Directing · Lansing, Michigan, USA · Born February 18, 1950
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 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 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
MovieBRATS
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
MovieJohn Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWho Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
as Self
MovieThe Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
as Self (archive footage)
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
John Hughes: Time Capsule
1986
as Himself
MovieFerris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
MovieThe Breakfast Club
1985
as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
