Best John Hughes character?
 

We know he has died..let us that consider ourselves fans talk about his work. I think that part of what made the films of John Hughes stand out were the characters. So, who was your favourite John Hughes character?

My vote goes to Duckie from Pretty In Pink. When I think 80's cinema he almost always pops in my head. Everybody should have a Duckie figure in their life at some point..somebody that has it that bad for you. Plus, if you look at him he is in many ways the prototype to Ferris ..as if Ferris is what Duckie thinks he is but isn't.


Who gets your vote?

ewwwwwww....... Jon Cryer - the poor man's Mathew Broderick.

Ferris Bueller is his best character.

No Duckie = No Ferris


And Jon Cryer was rubbish in everything else...but he was Duckie so I forgive him.

I grew up on Planes, Trains and Automobiles so I'd have to go with Del Griffith, done by the late great John Candy (how's this for feeling old: he died over 15 YEARS ago!). Very hilarious but equally heartfelt endearing character and even more so considering the actor that played him died at an early age.

Anthony Michael Hall
Weird Science

http://www.starz.com/titles/WeirdSci...85_685x385.jpg

The entire cast of The Breakfast Club. He hit every high school clique right on the head when he made that flick.

Also, pretty much Duckie in another form. It is as if he ditched Cryer and put Hall into the Duckie rolls. Though, I think Farmer Ted came before Duckie.

John Bender. Judd Nelson is fucking harsh!

Yup. Gotta be John Bender :)

it's who's the best character not which character you wanted to be or thought you were.

everybody claims they were Bender - suuuuuuure you were.

Even Bender didn't really want to be Bender.

You really love Duckie, great character but Ferris Bueller is far and away my favorite character. The coolest kid in school that never even went to school.

Bingo. I actually took a group discussion class in college in which we studied the characters in this movie for the whole semester.

farmer ted

Farmer Ted...

"Can I borrow your underpants for like, 10 minutes?"

...and Long Duck Dong.

"Dooonnnng, where is my automobile...?"

Sixteen Candles will be a top 3 favorite for the rest of my life. :)

Oto-mo-biiile?

"You're stewed, buttwad!"

http://a.imagehost.org/0608/billpaxton.jpg

how would you like a greasy pork sandwich servd in a dirty ashtray!??


:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Long Duck Dong

http://mycampfriends.com/filebin/LongDuckDong.jpg

http://www.slantedscreen.com/images/sixteen_candles.jpg

"Well my balls are half way up my ass but other than that Im perfect"

lololol, i don't remember that line, which scene was that?

cousin eddie
http://weatherlyentertainment.com/bl...usin_eddie.jpg

No more yankie my wankie. The Donger need food.

Yea...The Donger.

Someone already mentioned Long Duck Dong. He's my #2.

Ferris Bueller will always be my favorite. I tried to get my girl to name our son Ferris, but that didn't fly.

save Ferris !

Ah Chet.. I cant watch Big Love without thinking of Bill Paxton as that character.

Since John Hughes was the writer on this one .. Im gonna give him the nod.. who can forget these two characters http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/...182e169b64.jpg
"Shitters Full!"
and of course

http://www.onepagewonder.com/christm...tion_small.jpg

Not a week goes by when I don't say 'The Donger needs food' or 'No more yanky my wanky'.

I totally would have done that. In fact, I would have given you extra sex for suggesting it.

I know :winkwink:

My husband hasn't even seen Ferris and keeps saying he doesn't want to either. I tell him that if I knew that before we got together it would have been a deal breaker.

lisa was the best john hughes character

http://www.ugo.com/movies/top-50-hot...tries/lisa.jpg

When they leave the bar and stop short .... "is everyone OK?"

Well my balls are half way up my ass but beside that Im perfect.

right on. i actually watched this film last nite and caught the line and LOLd

:thumbsup

back to back with 16 candles, uncut! super fun.

that's why i came back here and updated my fav char to lisa- the perfect woman has to be the best character. lolololol:1orglaugh

That was one of my favorite parts of that movie.

Motherfucking Long Duck Dong! And all of the mutants from weird science (even though they're pretty much from the Road Warrior)

I have to admit that Weird Science doesn't hold up that much over time as the others do for me.

Then, there are other Hughes films that people barely even mention these days that I loved - Some Kind Of Wonderful, for example.