Face it, you have fond memories of movies like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. Take a trip down memory lane with a list of the characters from all the movies John Hughes directed in the 1980s.
| Name | Movie |
|---|---|
| Al Wallace | Weird Science |
| Alex Butler | Mr. Mom |
| Allison Reynolds | The Breakfast Club |
| Amanda Jones | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Andie Walsh | Pretty in Pink |
| Andrew 'Andy' Clark | The Breakfast Club |
| Annette | Mr. Mom |
| Art | Christmas Vacation |
| Audrey Griswold | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Audrey Griswold | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Audrey Griswold | Christmas Vacation |
| Aunt Bethany | Christmas Vacation |
| Aunt Edna | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Ben | The Great Outdoors |
| Ben Pease | Nate and Hayes |
| Benny | Pretty in Pink |
| Bert | Mr. Mom |
| Bill | She's Having a Baby |
| Bill | Christmas Vacation |
| Blane McDonnagh | Pretty in Pink |
| Bob Russell | Uncle Buck |
| Bob Spinnaker | Class Reunion |
| Boy in police station | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Brenda Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Brian Ralph Johnson | The Breakfast Club |
| Brian's Sister | The Breakfast Club |
| Bryce | Sixteen Candles |
| Buck | The Great Outdoors |
| Buck Russell | Uncle Buck |
| Bug | Uncle Buck |
| Bunny Packard | Class Reunion |
| Cameron Frye | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Cammie | The Great Outdoors |
| Captain Bully Hayes | Nate and Hayes |
| Cara | The Great Outdoors |
| Carl Clapton | Class Reunion |
| Carl the Janitor | The Breakfast Club |
| Carmen Donnelly | Weird Science |
| Carol Nelson | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Caroline Butler | Mr. Mom |
| Caroline Mulford | Sixteen Candles |
| Chanice Kobolowski | Uncle Buck |
| Chet | The Great Outdoors |
| Chet Donnelly | Weird Science |
| Chip Hendrix | Class Reunion |
| Cindy Nelson (as Candace Cameron) | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Cindy Russell | Uncle Buck |
| Cindy Shears | Class Reunion |
| Claire Standish | The Breakfast Club |
| Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. | Christmas Vacation |
| Cliff Nelson | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Connie | The Great Outdoors |
| Count Von Rittenberg | Nate and Hayes |
| Cousin Catherine | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Cousin Catherine | Christmas Vacation |
| Cousin Dale (as John Navin) | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Cousin Eddie | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Cousin Eddie | Christmas Vacation |
| Cousin Rocky | Christmas Vacation |
| Cousin Ruby Sue | Christmas Vacation |
| Cousin Vicki | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Cynthia | She's Having a Baby |
| Daughter Froeger | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Davis McDonald | She's Having a Baby |
| Deb | Weird Science |
| Del Griffith | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Delores Salk | Class Reunion |
| Doobie | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Doris (TV Repairwoman) | Mr. Mom |
| Dorothy Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Dr. Robert Young | Class Reunion |
| Duncan | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| E. Roger Coswell | Uncle Buck |
| Economics teacher | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Ed Rooney | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Ellen Griswold | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Ellen Griswold | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Ellen Griswold | Christmas Vacation |
| English teacher | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Eve | Mr. Mom |
| Farmer Ted, 'The Geek' | Sixteen Candles |
| Ferris Bueller | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Florence Sparrow | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Fog | Nate and Hayes |
| Fong | Nate and Hayes |
| Frances | Christmas Vacation |
| Gary Nash | Class Reunion |
| Gary Wallace | Weird Science |
| Gayle Bainbridge | She's Having a Baby |
| Ginny Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Grace, the secretary | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Grandma Helen | Sixteen Candles |
| Grandpa Fred | Sixteen Candles |
| Grover | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Hank | She's Having a Baby |
| Hardy Jenns | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Henry Donnelly | Weird Science |
| Herm | The Great Outdoors |
| Hilly | Weird Science |
