John Hughes (filmmaker)
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John Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and writer. He made some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Weird Science; The Breakfast Club; Sixteen Candles; Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck; Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
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Trademarks
Several director's trademarks can be seen within Hughes' films:
- Set in the fictional Shermer, Illinois, North Shore suburbs or the Chicago metropolitan area. (Spoofed to great effect in admirer Kevin Smith's 1999 film Dogma, when Jay and Silent Bob reveal that they had saved up for bus fare, came to Shermer, Illinois to create a monopoly on marijuana dealing, only to discover that Shermer is, in fact, a fictional device created by Hughes. In the process Smith, who has acknowledged Hughes as an important influence on his work, manages to pay tribute to a number of 1980 Hughes' films.)
- Characters breaking the fourth wall (acknowledging the audience)
- Additional scenes under and/or after the closing credits
- Non-linear montages, where characters' actions in preparing for an event are spliced together immediately before the event takes place.
- A strong emphasis on pop songs and music cues
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Filmography
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Writer
- Delta House (1979) (TV Series)
- National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982)
- At Ease (1983) (TV Series)
- Mr. Mom (1983)
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
- Nate and Hayes (1983) (with David Odell)
- Sixteen Candles (1984)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985; characters)
- Weird Science (1985)
- Pretty in Pink (1986)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
- She's Having a Baby (1988)
- The Great Outdoors (1988)
- Uncle Buck (1989)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Home Alone (1990)
- Career Opportunities (1991)
- Dutch (1991)
- Curly Sue (1991)
- Beethoven (1992) (as Edmond Dantes)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Dennis the Menace (1993)
- Baby's Day Out (1994)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- Flubber (1997)
- Home Alone 3 (1997)
- Reach The Rock (1998)
- Just Visiting (2001) (with Jean-Marie Poire & Christian Clavier)
- Maid in Manhattan (2002; story) (originally titled The Chambermaid) (as Edmond Dantes)
- Drillbit Taylor (2008; story) (as Edmond Dantes)
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Director
- Sixteen Candles (1984)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- Weird Science (1985)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
- She's Having a Baby (1988)
- Uncle Buck (1989)
- Curly Sue (1991)
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Producer
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- Pretty in Pink (1986; executive producer)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
- She's Having a Baby (1988)
- The Great Outdoors (1988; executive producer)
- Uncle Buck (1989)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Home Alone (1990)
- Career Opportunities (1991)
- Only the Lonely (1991)
- Dutch (1991)
- Curly Sue (1991)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Dennis the Menace (1993)
- Baby's Day Out (1994)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- Flubber (1997)
- Home Alone 3 (1997)
- Reach the Rock (1998)
- New Port South (2001; executive producer)
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