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John Hughes
John Hughes
	Hughes at the premiere of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 1992
Born	John Wilden Hughes Jr.; February 18, 1950; Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Died	August 6, 2009 (aged 59); New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Lake Forest Cemetery
Other names	Edmond Dantès
Occupations	Director; producer; writer;
Years active	1970–2009
Employer(s)	Hughes Entertainment (1987–2002) and others
Spouse	Nancy Ludwig (m. 1970)
Children	2

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John Wilden Hughes Jr.^[2] (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. He went on in Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s. He directed such films as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, She's Having a Baby, and Uncle Buck; and wrote the films National Lampoon's Vacation, Mr. Mom, Pretty in Pink, The Great Outdoors, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Dutch, and Beethoven.

Most of Hughes' works were set in Chicago. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. Many of his most enduring characters from these years were written for Molly Ringwald.^[3] While out on a walk one morning in New York City in the summer of 2009, Hughes suffered a fatal heart attack.^[1] His legacy after his death was honored by many, including at the 82nd Academy Awards by many actors he had worked with such as Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Anthony Michael Hall, Chevy Chase, and Macaulay Culkin, among others.^[4]^[5] Actors whose careers Hughes helped launch include Michael Keaton, Hall, Bill Paxton, Broderick, Culkin, and members of the Brat Pack group.

Early life and education

Hughes was born on February 18, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan, to Marion Crawford, who volunteered in charity work, and John Hughes Sr., who worked in sales.^[6] He was the only boy, and had three sisters. He spent the first twelve years of his life in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where he was a fan of Detroit Red Wings right winger Gordie Howe.^[1] One of Howe's #9 jerseys, sent by Howe himself,^[7] was later prominently featured in Hughes's 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.^[8] Hughes described himself as "kind of quiet" as a kid.^[9]

I grew up in a neighborhood that was mostly girls and old people. There weren't any boys my age, so I spent a lot of time by myself, imagining things. And every time we would get established somewhere, we would move. Life just started to get good in seventh grade, and then we moved to Chicago. I ended up in a really big high school, and I didn't know anybody. But then The Beatles came along (and) changed my whole life. And then Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home came out and really changed me. Thursday I was one person, and Friday I was another. My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on.

In 1963, Hughes's family moved to Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. There, his father found work selling roofing materials.^[1] Hughes attended Grove Middle School, later going on to Glenbrook North High School, which gave him inspiration for the films that eventually made his reputation.^[10] He met Nancy Ludwig, a cheerleader and his future wife, in high school.^[11] As a teenager, Hughes turned to movies as an escape. According to childhood friend Jackson Peterson, "His mom and dad criticized him a lot (...) She [Marion] would be critical of what John would want to do".^[12] Hughes was an avid fan of the Beatles,^[1] and according to several friends, he knew a lot about movies and the Rat Pack.^[13]

Career

1970–1981: Rise to prominence

After dropping out of the University of Arizona,^[14] Hughes began selling jokes to well-established performers such as Rodney Dangerfield and Joan Rivers.^[15] Hughes used his jokes to get an entry-level job at Needham, Harper & Steers as an advertising copywriter in Chicago in 1970^[16] and later in 1974 at Leo Burnett Worldwide. During this period, he created what became the famous Edge "Credit Card Shaving Test" ad campaign.

Hughes's work on the Virginia Slims account frequently took him to the Philip Morris headquarters in New York City, which allowed him to visit the offices of National Lampoon magazine.^[1] Soon thereafter, Hughes became a regular contributor;^[17] editor P. J. O'Rourke recalled that "John wrote so fast and so well that it was hard for a monthly magazine to keep up with him."^[18] One of Hughes's first stories, inspired by his family trips as a child,^[15] was "Vacation '58",^[19] later to become the basis for the film National Lampoon's Vacation.^[17] Among his other contributions to the Lampoon, the April Fools' Day stories "My Penis" and "My Vagina" gave an early indication of Hughes's ear for the particular rhythm of teenspeak, as well as for the various indignities of teenage life in general.

1982–1986: Breakthrough and teen films

His first credited screenplay, National Lampoon's Class Reunion, was written while he was still on staff at the magazine. The resulting film became the second disastrous attempt by the flagship to duplicate the runaway success of National Lampoon's Animal House. Hughes's next screenplay for the imprint, however, National Lampoon's Vacation,^[17] would become a major hit in 1983. This, along with the success of another Hughes script that same year, Mr. Mom, earned him a three-film deal with Universal Pictures.^[20]

Hughes's directorial debut, Sixteen Candles (1984), won almost unanimous praise when it was released in 1984, due in no small part to its more honest depiction of navigating adolescence and the social dynamics of high school life in stark contrast to the Porky's-inspired comedies made at the time. It was the first in a string of efforts about teenage life set in or around high school, including The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), all of which he wrote and directed, and Pretty in Pink (1986) and Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), which he wrote and produced.

1987–2008: Beyond teen movies

To avoid being pigeonholed as a maker of only teen movies, Hughes branched out in 1987 by writing, directing, and producing the hit comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy. His later output was not so well received critically, though films like Uncle Buck and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation proved popular. His final film as a director was 1991's Curly Sue. By that time, in 1991, his John Hughes Entertainment production company had signed various deals with 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros.^[21]

Actor John Candy created many memorable roles in films written, directed or produced by Hughes, including National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), The Great Outdoors (1988), Uncle Buck (1989), Home Alone (1990), Career Opportunities and Only the Lonely (both 1991). Over the years, Hughes and Candy developed a close friendship. Hughes was greatly shaken by Candy's sudden death from a heart attack in 1994. "He talked a lot about how much he loved Candy—if Candy had lived longer, I think John would have made more films as a director", says Vince Vaughn, a friend of Hughes.^[1]

Hughes's greatest commercial success came with Home Alone (1990), a film he wrote and produced about a child accidentally left behind when his family goes away for Christmas, forcing him to protect himself and his house from a pair of inept burglars. Hughes completed the first draft of Home Alone in just 9 days.^[22] Home Alone was the top-grossing film of 1990, and remains the most successful live-action family comedy of all time. He followed up with the sequels Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 1992 and Home Alone 3 in 1997. Some of the subsequent films he wrote and produced during this time also contained elements of the Home Alone formula, including the successful Dennis the Menace (1993) and the box office flop Baby's Day Out (1994). He also wrote screenplays under the pseudonym Edmond Dantes (or Dantès), after the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Screenplays credited to the Dantes nom de plume include Maid in Manhattan, Drillbit Taylor and Beethoven.^[15]

