
John Hughes
Writing
Born: 1950-02-18 · Lansing, Michigan, USA
Died: 2009-08-06
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)

BRATS
2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Home Sweet Home Alone
2021
Story

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Self - Writer (archive footage)

Vacation
2015
Characters

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
Self (archive footage)

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
2012
Characters

Drillbit Taylor
2008
Story
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
Self (archive footage)

Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
Self

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
Self (archive footage)

Beethoven's 5th
2003
Characters

Maid in Manhattan
2002
Story

Home Alone 4
2002
Characters

New Port South
2001
Executive Producer

Beethoven's 4th
2001
Characters

Just Visiting
2001
Screenplay

Beethoven's 3rd
2000
Characters
American Adventure
2000
Characters

Reach the Rock
1998
Writer

Home Alone 3
1997
Producer

Flubber
1997
Producer

101 Dalmatians
1996
Screenplay

Jack
1996
Producer

Mallrats
1995
Thanks

Miracle on 34th Street
1994
Producer

Baby's Day Out
1994
Screenplay

Dennis the Menace
1993
Screenplay

Beethoven's 2nd
1993
Characters

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Producer

