Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthdate
1950-02-18
Day of Death
2009-08-06
Place of Birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
John Hughes
Biography
John Hughes (February 18, 1950 β 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.
Filmography (10)
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Role:
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
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Role:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BRATS
2024
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Role:
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
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Role:
Self (archive footage)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
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Role:
Self
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
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Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006No Image
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Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006No Image
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Role:
Himself
John Hughes: Time Capsule
1986
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Role:
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
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Role:
Brianβs Father (uncredited)