So Long, John Hughes

For those of you out there who were teens in the 1980's, the passing of John Hughes really makes you sit down and think for a while. Yep, his movies were a little on the cartoonish, extreme and silly side (the kids were always too smart for their own good, the grown-ups were always polyester-wearing buffoons), but that didn't matter. That's what high school felt like, didn't it -- the place was mobbed with characters and caricatures and you felt like you were the only one who understood it all. John Hughes got it -- he understood all the caste systems and cliques and the feeling of not ever really feeling like you fit in anywhere.
I'll always remember seeing "Breakfast Club" -- from the first scene, I was hooked -- I was where I belonged. The movie quoted David Bowie -- could there be anything else better? "Pretty in Pink" changed my world forever -- I immediately went out and cut my hair in a short bob and started shopping in the local vintage clothing shops. (Although, I still don't get what in the world Andie ever saw in Blane -- Ducky was far hipper and more interesting.)
To me, the movies are still fresh, funny and moving. Maybe it's only the nostalgia aspect that makes me love these movies so much, but I think that it was the message: "It's OK if you're a geek/nerd/spaz/outsiders/whatever term you choose to use -- there's more of us than them and someday it won't be so bad."
So, what's your favorite John Hughes movie? Which character do you identify with?