s ▁death , ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁knew ▁him ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁impact ▁Hugh es ▁had ▁on ▁them ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁Kevin ▁Smith ▁said ▁" Bas ically , ▁my ▁stuff ▁is ▁just ▁John ▁Hugh es ▁films ▁with ▁four - letter ▁words ." ▁Jud d ▁A pat ow ▁commented ▁" I ▁feel ▁like ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁my ▁child hood ▁has ▁died . ▁Nob ody ▁made ▁me ▁laugh ▁harder ▁or ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁John ▁Hugh es ." ▁Mol ly ▁Ring wald ▁said , ▁" I ▁was ▁st unn ed ▁and ▁incred ibly ▁sad ▁to ▁hear ▁about ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁John ▁Hugh es . ▁He ▁was ▁and ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁such ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁my ▁life . ▁... ▁He ▁will ▁be ▁missed ▁– ▁by ▁me ▁and ▁by ▁everyone ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁touched . ▁My ▁heart ▁and ▁all ▁my ▁thoughts ▁are ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁now ." ▁Matthew ▁Bro der ick ▁also ▁released ▁his ▁own ▁statement , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁am ▁truly ▁shock ed ▁and ▁sad den ed ▁by ▁the ▁news ▁about ▁my ▁old ▁friend ▁John ▁Hugh es . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁wonderful , ▁very ▁tal ented ▁gu y ▁and ▁my ▁heart ▁goes ▁out ▁to ▁his ▁family ." ▁ ▁The ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁included ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Hugh es ' ▁work . ▁A ▁ret ros pective ▁of ▁cli ps ▁from ▁Hugh es ' ▁films ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁cast ▁members ▁from ▁several ▁of ▁them , ▁including ▁Mol ly ▁Ring wald , ▁Matthew ▁Bro der