John Hughes
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 18, 1950, Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Died
- August 6, 2009
- Movies
- 43
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage) |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Writer (archive footage) |
| 2012 | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Who Is Ferris Bueller? | Self |
| 2006 | The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self (archive footage) |
| 1986 | John Hughes: Time Capsule | Himself |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited) |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Brian’s Father (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home Alone | Screenplay |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Screenplay |
| 1998 | Reach the Rock | Writer, Producer |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Writer, Producer |
| 1997 | Flubber | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1996 | Jack | Producer |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1992 | Beethoven | Writer |
| 1991 | Curly Sue | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
| 1991 | Dutch | Writer, Producer |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Producer |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | Writer, Producer |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1989 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Writer |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Producer, Writer |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Writer |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Screenplay, Director |
| 1985 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Screenplay |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | Nate and Hayes | Writer |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Screenplay |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom | Writer |
| 1982 | Class Reunion | Writer |
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