John Hughes

Writer

Born: February 18, 1950 (59 years old)

Died: August 6, 2009

Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography (49)

• The Breakfast Club (1985, ★ 7.7)
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986, ★ 7.6)
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025, ★ 7.9)
• Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015, ★ 6.6)
• The Movies That Made Us (2019, ★ 7.2)
• Home Alone (1990, ★ 7.5)
• BRATS (2024, ★ 6)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, ★ 6.8)
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987, ★ 7.3)
• Only the Lonely (1991, ★ 6.1)
• Uncle Buck (1989, ★ 6.8)
• The Great Outdoors (1988, ★ 6.5)
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994, ★ 6.8)
• National Lampoon's Vacation (1983, ★ 7.1)
• Baby's Day Out (1994, ★ 6.4)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, ★ 7.2)
• National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985, ★ 6.2)
• Curly Sue (1991, ★ 6.4)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996, ★ 5.9)
• Maid in Manhattan (2002, ★ 6.1)
• Drillbit Taylor (2008, ★ 5.8)
• Weird Science (1985, ★ 6.5)
• Dennis the Menace (1993, ★ 5.9)
• She's Having a Baby (1988, ★ 5.9)
• Dutch (1991, ★ 6.4)
• Mr. Mom (1983, ★ 6.5)
• Sixteen Candles (1984, ★ 6.8)
• Home Alone 3 (1997, ★ 5.3)
• Flubber (1997, ★ 5.7)
• Reach the Rock (1998, ★ 6.3)