John Hughes
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1950-02-18 - 2009-08-06
Place of Birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Also Known As: Edmond Dantès, Edmond Dantes, John Wilden Hughes Jr.
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.
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Known For
Film '72
2019The Movies That Made Us
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1985The Breakfast Club
1996E! True Hollywood Story
2025John Candy: I Like Me
2024BRATS
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2006The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2012John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2006