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John Hughes
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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.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Dennis the Menace
Screenplay
101 Dalmatians
Screenplay
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Screenplay
The Breakfast Club
As Brian’s Father (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street
Screenplay
National Lampoon's Vacation
Screenplay
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Directed
Chains
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Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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Home Sweet Home Alone
2021
Home Sweet Home Alone
2021
101 Dalmatians
1996
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
Dennis the Menace
1993
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Beethoven
1992
Career Opportunities
1991
Home Alone
1990
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Uncle Buck
1989
The Great Outdoors
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Pretty in Pink
1986
Weird Science
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
The Breakfast Club
1985
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Mr. Mom
1983
Produced
New Port South
2001
101 Dalmatians
1996
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
Dennis the Menace
1993
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Career Opportunities
1991
Home Alone
1990
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Uncle Buck
1989
The Great Outdoors
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Pretty in Pink
1986
The Breakfast Club
1985