ❤
Yeah McCarthy is well spoken
aside from mannequin, the movie he did w/ rob lowe and jacqueline bisset was the film that really made an impression on me as a kid that was about to enter high school.
Class
So love Andrew McCarthy ❤😊 his voice and his eyes!!
It's strange how the lesson about youth interest in cinema, has largely been lost in recent years.
It isn't really.
Make America the 80s Again
Aww, Andrew was my teenage crush in the 80s. I applaud myself for my good taste!
Yeah he is a well spoken dude. A good guest
John Hughes was a legit genius. His movies were not only hugely successful in the 80s, but many of them are still finding new audiences today who love them.
Love this guy , he looks great
I always appreciated John Hughes movies. Being Black and a late teen during John Hughes movie releases I'd here criticism of his movies being Firmly Planted in White Suburbia. Well yes they were but the Characters, the stories EASILY translated to any Subculture, Minority. The same insecurities, Doubts, awkwardness of youth, life were the same. I've discussed this with friends years ago and It was very easy to identify the characters in our own peer group. I mean it did take some tweaking but the same issues. It depends obviously....but a White Kid from Eastern Kentucky would probably find as much distance from Hughes movies as a Black Kid from the Inner City but can still see similarities navigating Youth. I was raised in a Middle Class environment, as my Black Peers were...my experience growing up is different from a Black Kid growing up in a much more depressed economic situation, Slums, Projects etc. So I get how some may have felt Isolated, ignored by John Hughes movies but he Wrote, Created what HE knew, He did it very well.
Love those movies !!
#BratPack
I would love to know if Andrew and James Spader are friends.
I was Duckie. I really was.
Loved the movie "Less Than Zero". I wanted to be just like Andrew McCarthy.
Hughes was an ad man before he made movies, and he realized if he flattered teenagers, he would get them to come back again and again. I think he was a great writer and sincere, but there was a bit of the marketer in him, too. That's why he set so many of his films during holidays and did remakes and sequels.
He definitely had a commercial mind. That's why he didn't fight to keep the original Pretty in Pink ending. Once it tested poorly, he agreed it had to be changed. One could say he "sold out" when Home Alone proved to be his most successful movie, and all he did for 10 years was write movies about burglars chasing kids. But I think he enjoyed many of the movies he made and was proud of them. He even defended She's Having a Baby in interviews after it bombed, saying that he believed audiences would appreciate it more as time went on. Unfortunately, the failure of that movie may have been the turning point after which Hughes said he's not going to make movies about real people anymore, he's just going to make slapstick comedies maximized for commercial value.
@@jedijones He did do one more original film called REACH THE ROCK that no one knows or remembers. It plays like a sequel to THE BREAKFAST CLUB, showing what happened to Bender after graduation. It barely had a release, it never even got a DVD.
@@yournamehere6002 Yep, I heard about it a while ago. Chris Columbus was offered both that script and Home Alone, and he chose Home Alone, wisely, LOL. Roger Ebert only gave Reach the Rock one star. Maybe I'll track it down and watch it someday.
John's movies are amazing and timeless and full of nostalgia, but some of the dialogue and storylines would def not fly nowadays, esp some questionable scenes from Sixteen Candles that def would get major side eyes today. Still great movies. Everyone was cast perfectly in his movies.
I would've at least tried to stay in touch with Kim Catrall.
Or Demi. If you're talking beauties of the 80's you can't go wrong either way.
@@jimthar17 Demi had a little more of an ice queen feel to me, LOL.
Vincent Adler!
so good!!!
Wasn’t he in Blacklist with James Spader recently…
Damn... You've aged better than me.
The movies taught us how to spit better.
He is over analyzing those movies. My generation. They were just fun movies. It’s that simple. Taking a day off from school and almost getting caught is cool. They weren’t deep, introspective movies. They were just fun.
I don't agree with you there because so many writers and directors have been trying to do that John Hughes thing for about 40 years,
You can find plenty of trivial 1980s comedies with no depth. Hughes' movies were the opposite of that. They had emotional development for the characters.
My generation. We def had/have our issues but I don't think any of us realized how much we would go on to change the world.
Prior to Home Alone, John Hughes' movies never surpassed $79 million at the box office. 30 years later, people talk about him like he was Spielberg, Stone or Cameron. Hughes was more like Rob Reiner, except John's movies & actor choices didn't age as well.
Hughes' 1980s movies have mostly aged VERY well. Planes Trains, Ferris Bueller, Breakfast Club...these are still classics today. They were MAJOR box office hits for the time and for the comedy genre too. You don't seem to understand the concept of inflation. Moreover, these movies were seen over and over again on TV and home video. We can find hundreds of 1980s movies that are forgotten and no one under 30 has heard of today. Hughes' movies are mostly not in that group.
@@jedijones You do know your opinion just proved my point, right?
"They were MAJOR box office hits for the time" - uh huh. Define MAJOR... Top 10, Top 15 box office gross for the year sound fair? Probably not, because even you quickly tried to walk back that MAJOR hits claim by adding their inexpensive Secondary Market costs to replay are proof of their success. SMH.
But if that should go over your head, know one thing: don't ever believe someone like you understands inflation better than people like me.
It's never been about how much money they made. It's about how they captured a very unique, albeit short, time in pop culture. It's about the emotions that people experience when viewing the films. The nostalgia, the teen angst.
@@daniellefender4143 So... exactly like Rob Reiner movies, without the singular teen angst trope. You guys are the best at helping prove my point.
Most of John Hughes movies were about rich white kids.
Pretty in Pink was about a poor kid being picked on by rich kids. How rich was Ferris? He couldn't even get his own car.
And your point?? How bout commenting on Spike Lees resume?? Yeah,I thought so..Nice racism!!!
To be fair John Hughes was white so why wouldn’t the films he wrote be about white people
And I think any observable wealth is not an important aspect of his characters beyond props and sets
So Ferris has a nice looking house but it’s not a mansion and is not an important aspect of the character
You guys sure it had nothing to do with the Ronald "Let's throw America all the way back to the 1950's" Reagan propaganda machine? I think we ALL know it did. Fun stuff but the truth remains. Love me some John Hughes. - Batman. :-)
It sure beat the 1970s promiscuous sex and rampant drug abuse era.