John Hughes a Great Film Director Dies

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by David Y in Entertainment, Media & News

This year has been quite a roller coaster. Some of the biggest names in Hollywood have passed but this particular celebrity in some way has influenced us in some way. John Hughes died today at age 59 of a heart attack while walking in Manhattan. He is survived by his wife Nancy, his two sons, and four grandchildren.

John Wilden Hughes, Jr. was born on February 18, 1950 in Michigan and began as an advertising copywriter in Chicago.

John was known for either writing or directing the following list of movies:

Drillbit Taylor (2008) (story) (as Edmond Dantes)
Beethoven’s 5th (2003) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantes)
… aka Beethoven’s 5th: Big Paw (USA)
Maid in Manhattan (2002) (story) (as Edmond Dantès)
… aka Made in New York (USA: poster title)
Home Alone 4 (2002) (TV) (characters)
… aka Home Alone: Taking Back the House (USA: DVD title)
Beethoven’s 4th (2001) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
Just Visiting (2001) (screenplay)
… aka Les visiteurs en Amérique (France)
Beethoven’s 3rd (2000) (V) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
American Adventure (2000) (TV) (characters)
… aka National Lampoon’s American Adventure (USA: complete title)
Reach the Rock (1998) (written by)
Home Alone 3 (1997) (written by)
Flubber (1997) (screenplay)
… aka Disney’s Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (screenplay)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) (screenplay)
Baby’s Day Out (1994) (written by)
Beethoven’s 2nd (1993) (characters) (as Edmond Dantès)
Dennis the Menace (1993) (written by)
… aka Dennis (UK)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (characters) (written by)
… aka Home Alone II (USA: short title)
Beethoven (1992) (written by) (as Edmond Dantès)
… aka Beethoven: Story of a Dog (Australia: cable TV title)
Curly Sue (1991) (written by)
Dutch (1991) (written by)
… aka Driving Me Crazy
Career Opportunities (1991) (written by)
… aka One Wild Night
Home Alone (1990) (written by)
Christmas Vacation (1989) (written by)
… aka National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
… aka National Lampoon’s Winter Holiday (UK)
Uncle Buck (1989) (written by)
The Great Outdoors (1988) (written by)
She’s Having a Baby (1988) (written by)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (written by)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (written by)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) (written by)
Pretty in Pink (1986) (written by)
Weird Science (1985) (written by)
European Vacation (1985) (screenplay) (story)
… aka National Lampoon’s European Vacation (UK: video box title)
The Breakfast Club (1985) (written by)
Sixteen Candles (1984) (written by)
Nate and Hayes (1983) (written by)
… aka Savage Islands (UK)
Vacation (1983) (screenplay) (short story “Vacation ‘58″)
… aka National Lampoon’s Vacation (UK) (USA: complete title)
… aka American Vacation (Europe: English title: video title)
Mr. Mom (1983) (written by)
… aka Mr. Mum
… aka Perfect Daddy (Philippines: English title)
Class Reunion (1982) (written by)
… aka National Lampoon’s Class Reunion
“Delta House” (5 episodes, 1979)

Who would’ve known that many movies we all grew up to love and enjoy were written by this man. He truly accomplished great things. May he R.I.P.

The above list was taken from IMDB. You can find out more about John Hughes here as well.

It’s hard to pick a favorite movie that he directed, but if I had to I would say it was the Home Alone and Beethoven series. What is your favorite John Hughes movie?

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