John Hughes Oscar Tribute Reunites Key Members of the Brat Pack

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 7th 2010 09:36PM

The John Hughes tribute was one of the Oscars' most moving moments, reuniting key members of the Brat Pack that the late director's films made famous.

The tribute to the director, who died in August at the age of 59, began with Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick taking to the stage. Ringwald told the audience that at 16, "Hughes saw something in me that I didn't see in myself." Broderick continued that a day doesn't go by that someone doesn't tap him on the shoulder and ask "Hey Ferris, is this your day off?"

A moving montage followed, showing key sequences from comedies that Hughes had written and directed, including 'Sixteen Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club,' 'National Lampoon's Vacation,' 'Some Kind of Wonderful,' 'Pretty in Pink,' 'Home Alone' and 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles.' When the lights came up on the tribute, the real waterworks started.

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Jon Cryer, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Macaulay Culkin and Judd Nelson -- all stars of Hughes' teen classics -- took to the stage to talk of their experiences with the director, before turning the attention to Hughes' family sitting in the audience. The family stood to thunderous applause.

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Sunday 07 March

By worth

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What the hell happened to Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy?? Good God!!

By Jon

I can't believe they forgot Farrah Fawcett in the Memorium to the actors that died last year....Remember the same day as M.Jackson.....

Monday 08 March

By darby10020

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Of course, When farrah died at the Gates God said you lived such a wonderful life I will grant you one wish.
Farrah answered " i wish all the little children of the world would be safe."
So God killed Michael Jackson

By will

they also failed to mention Bea Arthur.

By Mary

What was going on with Molly Ringwald? Her eyes were so opened so wide and it seemed she needed assistance on the steps?

By ryan scream

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one word for molly wingwald asoblutely beautiful she looked just glamorus and my heart felt deepest sympathy to the hughes family there father captured the true meanning of the eightys boy meets girl boy looses girl boy takes looooooooooooooooooooong day off boy trys to get a unknown girl to dance in one word asoblutely magnificent rest in peace mr hughes and my deepest sympathy to his children and his wife

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I MEAN, WHO CARES? REALLY! IT'S AN EGO-TRIP BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR PANTS AND DRESSES ON THE SAME AS WE DO!

By MuatntX

John Hughes created some of the greatest movies of my generation. They should have filled the stage with ALL of the stars that got their careers jumpstarted by appearing in one of his films. Add to that those people that were influenced by him (like Kevin Smith!)and the Oscars could have created a truly memorable moment. It was a nice presentation, but it could have been as stupendous as his career.

By Kitty

The song played after the Home Alone footage is "True" by Spandau Ballet.

By John

Robert Mitchem was "never" mentioned. Anywhere.

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