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[Jixby Phillips]

I don't mean to split hairs here, but when you look at someones writing credit on imdb and it just says "(characters)" next to it (especially a sequel) it typically means that they have fuck all to do with the actual writing of the movie.

Assuming John Hughes had any controll over where his fictional characters ended up after the first movie (which he probably didn't), the fact that he didn't care about them maintaining their integrity or take any stock whatsoever in how they'd be portrayed would show he thinks as little of Beethoven as you do.

He did write it under a pseudonym after all.

I get it though, you're just making the point that he sucks. You can't always be 100% truthfull when you're writing zingers.