John Hughes
Known for: Directing
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 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 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Filmography
Film '72
Self
1971
Film
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
1986
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
1985
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025
Film
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2015
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
2012
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Film
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
2006
Film
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
2006
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself
1986