John Hughes
Director
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Breakfast Club
as Brian’s Father (uncredited) 1985
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited) 1986
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage) 2025
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Writer (archive footage) 2015
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2024
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self (archive footage) 2006
John Hughes: Time Capsule
as Himself 1986
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self (archive footage) 2012
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self 2006
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self (archive footage) 2006