John Hughes — Playwright (24)
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Class Reunion (1982) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Class Reunion
director: Michael Miller actor: Gerrit Graham / Fred McCarren …
other title: Riunione di classe / A Reunião dos Alunos Loucos …
Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and crashes the party. When guests start getting bumped off, the other alumni, including snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and class zero Gary Nash, spring into action to uncover the culprit.
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Dutch (1991) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Dutch
director: Peter Faiman actor: Ed O'Neill / Ethan Embry …
other title: Dutch è molto meglio di papà / Driving me crazy …
To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.
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Mr. Mom (1983) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Mr. Mom
director: Stan Dragoti actor: Michael Keaton / Teri Garr …
other title: Mister mamma / Mr. Mom - Profession père au foyer …
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...
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Drillbit Taylor (2008) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Drillbit Taylor
director: Steven Brill actor: Owen Wilson / Leslie Mann …
other title: Drillbit Taylor - Bodyguard in saldo / Guarda-Costas de Segunda …
Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
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Just Visiting (2001) [Movie] Skybridge IMDb TMDB
Just Visiting
director: Jean-Marie Poiré actor: Jean Reno / Christian Clavier …
other title: I visitatori alla conquista dell'America / Visitantes na América …
A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).
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Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) [Movie] KevGa-NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
Home Sweet Home Alone
director: Dan Mazer actor: Archie Yates / Ellie Kemper …
other title: Nicht schon wieder allein zu Haus / Home Sweet Home Alone - Mamma, ho perso l'aereo …
After being left at home by himself for the holidays, 10-year-old Max Mercer must work to defend his home from a married couple who tries to steal back a valuable heirloom.
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The Great Outdoors (1988) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB
The Great Outdoors
director: 霍华德·达奇 actor: 丹·艾克罗伊德 / 约翰·坎迪 …
other title: 斗气家族 / Non è stata una vacanza... è stata una guerra! …
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
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National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Skybridge WikiData
National Lampoon's European Vacation
director: Amy Heckerling actor: Chevy Chase / Beverly D'Angelo …
other title: Ma guarda un po' 'sti americani! / Fars Frygtelige Feriedage …
The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.
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Dennis the Menace (1993) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData
Dennis the Menace
director: Nick Castle actor: Walter Matthau / Mason Gamble …
other title: Dennis la minaccia / Jern-Henrik …
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
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Uncle Buck (1989) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Uncle Buck
director: John Hughes actor: John Candy / Jean Louisa Kelly …
other title: Io e zio Buck / Onkel Buck …
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice, and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData Skybridge
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
director: Jeremiah S. Chechik actor: Chevy Chase / Beverly D'Angelo …
other title: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Un Natale esplosivo! / Fars fede juleferie …
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
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Weird Science (1985) [Movie] TMDB Skybridge IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Weird Science
director: John Hughes actor: Anthony Michael Hall / Kelly LeBrock …
other title: La donna esplosiva / Tast mig, jeg er din …
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
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Pretty in Pink (1986) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban Skybridge WikiData
Pretty in Pink
director: Howard Deutch actor: Molly Ringwald / Andrew McCarthy …
other title: Bella in rosa / A Garota do Vestido Cor-de-Rosa …
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
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Baby's Day Out (1994) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Baby's Day Out
director: Patrick Read Johnson actor: Joe Mantegna / Anna Thomson …
other title: Baby Birba - Un giorno in libertà / Alene i byen …
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder time keeping hold of the rascal, who not only keeps one step ahead of them, but seems to be more than a little bit smarter than the three bumbling criminals.
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Flubber (1997) [Movie] Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb Skybridge
Flubber
director: Les Mayfield actor: Robin Williams / Marcia Gay Harden …
other title: Flubber - Un professore fra le nuvole / Flubber - O Professor Distraído …
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
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The Breakfast Club (1985) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban Skybridge WikiData
The Breakfast Club
6.7 (12 ratings) director: John Hughes actor: Emilio Estevez / Judd Nelson …
other title: Breakfast Club / O Clube …
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
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Beethoven (1992) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb NeoDB Skybridge WikiData
Beethoven
director: Brian Levant actor: Charles Grodin / Bonnie Hunt …
other title: Ein Hund namens Beethoven / Beethoven: Uno más de la familia
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.