John Hughes
Born
February 18, 1950
Died
August 6, 2009 (59 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Lansing, 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
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2015
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
2012
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
2006
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Self (archive footage)
2006
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself
1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
1986
The Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
1985