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John HughesBy Stallone Gurung

About him

John Hughes was a American film director, producer and screenwriter.

He was born in Lansing Michigan.

His mother who volunteered in charity work and John Hughes, Sr., who worked in sales.

Hughes attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, the school that would provide inspiration for the films that would make his reputation in later years.

Filming Career

His most successful films are- The breakfast club, Pretty in Pink, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone etc.

After dropping out of The University of Arizona, Hughes began selling jokes to well-established performers.

His first credited screenplay, Class Reunion, was written while still on staff at the magazine.

Hughes's directorial debut, Sixteen Candles, won almost unanimous praise when it was released in 1984.

Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen coming of age comedy-drama film. The storyline follows five teenagers (each a member of a different high school clique) as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes.

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools.