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John Hughes

John Hughes

Known For Writing
Birthday Feb 18, 1950
Died Aug 06, 2009 (59)
Birthplace Lansing, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

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Filmography

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

as Brian’s Father (uncredited)

Home Sweet Home Alone

Home Sweet Home Alone

2021

Story, Screenplay, Characters

Vacation

Vacation

2015

Characters

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

2008

Story

Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

2002

Story

Home Alone 4

Home Alone 4

2002

Characters

Just Visiting

Just Visiting

2001

Screenplay

Beethoven's 4th

Beethoven's 4th

2001

Characters

Beethoven's 3rd

Beethoven's 3rd

2000

Characters

American Adventure

American Adventure

2000

Characters

Reach the Rock

Reach the Rock

1998

Writer

Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

1997

Characters, Writer

Flubber

Flubber

1997

Screenplay

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996

Screenplay

Mallrats

Mallrats

1995

Thanks

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Screenplay

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

1994

Screenplay

Beethoven's 2nd

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

Characters

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1993

Screenplay

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Screenplay, Characters

Beethoven

Beethoven

1992

Writer

Dutch

Dutch

1991

Writer

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

1991

Writer

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

1991

Screenplay

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

Screenplay

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

1989

Writer

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988

Writer

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

Writer

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

1986

Screenplay

Weird Science

Weird Science

1985

Screenplay

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

Writer

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984

Writer

Nate and Hayes

Nate and Hayes

1983

Writer

Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

1983

Writer

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

Screenplay

Class Reunion

Class Reunion

1982

Writer

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

1991

Director

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

1989

Director

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

Director

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Director

Weird Science

Weird Science

1985

Director

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

Director

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984

Director

New Port South

New Port South

2001

Executive Producer

Reach the Rock

Reach the Rock

1998

Producer

Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

1997

Producer

Flubber

Flubber

1997

Producer

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996

Producer

Jack

Jack

1996

Producer

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Producer

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

1994

Producer

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1993

Producer

Dutch

Dutch

1991

Producer

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

1991

Producer

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

1991

Producer

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991

Producer

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

Producer

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

1989

Producer

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988

Executive Producer

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

Producer

Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987

Producer

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Producer

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

1986

Executive Producer

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2019

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