Unproduced screenplays

National Lampoon's Jaws 3: People 0 – a parody sequel to the popular film series^[23] (1979)
Motorheads vs. Sportos, aka Just Like Romeo and Juliet, aka Suburban Westside Story
The History of Ohio from the Beginning of Time to the End of the Universe, also known as National Lampoon's Dacron, Ohio^[24] (1980; with P. J. O'Rourke)
The Joy of Sex: A Dirty Love Story^[25] (1982; some drafts with Dan Greenburg)
Debs – a satire on Texas debutantes^[26] (1983; Aaron Spelling Productions)
The New Kid^[27] (1986)
Oil and Vinegar – a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl end up talking about their lives during the length of the car ride^[28] (1987)
Bartholomew Vs. Neff – a vehicle that would have starred Sylvester Stallone and John Candy as feuding neighbors^[29] (1991)
Black Cat Bone: The Return of Huckleberry Finn^[27] (1991)
The Nanny^[30] (1991)
The Bugster^[30] (1991)
Ball 'n' Chain^[30] (1991)
Live-action Peanuts film – Warner Bros. acquired the film rights to make a live-action Charlie Brown film, with Hughes set to both produce and write^[27] (1993)
The Pajama Game – Warner Bros planned a remake of the film.
Damn Yankees – Warner Bros planned a remake of the film.
The Bee – a feature-length Disney film that actor Daniel Stern was attached to direct^[31] (1994)
Tickets – Teens wait overnight for free tickets to a farewell concert^[32] (1996)
The Grigsbys Go Broke – a wealthy family lose their fortune, forcing them to move to the other side of the tracks.^[33] (2003)

Later life

In 1994, Hughes retired from the public eye and moved back to the Chicago area. The following year, Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, both of whom had production deals with Walt Disney Pictures, formed the short-lived joint venture production studio Great Oaks Entertainment.^[34]^[35] Hughes worked in Chicago, while Mestres was based in Los Angeles.^[36] The company produced the films Jack, 101 Dalmatians, and Flubber, but Hughes and Mestres ended their partnership in 1997.^[37] The 1998 film Reach the Rock, which was produced as part of the partnership between Hughes and Mestres, was subsequently credited as "a Gramercy Pictures release of a John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres production".^[38]

In the following years, Hughes rarely granted interviews to the media, save a select few in 1999 to promote the soundtrack album of Reach the Rock.^[39] The album was compiled by Hughes's son, John Hughes III, and released on his son's Chicago-based record label Hefty Records.^[40] He also recorded an audio commentary for the 1999 DVD release of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Personal life

In 1970, the then-20-year old^[18] Hughes married Nancy Ludwig, whom he had met in high school. Together they had two children: John Hughes III (born in 1976) and James Hughes (born in 1979). They were together until his death in 2009. Nancy Hughes died on September 15, 2019.^[41] Michael Weiss argued that Hughes's films expressed a Reagan Republican worldview.^[42] In response to this, P. J. O'Rourke wrote that:

"I have no idea how, or if, John voted ... John and I never bothered to talk much about our politics. What we did talk about was the 20th century's dominant scrambled egghead bien pensant buttinski parlor pinko righty-tighty lefty-loosey nutfudge notion that middle-class American culture was junk, that middle-class Americans were passive dimbulbs, that America itself was a flop and that America's suburbs were a living hell almost beyond the power of John Cheever's words to describe ... We were becoming conservatives—in the most conservational sense. There were things that others before us had achieved and these were worth conserving ... Family was the most conservative thing about John. Walking across the family room in your stocking feet and stepping on a Lego (ouch!) was the fundamental building block of society."^[18]

Death

On August 5, 2009, Hughes and his wife traveled to New York City to visit their son James and their new grandson. James said his father appeared to be in good health that night and that the family had made plans for the next day. On the morning of August 6, Hughes was taking a walk close to his hotel on West 55th Street in Manhattan when he suffered a heart attack.^[1] He was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at age 59.^[43] Hughes's funeral was held on August 11 in Chicago; he was buried at Lake Forest Cemetery.^[44] It was attended by his wife, two kids, and his grandchildren.^[14]

Legacy

The pilot episode of the NBC comedy Community, broadcast on September 17, 2009, was dedicated to Hughes.^[45] The episode included several references to The Breakfast Club and ended with a cover of "Don't You (Forget About Me)."^[46] The One Tree Hill episode titled "Don't You Forget About Me," broadcast on February 1, 2010, ended with a scene similar to the ending scene of Sixteen Candles. It also contained references to other Hughes movies such as Home Alone. The 2011 Bob's Burgers episode "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" also paid homage to Sixteen Candles. The teen comedy Easy A (2010) starring Emma Stone paid tribute to Hughes and his films at the very end, where Stone's character states she wishes her life were a John Hughes movie, by showing various clips of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.^[47]

After Hughes's death, many of those who knew him commented on the impact Hughes had on their lives and on the film industry. Molly Ringwald said, "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes. He was and will always be such an important part of my life. ... He will be missed – by me and by everyone that he has touched. My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."^[48] Matthew Broderick also released his own statement, saying, "I am truly shocked and saddened by the news about my old friend John Hughes. He was a wonderful, very talented guy and my heart goes out to his family."^[48] The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) included a tribute to Hughes's work. A retrospective of clips from Hughes's films was followed by cast members from several of them, including Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall and Jon Cryer,^[4] gathering on stage to commemorate Hughes and his contributions to the film industry.^[5]

Hughes's work has also influenced a new generation of millennial filmmakers,^[49] including M. H. Murray of Teenagers fame, who has cited Hughes as one of his main influences. In interviews,^[50]^[51] Murray stated, "I loved how John Hughes wrote teens ... They were flawed in this genuine sort of way."^[52] Kelly Fremon Craig, who wrote and directed The Edge of Seventeen, also cited Hughes as an influence.^[53]^[54]

Hughes is referenced in the song "Hello Chicago" by the collaborative project between Jesu and Sun Kil Moon, and appears on the album 30 Seconds To The Decline Of Planet Earth.^[55] Mark Kozelek recalls a phone conversation with Hughes in which Kozelek asked him for $15,000 in order to release his album Songs for a Blue Guitar (released by his band The Red House Painters). Hughes agreed, stating "You're young and on the rise, and I'm just an old man living in Chicago". British indie pop band The 1975 cites Hughes as an influence in the band's music. Maisie Peters released a song called "John Hughes Movie" in 2021.^[56] John Hughes's films served as inspiration for the style and tone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts, who took inspiration from films such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off.^[57]

Works

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1982	National Lampoon's Class Reunion	No	Yes	No
1983	Mr. Mom	No	Yes	No
	National Lampoon's Vacation	No	Yes	No	Based on his short story "Vacation '58", Also lyricist for "Walley World National Anthem"
	Savage Islands	No	Yes	No
1984	Sixteen Candles	Yes	Yes	No
1985	The Breakfast Club	Yes	Yes	Yes
	National Lampoon's European Vacation	No	Yes	No
	Weird Science	Yes	Yes	No
1986	Pretty in Pink	No	Yes	Executive
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Yes	Yes	Yes
1987	Some Kind of Wonderful	No	Yes	Yes
1987	Planes, Trains and Automobiles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also lyricist for "I Can Take Anything"
1988	She's Having a Baby	Yes	Yes	Yes
1988	The Great Outdoors	No	Yes	Executive
1989	Uncle Buck	Yes	Yes	Yes
1989	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	No	Yes	Yes	Based on his short story "Christmas'59",
1990	Home Alone	No	Yes	Yes
1991	Career Opportunities	No	Yes	Yes
	Only the Lonely	No	No	Yes
	Dutch	No	Yes	Yes
	Curly Sue	Yes	Yes	Yes
1992	Beethoven	No	Yes	No	Credited as Edmond Dantès
1992	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	No	Yes	Yes	Based on characters created by John Hughes
1993	Dennis the Menace	No	Yes	Yes
1994	Baby's Day Out	No	Yes	Yes
1994	Miracle on 34th Street	No	Yes	Yes
1996	101 Dalmatians	No	Yes	Yes
1997	Flubber	No	Yes	Yes
1997	Home Alone 3	No	Yes	Yes
1998	Reach the Rock	No	Yes	Yes
2001	Just Visiting	No	Yes	No
2001	New Port South	No	No	Executive
2002	Maid in Manhattan	No	Story	No	Credited as Edmond Dantes
2008	Drillbit Taylor	No	Story	No	Credited as Edmond Dantes
2021	Home Sweet Home Alone	No	Story^[a]	No	Based on Home Alone by John Hughes Posthumous release

