Director John Hughes, who passed away yesterday at the age of 59, had a knack for tapping into teen angst and giving misfits a moment in the sun. In a prolific three-year creative burst, he wrote and directed iconic '80s movies Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Planes, Train & Automobiles. He retired from directing in 1991 after making Curly Sue, but continued to pen movies for others, with his screenwriting work including Home Alone, Beethoven and Miracle On 34th Street.
Click below to take an in pictures look at John Hughes's films.
Hughes's big break came when he wrote 'National Lampoon's Vacation' for Chevy Chase. The movie spawned four sequels, two of which were scripted by Hughes.
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