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John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the National Lampoon magazine.
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John Hughes, the influential writer-director who captured the humor and angst of the teen experience, 1980s style, in hit movies such as “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris...
Aug 7, 2009 · LOS ANGELES John Hughes, the once-prolific filmmaker whose sweet and sassy comedies like “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club” plumbed the lives of teenagers in the 1980s, died Thursday on a...
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Jan 26, 2023 · Few auteurs captured the American zeitgeist of the '80s better than the filmmaker behind "The Breakfast Club." Here is the untold truth of John Hughes.
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- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986, writer/director) A teen named Ferris decides a skip day is in order mere weeks before his high school graduation, and with both his best friend and his girlfriend in tow, he heads out for a full day of fun in Chicago.
- The Breakfast Club (1985, writer/director) A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal are brought together for a full day of detention on a Saturday.
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987, writer/director) A businessman struggling to get home to his family for Thanksgiving hits every speed bump and obstacle along the way.
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983, writer) Before the Griswold family visited Europe, Las Vegas, or Christmas Day, they went on a cross-country road trip to Walley World.
Sep 24, 2019 · Nancy Hughes, inspiration, trusted adviser and wife of filmmaker John Hughes, has died at 68. When they met at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, she crossed chasms of cliques to be with him. As newlyweds with little money, she supported his screenwriting dreams. By Maureen O’Donnell. Sept 24, 2019, 6:39pm PDT. Pocket. Reddit. Flipboard.
Feb 10, 2010 · After a wildly prolific decade of screenwriting and directing that made him the king of teen comedy, John Hughes receded from the cinematic landscape, his legend preserved by the classic 80s...
