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

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. 

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.

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

Hadley Freeman and Tarquin Gotch return with Episode 3 of 'Life Moves Pretty Fast' and turn their attention to arguably the greatest and most loved film from John Hughes, the unforgettable 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. Released in 1986, the film follows Ferris, his best friend Cam and Ferris' girlfriend Sloane as they skip school for the day with a "borrowed" Ferrari to take in all that Hughes' home city of Chicago has to offer. The film stars Matthew Broderick whose sharp and witty turn as Ferris has been a career-defining role, which Matthew talks exclusively about in this brand-new episode. 

Check out the Life Moves Pretty Fast box set which is out now and features some of the best tracks from across John's most iconic films. 

Life Moves Pretty Fast is produced by Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions and Serious Comedy. 

Hadley Freeman and Tarquin Gotch return for episode 2 of 'Life Moves Pretty Fast' to discuss one of John Hughes' best films, released in 1985, 'The Breakfast Club'.

John wrote and directed this low-budget teen-movie which has achieved cult status.

Starring a number of young actors from the 'Brat Pack', notably Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez.

It is also one of John Hughes' best soundtracks, which gave Simple Minds 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' a number-one hit in the United States.

The Life Moves Pretty Fast podcast is produced by Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions and Serious Comedy. 

'Life Moves Pretty Fast - The Music and Movies of John Hughes' is a brand new podcast out today. Journalist and 80s film buff Hadley Freeman teams up with John's music supervisor Tarquin Gotch to discuss those iconic films and the music that became part of the soundtrack to our lives. With new interviews from the cast and crew of the films and the artists whose music featured in some of the best movies of all time. Episode 1 is all about the much-loved classic 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' starring John Candy and Steve Martin.