The Writer:
Few writers see the level of mega-success that John Hughes achieved in his short 59 years. Hughes was the undisputed master of teen angst with such hits as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, and he went on to become the king of the family film with such blockbuster hits as Home Alone and Beethoven. While some of his later films might have been a bit on the cheesy side (he used a pen name for a few of his… let’s call them “less artsy” films) they all have one thing in common: a whole lot of heart.
Credits:
Drillbit Taylor (story / as Edmond Dantes) - 2008
Beethoven’s 5th (video) (characters / as Edmond Dantes) - 200
Maid in Manhattan (story / as Edmond Dantès) - 2002
Home Alone 4 (TV movie) (characters) - 2002
Beethoven’s 4th (video) (characters / as Edmond Dantès) - 2001
Just Visiting (screenplay) - 2001
Beethoven’s 3rd (video) (characters / as Edmond Dantès) - 2000
American Adventure (TV movie) (characters) - 2000
Reach the Rock (written by) - 1998
Home Alone 3 (written by) - 1997
Flubber (screenplay) - 1997
101 Dalmatians (screenplay) - 1996
Miracle on 34th Street (screenplay) - 1994
Baby’s Day Out (written by) - 1994
Beethoven’s 2nd (characters / as Edmond Dantès) - 1993
Dennis the Menace (written by) - 1993
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (characters / written by) - 1992
Beethoven (written by / as Edmond Dantès) - 1992
Curly Sue (written by) - 1991
Dutch (written by) - 1991
Career Opportunities (written by) - 1991
Home Alone (written by) - 1990
Christmas Vacation (written by) - 1989
Uncle Buck (written by) - 1989
The Great Outdoors (written by) - 1988
She’s Having a Baby (written by) - 1988
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (written by) - 1987
Some Kind of Wonderful (written by) - 1987
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (written by) - 1986
Pretty in Pink (written by) - 1986
Weird Science (written by) - 1985
European Vacation (screenplay / story) - 1985
The Breakfast Club (written by) - 1985
Mr. Mom (TV movie) (characters) - 1984
Sixteen Candles (written by) - 1984
Nate and Hayes (written by) - 1983
Vacation (screenplay / short story “Vacation ’58”) - 1983
Mr. Mom (written by) - 1983
At Ease (TV series) - 1983
Class Reunion (written by) - 1982
Delta House (TV series) - 1979
Quote:
At the time I came along, Hollywood’s idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!
I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I’m done is write another one. Then I don’t feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away.
I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, ’cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing, I guess because they had more time to develop one with the lack of social interaction they had!