Poll: The Quotable John Hughes
John Hughes sure could turn a phrase. Which of these is your favorite JH quote? Discuss the list here
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John Candy in Uncle Buck (1989)
"A lot of people hate this hat. The sight of it angers people." - Buck, Uncle Buck (1989) -
Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
"Are you going to class today?" - Andie "Well, I don't know if I'm emotionally ready." - Duckie, Pretty in Pink (1986) -
Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
"Del... Why did you kiss my ear?" - Neal "Why are you holding my hand?" - Del "Where's your other hand?" - Neal "Between two pillows..." - Del "Those aren't pillows!" - Neal, Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) -
Jennifer Grey and Jeffrey Jones in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
"Excuse me: if whoever was in this house is still in the house, I'd like you to know that I've just called the police. I'd also like to add that I've got my father's gun and a scorching case of herpes." - Jeannie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -
Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
"He says we're going the wrong way..." - Neal "Oh, he's drunk. How would he know where we're going?" - Del, Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) -
Lea Thompson in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
"I'd rather be with someone for the wrong reasons then alone for the right." - Amanda, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) -
Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
"I just want to let them know that they didn't break me." - Andie, Pretty in Pink (1986) -
Molly Ringwald and Liane Curtis in Sixteen Candles (1984)
"I loathe the bus. There has to be a more dignified mode of transportation." - Samantha, Sixteen Candles (1984) -
Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink (1986)
"I'm off like a dirty shirt." - Duckie, Pretty in Pink (1986) -
Alan Ruck in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
"I realized it was ridiculous…being afraid, worrying about everything…wishing I was dead. All that s*** I'm tired of it. I'm not going to sit on my a** as the events that affect me unfold to determine the course of my life. I'm going to take a stand." - Cameron, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -
John Candy in Uncle Buck (1989)
"I stopped smoking cigarettes. Isn't that something? I'm on to cigars now. I'm on to a five-year plan. I eliminated cigarettes, then I go to cigars, then I go to pipes, then I go to chewing tobacco, then I'm on to that nicotine gum." - Buck, Uncle Buck (1989) -
Elias Koteas in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
"It must be a hen house, because all I see is chicken s***." - Duncan, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) -
Steve Martin in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
"I've never seen a guy get picked up by his testicles before. Lucky for you that cop passed by when he did, or you'd be lifting your snutz to tie your shoes." - Del, Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) -
Anthony Michael Hall in Sixteen Candles (1984)
"Last night at the dance, my little brother paid a buck to see your underwear." - Randy, Sixteen Candles (1984) -
Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -
#16
"My God. Are we going to be like our parents?" - Andrew, The Breakfast Club (1985) -
Matthew Broderick, Lee Ann Marie, and Vlasta Krsek in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
"Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Isms in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people." - Ferris, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -
Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
"Pardon my French, but Cameron is so tight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his a**, in two weeks you'd have a diamond." - Ferris, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -
John Cusack, Anthony Michael Hall, and Darren Harris in Sixteen Candles (1984)
"Relax, would you? We have seventy dollars and a pair of girls underpants. We're safe as kittens." - The Geek, Sixteen Candles (1984) -
Jon Cryer and Annie Potts in Pretty in Pink (1986)
"This is a really volcanic ensemble you're wearing." - Duckie, Pretty in Pink (1986) -
Kelly LeBrock in Weird Science (1985)
"So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?" - Lisa, Weird Science (1985) -
Molly Ringwald and Paul Dooley in Sixteen Candles (1984)
"That's why they call them crushes. If they were easy, they'd call 'em something else." - Jim Baker, Sixteen Candles (1984) -
Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club (1985)
"Well, if you say you haven't, you're a prude. If you say you have you're a slut. It's a trap. You want to but you can't, and when you do, you wish you didn't, right?" - Allison, The Breakfast Club (1985) -
Eric Stoltz in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
"Well, I like art, I work in a gas station, my best friend is a tomboy. These things don't fly too well in the American high school." - Keith, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) -
Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
"Well, let me just close this conversation, saying you are a unique individual." - Neal "What is unique, uh...? Latin for "a**hole?" - Del, Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) -
Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club (1985)
"When you grow up, your heart dies." - Allison, The Breakfast Club (1985) -
Mary Stuart Masterson in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
"You break his heart, I break your face." - Watts, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) -
Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy in Pretty in Pink (1986)
"You couldn't buy her, though, that's what's killing you, isn't it? Steff? That's it, Steff. She thinks you're sh*t. And deep down, you know she's right." - Blane, Pretty in Pink (1986) -
Annie Potts in Pretty in Pink (1986)
"You could say that life itself is a stupid tradition." - Iona, Pretty in Pink (1986) -
Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
"You know, there's going to be sex, drugs, rock-n-roll... chips, dips, chains, whips... You know, your basic high school orgy type of thing. I mean, uh, I'm not talking candle wax on the nipples, or witchcraft or anything like that, no, no, no. Just a couple of hundred kids running around in their underwear, acting like complete animals." - Lisa, Weird Science (1985) -
Mary Stuart Masterson and Eric Stoltz in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
"You look good wearing my future." - Keith, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) -
Bill Paxton in Weird Science (1985)
"You two donkey-d***s couldn't get laid in a morgue." - Chet, Weird Science (1985)