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JOHN HUGHES FAQ
All That’s Left to Know About the Man Behind the Movies
The definitive guide to the films of the legendary director,
screenwriter, and producer.
Looking for a comprehensive chronicle of the films of legendary director,
screenwriter, and producer John Hughes? You’re holding it in your hands. Covering
the entirety of Hughes’s career, from his earliest features through to his mainstream
box-office successes, John Hughes FAQ explores the key factors that contributed to
his legendary status in the world of cinema.
While Hughes has become especially well known for the eight films that
he directed between 1984 and 1991—including Sixteen Candles (1984),
The Breakfast Club (1985), and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)—he made a
considerably greater contribution to cinema through the dozens of high-profile screenplays
that he developed for production throughout the ’80s and ’90s. John Hughes F AQ
investigates many different aspects of Hughes’s prolific career in film—discussing his
distinctive flair for creating entertaining and engaging characters, his enthusiasm
for new technology and eventful road trips, and his insightful social commentary on
class and culture.
Considering the entire sweep of Hughes’s work behind the camera, John
Hughes FAQ focuses not only on the popular classics of his filmography but also
on many of his movies that have achieved a certain cultural prominence over the
passing years.
