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John Hughes

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Episodes mentioning them12
Total transcript notes12
Positive notes8
Mixed or critical0

HOW THE DISCUSSION LEANS

67% of the captured notes are positive.

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WHAT WAS SAID

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very favorableSean Fennessey

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Presented as a master of teen dynamics and the architect of the film's emotional and comic design.

About 8 min
favorableSean Fennessey

Home Alone (1990)

Praised for the script, suburban specificity, and family-kid perspective.

About 8 min
favorableBill Simmons

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Described as still on a heater as the writer behind the film.

About 24 min
very favorableBill Simmons

Mr. Mom (1983)

Credited with the script and with benefiting from the movie's success.

About 0 min
favorableSean Fennessey

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Described as writing sincerely about middle-class American life and family pressure.

About 8 min
very favorableBill Simmons

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Lauded as a genius-level 1980s writer-director with an unmatched pop-culture run.

About 16 min
favorableBill Simmons

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Lauded as a singular teen filmmaker with a remarkable run of hits, even while some of his choices are criticized as dated.

About 16 min
very favorableBill Simmons

Weird Science (1985)

Praised as an extraordinarily prolific creative force who made the movie and tied together a larger Hughes universe.

About 16 min
neutralBill Simmons

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Referenced via 1980s teen-movie casting comparisons and high-school-age actors.

About 24 min
neutralBill Simmons

Groundhog Day (1993)

Referenced as one of the central comedy voices of the 1980s.

About 64 min
neutralBill Simmons

Mean Girls (2004)

Referenced as the writer/director of Breakfast Club in the teen-movie lineage.

About 0 min
neutralBill Simmons

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Mentioned as the original source writer of the script and as part of the era's comedy generation.

About 24 min

EVERY MATCH

Episodes that mention John Hughes

Weird Science1985 · favorableHome Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 · favorableBack to the Future Part II1989 · favorableNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 · very favorableNational Lampoon's Vacation1983 · very favorablePlanes, Trains and Automobiles1987 · very favorableHome Alone1990 · very favorableGroundhog Day1993 · very favorableFerris Bueller's Day Off1986 · very favorableThe Breakfast Club1985 · very favorableMr. Mom1983 · favorableMean Girls2004 · very favorable
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