Across
- 5. - "Home Alone," a Hughes-penned film that became a holiday classic
- 8. - Shermer, Illinois, a fictional town often used as a setting in Hughes' films
- 12. - Ally Sheedy, who appeared in "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire"
- 13. - Many of John Hughes' films focus on teenage characters and their experiences
- 14. - "National Lampoon's Vacation," a Hughes-penned film about a family's disastrous road trip
- 15. - "Pretty in Pink," a Hughes film starring Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer.
Down
- 1. 80s - Hughes' films were primarily made in the 1980s
- 2. - "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," a classic Hughes film
- 3. - John Hughes was born and raised in Chicago, and many of his films are set there
- 4. - Steve Martin, who starred in Hughes' film "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
- 6. - Molly Ringwald, who starred in several Hughes films
- 7. - "The Breakfast Club" and other Hughes films are often associated with the "Brat Pack"
- 9. - "Weird Science," a Hughes-penned film about two teenagers who create a perfect woman using a computer
- 10. - "Uncle Buck," a John Hughes film starring John Candy
- 11. - Anthony Michael Hall, who also starred in several Hughes films