John Hughes was a comedy genius who perfectly captured the trails and tribulations of the American suburban teen. He created some of the most memorable films of the 80s including The Breakfast Club, Christmas Vacation, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Battleship Pretension's David Bax looks back on his legacy with a list of his top ten films.
The Breakfast Club
This is the big one. This film alone would probably have secured Hughes that “voice of a generation” status. It’s quietly ambitious in its attempt to boil the entire high school experience down to five people and then lock them in a building all day. But it was loudly successful.
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