▁it ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁live - action ▁film ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁Gr is b ys ▁Go ▁Bro ke ▁– ▁a ▁wealth y ▁family ▁lose ▁their ▁fortune , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁during ▁Christmas ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Hugh es ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁eye ▁and ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁Ric ardo ▁M est res , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁production ▁de als ▁with ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Pictures , ▁formed ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁production ▁studio ▁Great ▁O aks ▁Entertainment . ▁Hugh es ▁worked ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁while ▁M est res ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁company ▁produced ▁the ▁films ▁Jack , ▁ 1 0 1 ▁Dal m ati ans , ▁and ▁Fl ub ber , ▁but ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁M est res ▁ended ▁their ▁partners hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁film ▁Re ach ▁the ▁Rock , ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁M est res , ▁was ▁subsequently ▁cred ited ▁as ▁" a ▁Gr amer cy ▁Pictures ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁John ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁Ric ardo ▁M est res ▁production ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁Hugh es ▁rarely ▁granted ▁inter views ▁to ▁the ▁media , ▁save ▁a ▁select ▁few ▁in