| Holly | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Howard | She's Having a Baby |
| Howard Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Howard Humphries | Mr. Mom |
| Hubert Downs | Class Reunion |
| Ian | Weird Science |
| Iona | Pretty in Pink |
| Iris Augen | Class Reunion |
| Jack Butler | Mr. Mom |
| Jack Walsh | Pretty in Pink |
| Jake Ryan | Sixteen Candles |
| Jane Washburn | Class Reunion |
| Jeanie Bueller | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Jeff Barnes | Class Reunion |
| Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs | She's Having a Baby |
| Jena Hoeman | Pretty in Pink |
| Jim Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Jim Briggs | She's Having a Baby |
| Jimbo | The Great Outdoors |
| Jinx | Mr. Mom |
| Joan | Mr. Mom |
| John Bender | The Breakfast Club |
| Joy | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Juanita | The Great Outdoors |
| Kate | Pretty in Pink |
| Kate | The Great Outdoors |
| Katie Bueller | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Keith Nelson | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Ken | She's Having a Baby |
| Kenny Butler | Mr. Mom |
| Kent Winkdale, host of 'Pig in a Poke'/Policeman at Stonehenge, England | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| King of Ponape | Nate and Hayes |
| Kristen 'Kristy' Briggs | She's Having a Baby |
| Larry | Mr. Mom |
| Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Laura Nelson | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Lisa | Weird Science |
| Long Duk Dong | Sixteen Candles |
| Lord General | Weird Science |
| Louis Beck | Nate and Hayes |
| Lucy Wallace | Weird Science |
| Lynn | She's Having a Baby |
| Maisy Russell | Uncle Buck |
| Man Giving Directions | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Mara | The Great Outdoors |
| Marcie Dahlgren-Frost | Uncle Buck |
| Marti | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Mary Beth | Class Reunion |
| Max | Weird Science |
| Megan Butler | Mr. Mom |
| Meredith Modess | Class Reunion |
| Mia | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Mike Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Miles Russell | Uncle Buck |
| Moaka | Nate and Hayes |
| Motel Clerk | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Mr. Blake | Nate and Hayes |
| Mr. Clark, Andrew's Father | The Breakfast Club |
| Mr. Donnelly | Pretty in Pink |
| Mr. Froeger | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Mr. Reynolds, Allison's Father | The Breakfast Club |
| Mr. Standish, Claire's Father | The Breakfast Club |
| Mrs. Froeger | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Mrs. Hogarth | Uncle Buck |
| Mrs. Johnson, Brian's Mom | The Breakfast Club |
| Mrs. Reynolds, Allison's Mom | The Breakfast Club |
| Mrs. Williamson | Nate and Hayes |
| Mutant Biker | Weird Science |
| Nathaniel Williamson | Nate and Hayes |
| Neal Page | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Nora Griswold | Christmas Vacation |
| Owen | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Pal | Uncle Buck |
| Peg | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Pegleg | Nate and Hayes |
| Phil | Mr. Mom |
| Phil 'Duckie' Dale | Pretty in Pink |
| Pooter-the-Clown | Uncle Buck |
| Principal Richard Vernon | The Breakfast Club |
| Randy | Sixteen Candles |
| Ratbag | Nate and Hayes |
| Ray | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Reg | The Great Outdoors |
| Reverend Williamson | Nate and Hayes |
| Roman | The Great Outdoors |
| Ron Richardson | Mr. Mom |
| Roy Walley | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Russ Bainbridge | She's Having a Baby |
| Russell 'Rusty' Griswold | National Lampoon's Vacation |
| Russell 'Rusty' Griswold | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Russell 'Rusty' Griswold | Christmas Vacation |
| Samantha Baker | Sixteen Candles |
| Sarah Briggs | She's Having a Baby |
| Shayne | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Simone Adamley | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Sloane Peterson | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Son Froeger | National Lampoon's European Vacation |
| Sophie | Nate and Hayes |
| Stan | Mr. Mom |
| Steff | Pretty in Pink |
| Susan Page | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Tia Russell | Uncle Buck |
| Tom Bueller | Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| Uncle Lewis | Christmas Vacation |
| Wally | The Great Outdoors |
| Walt | Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
| Walter Baylor | Class Reunion |
| Watts | Some Kind of Wonderful |
| Wyatt Donnelly | Weird Science |
| Wyatt Earp (as Randolph Dreyfuss) | National Lampoon's Vacation |