Hughes passed away yesterday at the age of 59 after suffering a heart attack in New York.
Matthew Broderick, who starred in Hughes's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, said: "I am truly shocked and saddened by the news about my old friend John Hughes.
"He was a wonderful, very talented guy and my heart goes out to his family."
Macaulay Culkin, the lead in Home Alone and its sequel, added: "The world has lost not only a quintessential filmmaker whose influence will be felt for generations, but a great and decent man."
