'Vacation' (1983) (writer)The film was a box office and critical hit, grossing over $61 million in the United States and garnering a 97% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
'Vacation' (1983) (writer)
The film was a box office and critical hit, grossing over $61 million in the United States and garnering a 97% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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John Hughes: Film Retrospective

Films from writer, producer, director John Hughes' prolific career.
• Director John Hughes dies at 59
Posted: 8/6/2009

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<b>'Vacation'</b> (1983) (writer)<br>The film was a box office and critical hit, grossing over $61 million in the United States and garnering a 97% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. <b>'Sixteen Candles'</b> (1984)<br>Hughes wrote and directed this '80s cult classic starring Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall. <b>'The Breakfast Club'</b> (1985)<br>This teen film written and directed by Hughes set the bar for coming-of-age films and launched the careers of the group of actors known as The Brat Pack. <b>'Weird Science'</b> (1985)<br>The title song for writer-director Hughes' teen film was written and performed by American New Wave band Oingo Boingo. <b>'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'</b> (1986)<br>The film became the 10th highest-grossing pic of 1986 and was shot on a budget of only $6 million. Matthew Broderick was nommed for a Golden Globe for his role as Beuller. <b>'Planes, Trains & Automobiles'</b> (1987)<br>Hughes transitioned from teen angst comedies to adult films with this comedy starring Steve Martin and the late John Candy. <b>'She's Having a Baby'</b> (1988) <b>'Uncle Buck'</b> (1989) <b>'Home Alone'</b> (1990) (writer-producer)<br>This Christmas movie starring Macaulay Culkin is the highest-grossing live action comedy of all time in the United States. <b>'Curly Sue'</b> (1991) (producer) <b>'101 Dalmatians'</b> (1996) (producer)