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Note
1982	National Lampoon's Class Reunion	'Girl' with paper bag on head	Uncredited
1985	The Breakfast Club	Brian's dad
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Man running between cabs

Television

Writer

Year	Title	Note
1979	Delta House	5 episodes
1983	At Ease	Also creator and creative consultant for 1 episode
2000	American Adventure	Based on characters by Hughes

Television appearances

Year	Title	Note
1994	Hal Roach: Hollywood's King of Laughter	TV documentary
1995	Biography	To John with Love: A Tribute to John Candy
2001	E! True Hollywood Story	Sixteen Candles

Books

National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody (1978) (with P. J. O'Rourke)

Notes

^ Reboot of his film Home Alone in which he received a posthumous story writer credit as a tribute, as well as a "based on a screenplay by" credit.

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Bibliography

Jaime Clarke ed. Don't you forget about me : contemporary writers on the films of John Hughes New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007.
Roberts, Soraya (July 5, 2016). "A Diamond and a Kiss: The Women of John Hughes". Hazlift.

External links

John Hughes at IMDb
John Hughes collected coverage from The Guardian
Times Topic: John Hughes collected coverage from The New York Times
Guest Book for John Hughes from Legacy.com
John Hughes at Curlie
Part 1 Part 2 1985 interview podcast from the American Film Institute
Interview with John Hughes at Texas Archive of the Moving Image

[58] Reboot of his film Home Alone in which he received a posthumous story writer credit as a tribute, as well as a "based on a screenplay by" credit.

[bardofyouth-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kamp, David (March 2010). "Sweet Bard of Youth". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 20, 2010.

[reutersa-2] Goodman, Dean (August 6, 2009). ""Brat Pack" Director John Hughes Dies of Heart Attack". Reuters. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

[3] "Molly Ringwald looks back on 'Sixteen Candles' in light of #MeToo movement". TODAY.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[popsugar-4] BuzzSugar (March 7, 2010). "Video Tribute to John Hughes at the 2010 Oscars". Popsugar.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.

[gather.com-5] "Oscars 2010: John Hughes Remembered at Academy Awards". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2010.

[6] "John W. HUGHES' Obituary on Arizona Daily Star". Arizona Daily Star.

[7] Markazi, Arash (May 5, 2009). "Q&A with Gordie Howe". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

[8] McDermott, John (June 11, 2016). "Why Cameron Frye Wore a Gordie Howe Jersey in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'". MEL Magazine. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[9] "Molly Ringwald Interviews John Hughes". Seventeen Magazine. Spring 1986. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.

[10] Michael Joseph Gross (May 9, 2004). "When the Losers Ruled in Teenage Movies". The New York Times. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2010.

[11] "A Diamond and a Kiss: The Women of John Hughes | Hazlitt". Hazlitt. July 5, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[12] Gora, Susannah (2011). You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation. Three Rivers Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780307716606. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[13] Gora, Susannah (2011). You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 9780307716606. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[John_Wilden_Hughes,_Jr-14] "John Wilden Hughes, Jr". Biography.com. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

