John Hughes Biography (1950-)

Full name, John Hughes, Jr.; born February 18, 1950, in Lansing, MI; son of John Hughes (in sales); mother, a volunteer for charity work; married Nancy Ludwig, c. 1971; children: John III (a musician, composer, and music industry executive), James (a screenwriter). Addresses: Agent: Jim Wiatt, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer
Birth Details: February 18, 1950; Lansing, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director
Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984
The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
Weird Science, Universal, 1985
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (also known as Day Trip to Chicago), Paramount, 1986
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Paramount, 1987
She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989
Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
Reach the Rock, Gramercy, 1998
Executive Producer
(With Michael Chinich) Pretty in Pink, Paramount, 1986
(With Tom Jacobson) The Great Outdoors, Universal, 1988
New Port South, Buena Vista, 2001
Producer
(With Ned Tanen) The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
(With Tom Jacobson) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (also known as DayTrip to Chicago), Paramount, 1986
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Paramount, 1987
Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987
She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
(With Jacobson) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (also knownas Christmas Vacation and National Lampoon's Winter Holiday), Warner Bros., 1989
(With Jacobson) Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989
Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
(With A. Hunt Lowry) Career Opportunities (also known as One Wild Night), Universal, 1991
Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
(With Richard Vane) Dutch (also known as Driving Me Crazy),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
(With Lowry) Only the Lonely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Dennis the Menace (also known as Dennis), Warner Bros., 1993
Baby's Day Out, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Miracle on 34th Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
101 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 1996
Flubber (also known as The Absent Minded Professor and Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor), Buena Vista, 1997
Home Alone 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Reach the Rock, Gramercy, 1998

Maid in Manhattan, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2002
Film Appearances
Girl in dress with paper bag over head, National Lampoon's Class Reunion (also known as Class Reunion), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Brian's father, The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
Guy running between cabs, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (also known asDay Trip to Chicago), Paramount, 1986
Police officer, Broken Vessels, Unapix Entertainment, 1998
Television Appearances
Specials
The Making of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," Fox, 1992
Hal Roach: Hollywood's King of Laughter (also known as Hal Roach: King of Laughter), The Disney Channel, 1994
WRITINGS
Screenplays
National Lampoon's Class Reunion (also known as Class Reunion), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Mr. Mom (also known as Mr. Mum), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
(With David O'Dell) Nate and Hayes (also known as Savage Islands), Paramount, 1983
National Lampoon's Vacation (also known as American Vacation, National Lampoon's Summer Vacation, and Vacation; adapted from Hughes's story "Vacation `58," first published in National Lampoon,1975, Warner Bros., 1983
Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984
The Breakfast Club, Universal, 1985
(With Robert Klane) National Lampoon's European Vacation (also known as European Vacation), Warner Bros., 1985
Weird Science, Universal, 1985
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (also known as Day Trip to Chicago), Paramount, 1986
Pretty in Pink, Paramount, 1986
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Paramount, 1987
Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987
The Great Outdoors, Universal, 1988
She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (also known as ChristmasVacation and National Lampoon's Winter Holiday), Warner Bros., 1989
Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989
Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Career Opportunities (also known as One Wild Night), Universal, 1991
Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
Dutch (also known as Driving Me Crazy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
(As Edmond Dantes; with Amy Holden-Jones) Beethoven, Universal, 1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (based on Hughes's characters), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Dennis the Menace (also known as Dennis), Warner Bros., 1993
Baby's Day Out, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Miracle on 34th Street (based on the film of the same name), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
101 Dalmatians, Buena Vista, 1996
Flubber (also known as The Absent Minded Professor and Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor; based on the film The Absent Minded Professor), Buena Vista, 1997
Home Alone 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Reach the Rock, Gramercy, 1998
Just Visiting (also known as Les visiteurs en Amerique), Buena Vista, 2001
Maid in Manhattan, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2002
(With others) Peter Pan, Universal, 2003
Film Music
Songs Featured in Films
"Walley World National Anthem," National Lampoon's Vacation (alsoknown as American Vacation, National Lampoon's Summer Vacation,and Vacation), Warner Bros., 1983
"I Can Take Anything," Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Paramount,1987
"Ika Freaka," New Port South, Buena Vista, 2001
Teleplays
Series
Delta House, ABC, 1979
Writings
Other
Contributor to magazines, including National Lampoon and Playboy.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

Ferris Bueller's Day Off was adapted for an NBC television series,called Ferris Bueller, broadcast from 1990-91; Uncle Buck wasadapted for a CBS television series, broadcast from 1990-91. Credited as Edmond Dantes, Hughes provided characters from the film Beethoven for thesequels Beethoven's 2nd, 1993, Beethoven's 3rd, Universal Studios Home Video, 2000, and Beethoven's Fourth, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, December 2, 1994, p. 36
New York Times, August 4, 1991, p. 30
Premiere, July, 1988

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