Dead.
The director of iconic 80s coming-of-age films had a heart attack on his morning walk. He was 59.
This is an excellent time to note how prolific he actually was; while he’s well known for directing Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), and Ferris Beuller’s Day Off (1986), he also wrote National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) (and, sadly, its sequels), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), among others. The Heathen Generation’s youth wouldn’t have been the same without him.
Save Ferris.
it is truly amazing what sort of influence he had on us…. and, not a bad influence, frankly. certainly made you think, once you got past the “sexy girlfriend….”
Is Weird Science where you got your name from ?
“It’s time to pay the fiddler!”
“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”