John Hughes Reviews

Films

w = writer, d = director, s = story only, c = characters only

“National Lampoon’s Class Reunion” (1982, w)

“Mr. Mom” (1983, w)

“National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983, w)

“Nate and Hayes” (1983, w)

“Sixteen Candles” (1984, w-d)

“The Breakfast Club” (1985, w-d)

“European Vacation” (1985, w)

“Weird Science” (1985, w-d)

“Pretty in Pink” (1986, w)

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986, w-d)

“Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987, w)

“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987, w-d)

“She’s Having a Baby” (1988, w-d)

“The Great Outdoors” (1988, w)

“Uncle Buck” (1989, w-d)

“Christmas Vacation” (1989, w)

“Home Alone” (1990, w)

“Career Opportunities” (1991, w)

“Dutch” (1991, w)

“Curly Sue” (1991, w-d)

“Beethoven” (1992, w)

“Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992, w)

“Dennis the Menace” (1993, w)

“Baby’s Day Out” (1994, w)

“Miracle on 34th Street” (1994, w)

“101 Dalmatians” (1996, w)

“Flubber” (1997, w)

“Home Alone 3” (1997, w)

“Reach the Rock” (1998, w)

“Just Visiting” (2001, w)

“Maid in Manhattan” (2002, s)

“Drillbit Taylor” (2008, s)

Also of interest

“Vegas Vacation” (1997, c)

“Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure” (2003, c)

“Vacation” (2015, c)

Books

“Don’t You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes,” edited by Jaime Clarke (2007)

“John Hughes: A Life in Film” by Kirk Honeycutt (2015)

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