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SALISBURY, MD---From Clark Griswold’s cross-country trip to Wally World to the wild abandon of Ferris Bueller, writer and director John Hughes is considered the master of 1980s teen cinema.

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ showcases five of his best-known movies during its John Hughes Film Festival as part of SU’s “‘80s on Our 80th” spring cultural events series. All screenings are at 7 p.m. Films in the series include:

* Monday, February 13: National Lampoon’s Vacation – Chevy Chase stars as a Clark Griswold, a business executive from Chicago who takes his family on a mishap-filled cross-country vacation to California they’ll never forget!

* Monday, February 20: Sixteen Candles – Molly Ringwald stars as Samantha Baker, who learns about the complexities of high school relationships as her sister’s wedding overshadows her 16th birthday.

* Monday, February 27: The Breakfast Club – An ensemble cast that helped give rise to the 1980s “Brat Pack” of young movie stars spends a Saturday in detention, learning that stereotypes are not always the best judge of their classmates’ true selves.

* Monday, March 6: Pretty in Pink – The third of Hughes’ films featuring Ringwald, this time she stars as Andie Walsh, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who must decide between two suitors with the support of her best friend, Duckie (Jon Cryer).

* Monday, March 13: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Matthew Broderick, in the title role, shares his philosophy and life with his best friend and girlfriend as he take a day off school in suburban Chicago in this coming-of-age comedy. All screenings are in Caruthers Hall Auditorium. Sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs, admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-543-6271 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu. "