'Ferris Bueller' cast: Where are they now?

John Hughes

Hughes pretty much defined ‘80s cinema with films like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club,” but after 1991’s  “Curly Sue,” he hung up his director’s hat to just write and produce. He hasn’t even been photographed in public since 2001. Earlier this year he received story credit under his alias “Edmond Dantes” for “Drillbit Taylor,” and it should be noted that his original characters are responsible for all five iterations of “Beethoven,” the film franchise about the Saint Bernard. And yes, there are five.