Life Moves Pretty Fast - The Music and Movies of John Hughes

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  • Out Now - a new 6-part series that celebrates the music and movies of the legendary film director John Hughes. Featuring interviews with those who knew, loved and worked John, alongside some of the artists whose music featured in those decade-defining films. A new box-set of music from these films is out now.
    Gimme Sugar Limited and Serious Comedy
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Episodes
  • 6: Some Kind of Wonderful

    6: Some Kind of Wonderful
    Dec 29 2022
    In the final episode of Life Moves Pretty Fast, Hadley Freeman and Tarquin Gotch uncover the story of 1987's high school drama "Some Kind Of Wonderful". Like "Pretty In Pink", the film was written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch, and in some ways acts as a correction to "Pretty In Pink" supplying the ending Hughes and Deutch wanted with "Pretty In Pink" but were denied by test audiences and studio tinkering. Much like many John Hughes films, it had a soundtrack dominated by UK indie music from the likes of The Jesus And Mary Chain,  Propaganda and Flesh For Lulu.
    Life Moves Pretty Fast is produced by Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions and Serious Comedy. 
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    50 mins
  • 5: Pretty In Pink

    5: Pretty In Pink
    Dec 22 2022
    In episode 5 of 'Life Moves Pretty Fast', Hadley Freeman and Tarquin Gotch pick over the 1986 teen classic "Pretty In Pink", written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch. This update to the Cinderella story made Molly Ringwald not only a star but an icon. Plus the soundtrack gave The Psychedelic Furs a huge hit with the title track, whilst also introducing other UK acts like The Smiths, Echo And The Bunnymen and New Order to the huge and receptive American audience.
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    47 mins
  • 4: Sixteen Candles

    4: Sixteen Candles
    Dec 15 2022
    In this episode of 'Life Moves Pretty Fast', Tarquin Gotch and Hadley Freeman study 'Sixteen Candles', John Hughes' directorial debut. Starring Molly Ringwald, who'd go on to feature in three consecutive Hughes movies - and become something of a muse to him and a celebrity in her own right - it tells the story of a teenager's worst day. And as would become the pattern for Hughes' teen movies, it does so with just the right mix of comedy, insight and empathy whilst introducing a number of budding young actors; in this case Anthony Michael Hall and John and Joan Cusack.
    'Life Moves Pretty Fast' - is produced by Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions
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    46 mins

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