john hughes wrote the great outdoors film
 filmography  film  acting roles  television writeras himself posthumous credits  dont you forget about me dont you forget about me is a 2009 documentary about four canadian filmmakers who go in search of hughes after he dropped out of the spotlight in 1994
 in looking for langston 1989 british filmmaker isaac julien claimed him as a black gay iconjulien thought that hughes sexuality had historically been ignored or downplayed