Directing
John Hughes
EN cinema · 56 credits
Born
18 February 1950
Died
6 August 2009 (aged 59)
Birthplace
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Also known as Edmond Dantès · Edmond Dantes · John Wilden Hughes Jr.
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
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Sam and Victor's Day Off
Original Film Writer
The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road
Executive Producer
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story, Screenplay, Characters
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
Vacation
Characters
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self (archive footage)
Beethoven's 5th
Characters
Home Alone 4
Characters
New Port South
Executive Producer
Beethoven's 4th
Characters
Just Visiting
Screenplay
Beethoven's 3rd
Characters
Reach the Rock
Writer, Producer
Home Alone 3
Writer, Producer, Characters
Flubber
Producer, Screenplay
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay, Producer
Jack
Producer
Mallrats
Thanks
Miracle on 34th Street
Screenplay, Producer
Baby's Day Out
Producer, Screenplay
Dennis the Menace
Producer, Screenplay
Beethoven's 2nd
Characters
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Screenplay, Producer, Characters
Beethoven
Writer
Only the Lonely
Producer
Curly Sue
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Dutch
Writer, Producer
Career Opportunities
Writer, Producer
Home Alone
Producer, Screenplay
Uncle Buck
Director, Producer, Writer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay, Producer
The Great Outdoors
Writer, Executive Producer
She's Having a Baby
Director, Producer, Writer
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Some Kind of Wonderful
Producer, Writer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
Pretty in Pink
Executive Producer, Writer
The Breakfast Club
as Brian’s Father (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Screenplay, Story
Weird Science
Screenplay, Director
Sixteen Candles
Director, Writer
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
Mr. Mom
Writer
