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John Wilden Hughes Jr. was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was successful in the 1980s and 1990s. Some of his most famous films included Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and Home Alone. The document discusses Hughes' career and films and notes similarities between The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink in how they both explore themes of pressure, individuality, and growing up.
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- 2. John Wilden Hughes, Jr.(February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s
- 3. John had producesmany films, here are some of the most famous ones.. Delta House (1979) (TV) National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) At Ease (1983) (TV) Mr. Mom (1983) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Nate and Hayes (with David Odell) (1983) Sixteen Candles (1984) (also Director) The Breakfast Club (1985) (also Director) National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) (Story Only) Weird Science (1985) (also Director) Pretty in Pink (1986) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) (also Director) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (also Director) She's Having a Baby (1988) (also Director) The Great Outdoors (1988) Uncle Buck (1989) (also Director) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Home Alone (1990) Career Opportunities (1991)
- 4. After researching and watching regular movies produced by John Hughes, it seems as there is a link shown between many of his films, in particular ‘The Breakfast Club‘, and ‘Pretty In Pink‘. The comparison that I could see was that in both movies it explores pressure, individuality, and growing up