▁to ▁the ▁P ork y ' s - in sp ired ▁com ed ies ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁efforts ▁about ▁te en age ▁life ▁set ▁in ▁or ▁around ▁high ▁school , ▁including ▁The ▁Break fast ▁Club , ▁Pre tty ▁in ▁P ink , ▁We ird ▁Science , ▁Ferr is ▁Bu eller ' s ▁Day ▁Off ▁( see ▁also ▁Br at ▁Pack ) ▁and ▁Some ▁Kind ▁of ▁Wonder ful . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁te en ▁mov ies ▁To ▁avoid ▁being ▁p ige on ho led ▁as ▁a ▁mak er ▁of ▁only ▁te en ▁mov ies , ▁Hugh es ▁branch ed ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁by ▁direct ing ▁the ▁hit ▁comedy ▁Plan es , ▁Tra ins ▁and ▁Autom ob iles ▁st arring ▁Steve ▁Martin ▁and ▁John ▁C andy . ▁His ▁later ▁output ▁was ▁not ▁so ▁well ▁received ▁crit ically , ▁though ▁films ▁like ▁Uncle ▁Buck ▁and ▁National ▁Lam po on ' s ▁Christmas ▁V ac ation ▁proved ▁popular . ▁His ▁final ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁was ▁ 1 9 9 1 ' s ▁Cur ly ▁Sue . ▁ ▁Hugh es ' s ▁greatest ▁commercial ▁success ▁came ▁with ▁Home ▁Al one , ▁a ▁film ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁about ▁a ▁child ▁accident ally ▁left ▁behind ▁when ▁his ▁family ▁goes ▁away ▁for ▁Christmas , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁protect ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁house ▁from ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁in e pt ▁burg l ars . ▁Home ▁Al one ▁was ▁the ▁top - g ross ing ▁film ▁of