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John Hughes' 20 best movies, ranked by critics
"Home Alone" and "The Breakfast Club" are just some of John Hughes' best and most beloved films.20t…
Victoria Montalti
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35 things you probably didn't know about 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
Mia Sara and Matthew Broderick in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."Paramount Pictures
Claudia Willen
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Anthony Michael Hall really did cast John Cusack in "Sixteen Candles"
Anthony Michael Hall looks back on the John Hughes movies that made him a teen idol, and to the fut…
Jason Guerrasio
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Anthony Michael Hall says he and longtime friend Robert Downey Jr. are developing a 'Succession'-like TV series
The project would mark Robert Downey Jr.'s directorial debut, Anthony Michael Hall told Business In…
Jason Guerrasio
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Molly Ringwald says she can't watch 'The Breakfast Club' with her 13-year-old daughter because of its sexist tropes: 'She's very liberal'
Molly Ringwald has said that her "liberal" daughter has no interest in watching the 1985 classic, w…
Eve Crosbie
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The US military once detonated a nuclear bomb directly above the heads of 5 officers
The test was conducted to see how an unguided nuclear air-to-air rocket performed. All five men are…
Chris Panella
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'Ms. Marvel' directors presented a PowerPoint to Kevin Feige to convince him to include animation, inspired by 'Into the Spider-Verse'
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah explained to Insider how they crafted the visual style and lighthear…
Jason Guerrasio
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Anthony Michael Hall reveals that The Brat Pack never existed and why he's excited to play the hero in 'Halloween Kills'
The actor known for "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" spoke to Insider about his latest ro…
Jason Guerrasio
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Highland Park is an affluent Chicago suburb known for being the backdrop of films like 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' and 'Risky Business'
Highland Park, where a shooting took place during a Fourth of July parade, is home to locations fea…
Palmer Haasch
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Anthony Michael Hall says he regrets turning down the lead role in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
Hall told Insider that John Hughes wrote the Ferris Bueller role for him, but Hall passed due to a …
Jason Guerrasio
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John Candy was paid just $414 for his cameo in 'Home Alone' and the film's director said he always felt bitter about it
Chris Columbus said the late actor and comedian did the cameo as a favor to John Hughes and was bit…
Jason Guerrasio
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Molly Ringwald says she hasn't 'found the strength' to show her beloved '80s movies to her 'woke' 12-year-old daughter
Ringwald is known for teen dramas like "The Breakfast Club" and "Sixteen Candles," but she said tho…
Callie Ahlgrim
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'Succession' star Alan Ruck says he cut back on drinking alcohol to work through 'attitude problems' early in his career
The 65-year-old actor said he would always find an "excuse to take a drink." His manager eventually…
Claudia Willen
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Kristen Welker describes catching her baby as she was delivered by a surrogate, saying it helped her maternal instinct kick in
NBC's Kristen Welker told Hoda Kotb she worried that not carrying her child could affect their bond…
Anna Medaris Miller
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'Schitt's Creek' star Catherine O'Hara goes viral on TikTok after recreating her iconic 'Home Alone 2' scene
People are losing their minds as they realize Moira from "Schitt's Creek" also played Kevin's mom i…
Jason Guerrasio
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'Home Alone' at 30: Director Chris Columbus talks Trump 'bullying his way' into a cameo and more never-before-told stories
The director told Insider rare stories about the making of "Home Alone" and its sequel, along with …
Jason Guerrasio
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David Henrie explains how his new movie pays homage to classic coming-of-age films while avoiding overused tropes
Siblings David and Lorenzo Henrie, who costar in the upcoming movie, spoke to Insider about drawing…
Olivia Singh
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The director of 'Home Alone' says he walked off 'Christmas Vacation' because he 'couldn't make the movie with Chevy Chase'
Chris Columbus told Insider that even living with his wife's parents at the time didn't stop him fr…
Jason Guerrasio
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Five things to know about Kristen Welker, the moderator of the final presidential debate between Biden and Trump
The NBC News journalist, who covers the White House, will be the second Black woman to moderate a d…
John L. Dorman
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A man in Canada re-created the iconic Griswold house lights display from 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' - right down to Cousin Eddie's RV parked out front
Jon Harringa spent two weeks transforming his home to model it after "National Lampoon's Christmas …