John Hughes
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.
Acting
Movie
The Breakfast Club
as Brian’s Father (uncredited)
1985
Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
1986
TV
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Movie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2015
Movie
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Movie
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Movie
John Hughes: Time Capsule
as Himself
1986
Movie
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
2006
Movie
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Movie
Untitled John Hughes Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Movie
Home Alone
Producer
1990
Movie
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Screenplay
1992
Movie
The Breakfast Club
Producer
1985
Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986
Movie
Vacation
Characters
2015
Movie
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
1996
Movie
Home Alone 3
Writer
1997
Movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
1989
Movie
Flubber
Producer
1997
Movie
Beethoven
Writer
1992
Movie
Sixteen Candles
Director
1984
Movie
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Producer
1987