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John Hughes

Highest Rated: 94% National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% New Port South (2001)

Birthday: Feb 18, 1950

Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, USA

A prolific writer, director and producer in the 1980s and early 1990s, John Hughes was the guiding force behind some of the most popular teen-oriented comedies of the period, including "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). Though his stock in trade was broad, he had a particular gift for the speech and emotions of middle-class suburban youth, who were portrayed in his films with a complexity and respect rarely afforded them in major Hollywood features. Later, he also wrote the blockbuster holiday hit "Home Alone" (1990). His films were frequently cited as a major influence on writers and directors who toiled in the teen movie field.

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Highest-Rated Movies

94% 85% National Lampoon's Vacation
Watchlist 93% 87% Planes, Trains and Automobiles Watchlist 89% 92% The Breakfast Club Watchlist 83% 92% Ferris Bueller's Day Off Watchlist
81% 85% Sixteen Candles
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77% 57% Mr. Mom
Watchlist 76% 81% Pretty in Pink Watchlist 76% 80% Some Kind of Wonderful Watchlist 72% 86% National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Watchlist 66% 80% Home Alone Watchlist
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John Hughes MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, producer John Hughes, on set, 1994. TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.. THE BREAKFAST CLUB, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, director John Hughes, Ally Sheedy on the set, 1985. (c)Universal Pictures.. PRETTY IN PINK, Director John Hughes, 1986 SIXTEEN CANDLES, Molly Ringwald, Director John Hughes, Mark Schoeffling, 1984. (c)Universal Pictures. SHE'S HAVING A BABY, writer/director/producer John Hughes, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, on-set, 1988, (c) Paramount Pictures FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, Director John Hughes, Matthew Broderick on set 1986, (c) Paramount HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK, Chris Columbus, John Hughes, 1992, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. NEW PORT SOUTH, John Hughes (producer), son James Hughes (writer), Kyle Cooper (director), 2001 View more photos

Filmography

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New Port South 0% 51% 2001 Executive Producer Just Visiting 33% 53% 2001 Screenwriter Reach the Rock 44% 43% 1998 Screenwriter, Producer Home Alone 3 35% 27% 1997 Writer, Producer Flubber 24% 33% 1997 Writer, Producer 101 Dalmatians 39% 40% 1996 Writer, Producer What I Have Written 1995 Director, Producer Miracle on 34th Street 60% 62% 1994 Writer, Producer Baby's Day Out 24% 52% 1994 Screenwriter, Producer Dennis the Menace 28% 39% 1993 Screenwriter, Producer Beethoven 31% 36% 1992 Writer Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 35% 62% 1992 Writer, Producer Dutch 17% 63% 1991 Producer Only the Lonely 65% 50% 1991 Producer Career Opportunities 42% 37% 1991 Screenwriter Curly Sue 13% 50% 1991 Director, Writer, Producer Home Alone 66% 80% 1990 Screenwriter, Producer National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 72% 86% 1989 Writer, Producer Uncle Buck 62% 77% 1989 Director, Producer, Screenwriter She's Having a Baby 45% 51% 1988 Director, Screenwriter, Producer The Great Outdoors 40% 71% 1988 Screenwriter Some Kind of Wonderful 76% 80% 1987 Producer, Screenwriter Planes, Trains and Automobiles 93% 87% 1987 Director, Writer, Producer Ferris Bueller's Day Off 83% 92% 1986 Director, Writer, Producer Pretty in Pink 76% 81% 1986 Writer, Producer
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