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John Hughes

Birthdate
February 18, 1950
Birthplace
Lansing, Michigan, United States
Height
6 feet 2 inches
Professions
Director, Producer, Screenwriter

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15 Best John Hughes Movies, Ranked

John Hughes is known for his 1980s coming-of-age movies, the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise, and so much more, but what is his best film?

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Robert Downey Jr.’s 39-Year-OId Comedy Created A Weird Paradox With A $52 Million John Hughes Movie

A Robert Downey Jr.-starring John Hughes movie from way back in 1985 creates a hilarious paradox with one of the director's other big hits.

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10 Most Heartbreaking Moments Across All 35 John Hughes Movies

John Hughes has 35 film credits to his name, with most of his movies succeeding in making viewers laugh, smile, and cry, sometimes all at once.

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John Hughes’ Highest-Grossing Movie Confirms An Incredible Truth About 1 Actor After 35 Years

John Hughes is one of the most successful filmmakers of all time, but the highest-grossing movies in his career are defined by this one actor.

15 Best Quotes From John Hughes Movies Ferris Bueller's Day Off The Breakfast Club
15 Best Quotes From John Hughes Movies

Writer-director John Hughes was known for his 1980s coming-of-age movies that taught important life lessons while being funny and relatable.

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7 Famous Hollywood Duos Who Don't Work Together Anymore

Hollywood has brought together some amazing duos from actors pairs to actors and directors, but there are a few that no longer work together.

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10 Best '80s Teen Comedies (That Weren't Directed By John Hughes)

Though the 1980s teen comedy genre is synonymous with John Hughes, these are 10 hilarious comedies that he didn't direct.

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Every John Hughes & Molly Ringwald Movie, Ranked Worst To Best

Although Molly Ringwald has a bit of a tainted view on the films now, John Hughes' 1980s movies with her are some of the most influential teen movies.

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Molly Ringwald Dreads Watching John Hughes Films With Woke Daughter

Molly Ringwald is scared to watch John Hughes' movies with her "woke" daughter on of the controversial and "complicated" content of the films.

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10 Most Underrated John Hughes Movies

Despite John Hughes' popularity with movies like Pretty In Pink, he has many other great films that go unjustly unnoticed and are somewhat underrated.

John Candy has had many great roles, but which stand out?
Top 10 John Candy Films, According To IMDb

John Candy has had many iconic roles, some dramatic and some comedic. Of them, which ones do IMDb s like the most?