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.
Known For
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(1992)
Screenplay
Vacation
(2015)
Characters
National Lampoon's Vacation
(1983)
Screenplay
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Screenplay
Dennis the Menace
(1993)
Screenplay
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Writer
Beethoven
(1992)
Writer
Home Alone 4
(2002)
Characters
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Screenplay
Flubber
(1997)
Screenplay
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Writer
Beethoven's 3rd
(2000)
Characters
Sixteen Candles
(1984)
Writer
Weird Science
(1985)
Screenplay
Uncle Buck
(1989)
Writer
Drillbit Taylor
(2008)
Story
Full Filmography
Writing
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
(1980)
Co-Writer
Class Reunion
(1982)
Writer
National Lampoon's Vacation
(1983)
Screenplay
Mr. Mom
(1983)
Writer
Nate and Hayes
(1983)
Writer
Sixteen Candles
(1984)
Writer
National Lampoon's European Vacation
(1985)
Screenplay
Weird Science
(1985)
Screenplay
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Writer
Pretty in Pink
(1986)
Screenplay
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Writer
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Screenplay
Some Kind of Wonderful
(1987)
Writer
The Great Outdoors
(1988)
Writer
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Writer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Screenplay
Uncle Buck
(1989)
Writer
Home Alone
(1990)
Screenplay
Curly Sue
(1991)
Screenplay
Dutch
(1991)
Writer
Career Opportunities
(1991)
Writer
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(1992)
Screenplay
Beethoven
(1992)
Writer
Dennis the Menace
(1993)
Screenplay
Beethoven's 2nd
(1993)
Characters
Miracle on 34th Street
(1994)
Screenplay
Baby's Day Out
(1994)
Screenplay
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Screenplay
Flubber
(1997)
Screenplay
Home Alone 3
(1997)
Writer
Reach the Rock
(1998)
Writer
Beethoven's 3rd
(2000)
Characters
American Adventure
(2000)
Characters
Just Visiting
(2001)
Screenplay
Beethoven's 4th
(2001)
Characters
Maid in Manhattan
(2002)
Story
Home Alone 4
(2002)
Characters
Drillbit Taylor
(2008)
Story
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
(2012)
Characters
Vacation
(2015)
Characters
Home Sweet Home Alone
(2021)
Screenplay and Story
Acting
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
John Hughes: Time Capsule
(1986)
Himself
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
(2006)
Self
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
(2015)
Self / Writer (archive footage)
Directing
Sixteen Candles
(1984)
Director
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Director
Weird Science
(1985)
Director
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Director
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Director
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Director
Uncle Buck
(1989)
Director
Curly Sue
(1991)
Director
Production
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Producer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Producer
Pretty in Pink
(1986)
Executive Producer
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Producer
Some Kind of Wonderful
(1987)
Producer
The Great Outdoors
(1988)
Executive Producer
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Producer
Uncle Buck
(1989)
Producer
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(1989)
Producer
Home Alone
(1990)
Producer
Only the Lonely
(1991)
Producer
Curly Sue
(1991)
Producer
Dutch
(1991)
Producer
Career Opportunities
(1991)
Producer
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(1992)
Producer
Dennis the Menace
(1993)
Producer
Miracle on 34th Street
(1994)
Producer
Baby's Day Out
(1994)
Producer
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Producer
Flubber
(1997)
Producer
Home Alone 3
(1997)
Producer
Reach the Rock
(1998)
Producer
New Port South
(2001)
Executive Producer
Crew