Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 18, 1950
Died
Aug 06, 2009
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Credits
60 titles
John Hughes
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 - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Vacation
Characters
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Characters
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
Drillbit Taylor
Story
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Self (archive footage)
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
Home Alone 3
Producer
Flubber
Producer
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
E! True Hollywood Story
Jack
Producer
Mallrats
Thanks
Miracle on 34th Street
Producer
Baby's Day Out
Screenplay
Beethoven's 2nd
Characters
Dennis the Menace
Screenplay
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Producer
Beethoven
Writer
Curly Sue
Producer
Dutch
Writer
Only the Lonely
Producer
Career Opportunities
Writer
Home Alone
Screenplay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
Uncle Buck
Director
The Great Outdoors
Writer
She's Having a Baby
Director
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Screenplay
Some Kind of Wonderful
Producer
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
Pretty in Pink
Executive Producer
Weird Science
Director
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Screenplay
The Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited)