Don't You Forget About Me
A Tribute to John Hughes
The man behind the myth. The movies behind a generation.
How did John Hughes capture the growing pains of adolescence so perfectly? Why do his films resonate with those that grew up with them, and those that have just discovered them? Why did he leave? Armed with those and many other questions, a documentary was put into production. It wasn't long before interviews with Hughes alumni and those influenced by Hughes transpired, shedding light on Hughes and his work. However, after 2 years of compiling hundreds of interviews there was still a very important one missing: John Hughes'. Don't You Forget About Me cuts insightful and entertaining interviews with the honest, humorous, and tension filled road trip the filmmakers go on, hoping to find John Hughes and secure an interview with the reclusive director and closure for themselves.
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Lacking - MovieMom1
I was very excited to watch this documentary about Hughes but really it is just a few interviews and clips from the movie. It would have been great to get an interview with him, and when they couldn't, they should have just given up. Now he has passed away and the movie will never feel complete.Amateur and awful - nobbymcdobby
These tedious wannabe filmmakers head down in a van to Chicago to try to find Hughes. They film every excruciating minute of their conversations about him and leave it in the film. There are some interviews with actors and others who had been involved in the films; those were OK. Hopefully these losers will never be allowed to make another film. They are awful.Not enough about Hughes - LandPhil
This documentary has some really good stuff in it. The interviews with actors and crew from past Hughes films is great to watch and listen to their stories about the filmaker and some of the behind the scenes stuff that went during the making of those films. I also liked hearing from present teenagers who watch his movies and appreciate how good they are compared to what passes for "teen movies" these days.
The weakest parts of this movie are the scenes featuring the filmakers. This decision to include themselves in the movie, smacks a little of students putting themselves in their own movie as a demo reel of sorts. I get that a part of this movie is a chronicle of their attempt to get an interview with the reclusive John Hughes, but it's a very lame attempt to put themselves on screen and listen to them go on and on about Hughes and the influence of his films. Quite frankly, they should have spent more time interviewing actors, directors, producers and other industry insiders about his films and it would have been much better. Their quest for the interview would have been better suited as a bonus feature on the DVD.
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Lacking - MovieMom1
I was very excited to watch this documentary about Hughes but really it is just a few interviews and clips from the movie. It would have been great to get an interview with him, and when they couldn't, they should have just given up. Now he has passed away ...Amateur and awful - nobbymcdobby
These tedious wannabe filmmakers head down in a van to Chicago to try to find Hughes. They film every excruciating minute of their conversations about him and leave it in the film. There are some interviews with actors and others who had been involved in the ...Not enough about Hughes - LandPhil
This documentary has some really good stuff in it. The interviews with actors and crew from past Hughes films is great to watch and listen to their stories about the filmaker and some of the behind the scenes stuff that went during the making of those films. ...