John Hughes

Highest Rated: 93% National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% New Port South (2001)

Birthday: Feb 18, 1950

Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, USA

A prolific writer, director and producer in the 1980s and early 1990s, John Hughes was the guiding force behind some of the most popular teen-oriented comedies of the period, including "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). Though his stock in trade was broad, he had a particular gift for the speech and emotions of middle-class suburban youth, who were portrayed in his films with a complexity and respect rarely afforded them in major Hollywood features. Later, he also wrote the blockbuster holiday hit "Home Alone" (1990). His films were frequently cited as a major influence on writers and directors who toiled in the teen movie field.

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Movies

			Credit
0%	53%	New Port South	Executive Producer	-	2001
33%	53%	Just Visiting	Writer (Screenplay)	$4.8M	2001
38%	46%	Reach the Rock	Producer	$5K	1998
24%	33%	Flubber	Writer, Producer	$93M	1997
29%	27%	Home Alone 3	Writer, Producer	$30.7M	1997
41%	40%	101 Dalmatians	Writer, Producer	$136.2M	1996
No Score Yet	No Score Yet	What I Have Written	Director, Producer	-	1995
60%	62%	Miracle on 34th Street	Writer, Producer	$17.2M	1994
20%	52%	Baby's Day Out	Screenwriter, Producer	$16.6M	1994
27%	38%	Dennis the Menace	Screenwriter, Producer	$50.2M	1993
30%	35%	Beethoven	Writer	$56.5M	1992
34%	61%	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Writer, Producer	$172.7M	1992
17%	62%	Dutch	Producer	$4.2M	1991
13%	50%	Curly Sue	Director, Writer, Producer	$29.7M	1991
64%	50%	Only the Lonely	Producer	$19.9M	1991
38%	37%	Career Opportunities	Screenwriter	$11M	1991
67%	80%	Home Alone	Producer, Screenwriter	$281.5M	1990
68%	86%	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	Writer, Producer	$70M	1989
61%	76%	Uncle Buck	Director, Producer, Screenwriter	$63.9M	1989
44%	70%	The Great Outdoors	Screenwriter	$37.3M	1988
40%	52%	She's Having a Baby	Director, Screenwriter, Producer	$14.4M	1988
91%	87%	Planes, Trains and Automobiles	Director, Writer, Producer	$48.2M	1987
78%	80%	Some Kind of Wonderful	Producer, Screenwriter	$17.1M	1987
75%	81%	Pretty in Pink	Writer, Producer	$521K	1986
81%	92%	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Director, Writer, Producer	$69M	1986
34%	49%	National Lampoon's European Vacation	Writer	-	1985
89%	92%	The Breakfast Club	Director, Producer, Writer	-	1985
57%	69%	Weird Science	Director, Screenwriter	-	1985
84%	85%	Sixteen Candles	Director, Screenwriter	-	1984
93%	85%	National Lampoon's Vacation	Writer	-	1983
78%	57%	Mr. Mom	Screenwriter	-	1983
0%	39%	National Lampoon's Class Reunion	Producer, Writer	-	1982

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