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-'''John Wilden Hughes Jr.'''<ref name="reutersa">{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=Dean |title="Brat Pack" Director John Hughes Dies of Heart Attack |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE57569520090806 |publisher=Reuters |date=August 6, 2009 |access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> (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)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine. He went on in Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s. He directed such films as ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'', ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'', and ''[[Uncle Buck]]''; and wrote the films ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'', ''[[National Lampoons Christmas Vacation]]'', ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Dutch (film)|Dutch]]'', and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.
+'''John Wilden Hughes Jr.'''<ref name="reutersa">{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=Dean |title="Brat Pack" Director John Hughes Dies of Heart Attack |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE57569520090806 |publisher=Reuters |date=August 6, 2009 |access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> (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)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine. He went on in Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s. He directed such films as ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'', ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'', and ''[[Uncle Buck]]''; and wrote the films ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'', ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Dutch (1991 film)|Dutch]]'', and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.
-Most of Hughes' works were set in [[Chicago]]. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. Many of his most enduring characters from these years were written for [[Molly Ringwald]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Molly Ringwald looks back on 'Sixteen Candles' in light of #MeToo movement |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/molly-ringwald-looks-back-sixteen-candles-light-metoo-movement-t138565 |website=TODAY.com |date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref>
+Most of Hughes' works were set in [[Chicago]]. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. Many of his most enduring characters from these years were written for [[Molly Ringwald]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Molly Ringwald looks back on 'Sixteen Candles' in light of #MeToo movement |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/molly-ringwald-looks-back-sixteen-candles-light-metoo-movement-t138565 |website=TODAY.com |date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> While out on a walk one morning in New York City in the summer of 2009, Hughes suffered a fatal heart attack.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> His legacy after his death was honored by many, including at the [[82nd Academy Awards]] by many actors he had worked with such as Ringwald, [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Anthony Michael Hall]], [[Chevy Chase]], and [[Macaulay Culkin]], among others.<ref name=popsugar>{{cite web |author=BuzzSugar |url=http://www.popsugar.com/Video-Tribute-John-Hughes-2010-Oscars-7661573 |title=Video Tribute to John Hughes at the 2010 Oscars |publisher=Popsugar.com |date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name="gather.com">{{cite web |url=http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978089080 |title=Oscars 2010: John Hughes Remembered at Academy Awards |access-date=March 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711082829/http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978089080 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Actors whose careers Hughes helped launch include [[Michael Keaton]], Hall, [[Bill Paxton]], Broderick, Culkin, and members of the [[Brat Pack]] group.
-While out on a walk one morning in New York City in the summer of 2009, Hughes suffered a fatal heart attack and died.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> His legacy after his death was honored by many, including at the [[82nd Academy Awards]] by many actors he had worked with such as Ringwald, [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Anthony Michael Hall]], [[Chevy Chase]], and [[Macaulay Culkin]], among others.<ref name=popsugar>{{cite web |author=BuzzSugar |url=http://www.popsugar.com/Video-Tribute-John-Hughes-2010-Oscars-7661573 |title=Video Tribute to John Hughes at the 2010 Oscars |publisher=Popsugar.com |date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name="gather.com">{{cite web |url=http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978089080 |title=Oscars 2010: John Hughes Remembered at Academy Awards |access-date=March 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711082829/http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978089080 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Actors whose careers Hughes helped launch include [[Michael Keaton]], Hall, [[Bill Paxton]], Broderick, Culkin, and members of the [[Brat Pack]] group.
 == Early life and education ==
-Hughes was born on February 18, 1950, in [[Lansing, Michigan]], to Marion Crawford, who volunteered in charity work, and John Hughes Sr., who worked in sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/75/John-Hughes.html |title=John Hughes Biography (1950–) |work=Film Reference}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=john-w-hughes&pid=160077308&fhid=2499 |title=John W. HUGHES' Obituary on Arizona Daily Star |website=Arizona Daily Star}}</ref> He was the only boy, and had three sisters. He spent the first twelve years of his life in [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan]], where he was a fan of [[Detroit Red Wings]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] [[Gordie Howe]].<ref name="bardofyouth"/> (One of Howe's #9 jerseys, sent by Howe himself,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Q&A with Gordie Howe |date=May 5, 2009 |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2009/05/15/gordie-howe |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |first=Arash |last=Markazi |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114115820/http://www.si.com/more-sports/2009/05/15/gordie-howe |url-status=live}}</ref> was later prominently featured in Hughes's 1986 film ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://melmagazine.com/why-cameron-frye-wore-a-gordie-howe-jersey-in-ferris-buellers-day-off-adfc36129fd5 |title=Why Cameron Frye Wore a Gordie Howe Jersey in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' |first=John |last=McDermott |date=June 11, 2016 |journal=MEL Magazine |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504022413/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/why-cameron-frye-wore-a-gordie-howe-jersey-in-ferris-buellers-day-off |url-status=live}}</ref>) Hughes described himself as "kind of quiet" as a kid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Molly Ringwald Interviews John Hughes |date=Spring 1986 |url=http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/articles/molly17.html |work=Seventeen Magazine |access-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809144057/http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/articles/molly17.html |archive-date=August 9, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+Hughes was born on February 18, 1950, in [[Lansing, Michigan]], to Marion Crawford, who volunteered in charity work, and John Hughes Sr., who worked in sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=john-w-hughes&pid=160077308&fhid=2499 |title=John W. HUGHES' Obituary on Arizona Daily Star |website=Arizona Daily Star}}</ref> He was the only boy, and had three sisters. He spent the first twelve years of his life in [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan]], where he was a fan of [[Detroit Red Wings]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] [[Gordie Howe]].<ref name="bardofyouth"/> One of Howe's #9 jerseys, sent by Howe himself,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Q&A with Gordie Howe |date=May 5, 2009 |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2009/05/15/gordie-howe |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |first=Arash |last=Markazi |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114115820/http://www.si.com/more-sports/2009/05/15/gordie-howe |url-status=live}}</ref> was later prominently featured in Hughes's 1986 film ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://melmagazine.com/why-cameron-frye-wore-a-gordie-howe-jersey-in-ferris-buellers-day-off-adfc36129fd5 |title=Why Cameron Frye Wore a Gordie Howe Jersey in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' |first=John |last=McDermott |date=June 11, 2016 |journal=MEL Magazine |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504022413/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/why-cameron-frye-wore-a-gordie-howe-jersey-in-ferris-buellers-day-off |url-status=live}}</ref> Hughes described himself as "kind of quiet" as a kid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Molly Ringwald Interviews John Hughes |date=Spring 1986 |url=http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/articles/molly17.html |work=Seventeen Magazine |access-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809144057/http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/articles/molly17.html |archive-date=August 9, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-{{blockquote|"I grew up in a neighborhood that was mostly girls and old people. There weren't any boys my age, so I spent a lot of time by myself, imagining things. And every time we would get established somewhere, we would move. Life just started to get good in seventh grade, and then we moved to Chicago. I ended up in a really big high school, and I didn't know anybody. But then [[The Beatles]] came along (and) changed my whole life. And then [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''[[Bringing It All Back Home]]'' came out and really changed me. Thursday I was one person, and Friday I was another. My heroes were Dylan, [[John Lennon]] and [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on."}}
