
John Hughes
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1950-02-18 — 2009-08-06Lansing, Michigan, USA
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

7.7
The Breakfast Club
1985 · movie

7.6
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · movie

7.2
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · tv

7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · movie

6.0
BRATS
2024 · movie

6.6
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · movie

8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · tv

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006 · movie

Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006 · movie

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 · movie