John Hughes owned the 1980s when it came to teen comedies and his influence is still felt in modern comedy. Not only did he direct some of the most beloved movies of the era, like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but he also wrote many more. In fact, it's not crazy to say he wrote some the most quotable lines of the entire decade when you include Home Alone, National Lampoon's Vacation, Mr. Mom, and so many others.
Here are just a few of the hilarious and iconic lines John Hughes wrote in his heyday.
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John Hughes wrote some of the most quotable and hilarious lines of the 1980s. Here is a list of just some of his very best.
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