Sixteen Candles
1984
Director: John Hughes
Writer: John Hughes
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry
A girl's sweet sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
The Breakfast Club
1985
Director: John Hughes
Writer: John Hughes
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
Weird Science
1985
Director: John Hughes
Writer: John Hughes, Al Feldstein, William M. Gaines
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock
Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.
Pretty in Pink
1986
Director: Howard Deutch
Writer: John Hughes
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton
A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Director: John Hughes
Writer: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school, and goes to extreme lengths to it pull off, to the chagrin of his Principal who'll do anything to stop him.
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
Director: Howard Deutch
Writer: John Hughes
Starring: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson
When Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts, realizes she has feelings for Keith.