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John Hughes

Directing · Born February 18, 1950 · Lansing, Michigan, USA

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.

John Hughes movies and shows

  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989
  • Home Alone 31997
  • The Movies That Made Us2019
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986
  • The Breakfast Club1985
  • 101 Dalmatians1996
  • National Lampoon's Vacation1983
  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987
  • Home Sweet Home Alone2021
  • Vacation2015
  • Baby's Day Out1994
  • Home Alone 42002
  • Miracle on 34th Street1994
  • Dennis the Menace1993
  • Weird Science1985
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation1985
  • Home Alone: The Holiday Heist2012
  • Uncle Buck1989
  • Pretty in Pink1986
  • Maid in Manhattan2002
  • Beethoven1992
  • Flubber1997
  • Jack1996