John Hughes

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.

Known For

The Breakfast Club

as Brian’s Father (uncredited)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)

The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)

E! True Hollywood Story

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film '72

as Self

The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

as Self (archive footage)

John Hughes: Time Capsule

as Himself