
John Hughes
Known for directing · Born 18 February 1950 · Died 6 August 2009 · aged 59 · Lansing, Michigan, USA
62 credits
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.
Known for

The Breakfast Club
1985

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986

Home Alone
1990

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987

Sixteen Candles
1984

Weird Science
1985

Uncle Buck
1989

101 Dalmatians
1996

Home Alone 3
1997

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989

Flubber
1997