As both 'Weird Science' and 'The Breakfast Club' celebrate their 40th anniversaries, the actor reflects on working with the ...

On May 4, 1984, “Sixteen Candles” was released, the success of which prompted a string of hits by filmmaker John Hughes, launched the careers of several performers and inspired the glory years ...

9. Hughes not only filmed in Chicago, but drew on a lot of local talent — which is why you'll find John Cusack and his sister, Joan, in small parts.

Few filmmakers had as much of an impact on '80s pop culture as John Hughes. Sixteen Candles, his 1984 directorial debut, was the film and cast that started it all, introducing the world to the ...

Sixteen Candles star Michael Schoeffling left behind a career as a Hollywood pinup for a quiet life as a woodworker.

John Hughes, Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were all virtual unknowns at the time, so, from my point of view, there wasn't much to be star-struck about.

New York - John Hughes, the director and screenwriter who helped define a young generation with his '80s films "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink," has died.

"Sixteen Candles," the John Hughes-directed coming-of-age comedy from 1984, is being hosted by the Independent Film Society of Colorado at Bristol Brewing Co. for Ivywild movie night on Monday, Aug.

Over the past couple of decades, John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with many calling out its portrayal of foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong, played by Gedde ...

Though she had already done more movies than Hughes (who made his directorial debut with Sixteen Candles), she noted, “I was still only 15 years old so I didn't have a lot of life experience.