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Matt Austin Sadowski Says John Hughes' Death Gives His Doc a Different Life

By Norman Wilner
NOW Magazine | November 2, 2009
Hughes' death at age 59 earlier this summer casts a pall over Don't You Forget About Me: A Tribute to John Hughes, which combines clips from Hughes' high school movies with contemporary interviews with the filmmaker's colleagues and boosters like Roger Ebert.
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