John Hughes’ Pen Pal
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After writing a fan latter to the late John Hughes, Alison Byrne Fields asked to be his pen pal and they wrote letters back and forth for over 2 years. They spoke about life, teenagehood and she even critiqued his films, to which he wrote, “I listen. Not to Hollywood. I listen to you. I make these movies for you. Really. No lie. There's a difference I think you understand.”
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Probably the best tribute to John Hughes I will ever see…even better than the well edited tributes to his work: a well written tribute to the man behind the camera from a fan-turned-friend.
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