Cast & creator
John Hughes
Best known for Film '72, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
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.
Also known as: Edmond Dantès, Edmond Dantes, John Wilden Hughes Jr.
92
film credits
3
television credits
14
1971–2025 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (95)
Showing 95 of 95 credits
Film '72
Self
1971
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Producer
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Screenplay
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Characters
1992
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
1996101 Dalmatians
Producer
1996
Home Alone 3
Producer
1997Home Alone 3
Writer
1997Home Alone 3
Characters
1997
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
1983
Dennis the Menace
Screenplay
1993Dennis the Menace
Producer
1993
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Producer
1989
Home Sweet Home Alone
Story
2021Home Sweet Home Alone
Screenplay
2021Home Sweet Home Alone
Characters
2021
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Producer
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Writer
1986
The Breakfast Club
Brian’s Father (uncredited)
1985The Breakfast Club
Director
1985The Breakfast Club
Producer
1985The Breakfast Club
Writer
1985
Vacation
Characters
2015
Flubber
Producer
1997Flubber
Screenplay
1997
Home Alone 4
Characters
2002
Baby's Day Out
Screenplay
1994Baby's Day Out
Producer
1994
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Screenplay
1987Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director
1987Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Producer
1987
Weird Science
Director
1985Weird Science
Screenplay
1985
Miracle on 34th Street
Producer
1994Miracle on 34th Street
Screenplay
1994
Uncle Buck
Director
1989Uncle Buck
Producer
1989Uncle Buck
Writer
1989
Drillbit Taylor
Story
2008
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)
2025
Maid in Manhattan
Story
2002
Sixteen Candles
Director
1984Sixteen Candles
Writer
1984
Career Opportunities
Writer
1991Career Opportunities
Producer
1991
Just Visiting
Screenplay
2001
Pretty in Pink
Executive Producer
1986Pretty in Pink
Writer
1986
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Characters
2012
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Screenplay
1985National Lampoon's European Vacation
Story
1985
Beethoven
Writer
1992
Beethoven's 2nd
Characters
1993
Curly Sue
Producer
1991Curly Sue
Screenplay
1991Curly Sue
Director
1991
Jack
Producer
1996
The Great Outdoors
Writer
1988The Great Outdoors
Executive Producer
1988
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Some Kind of Wonderful
Producer
1987Some Kind of Wonderful
Writer
1987
Mallrats
Thanks
1995
Only the Lonely
Producer
1991
Beethoven's 3rd
Characters
2000
Beethoven's 4th
Characters
2001
Mr. Mom
Writer
1983
Beethoven's 5th
Characters
2003
She's Having a Baby
Director
1988She's Having a Baby
Producer
1988She's Having a Baby
Writer
1988
Dutch
Writer
1991Dutch
Producer
1991
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2015
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Nate and Hayes
Writer
1983
Class Reunion
Writer
1982
New Port South
Executive Producer
2001
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
2006
The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road
Executive Producer
Home Alone
Screenplay
1990Home Alone
Producer
1990
Reach the Rock
Writer
1998Reach the Rock
Producer
1998American Adventure
Characters
2000
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self (archive footage)
2012
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self (archive footage)
2006Untitled John Hughes Documentary
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Self (archive footage)
2006John Hughes: Time Capsule
Himself
1986
Sam and Victor's Day Off
Original Film Writer