John Hughes
Directing
- Born
- February 18, 1950 · Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Died
- August 6, 2009 (age 59)
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
November 16, 1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
November 15, 1992
The Breakfast Club
February 15, 1985
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
June 11, 1986
Vacation
July 28, 2015
101 Dalmatians
November 27, 1996
Home Alone 3
December 12, 1997
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
November 30, 1989
Flubber
November 26, 1997
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
November 26, 1987
Beethoven
April 3, 1992
Sixteen Candles
May 4, 1984
Behind the camera46
- 2021Home Sweet Home Alone Story, Screenplay, Characters
- 2015Vacation Characters
- 2012Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Characters
- 2008Drillbit Taylor Story
- 2003Beethoven's 5th Characters
- 2002Maid in Manhattan Story
- 2002Home Alone 4 Characters
- 2001Beethoven's 4th Characters
- 2001New Port South Executive Producer
- 2001Just Visiting Screenplay