John Hughes
Directing
Born: February 18, 1950 · Lansing, Michigan, USA
Died: August 6, 2009 (aged 59)
Highest Rated
Biography
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 90s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Known for
Home Alone
1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
The Breakfast Club
1985
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Vacation
2015
101 Dalmatians
1996
Home Alone 3
1997
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Flubber
1997
Beethoven
1992
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Sixteen Candles
1984
Photos (2)
Movies (2)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (7)
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
Upcoming (2)
Directing (8)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
The Breakfast Club
Director
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director
Weird Science
Director
Uncle Buck
Director
Sixteen Candles
Director
Curly Sue
Director
She's Having a Baby
Director
Writing (46)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Screenplay
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Characters
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
Home Alone 3
Writer
Home Alone 3
Characters
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Writer
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story
Home Sweet Home Alone
Screenplay
Home Sweet Home Alone
Characters
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
The Breakfast Club
Writer
Dennis the Menace
Screenplay
Vacation
Characters
Baby's Day Out
Screenplay
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Screenplay
Beethoven
Writer
Miracle on 34th Street
Screenplay
Flubber
Screenplay
Weird Science
Screenplay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
Uncle Buck
Writer
Maid in Manhattan
Story
Home Alone 4
Characters
Sixteen Candles
Writer
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Characters
Beethoven's 5th
Characters
Drillbit Taylor
Story
Career Opportunities
Writer
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Screenplay
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Story
Mr. Mom
Writer
The Great Outdoors
Writer
Pretty in Pink
Writer
Some Kind of Wonderful
Writer
Beethoven's 2nd
Characters
Just Visiting
Screenplay
Curly Sue
Screenplay
She's Having a Baby
Writer
Nate and Hayes
Writer
Dutch
Writer
Beethoven's 3rd
Characters
Beethoven's 4th
Characters
Home Alone
Screenplay
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Co-Writer
Class Reunion
Writer
Reach the Rock
Writer
Producing (24)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Producer
101 Dalmatians
Producer
Home Alone 3
Producer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Producer
The Breakfast Club
Producer
Dennis the Menace
Producer
Baby's Day Out
Producer
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Producer
Miracle on 34th Street
Producer
Flubber
Producer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Producer
Uncle Buck
Producer
Jack
Producer
Career Opportunities
Producer
The Great Outdoors
Executive Producer
Pretty in Pink
Executive Producer
Some Kind of Wonderful
Producer
Curly Sue
Producer
Only the Lonely
Producer
She's Having a Baby
Producer
Dutch
Producer
Home Alone
Producer
Reach the Rock
Producer
New Port South
Executive Producer
