Movies with screenplay written by John Hughes
With a film like Sixteen Candles, I find myself wishing I could create my own cut. Some of the material works marvelously well, but the stuff that doesn't takes the movie down with it. For teen films in the '80s, this was a watershed picture - an...
U.S. Release Date: 1984-05-04
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Occasional Profanity, Sexual Situations, Brief Female Toplessness, Brief Female Side Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Anthony Michael Hall, ...
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Every year around the Christmas season, it seems impossible to turn on the television without seeing either George Seaton's Miracle on 34th Street or Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. Like Handel's "Me...
U.S. Release Date: 1994-11-18
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: FAMILY DRAMA
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, ...
Guilty pleasure (n): a film that a critic shamefacedly admits to liking even though the prevailing opinion, as put forth by serious members of the profession, is that the movie is a piece of crap. Christmas Vacation is considered by many film ...
U.S. Release Date: 1989-12-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Cast: Chevy Chase, Nicholas Guest, Johnny Galecki, ...
When it comes to movies, there are two things that the early-to-mid-1980s are best known for: slasher films and teen comedies. While the former category was hard-pressed to give birth to a vaguely watchable entry, quality was widely variable in...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, ...
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, a 1987 feature from John Hughes, represented something of a watershed in the career of the prolific writer/director/producer. Prior to this film, Hughes had been known for his contribution to the popular '80s genre...
U.S. Release Date: 1987-11-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins