• Mr. Mom - Caroline works in advertising (Hughes wrote this screenplay while writing advertising at home and caring for his infant son.)
• She's Having a Baby -- Jake works at a downtown advertising agency.
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles - So does Neal.

  See the trivia page for info on Hughes' own career in advertising.

Airplanes

• National Lampoon's Vacation "Why aren't we flying? Because getting there is half the fun!" (Clark) "I never should have come out here with you! I should have taken an airplane!" (Aunt Edna)
• The Breakfast Club -- Claire says she wishes she were on a plane to France.
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles -- Neal's problems begin when his flights are delayed and cancelled.
• National Lampoon's European Vacation -- The Griswold's fly to Europe.
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- Jeanie's friend at school wears bright red airplane earrings.
• She's Having a Baby -- Lynn's shirt is printed with an airplane pattern at the neighborhood picnic.
• Home Alone -- The McCallister's are flying to France for Christmas.
• Dutch -- Dutch flies to Atlanta and rents a car there to return home.
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York -- Kevin gets on the wrong plane and ends up in New York City.
• Vegas Vacation -- The Griswolds fly to Las Vegas.
• Home Alone 3 -- A valuable package flies into Chicago and into the wrong hands.

Art / Museums

• Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- The gang tours through a Chicago art museum.
• Curly Sue -- "All you learn from the art museum is how to keep your mouth shut, and how to walk without making squeaky sounds with your shoes."
• New Port South -- Chris has an avid interest in art and hopes to get into an art school.

• See also Mural

  See the trivia page for Hughes' experience with art in college.

Ashton, John

• Some Kind of Wonderful -- Cliff Nelson
• She's Having a Baby -- Ken
• Curly Sue -- Mr. Arnold