John Hughes
- Directing
- February 18, 1950 · Lansing, Michigan, USA
- August 6, 2009
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
Filmography
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- BRATS · Self
- Home Sweet Home Alone · Story, Screenplay
- The Movies That Made Us · Self
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · Self
- Vacation · Characters
- Home Alone: The Holiday Heist · Characters
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast · Self
- Drillbit Taylor · Story
- Who Is Ferris Bueller? · Self
- The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories · Self
- The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful · Self
- Beethoven's 5th · Characters
- Maid in Manhattan · Story
- Home Alone 4 · Characters
- Beethoven's 4th · Characters
- New Port South · Executive producer
- Just Visiting · Screenplay
- Beethoven's 3rd · Characters
- American Adventure · Characters
- Reach the Rock · Writer, Producer
- Home Alone 3 · Writer, Producer
- Flubber · Producer, Screenplay
- 101 Dalmatians · Screenplay, Producer
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Jack · Producer
- Mallrats · Thanks
- Miracle on 34th Street · Screenplay, Producer
- Baby's Day Out · Producer, Screenplay
- Beethoven's 2nd · Characters
- Dennis the Menace · Producer, Screenplay
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York · Screenplay, Producer
- Beethoven · Writer
- Curly Sue · Screenplay, Producer
- Dutch · Writer, Producer
- Only the Lonely · Producer
- Career Opportunities · Writer, Producer
- Home Alone · Producer, Screenplay
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation · Screenplay, Producer
- Uncle Buck · Director, Producer
- The Great Outdoors · Writer, Executive producer
- She's Having a Baby · Director, Producer
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles · Producer, Screenplay
- Some Kind of Wonderful · Producer, Writer
- John Hughes: Time Capsule · Self
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off · Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited), Director
- Pretty in Pink · Executive producer, Writer
- Weird Science · Screenplay, Director
- National Lampoon's European Vacation · Screenplay, Story
- The Breakfast Club · Brian’s Father (uncredited), Producer
- Sixteen Candles · Director, Writer
- Nate and Hayes · Writer
- National Lampoon's Vacation · Screenplay
- Mr. Mom · Writer
- Class Reunion · Writer
- Film '72 · Self
- Untitled John Hughes Documentary · Self
- Sam and Victor's Day Off · Original Film Writer
- The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road · Executive producer