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John Hughes
Writer 1950 - 2009

John Hughes

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

32 titles
Home Sweet Home Alone

Home Sweet Home Alone

Dan Mazer 2021 1h 33m 2.0

A married couple tries to steal back a valuable heirloom from a troublesome kid.

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

Steven Brill 2008 1h 50m 5.2

Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

Wayne Wang 2002 1h 45m 5.2

A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.

Just Visiting

Just Visiting

Jean-Marie Poiré 2001 1h 28m 4.5

A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like.

Home Alone 3

Home Alone 3

Raja Gosnell 1997 1h 42m 4.9

Alex Pruitt, a nine year old boy living in Chicago, fend off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization's next deed.

Flubber

Flubber

Les Mayfield 1997 1h 33m 5.3

Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president.

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

Stephen Herek 1996 1h 43m 5.4

The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Les Mayfield 1994 1h 54m 6.6

6-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the 'secret' about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

Patrick Read Johnson 1994 1h 39m 4.5

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper.

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

Nick Castle 1993 1h 36m 5.7

When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Chris Columbus 1992 2h 6.3

Lost in New York is the sequel to the blockbuster Home Alone. This time young Kevin is left alone in New York during a family vacation and once again he is confronted by the bandits who tried to rob him in the first film.

Beethoven

Beethoven

Brian Levant 1992 1h 27m 5.6

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard.

Dutch

Dutch

Peter Faiman 1991 1h 47m 6.0

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school....only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

John Hughes 1991 1h 41m 1.0

Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo.

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Bryan Gordon 1991 1h 23m 5.2

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave home, but is disorientated. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room, and awakes to find that she is locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.

Home Alone

Home Alone

Chris Columbus 1990 1h 43m 7.3

Home Alone is the successful family comedy with young superstar Macaulay Culkin. A young boy named Kevin is forgotten at home when his family takes a winter vacation. Kevin is not only alone but must fend for himself as two burglars attempt to rob his house.

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

John Hughes 1989 1h 40m 6.1

Uncle Buck has a reputation for being unreliable and a bit of a house wrecker. It is therefore with reluctance, his sister-in-law agrees to leave Buck looking after the kids (two harmless youngsters and a rebelious teenager) when she visits her sick father.

Christmas Vacation

Christmas Vacation

Jeremiah S. Chechik 1989 1h 37m 7.7

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

Howard Deutch 1988 1h 31m 6.0

A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

John Hughes 1988 1h 46m 7.0

Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.

Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

Howard Deutch 1987 1h 35m 7.0

A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school. Unfortunately, the girl's old boyfriend, who is from the rich section of town, is unable to let go of her, and plans to get back at Keith.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

John Hughes 1987 1h 32m 7.6

Two opposite personalities, a corporate business type (Steve Martin )and a shower curtain salesman (John Candy) get stuck together travelling across the country on their way home for Thanksgiving after their flight is cancelled.

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

Howard Deutch 1986 1h 37m 7.0

Young Andie is one of the not-so-popular girls in high school. She usually hangs out with her friends Iona or Duckie. Duckie has always had a crush on her, but now she has met a new guy from school, Blane. He's one of the rich and popular guys but can the two worlds meet?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

John Hughes 1986 1h 43m 8.1

A high school wise guy uses his charm to get out of school, spend a day in the city, and change the lives of his friends-- all while making time to thwart the principal in this John Hughes classic.

Weird Science

Weird Science

John Hughes 1985 1h 33m 6.7

Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

John Hughes 1985 1h 38m 8.1

Five high school students spend a Saturday together in detention and learn the truth about who they each really are.

National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Amy Heckerling 1985 1h 35m 6.1

The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

John Hughes 1984 1h 33m 7.4

Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The fifteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday!

Vacation

Vacation

Harold Ramis 1983 1h 39m 6.9

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Nate and Hayes

Nate and Hayes

Ferdinand Fairfax 1983 1h 39m

He's a scoundrel... A hero... A lover of danger and the last of the adventurers... This is the story of Bully Hayes!

Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

Stan Dragoti 1983 1h 31m 6.0

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living When Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

Class Reunion

Class Reunion

Michael Miller 1982 1h 24m 3.5

It's been 10 years since Lizzie Borden High School's class of '72 graduated, and the preppies, the hippies and the in-crowd have returned to reminisce over good times past. Classmate Walter Baylor has returned too, but with a vengeance.

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