+{{blockquote|I grew up in a neighborhood that was mostly girls and old people. There weren't any boys my age, so I spent a lot of time by myself, imagining things. And every time we would get established somewhere, we would move. Life just started to get good in seventh grade, and then we moved to Chicago. I ended up in a really big high school, and I didn't know anybody. But then [[The Beatles]] came along (and) changed my whole life. And then [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''[[Bringing It All Back Home]]'' came out and really changed me. Thursday I was one person, and Friday I was another. My heroes were Dylan, [[John Lennon]] and [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on.}}
 [[File:John Hughes, 1967 HS Yearbook.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Hughes as a junior at [[Glenbrook North High School]] (1967)]]
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 After dropping out of the <!-- DO NOT CHANGE TO ASU. CONTRADICTS WP:RS -->[[University of Arizona]]<!-- DO NOT CHANGE TO ASU. CONTRADICTS WP:RS -->,<ref name="John Wilden Hughes, Jr">{{cite web |title=John Wilden Hughes, Jr. |url=http://www.biography.com/people/john-hughes-476258#death |website=Biography.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> Hughes began selling jokes to well-established performers such as [[Rodney Dangerfield]] and [[Joan Rivers]].<ref name="variety">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006975 |work=Variety |first=Pat |last=Saperstein |title=Director John Hughes dies at 59 |date=August 6, 2009}}</ref> Hughes used his jokes to get an entry-level job at [[DDB Worldwide|Needham, Harper & Steers]] as an advertising [[copywriter]] in Chicago in 1970<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-john-hughes7-2009aug07,0,6955065.story |title=John Hughes dies at 59; writer-director of '80s teen films |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 7, 2009 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> and later in 1974 at [[Leo Burnett Worldwide]]. During this period, he created what became the famous Edge "Credit Card Shaving Test" ad campaign.
-Hughes's work on the [[Virginia Slims]] account frequently took him to the [[Philip Morris USA|Philip Morris]] headquarters in New York City, which allowed him to visit the offices of ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> Soon thereafter, Hughes became a regular contributor; editor [[P. J. O'Rourke]] recalled that "John wrote so fast and so well that it was hard for a monthly magazine to keep up with him".<ref name="orourke20150322">{{cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=P.J. |author-link=P. J. O'Rourke |title=Don't You Forget About Me: The John Hughes I Knew |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/22/how-john-hughes-made-conservatism-funny |website=The Daily Beast |date=March 22, 2015 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> One of Hughes's first stories, inspired by his family trips as a child,<ref name="variety" /> was "Vacation '58", later to become the basis for the film ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''. Among his other contributions to the ''Lampoon'', the [[April Fools' Day]] stories "My Penis" and "My Vagina" gave an early indication of Hughes's ear for the particular rhythm of teenspeak, as well as for the various indignities of teenage life in general.
+Hughes's work on the [[Virginia Slims]] account frequently took him to the [[Philip Morris USA|Philip Morris]] headquarters in New York City, which allowed him to visit the offices of ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> Soon thereafter, Hughes became a regular contributor;<ref name=Salon2013>{{cite web|title=John Hughes: How National Lampoon led to 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Ferris Bueller': His '80s movies still define American teendom. It all began with the National Lampoon and Chevy Chase's 'Vacation'|work=[[Salon.com]]|first=ELLIN |last=STEIN|date=June 24, 2013 |url=https://www.salon.com/2013/06/24/john_hughes_how_national_lampoon_led_to_the_breakfast_club_and_ferris_bueller/}}</ref> editor [[P. J. O'Rourke]] recalled that "John wrote so fast and so well that it was hard for a monthly magazine to keep up with him."<ref name="orourke20150322">{{cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=P.J. |author-link=P. J. O'Rourke |title=Don't You Forget About Me: The John Hughes I Knew |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/22/how-john-hughes-made-conservatism-funny |website=The Daily Beast |date=March 22, 2015 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> One of Hughes's first stories, inspired by his family trips as a child,<ref name="variety" /> was "Vacation '58",<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Vacation '58|work=National Lampoon|date=Sep 1979|publisher=Twenty-First Century Communications|first=John|last=Hughes}}</ref> later to become the basis for the film ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''.<ref name=Salon2013 /> Among his other contributions to the ''Lampoon'', the [[April Fools' Day]] stories "My Penis" and "My Vagina" gave an early indication of Hughes's ear for the particular rhythm of teenspeak, as well as for the various indignities of teenage life in general.
 === 1982–1986: Breakthrough and teen films ===
-His first credited screenplay, ''[[National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]'', was written while he was still on staff at the magazine. The resulting film became the second disastrous attempt by the flagship to duplicate the runaway success of ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]''. Hughes's next screenplay for the imprint, however, ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', would become a major hit in 1983. This, along with the success of another Hughes script that same year, ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', earned him a three-film deal with [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Spy article">{{cite magazine |last=Brady |first=Celia |title=Big Baby |magazine=[[Spy (magazine)|Spy]] |date=August 1990 |pages=66–77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oepe_lUpLWAC&pg=PA77 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
+His first credited screenplay, ''[[National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]'', was written while he was still on staff at the magazine. The resulting film became the second disastrous attempt by the flagship to duplicate the runaway success of ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]''. Hughes's next screenplay for the imprint, however, ''National Lampoon's Vacation'',<ref name=Salon2013 /> would become a major hit in 1983. This, along with the success of another Hughes script that same year, ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', earned him a three-film deal with [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Spy article">{{cite magazine |last=Brady |first=Celia |title=Big Baby |magazine=[[Spy (magazine)|Spy]] |date=August 1990 |pages=66–77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oepe_lUpLWAC&pg=PA77 |access-date=September 3, 2012}}</ref>
 Hughes's directorial debut, ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'' (1984), won almost unanimous praise when it was released in 1984, due in no small part to its more honest depiction of navigating adolescence and the social dynamics of high school life in stark contrast to the ''[[Porky's]]''-inspired comedies made at the time. It was the first in a string of efforts about teenage life set in or around high school, including ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' (1985), ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'' (1985), and ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' (1986), all of which he wrote and directed, and ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986) and ''[[Some Kind of Wonderful (film)|Some Kind of Wonderful]]'' (1987), which he wrote and produced.
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 Actor John Candy created many memorable roles in films written, directed or produced by Hughes, including ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (1983), ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'' (1988), ''Uncle Buck'' (1989), ''Home Alone'' (1990), ''[[Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities]]'' and ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]'' (both 1991). Over the years, Hughes and Candy developed a close friendship. Hughes was greatly shaken by Candy's sudden death from a heart attack in 1994. "He talked a lot about how much he loved Candy—if Candy had lived longer, I think John would have made more films as a director", says [[Vince Vaughn]], a friend of Hughes.<ref name="bardofyouth" />
-Hughes's greatest commercial success came with ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990), a film he wrote and produced about a child accidentally left behind when his family goes away for Christmas, forcing him to protect himself and his house from a pair of inept burglars. Hughes completed the first draft of ''Home Alone'' in just 9 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Cow, Home Alone Is 25! |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2015/Home-Alone/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Chicago Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Home Alone'' was the top-grossing film of 1990, and remains the most successful live-action family comedy of all time. He followed up with the sequels ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'' in 1992 and ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' in 1997. Some of the subsequent films he wrote and produced during this time also contained elements of the ''Home Alone'' formula, including the successful ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993) and the box office flop ''[[Baby's Day Out]]'' (1994).
