Writer
John Hughes
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Presented as a master of teen dynamics and the architect of the film's emotional and comic design.
About 8 minHome Alone (1990)
Praised for the script, suburban specificity, and family-kid perspective.
About 8 minHome Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Described as still on a heater as the writer behind the film.
About 24 minMr. Mom (1983)
Credited with the script and with benefiting from the movie's success.
About 0 minNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Described as writing sincerely about middle-class American life and family pressure.
About 8 minPlanes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Lauded as a genius-level 1980s writer-director with an unmatched pop-culture run.
About 16 minThe Breakfast Club (1985)
Lauded as a singular teen filmmaker with a remarkable run of hits, even while some of his choices are criticized as dated.
About 16 minWeird Science (1985)
Praised as an extraordinarily prolific creative force who made the movie and tied together a larger Hughes universe.
About 16 minBack to the Future Part II (1989)
Referenced via 1980s teen-movie casting comparisons and high-school-age actors.
About 24 minGroundhog Day (1993)
Referenced as one of the central comedy voices of the 1980s.
About 64 minMean Girls (2004)
Referenced as the writer/director of Breakfast Club in the teen-movie lineage.
About 0 minNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Mentioned as the original source writer of the script and as part of the era's comedy generation.
About 24 minEVERY MATCH