32 Of The Funniest Quotes From John Hughes Movies

Hugh Scott

17 April 2024 at 4:00 pm

"Sorry folks, park's closed. Moose out front shoulda told ya." - National Lampoon's Vacation

"220, 221. Whatever it takes." - Mr. Mom

"Buzz! Your girlfriend! Woof!" - Home Alone

"And why is the carpet all wet, Todd?" - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

"Well, Brian, this is a very nutritious lunch. All the food groups are represented. Did your mom marry Mr. Rogers?" - The Breakfast Club

"Was that seat hot or what? I feel like a Whopper. Turn me over, I'm done on this side." - Planes, Trains And Automobiles

"I understand that you little guys start out with your woobies and you think they're great... and they are, they are terrific. But pretty soon, a woobie isn't enough. You're out on the street trying to score an electric blanket, or maybe a quilt." - Mr. Mom

"My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"If that thing had nine lives, he just spent 'em all." - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

"Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?" - The Breakfast Club

"O God, ease our suffering in this, our moment of great dispair. Yea, admit this good and decent woman into thine arms in the flock in thine heavenly area, up there. And Moab, he laid its down by the band of the Canaanites, and yea, though the Hindus speak of karma, I implore you: give her... give her a break." - National Lampoon's Vacation

"His name is Blane? Oh! That's a major appliance, that's not a name!" - Pretty In Pink

"Are you crazy? You don't feed a baby chili!" - Mr. Mom

"I don't know why they call this stuff hamburger helper. It does just fine by itself, huh? I like it better than tuna helper myself, don't you, Clark?" - National Lampoon's Vacation

"Gummi bear? It's been in my pocket; they're real warm and soft." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"Oh, he's drunk. How would he know where we're going?" - Planes, Trains And Automobiles

"Why do Chet's kids look at him like he's Zeus and my kids look at me like I'm a rack of lawn tools at Sears?" - The Great Outdoors

"Hey, how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up, it'll be anarchy." - The Breakfast Club

"I can't believe you're standing here in my living room, Eddie." - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

"I loathe the bus. There has to be a more dignified mode of transportation." - Sixteen Candles

"Stand me up today and tomorrow I'll drive you to school in my robe and pajamas and walk you to your first class. Four o'clock okay?" - Uncle Buck

"Lisa could have a good time at an insurance seminar, Wyatt." - Weird Science

"Oh, he's very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, bloods, wastoids, dweebies - they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"That's very clever, sir. But what if there's a fire? I think violating fire codes and endangering the lives of children would be unwise at this juncture in your career, sir." - The Breakfast Club

"This is not the car I ordered. I distinctly ordered the Antartic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack." - National Lampoon's Vacation

"Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, 'I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.' Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"We don't have none of this stuff in the boy's room! Wait a minute! We don't got none of this... we don't got doors on the stalls in the boy's room, we don't have, what is this? What's this? We don't have a candy machine in the boy's room!" - Pretty In Pink

"My brain is like oatmeal. I yelled at Kenny today for coloring outside the lines! Megan and I are starting to watch the same TV shows, and I'm liking them! I'm losing it." - Mr. Mom

"How 'bout a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" - Weird Science

"Funny enough, I was just talking to my friend about that. Our speedometer has melted and as a result it's very hard to see with any degree of accuracy exactly how fast we were going." - Planes, Trains And Automobiles

John Hughes was the best in the '80s.

John Hughes owned the 1980s when it came to teen comedies and his influence is still felt in modern comedy. Not only did he direct some of the most beloved movies of the era, like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but he also wrote many more. In fact, it's not crazy to say he wrote some the most quotable lines of the entire decade when you include Home Alone, National Lampoon's Vacation, Mr. Mom, and so many others.

Here are just a few of the hilarious and iconic lines John Hughes wrote in his heyday.

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John Hughes wrote some of the most quotable and hilarious lines of the 1980s. Here is a list of just some of his very best.

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