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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-02-18 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Lansing, Michigan, USA

John Hughes

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

Acting

2024

BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019

The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)

2015

2012

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self (archive footage)

2006

The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful as Self (archive footage)

1996

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)

1985

The Breakfast Club as Brian’s Father (uncredited)

Production

2001

New Port South as Executive Producer

1998

Reach the Rock as Producer

1997

Home Alone 3 as Producer
Flubber as Producer

1996

101 Dalmatians as Producer
Jack as Producer

1994

Baby's Day Out as Producer

1993

Dennis the Menace as Producer

1991

Only the Lonely as Producer
Curly Sue as Producer
Dutch as Producer

1990

Home Alone as Producer

1988

The Great Outdoors as Executive Producer

1986

Pretty in Pink as Executive Producer

1985

The Breakfast Club as Producer

Writing

2015

Vacation as Characters

2008

2002

Home Alone 4 as Characters

2001

Beethoven's 4th as Characters
Just Visiting as Screenplay

2000

Beethoven's 3rd as Characters
American Adventure as Characters

1998

Reach the Rock as Writer

1997

Home Alone 3 as Writer
Flubber as Screenplay
Home Alone 3 as Characters

1996

101 Dalmatians as Screenplay

1994

Baby's Day Out as Screenplay

1993

Dennis the Menace as Screenplay
Beethoven's 2nd as Characters

1991

Curly Sue as Screenplay
Dutch as Writer

1990

Home Alone as Screenplay

1984

Sixteen Candles as Writer

1983

Mr. Mom as Writer
Nate and Hayes as Writer

1982

Class Reunion as Writer

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Sam and Victor's Day Off as Original Film Writer

Directing

1991

Curly Sue as Director

1989

Uncle Buck as Director

1988

1986

1985

The Breakfast Club as Director
Weird Science as Director

1984

Sixteen Candles as Director

Crew

1995

Mallrats as Thanks