John Hughes
Born in Lansing, Michigan, USA — Feb 18 1950• Died Aug 06 2009
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Biography
John Hughes (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, 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 Home Alone 3.
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John Hughes's Credits
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Pretty in Pink
Production
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Writing
The Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
101 Dalmatians
Writing
Home Alone 3
Production
Vacation
Writing
National Lampoon's Vacation
Writing
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Writing
Weird Science
Directing
Flubber
Writing
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Writing
Dennis the Menace
Writing
Uncle Buck
Directing
Home Alone 4
Writing
Miracle on 34th Street
Writing
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
Maid in Manhattan
Writing
Jack
Production
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Directing
Drillbit Taylor
Writing
Beethoven
Writing
Sixteen Candles
Directing
Career Opportunities
Writing
Mallrats
Crew
Home Sweet Home Alone
Writing
Mr. Mom
Writing
Baby's Day Out
Writing
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Curly Sue
Directing
Just Visiting
Writing
Only the Lonely
Production
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Writing
Some Kind of Wonderful
Production
Beethoven's 2nd
Writing
E! True Hollywood Story
Dutch
Writing
She's Having a Baby
Directing
The Great Outdoors
Writing
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
New Port South
Production
Nate and Hayes
Writing
Beethoven's 3rd
Writing
Reach the Rock
Writing
Beethoven's 5th
Writing
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
Home Alone
Writing
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
Beethoven's 4th
Writing
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Self (archive footage)
Class Reunion
Writing
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
Writing
American Adventure
Writing
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
Sam and Victor's Day Off
Writing
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Production