John Hughes

Uncle Buck (1989, 100 min.): As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces. Great outdoors (1988, 91 min.): When an unannounced, uninvited and unwelcome family of fun-loving misfits converge upon a lakeside resort to join their relatives for a summer of relaxation, the result is anything but restful.

Two nerdy best friends have the power to create the "perfect woman". Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the two use their creation to learn about the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescence.

Uncle Buck, an idle good-natured bachelor, is left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. While his carefree ways easily charm the younger relatives, he meets more than a little hostility from Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.

When a typical American family takes a cross-country vacation, it can only mean one thing: total disaster!

Three comedy films that portray teenagers and the high school experience in the 1980s

An eight-year-old boy is left home alone on Christmas, and has to defend his home against two bumbling burglars. When eight-year-old Kevin is inadvertently left at home when his family leaves for Paris, he does his best to defend the house against burglars.

It's Christmas time and Clark decides to invite all the family to have 'the most fun-filled old-fashioned family Christmas, that no one will ever forget.' When the first relatives arrive, Clark goes out on the roof to rig the lighting. The one thing that Clark wants is to surprise the whole family with is the installation of a pool, which he already ordered. Unfortunately, the bonus check Clark expects any minute is overdue. Tempers rise and not just...

Updated version of the 1947 Christmas classic. Six year old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle Santa Claus. Her mother told her the 'secret' about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. This title has been repackaged.

An advertising executive who wants to fly home to Chicago for Thanksgiving winds up in a cross-country goose chase with an unlucky but loveable salesman.

Chicago. Another town, another innocent scam for vagabond Bill Dancer and the curly-topped orphan he's cared for since infancy. This time, however, Bill hits the jackpot and his newest con whisks them both from the poorhouse to the penthouse with lots of laughs along the way.