+Hughes's greatest commercial success came with ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990), a film he wrote and produced about a child accidentally left behind when his family goes away for Christmas, forcing him to protect himself and his house from a pair of inept burglars. Hughes completed the first draft of ''Home Alone'' in just 9 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Cow, Home Alone Is 25! |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2015/Home-Alone/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Chicago Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Home Alone'' was the top-grossing film of 1990, and remains the most successful live-action family comedy of all time. He followed up with the sequels ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'' in 1992 and ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' in 1997. Some of the subsequent films he wrote and produced during this time also contained elements of the ''Home Alone'' formula, including the successful ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993) and the box office flop ''[[Baby's Day Out]]'' (1994). He also wrote screenplays under the pseudonym [[Edmond Dantès|Edmond Dantes]] (or Dantès), after the [[protagonist]] of [[Alexandre Dumas]]'s novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''. Screenplays credited to the Dantes ''[[nom de plume]]'' include ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'', ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'' and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.<ref name="variety" />
-He also wrote screenplays under the pseudonym [[Edmond Dantès|Edmond Dantes]] (or Dantès), after the [[protagonist]] of [[Alexandre Dumas]]'s novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''. Screenplays credited to the Dantes ''nom de plume'' include ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'', ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'' and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.<ref name="variety" />
 ===Unproduced screenplays===
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 * ''Debs'' – a satire on Texas debutantes<ref name="A Life in Film">{{cite book |last=Honeycutt |first=Kirk |title=John Hughes: A Life in Film |date=2015 |pages=41}}</ref> (1983; [[Aaron Spelling Productions]])
 * ''The New Kid''<ref name="LostJH" /> (1986)
-* ''[[Oil and Vinegar]]'' – a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl end up talking about their lives during the length of the car ride<ref>{{cite web |title=Details About One of John Hughes Unproduced Screenplays |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |publisher=/Film |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/18/details-about-one-of-john-hughes-unproduced-screenplays/ |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222201505/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/18/details-about-one-of-john-hughes-unproduced-screenplays/ |archive-date=February 22, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1987)
+* ''[[Oil and Vinegar (film)|Oil and Vinegar]]'' – a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl end up talking about their lives during the length of the car ride<ref>{{cite web |title=Details About One of John Hughes Unproduced Screenplays |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |publisher=/Film |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/18/details-about-one-of-john-hughes-unproduced-screenplays/ |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222201505/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/18/details-about-one-of-john-hughes-unproduced-screenplays/ |archive-date=February 22, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1987)
 * ''Bartholomew Vs. Neff'' – a vehicle that would have starred [[Sylvester Stallone]] and John Candy as feuding neighbors<ref>{{cite news |title=Him Alone |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6DC143AF937A3575BC0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |access-date=March 3, 2009 |first=Bill |last=Carter |date=August 4, 1991}}</ref> (1991)
 * ''Black Cat Bone: The Return of Huckleberry Finn''<ref name="LostJH">{{cite web |title=The Lost Projects of John Hughes |last=Evans |first=Bradford |publisher=Splitsider |url=http://splitsider.com/2012/07/the-lost-projects-of-john-hughes/ |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520072857/http://splitsider.com/2012/07/the-lost-projects-of-john-hughes/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1991)
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 * ''The Bee'' – a feature-length [[Disney]] film that actor [[Daniel Stern (actor)|Daniel Stern]] was attached to direct<ref>{{cite magazine |title=John Hughes' View from the Top |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304699,00.html |access-date=March 3, 2009 |first=Tim |last=Appelo |date=December 2, 1994 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205182647/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304699,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> (1994)
 * ''Tickets'' – Teens wait overnight for free tickets to a farewell concert<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Projects 1999–2002 (haven't heard anything since) |publisher=The John Hughes Files |url=http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/oldnews.html |access-date=August 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919165654/http://www.riverblue.com/hughes/oldnews.html |archive-date=September 19, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> (1996)
-* ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' – Hughes pitched a film version of ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'' to various studios before it was adapted into the [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|2000 live-action film]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newsweek.com/grinchs-gatekeeper-156985 |title=The Grinch's Gatekeeper |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |date=November 11, 2000 |access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref> (1998)
 * ''The Grigsbys Go Broke'' – a wealthy family lose their fortune, forcing them to move to the other side of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Hughes to do "The Grisbeys" |publisher=Screenwriters' Utopia |url=http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=557 |access-date=March 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526222511/http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=557 |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> (2003)
-== Later years ==
+== Later life ==
 In 1994, Hughes retired from the public eye and moved back to the Chicago area. The following year, Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, both of whom had production deals with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], formed the short-lived joint venture [[production studio]] Great Oaks Entertainment.<ref name=variety1994>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/features/hughes-and-mestres-team-in-disney-based-great-oaks-ent-99124577/|title=Hughes And Mestres Team In Disney-based Great Oaks Ent.|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Anita M.|last=Busch|date=February 19, 1995|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Petrikin |first1=Chris |title=Variety power players 2000 : movers and shakers, power brokers and career makers in Hollywood |date=1999 |isbn=0399525696 |page=[https://archive.org/details/varietypowerplay00chri/page/50 50] |publisher=Perigee Books |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/varietypowerplay00chri/page/50}}</ref> Hughes worked in Chicago, while Mestres was based in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book|title=John Hughes: A Life in Film|date=2015|publisher=Race Point Publishing|first=Kirk|last=Honeycutt|isbn=9781631060229|page=188}}</ref> The company produced the films ''[[Jack (1996 film)|Jack]]'', ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'', and ''[[Flubber (film)|Flubber]]'', but Hughes and Mestres ended their partnership in 1997.<ref name=variety1997>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/mestres-takes-root-at-disney-111661086/|title=Mestres takes root at Disney|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dan|last=Cox|date=November 4, 1997|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> The 1998 film ''[[Reach the Rock]]'', which was produced as part of the partnership between Hughes and Mestres, was subsequently credited as "a [[Gramercy Pictures]] release of a John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres production".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/reach-the-rock-2-1117487790/|title=Reach the Rock|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Lael|last=Loewenstein|date=October 16, 1998|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref>
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 == Personal life ==
-In 1970, then-20-year old{{r|orourke20150322}} Hughes married Nancy Ludwig, whom he had met in high school. Together they had two children: John Hughes III (born in 1976) and James Hughes (born in 1979). They were together until his death in 2009. Nancy Hughes died on September 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882439/nancy-hughes-inspiration-trusted-adviser-wife-filmmaker-john-hughes-dies-68 |title=Nancy Hughes, inspiration, trusted adviser and wife of filmmaker John Hughes, has died at 68 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |last=O'Donnell |first=Maureen |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925133534/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882439/nancy-hughes-inspiration-trusted-adviser-wife-filmmaker-john-hughes-dies-68}}</ref>
+In 1970, the then-20-year old{{r|orourke20150322}} Hughes married Nancy Ludwig, whom he had met in high school. Together they had two children: John Hughes III (born in 1976) and James Hughes (born in 1979). They were together until his death in 2009. Nancy Hughes died on September 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882439/nancy-hughes-inspiration-trusted-adviser-wife-filmmaker-john-hughes-dies-68 |title=Nancy Hughes, inspiration, trusted adviser and wife of filmmaker John Hughes, has died at 68 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |last=O'Donnell |first=Maureen |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2021 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925133534/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/24/20882439/nancy-hughes-inspiration-trusted-adviser-wife-filmmaker-john-hughes-dies-68}}</ref> [[Michael Weiss (journalist)|Michael Weiss]] argued that Hughes's films expressed a [[Reagan Republican]] worldview.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Weiss (journalist) |title=Some Kind of Republican |url=https://slate.com/culture/2006/09/the-political-conservatism-of-john-hughes.html |work=Slate |date=21 September 2006}}</ref> In response to this, [[P. J. O'Rourke]] wrote that:
