John Hughes
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.
Filmography (12 titles)
7.9MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage) · 2025
6.0MovieBRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2024
7.3ShowThe Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 2019
6.7MovieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage) · 2015
MovieJohn Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage) · 2012
MovieWho Is Ferris Bueller?
Self · 2006
MovieThe Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage) · 2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Self (archive footage) · 2006
8.2ShowE! True Hollywood Story
1996
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself · 1986
7.6MovieFerris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited) · 1986
7.7MovieThe Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited) · 1985