DirectingPopularity Score 2.7
John Hughes
Also known as:Edmond DantèsEdmond DantesJohn Wilden Hughes Jr.
Total Works
54
52 movies • 2 shows
Avg Rating
6.3 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
—
worldwide gross
Global Reach
#3
TMDB star index
Biography
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 90s, 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.
