John Hughes
Directing
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 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 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Known for
Directing8
movieCurly Sue
1991
Director
movieUncle Buck
1989
Director
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988
Director
movieWeird Science
1985
Director
movieThe Breakfast Club
1985
Director
movieSixteen Candles
1984
Director
Writing43
movieHome Sweet Home Alone
2021
Story, Screenplay, Characters
movieVacation
2015
Characters
movieHome Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
Characters
movieBeethoven's 5th
2003
Characters
movieHome Alone 4
2002
Characters
movieBeethoven's 4th
2001
Characters
movieJust Visiting
2001
Screenplay
movieBeethoven's 3rd
2000
Characters
movieReach the Rock
1998
Writer
movieHome Alone 3
1997
Writer, Characters
movieFlubber
1997
Screenplay
movie101 Dalmatians
1996
Screenplay
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1994
Screenplay
movieBaby's Day Out
1994
Screenplay
movieBeethoven's 2nd
1993
Characters
movieDennis the Menace
1993
Screenplay
movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Screenplay, Characters
movieBeethoven
1992
Writer
movieCurly Sue
1991
Screenplay
movieDutch
1991
Writer
movieHome Alone
1990
Screenplay
movieUncle Buck
1989
Writer
moviePlanes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Screenplay
moviePretty in Pink
1986
Writer
movieWeird Science
1985
Screenplay
movieNational Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
Screenplay, Story
movieSixteen Candles
1984
Writer
movieNate and Hayes
1983
Writer
movieNational Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Screenplay
movieMr. Mom
1983
Writer
movieClass Reunion
1982
Writer
movieThe Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980
Co-Writer
movieSam and Victor's Day Off
Original Film Writer
Production25
movieNew Port South
2001
Executive Producer
movieReach the Rock
1998
Producer
movieHome Alone 3
1997
Producer
movieFlubber
1997
Producer
movie101 Dalmatians
1996
Producer
movieJack
1996
Producer
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1994
Producer
movieBaby's Day Out
1994
Producer
movieDennis the Menace
1993
Producer
movieCurly Sue
1991
Producer
movieDutch
1991
Producer
movieOnly the Lonely
1991
Producer
movieCareer Opportunities
1991
Producer
movieHome Alone
1990
Producer
movieUncle Buck
1989
Producer
movieThe Great Outdoors
1988
Executive Producer
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988
Producer
movieSome Kind of Wonderful
1987
Producer
moviePretty in Pink
1986
Executive Producer
movieThe Breakfast Club
1985
Producer
movieThe Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road
Executive Producer
Acting13
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
movieBRATS
2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Self - Writer (archive footage)
movieJohn Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieFerris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
movieThe Breakfast Club
1985
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Crew1
movieMallrats
1995
Thanks