Dont You Forget About Me (film)
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Director Matt Austin Duration Language English | 41% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Documentary, Biography Country Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) Writer Michael Facciolo, Kari Hollend, Lenny Panzer, Matt Sadowski, Matt Sadowski-Austin Screenplay Matt Austin, Michael Facciolo, Kari Hollend, Lenny Panzer Producers Michael Facciolo, Kari Hollend Cast Judd Nelson , Ally Sheedy , Kevin Smith , Roger Ebert , Kelly Le Brock Similar movies Tokyo-Ga (1985), Overnight (2003), Directed by John Ford (1971), This Filthy World (2006), Burden of Dreams (1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dont You Forget About Me is a 2009 Canadian documentary film about screenwriter, director, and producer John Hughes. Directed by Matt Austin, the film was named after the 1985 hit song by Simple Minds, which in turn was the theme song for Hughes film The Breakfast Club. The film specifically focused on Hughes fade from prominence in the early 1990s.
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Background
The documentary details the journey of a group of young filmmakers who go in search of the reclusive icon, documenting their search through interviews of the people with whom Hughes had worked and fans of his films. Those interviewed include Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Kelly LeBrock, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Kevin Smith, Roger Ebert, and Jim Kerr of the band Simple Minds. Filming began in 2006.
Home media
It was announced on August 11, 2009 that the film will be distributed by Alliance Films. The film aired on the Encore channel for a brief time as well.
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