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===1987–2008: Beyond teen movies=== To avoid being pigeonholed as a maker of only teen movies, Hughes branched out in 1987 by writing, directing, and producing the hit comedy ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'' starring [[Steve Martin]] and [[John Candy]]. His later output was not so well received critically, with films like ''[[Dutch (1991 film)|Dutch]]'' (1991), written and produced by Hughes, performing poorly at the box office. Films like ''[[Uncle Buck]]'' and ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'', however, proved popular. His final film as a director was 1991's ''[[Curly Sue]]''. By that time, in 1991, his John Hughes Entertainment production company had signed various deals with [[20th Century Fox]] and [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Cieply |first=Michael |date=February 14, 1991 |title=Fox Says 'Big Deal' to New Hollywood Frugality: Movies: Writer-director John Hughes reportedly will get more than $200 million from Fox. Included is a sequel to the box-office hit |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-fi-1646-story.html |access-date=January 6, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Actor John Candy created many memorable roles in films written, directed or produced by Hughes, including ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (1983), ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'' (1988), ''Uncle Buck'' (1989), ''Home Alone'' (1990), ''[[Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities]]'' and ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]'' (both 1991). Over the years, Hughes and Candy developed a close friendship. Hughes was greatly shaken by Candy's sudden death from a heart attack in 1994. "He talked a lot about how much he loved Candy—if Candy had lived longer, I think John would have made more films as a director", says [[Vince Vaughn]], a friend of Hughes.<ref name="bardofyouth" /> Hughes's greatest commercial success came with ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990), a film he wrote and produced about a child accidentally left behind when his family goes away for Christmas, forcing him to protect himself and his house from a pair of inept burglars. Hughes completed the first draft of ''Home Alone'' in just nine days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Cow, Home Alone Is 25! |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2015/Home-Alone/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Chicago Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Home Alone'' was the top-grossing film of 1990, and remains the most successful live-action family comedy of all time. He followed up with the sequels ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'' in 1992 and ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' in 1997. Some of the subsequent films he wrote and produced during this time also contained elements of the ''Home Alone'' formula, including the successful ''[[Dennis the Menace (1993 film)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1993) and the box office flop ''[[Baby's Day Out]]'' (1994). He also wrote screenplays under the pseudonym [[Edmond Dantes]] (or Dantès), after the [[protagonist]] of [[Alexandre Dumas]]'s novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''. Screenplays credited to the Dantes ''[[nom de plume]]'' include ''[[Maid in Manhattan]]'', ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'' and ''[[Beethoven (film)|Beethoven]]''.<ref name="variety" />
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