Movies by John Hughes
As part of the cast:
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Baby's Day Out (1994)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano …
Directed by: Patrick Read Johnson
After three bumbling hoodlums kidnap a toddler from a wealthy family, they discover that orchestrating the crime was much easier than holding onto the tiny heir. Home Alone screenwriter John…
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright …
Directed by: Nick Castle
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing…
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Pretty in Pink (1986)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer …
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Working-class misfit Andie thinks her dreams have come true when rich, popular Blane asks her to prom in this coming-of-age classic from John Hughes. Meanwhile, Andie's best friend…
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Curly Sue (1991)
Cast: James Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Alisan Porter …
Directed by: John Hughes
This John Hughes film features the unlikeliest of pairings between street-smart youngster Curly Sue (Alisan Porter) and her guardian, Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi), a sometime con man with the…
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Uncle Buck (1989)
Cast: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann …
Directed by: John Hughes
Comedy acting legend John Candy turns in a signature performance in this effort from director John Hughes as a notoriously irresponsible uncle left to care for his brother's kids during…
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She's Having a Baby (1988)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: John Hughes
High school sweethearts Jake and Kristy Briggs try to settle into married life, but they soon hit some bumps as Jake's not completely sold on the idea of giving up his freedom, and…
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins …
Directed by: John Hughes
Think you've had a bad day? At every turn, marketing exec Neal Page's (Steve Martin) plans to get home to his family for Thanksgiving get foiled, and somehow the loudmouthed,…
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara …
Directed by: John Hughes
Teenage Ferris convinces his entire school he's at death's door, then hits the streets of Chicago with his girlfriend and best friend for a day of fun. But the school's fed-up…
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Cast: Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall …
Directed by: John Hughes
In writer-director John Hughes's seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald)…
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Weird Science (1985)
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith …
Directed by: John Hughes
When teen geeks Gary and Wyatt use a computer to create Lisa, a gorgeous woman with a genius IQ, they enlist her help to boost their seemingly pathetic social status. But she thinks the boys…
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Sixteen Candles (1984)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Anthony Michael Hall …
Directed by: John Hughes
Sam Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable, but her whole family is so preoccupied with her older sister's (Blanche Baker) wedding that they…