John Hughes

Director

Born: February 18, 1950
Died: August 6, 2009 (age 59)
From: Lansing, Michigan, USA

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…

Filmography (17)

John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
BRATS (2024)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
Self - Writer (archive footage)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (2012)
Self (archive footage)
Who Is Ferris Bueller? (2006)
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories (2006)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Curly Sue (1991)
Director
Uncle Buck (1989)
Director
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Director
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Director
John Hughes: Time Capsule
John Hughes: Time Capsule (1986)
Himself
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Director
Weird Science (1985)
Director
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Director
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Director
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Self (archive footage)