John Hughes

Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.

A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.

A brash, cocky high school senior, tired of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day roaring around his favorite Chicago sites, enlisting his best friend and girlfriend to join him on the adventure.

A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.

Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.

A homeless man and his young companion, who survive by conning people, meet a woman who may need them even more than they need her.

Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy living in Chicago, must fend off four international criminals who are seeking a top-secret microchip in his toy car.

An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.

An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.

A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.

After three kidnappers lose the baby they have kidnapped, both the cops and kidnappers go looking for the baby.

Beethoven, the St. Bernard dog, becomes a father, but his girlfriend Missy is dognapped, and his puppies are in danger of the same fate.

When his parents must go out of town on business, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but he is just trying to be helpful, even to the thief who has arrived in town.

Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of the game based on the film.

Kevin is separated from his family again when he accidentally boards a flight to New York City during a Christmas trip to Miami. However he crosses paths with the same burglars, who now plan to rob a toy store on Christmas eve.

A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for George and Alice Newton's loving family, who must contend with dog-napping local veterinarian Dr. Herman Varnick and his henchmen Harvey and Vernon.

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a working-class good guy volunteers to pick him up from his prep school, only to learn that he isn't the nicest young man.

Jim is the dorky son of a local cement contractor who lives at home and has no direction. Josie is the gorgeous daughter of a wealthy businessman who dreams of leaving town. They find they have a lot in common.

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

A Chicago man and his family go camping with his obnoxious brother-in-law.

When Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts, realizes she has feelings for Keith.

A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.

The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.

A television movie based on the popular comedy Mr. Mom (1983) released one year later.