He was a big director during the 1980s then after Curly Sue in 1991 he disappered from the directing world, never to direct again. He has been writing and producing. And he hasn't really had a decent movie since Home Alone 2, 15 years ago.
Does anyone know why he stopped directing?
PopcornTreeCt
11-29-07, 09:13 PM
The 90's came and killed John Hughes.
FantasticVSDoom
11-29-07, 09:53 PM
Thanks to the Holiday Movie challenge, I was asking that same question last night after watching Xmas Vacation...
dhmac
11-29-07, 10:08 PM
George Lucas syndrome.
So does that mean John Hughes is the only other person in the known universe who loves Ewoks and Jar Jar Binks and think they are cute and funny?
Brack
11-29-07, 10:27 PM
Ewoks were cute. Still are. Honestly, what is offensive about those little guys?
The Valeyard
11-29-07, 10:28 PM
He was crushed under the weight of his own ego.
lotsofdvds
11-29-07, 10:34 PM
After Baby's Day Out, how could he continue? Have crooks chasing sperm?
Brack
11-29-07, 11:11 PM
Seems like he retired from directing, or he quit while he was ahead.
The Monkees
11-29-07, 11:46 PM
After Baby's Day Out, how could he continue? Have crooks chasing sperm?
Um....yes?
Dean Kousoulas
11-30-07, 12:25 AM
I liked Baby's Day Out...
Lastdaysofrain
11-30-07, 08:58 AM
He's still written (or Ghost Written) some movies in the last 10 years, Maid in Manhatten, Just Visiting, and I think another.
His son directed a movie a couple years ago I think, I seem to recall it not being very good
Doughboy
11-30-07, 09:10 AM
He's hanging out with Rick Moranis in a cave somewhere.
DRG
11-30-07, 11:36 AM
He cowrote the upcoming movie Drillbit Taylor with Seth Rogen, starring Owen Wilson and produced by Judd Apatow. Maybe he's in for a comeback?
UAIOE
11-30-07, 04:16 PM
This is no cave. (http://www.rickmoranis.com/)
Rick Cougar Moranis :lol:
BJacks
11-30-07, 08:42 PM
He cowrote the upcoming movie Drillbit Taylor with Seth Rogen, starring Owen Wilson and produced by Judd Apatow. Maybe he's in for a comeback?"Drillbit" is based on a story idea from Hughes that Rogen and his writing partner are adapating, I'm not sure how closely Hughes is actually involved with the project. He's not even taking credit under his real name, he's using his "Edmond Dantes" alias (the same name he used for "Beethoven's 3rd" and "Maid in Manhattan").
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