+{{blockquote|"I have no idea how, or if, John voted ... John and I never bothered to talk much about our politics. What we did talk about was the 20th century's dominant scrambled egghead bien pensant buttinski parlor pinko righty-tighty lefty-loosey nutfudge notion that middle-class American culture was junk, that middle-class Americans were passive dimbulbs, that America itself was a flop and that America's suburbs were a living hell almost beyond the power of [[John Cheever]]'s words to describe ... We were becoming conservatives—in the most conservational sense. There were things that others before us had achieved and these were worth conserving ... Family was the most conservative thing about John. Walking across the family room in your stocking feet and stepping on a [[Lego]] (ouch!) was the fundamental building block of society."{{r|orourke20150322}}}}
-[[Michael Weiss (journalist)|Michael Weiss]] argued that Hughes's films expressed a [[Reagan Republican]] worldview.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Weiss (journalist) |title=Some Kind of Republican |url=https://slate.com/culture/2006/09/the-political-conservatism-of-john-hughes.html |work=Slate |date=21 September 2006}}</ref> In response to this, [[P. J. O'Rourke]] wrote that:
+==Death==
-{{blockquote|I have no idea how, or if, John voted ... John and I never bothered to talk much about our politics. What we did talk about was the 20th century's dominant scrambled egghead bien pensant buttinski parlor pinko righty-tighty lefty-loosey nutfudge notion that middle-class American culture was junk, that middle-class Americans were passive dimbulbs, that America itself was a flop and that America's suburbs were a living hell almost beyond the power of [[John Cheever]]'s words to describe ... We were becoming conservatives—in the most conservational sense. There were things that others before us had achieved and these were worth conserving ... Family was the most conservative thing about John. Walking across the family room in your stocking feet and stepping on a [[Lego]] (ouch!) was the fundamental building block of society.{{r|orourke20150322}}}}
+On August 5, 2009, Hughes and his wife traveled to New York City to visit their son James and their new grandson. James said his father appeared to be in good health that night and that the family had made plans for the next day. On the morning of August&nbsp;6, Hughes was taking a walk close to his hotel on West 55th Street in Manhattan when he suffered a heart attack.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> He was rushed to [[Mount Sinai West|Roosevelt Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead at age 59.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |title=Tracking down the place where we lost John Hughes |publisher=movieline.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=August 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221113151/http://www.movieline.com//2009//08//tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hughes's funeral was held on August&nbsp;11 in Chicago; he was buried at [[Lake Forest Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109064056/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-date=2016-11-09 |url-access=subscription |title=Buried in Chicago: Where the famous rest in peace |author=Kori Rumore |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref> It was attended by his wife, two kids, and his grandchildren.<ref name="John Wilden Hughes, Jr"/>
+==Legacy==
-Actor [[Ben Stein]], who was a close friend to Hughes, has also stated that Hughes was an "ardent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and extreme conservative. He believed [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] could transform all of us into Ferris Buellers. Ferris was an artifact of a free era. Ronald Reagan was all about freedom."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Waxman |first=Olivia B. |title=Ben Stein: Ferris Bueller Represents the Reagan Era |url=https://time.com/4357446/ben-stein-ferris-bueller-ronald-reagan/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=10 June 2016}}</ref>
+The [[Pilot (Community)|pilot episode]] of the NBC comedy ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', broadcast on September 17, 2009, was dedicated to Hughes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |title=NBC's 'Community' dedicates its pilot to the late John Hughes |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501230042/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The episode included several references to ''The Breakfast Club'' and ended with a cover of "[[Don't You (Forget About Me)]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/community/ |title=NBC web site for ''Community'' |publisher=Nbc.com |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}{{Nonspecific|date=March 2012}}</ref>  The ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' episode titled "Don't You Forget About Me," broadcast on February 1, 2010, ended with a scene similar to the ending scene of ''Sixteen Candles.'' It also contained references to other Hughes movies such as ''Home Alone''. The 2011 ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' episode "[[Sheesh! Cab, Bob?]]" also paid homage to ''Sixteen Candles.'' The teen comedy ''[[Easy A]]'' (2010) starring [[Emma Stone]] paid tribute to Hughes and his films at the very end, where Stone's character states she wishes her life were a John Hughes movie, by showing various clips of ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiIBMRNtLs|title= I Want My Life To Be Like an 80's movie - Easy A|website= Youtube|accessdate= August 20, 2023}}</ref>
+After Hughes's death, many of those who knew him commented on the impact Hughes had on their lives and on the film industry. Molly Ringwald said, "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes. He was and will always be such an important part of my life. ... He will be missed – by me and by everyone that he has touched. My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes |title=Eighties Stars Speak About John Hughes |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193441/https://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Matthew Broderick also released his own statement, saying, "I am truly shocked and saddened by the news about my old friend John Hughes. He was a wonderful, very talented guy and my heart goes out to his family."<ref name="perezhilton" /> The [[82nd Academy Awards]] (2010) included a tribute to Hughes's work. A retrospective of clips from Hughes's films was followed by cast members from several of them, including Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, [[Judd Nelson]], [[Ally Sheedy]], [[Anthony Michael Hall]] and [[Jon Cryer]],<ref name="popsugar" /> gathering on stage to commemorate Hughes and his contributions to the film industry.<ref name="gather.com" />
-==Death and legacy ==
-On August 5, 2009, Hughes and his wife traveled to New York City to visit their son James and their new grandson. James said his father appeared to be in good health that night and that the family had made plans for the next day. On the morning of August&nbsp;6, Hughes was taking a walk close to his hotel on West 55th Street in Manhattan when he suffered a heart attack.<ref name="bardofyouth"/> He was rushed to [[Mount Sinai West|Roosevelt Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead at age 59.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieline.com/2009/08/tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |title=Tracking down the place where we lost John Hughes |publisher=movieline.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=August 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221113151/http://www.movieline.com//2009//08//tracking-down-the-place-where-we-lost-john-hughes.php |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hughes's funeral was held on August&nbsp;11 in Chicago; he was buried at [[Lake Forest Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109064056/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-famous-people-buried-in-chicago-htmlstory.html |archive-date=2016-11-09 |url-access=subscription |title=Buried in Chicago: Where the famous rest in peace |author=Kori Rumore |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref> It was attended by his wife, two children, and his grandchildren.<ref name="John Wilden Hughes, Jr"/>
-The [[Pilot (Community)|pilot episode]] of the NBC comedy ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', broadcast on September 17, 2009, was dedicated to Hughes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |title=NBC's 'Community' dedicates its pilot to the late John Hughes |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501230042/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/nbcs-community-dedicates-its-pilot-late-john-hughes |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The episode included several references to ''The Breakfast Club'' and ended with a cover of "[[Don't You (Forget About Me)]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/community/ |title=NBC web site for ''Community'' |publisher=Nbc.com |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=July 26, 2011}}{{Nonspecific|date=March 2012}}</ref>  The ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' episode titled "Don't You Forget About Me," broadcast on February 1, 2010, ended with a scene similar to the ending scene of ''Sixteen Candles.'' It also contained references to other Hughes movies such as ''Home Alone.''
-The 2011 ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' episode "[[Sheesh! Cab, Bob?]]" also paid homage to ''Sixteen Candles.'' The teen comedy ''[[Easy A]]'' (2010) starring [[Emma Stone]] paid tribute to Hughes and his films at the very end, where Stone's character states she wishes her life were a John Hughes movie, by showing various clips of ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiIBMRNtLs|title= I Want My Life To Be Like an 80's movie - Easy A|website= Youtube|accessdate= August 20, 2023}}</ref>
