Review of Don't You Forget About Me (2010) by Troy F — 09 Mar 2010

Lovely tribute documentary to John Hughes. If you love his movies (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, Sixteen Candles, etc) you will appreciate this.

This review of Don't You Forget About Me (2010) was written by Troy F on 09 Mar 2010.

Don't You Forget About Me has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Keith R (248) on 10 Sep 2014

Excellent documentary on the search for the elusive filmmaker, John Hughes, before his passing in 2009…

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By Ashley T (533) on 02 Apr 2010

John Hughes deserves a much better tribute than this poorly researched trash…

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By Aaron B (1,506) on 02 Mar 2010

This isa documentary by four friends who just want to find out why John Hughes had disappeared from the movie making buisness…

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By Brent C (295) on 07 May 2011

This was pretty good, mainly due to the many clips of Hughes' movies and interviews with those who worked with him…

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By Nathan S (826) on 21 Apr 2011

A nice, well-respected tribute to John Hughes' teen films during the 80s…

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By Jeff P (647) on 02 Feb 2010

This was a beautiful piece of work…

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By Mark D (2,239) on 22 Oct 2010

Fun if very light look at John Hughes, I would have enjoyed this a lot more if they'd spent more time talking about Hughes as opposed to the…

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By Therese O (54) on 23 Aug 2010

Holy Hell this was annoying. SOME good interviews. And it's fun to watch the train wreck that is Judd Nelson now…

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By Julianna S (30) on 08 Mar 2010

Filmed in 2008, this affectionate fanboy tribute to the work of John Hughes suffers from an irksome framing device - it's the journey of four…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 05 Jan 2011

John Hughes changed the face of teen films forever during the 80's giving a frank look into the teenage psyche with films like The Breakfast…

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