12 Diligent Directors

Calling the Shots, From the Passing of John Hughes to Cross-Dressers

Directors these days are often recognized in the mainstream but in the old days, a guy like John Hughes would’ve been unknown. The passing of John Hughes at age 59 puts him the forefront of the media as one of the greats among many fantastic directors.

With ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,’ ‘The Breakfast Club,’ ‘Planes,’ and ‘Trains and Automobiles’ on his hefty resume, John Hughes belongs on this list of diligent directors.

You call the shots as you take a look at these 12 diligent directors!

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