John Hughes directed a movie with an acting performance by Macaulay Culkin.
John Hughes (filmmaker) . He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and early 1990s including the comedy National Lampoon 's Vacation ( 1983 ) , the coming-of-age comedy Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ) , the teen sci-fi comedy Weird Science ( 1985 ) , the coming-of-age comedy-drama The Breakfast Club ( 1985 ) , the coming-of-age comedy Ferris Bueller 's Day Off ( 1986 ) , the romantic comedy-drama Pretty in Pink ( 1986 ) , the romance Some Kind of Wonderful ( 1987 ) , the comedies Planes , Trains and Automobiles ( 1987 ) and Uncle Buck ( 1989 ) , the Christmas family comedy Home Alone ( 1990 ) and its sequel , Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York ( 1992 ) . Macaulay Culkin . He is also known for his roles in Uncle Buck ( 1989 ) , My Girl ( 1991 ) , The Good Son ( 1993 ) , The Pagemaster ( 1994 ) , Richie Rich ( 1994 ) , Party Monster ( 2003 ) , and the music video for Michael Jackson 's `` Black or White '' . Uncle Buck is a 1989 American comedy film directed by John Hughes and starring John Candy and Amy Madigan , with Jean Louisa Kelly , Gaby Hoffmann , Macaulay Culkin , Jay Underwood , and Laurie Metcalf in supporting roles .