re: Most Influential: John Hughes or Harold Ramis?

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Ramis

More timeless, more universally appreciated comedies. Hughes' movies are still great, but not as great as they were when I was a teenager.

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No more needs to be said.

But I'll say something anyways, I think Hughes is so good, so much a part of his time, that it's much harder to imitate him or draw influence cinematically. That makes him brilliant for what he is, but it limits is overall influence. Hughes painted pictures of our childhoods, undoubtedly, but taking the objective stance, Ramis had a much broader impact on film. I'm glad we have them both.