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Don't You Forget About Me
Don't You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes | Jaime Clarke
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No one captured the teen portion of the eighties as poignantly as writer-director John Hughes. Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Some Kind of Wonderful are timeless tales of love, angst, longing, and self-discovery that illuminated and assuaged the anxieties of an entire generation. Fondly nostalgic, filled with wit and surprising insights, don't you forget about me contains original essays from a skillfully chosen crop of novelists and essayists on the films' far-reaching effects on their own lives -- an irresistible read for anyone who came of age in the eighties (or just wishes they did). Featuring new writing from: Steve Almond * Julianna Baggott * Lisa Borders * Ryan Boudinot * T Cooper * Quinn Dalton * Emily Franklin * Lisa Gabriele * Tod Goldberg * Nina de Gramont * Tara Ison * Allison Lynn * John McNally * Dan Pope * Lewis Robinson * Ben Schrank * Elizabeth Searle * Mary Sullivan * Rebecca Wolff * Moon Unit Zappa
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DebinHawaii
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#GetMovin #Anthem

When I think of anthem songs I can't help hearing Don't You Forget About Me sung by Simple Minds & made famous by The Breakfast Club. The song & the fist pump image are iconic. (Tell me you don't do it your car, the shower or any time you hear it! 🤣) Some of the books about 80s movies and their king, John Hughes, that are my stacks. I've read 2--Life Moves Pretty Fast & Searching For John Hughes & the other 3 are on my #TBR.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Brat Pack America is pretty good - I have Life Moves Pretty Fast in my TBR! 6y
Prairiegirl_reading I need these!! 6y
ReadZenRites Now it‘s running in my head...🎼 6y
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Purrfectpages Well played! Love John Hughes! 6y
OriginalCyn620 Oh, I absolutely do the fist pump when I hear this song! Every. Time. I haven‘t yet read any of these but they‘re all on my TBR. (edited) 6y
eanderson Yes!!! Awesome!!! 6y
Cinfhen MAJOR Ear worm ❣️❣️❣️❣️And the original fist pump!!!!!! 6y
TricksyTails Love this movie and soundtrack! 😍♥️ 6y
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wonga
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#March80sMovies #TheBreakfastClub there are teen movies and then there are John Hughes teen movies! 🎥 🎬🍿

Cinfhen TRUTH🙌🏻❤️ 6y
Purrfectpages 🙏! 6y
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LibrarianJen
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1. My 80's station on Pandora that I've dedicated to John Hughes
2. Fall
3. Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance (all three together is even better) and memoir
4. Green chile chicken enchiladas, ensilada y frijoles.
5. You got it!

#friYAYintro

SamLBooks Number 3 👏👏👏😊 7y
FantasyChick I agree!!!!! ☝☝☝ 7y
Amandajoy Hooray for green chile season! I'm adding some to my dinner tonight! 7y
Eyelit That pandora station sounds awesome! 7y
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