John Hughes, RIP

This is kind of a surprise.

Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "Home Alone," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59.

Apparently his doctor gave him an overdose of anesthesia. Just joking! He actually suffered a heart attack. (And yes I feel a little bad for making a joke of his death...)
Hughes was a pretty big deal back in the 80's. He directed:

• Sixteen Candles - 1984
• Breakfast Club - 1985
• Weird Science - 1985
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 1986
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles - 1987
• She's Having a Baby - 1988
• Uncle Buck - 1989
• Curly Sue - 1991

Man, try and pick a favorite out of that group. If forced, I'd probably go with 'Ferris' but all of the top six are pretty darn good. That was quite a run.