Mr. Hughes

Truly, it's all being said, and better than I could. My husband and I went to see Planes, Trains and Automobiles for our very first date. For the people in our age range, John Hughes helped define the world we lived in, and provided a large percentage of the dialog in our daily lives. Here are just a few examples, from just one of his movies:

"Oh, you just watch your language, Mr. Dirty Mouth."

"Fresh breath is a priority in my life."

"Chug-a-lug, Pooh-bear!"

"My clean close shave?"

"Donger's here for five hours, and he's got somebody. I live here my whole life, and I'm like a disease."

"Any halfway decent girl can rob me - blind! Because I'm too torked up to say no."

"Not many girls in contemporary American society today would give their underwear to help a geek like me."

"You know, I'm getting input here that I'm reading as relatively hostile."

"Why do you think you're a dork? I don't think you're a dork. I don't think Mom thinks you're a dork."

"Her monthly bill came early."

"Relax, would you? We have seventy dollars and a pair of girls underpants. We're safe as kittens."

And, the most satisfying ending, possibly in movie history:

Samantha: Thanks for getting my undies back.
Jake: Thanks for coming over.
Samantha: Thanks for coming to get me.
Jake: Happy Birthday, Samantha. Make a wish.
Samantha: It already came true.