John Hughes
Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography 20
Movies (17)
John Candy: I Like Me2025Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
BRATS2024Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead2015Self - Writer (archive footage)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast2012Self (archive footage)
Who Is Ferris Bueller?2006Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories2006Self (archive footage)- The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful2006Self (archive footage)
Curly Sue1991Directing
Uncle Buck1989Directing
She's Having a Baby1988Directing
Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987Directing- John Hughes: Time Capsule1986Himself
Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
Weird Science1985Directing
The Breakfast Club1985Brian’s Father (uncredited)
Sixteen Candles1984Directing- Untitled John Hughes DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