-After Hughes's death, many of those who knew him commented on the impact Hughes had on their lives and on the film industry. Molly Ringwald said, "I was stunned and incredibly sad to hear about the death of John Hughes. He was and will always be such an important part of my life. ... He will be missed – by me and by everyone that he has touched. My heart and all my thoughts are with his family now."<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes |title=Eighties Stars Speak About John Hughes |publisher=PerezHilton.com |access-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117193441/https://perezhilton.com/2009-08-07-eighties-stars-speak-about-john-hughes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Matthew Broderick also released his own statement, saying, "I am truly shocked and saddened by the news about my old friend John Hughes. He was a wonderful, very talented guy and my heart goes out to his family."<ref name="perezhilton" />
-The [[82nd Academy Awards]] (2010) included a tribute to Hughes's work. A retrospective of clips from Hughes's films was followed by cast members from several of them, including Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Macaulay Culkin, [[Judd Nelson]], [[Ally Sheedy]], [[Anthony Michael Hall]] and [[Jon Cryer]],<ref name="popsugar" /> gathering on stage to commemorate Hughes and his contributions to the film industry.<ref name="gather.com" />
-The 2001 satire ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' takes place in the community surrounding "John Hughes High".
 Hughes's work has also influenced a new generation of [[millennial]] filmmakers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talentmonthly.com/how-80s-filmmaker-john-hughes-changed-the-world/ |title=How 80's Filmmaker, John Hughes Changed the World |work=Talent Monthly Magazine |access-date=November 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104193313/http://www.talentmonthly.com/how-80s-filmmaker-john-hughes-changed-the-world/ |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> including [[M. H. Murray]] of ''[[Teenagers (web series)|Teenagers]]'' fame, who has cited Hughes as one of his main influences.  In interviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2016/10/teenagers-canadian-skins/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104203519/http://dailyspectacle.co.uk/2016/10/teenagers-canadian-skins/ |archive-date=2016-11-04 |url-status=dead |title=Teenagers - The Canadian Skins |work=The Daily Spectacle |access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://talknerdywithus.com/2016/04/29/exclusive-interview-with-teenagers-creator-mathew-murray/ |title=Exclusive Interview with Teenagers Creator Mathew Murray |date=2016-04-29 |newspaper=TalkNerdyWithUs |language=en-US |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref> Murray stated,  "I loved how John Hughes wrote teens ... They were flawed in this genuine sort of way."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/6521190-mississauga-director-s-web-series-a-raw-take-on-teenage-life/ |title=Mississauga director's web series a raw take on teenage life |last=Clay |first=Chris |website=www.mississauga.com |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref> [[Kelly Fremon Craig]], who wrote and directed ''[[The Edge of Seventeen]]'', also cited Hughes as an influence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/entertainment-asianbuzz/hailee-steinfeld-talks-making-coming-of-age-film-%E2%80%98edge-of-seventeen%E2%80%99-at-tiff/vi-BBwyWsv |title=Hailee Steinfeld Talks Making Coming-of-Age Film 'Edge of Seventeen' at TIFF |website=www.msn.com |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://weliveentertainment.com/welivefilm/tiff-2016-edge-seventeen-review-tribute-john-hughes/ |title=Review: The Edge of Seventeen is a Modern Day Tribute to John Hughes |date=2016-09-25 |newspaper=We Live Entertainment |access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref>
-John Hughes is referenced in [[Jesu/Sun Kil Moon]]'s song "Hello Chicago".<ref>{{citation |title=Jesu and Sun Kil Moon (Ft. Jesu & Sun Kil Moon) – Hello Chicago |url=https://genius.com/Jesu-and-sun-kil-moon-hello-chicago-lyrics |access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> [[Mark Kozelek]] recalls a phone conversation with Hughes in which Kozelek asked him for $15,000 in order to release his album ''[[Songs for a Blue Guitar]]'' (released by his band The Red House Painters). Hughes agreed, stating "You're young and on the rise, and I'm just an old man living in Chicago". British indie pop band [[The 1975]] cites Hughes as an influence in the band's music. [[Maisie Peters]] released a song called "John Hughes Movie" in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilcock|first=Ross|date=2021-03-01|title=Maisie Peters sees first charting single with 'John Hughes Movie'|url=https://snackmag.co.uk/maisie-peters-sees-first-charting-single-with-john-hughes-movie|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Snack|language=en-GB}}</ref>
+Hughes is referenced in the song "Hello Chicago" by the collaborative project between [[Jesu (band)|Jesu]] and [[Sun Kil Moon]], and appears on the album ''30 Seconds To The Decline Of Planet Earth''.<ref>{{citation |title=Jesu and Sun Kil Moon (Ft. Jesu & Sun Kil Moon) – Hello Chicago |url=https://genius.com/Jesu-and-sun-kil-moon-hello-chicago-lyrics |access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> [[Mark Kozelek]] recalls a phone conversation with Hughes in which Kozelek asked him for $15,000 in order to release his album ''[[Songs for a Blue Guitar]]'' (released by his band The Red House Painters). Hughes agreed, stating "You're young and on the rise, and I'm just an old man living in Chicago". British indie pop band [[The 1975]] cites Hughes as an influence in the band's music. [[Maisie Peters]] released a song called "John Hughes Movie" in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilcock|first=Ross|date=2021-03-01|title=Maisie Peters sees first charting single with 'John Hughes Movie'|url=https://snackmag.co.uk/maisie-peters-sees-first-charting-single-with-john-hughes-movie|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Snack|language=en-GB}}</ref> John Hughes's films served as inspiration for the style and tone of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'' directed by [[Jon Watts]], who took inspiration from films such as ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |date=2017-07-14 |title='Spider-Man Homecoming': How Jon Watts Channeled John Hughes |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/spider-man-homecoming-jon-watts-john-hughes-visual-effects-1201855275/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=IndieWire}}</ref>
-John Hughes's films served as inspiration for the style and tone of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'' directed by [[Jon Watts]], who took inspiration from films such as ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |date=2017-07-14 |title='Spider-Man Homecoming': How Jon Watts Channeled John Hughes |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/spider-man-homecoming-jon-watts-john-hughes-visual-effects-1201855275/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=IndieWire}}</ref>
-The 2020 [[Ernest Cline]] novel ''[[Ready Player Two]]'' features a quest where the characters visit the planet Shermer which mashes up characters, actors, and sets from various John Hughes movies. The characters must visit a computer-generated avatar of Hughes and change the ending of ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' to complete the quest.{{fact|date=August 2023}}
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 ==See also==
 * [[John Hughes's unrealized projects]]
 *''[[Don't You Forget About Me (film)|Don't You Forget About Me]]''
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-*[[Jaime Clarke]] ed. ''Don't you forget about me : contemporary writers on the films of John Hughes'' New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007
+* [[Jaime Clarke]] ed. ''Don't you forget about me : contemporary writers on the films of John Hughes'' New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007.
-* {{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Soraya |title=A Diamond and a Kiss: The Women of John Hughes |url=https://hazlitt.net/longreads/diamond-and-kiss-women-john-hughes |website=Hazlift|date=July 5, 2016 }}
+* {{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Soraya|title=A Diamond and a Kiss: The Women of John Hughes|url=https://hazlitt.net/longreads/diamond-and-kiss-women-john-hughes|website=Hazlift|date=July 5, 2016}}
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 * [http://www.afi.com/media/AFI_JohnHughesPart1.mp3 Part 1] [http://www.afi.com/media/AFI_JohnHughesPart2.mp3 Part 2] 1985 interview podcast from the [[American Film Institute]]
-* [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/03/john-hughes-201003 Vanity Fair Interview]
 * [https://texasarchive.org/2013_01955 Interview with John Hughes] at [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]
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v t e John Hughes
Written and directed	Sixteen Candles (1984) The Breakfast Club (1985) Weird Science (1985) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) She's Having a Baby (1988) Uncle Buck (1989) Curly Sue (1991)
Films written	National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) Mr. Mom (1983) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Savage Islands (1983) National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) Pretty in Pink (1986) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) The Great Outdoors (1988) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Home Alone (1990) Career Opportunities (1991) Dutch (1991) Beethoven (1992) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Dennis the Menace (1993) Baby's Day Out (1994) Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 101 Dalmatians (1996) Flubber (1997) Home Alone 3 (1997) Reach the Rock (1998) Just Visiting (2001) Maid in Manhattan (2002, story) Drillbit Taylor (2008, original character)
Produced only	Only the Lonely (1991) New Port South (2001)
Related	John Hughes's unrealized projects Don't You Forget About Me (2009 documentary)

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