They charmed us with feathered hair and hair-brained schemes—and now they’re all grown up. In honor of his death, The Daily Beast catches up with the quirky cast that brought filmmaker John Hughes’ work to life. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Paramount / Everett; AP Photo
Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink)
Paramount / Everett; AP Photo
Andrew McCarthy (Pretty in Pink)
Paramount / Everett; Brad Barket / Getty Images
Macaulay Culkin (Uncle Buck, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
20th Century Fox / Everett; David Livingston / Getty Images
Gedde Watanabe (Sixteen Candles)
Universal Pictures / Everett; David Livingston / Getty Images
Jennifer Grey (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Paramount / Everett; Kevin Winter / Getty Images
Anthony Michael Hall (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science)
MC / Everett; Matt Sayles / AP Photo
Gaby Hoffmann (Uncle Buck)
Universal / Everett; Robert Pitts / Landov
Daniel Stern (Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
20th Century Fox / Everett; John M. Heller / Getty Images
Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink)
Paramount / Everett; Kevin Winter / Getty Images
Kelly LeBrock (Weird Science)
Universal / Everett; Frazer Harrison / Getty Images
Chevy Chase (National Lampoon’s Vacation, National Lampoon’s European Vacation, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)
Everett; Michael Loccisano / Getty Images
Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club)
Everett; Bryan Bedder / Getty Images
Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club)
MCA / Everett; Charley Gallay / Getty Images
Catherine O'Hara (Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
20th Century Fox / Everett; Michael Buckner / Getty Images
John Heard (Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
20th Century Fox / Everett; Jeff Vespa, WireImage / Getty Images
James Spader (Pretty in Pink)
Paramount / Everett; Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images