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The Sound Clip icons indicate sound clips.

Daily, Elizabeth

  • The Breakfast Club -- Performs the song "Waiting" for the soundtrack.
  • Dutch -- Plays the role of Hailey, one of the call girls who give the guys a ride.

D'Angelo, Beverly

  • National Lampoon's Vacation -- Ellen Griswald
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation -- Ellen Griswald
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- Ellen Griswald Sound Clip
  • National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation -- Ellen Griswald Sound Clip

Dantes, Edmond (Hughes' pseudonym)

    (The name Edmond Dantes was a character in The Count of Monte Cristo.)

  • Beethoven
  • Beethoven's 2nd
  • Maid in Manhattan

Deutch, Howard

  • Pretty in Pink -- Director
  • Some Kind of Wonderful -- Director (later married Lea Thompson)

Dinner & A Movie Cameos (on TBS Superstation)

  • National Lampoon's Vacation -- Beverly D'Angelo stopped by when this one aired.
  • Sixteen Candles -- A grown-up Anthony Michael Hall made an appearance.
  • Pretty in Pink -- Jon Cryer showed up this time.

Doyle-Murray, Brian

  • National Lampoon's Vacation -- Kamp Komfort Clerk
  • Sixteen Candles -- Reverend
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- Frank Shirley

Dream Academy

  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" plays during the museum sequence
  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles -- Performs "Power to Believe" for the soundtrack

Elfman, Danny (see Oingo Boingo)

Estes, Will

  • Dutch -- Teddy (as Will Nipper)
  • New Port South

Evanston, Illinois (filming location)

  • Sixteen Candles
  • Uncle Buck - The Russell house is at 2604 Lincoln Street
  • Home Alone - Haven Middle School (2417 Prairie Avenue)
  • Curly Sue - Haven Middle School (2417 Prairie Avenue)
  • Dennis the Menace
  • Home Alone 3 - Haven Middle School (2417 Prairie Avenue)

Foody, Ralph

  • Home Alone -- Johnny (from Kevin's "Angels with Filthy Souls")
  • Curly Sue -- Drifter
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York -- Johnny (from "Angels with Filthier Souls")

Flynn, Miriam

  • National Lampoon's Class Reunion -- Bunny Packard
  • National Lampoon's Vacation -- Catherine
  • Mr. Mom -- Annette
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation -- Catherine
  • National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation -- Catherine

France / French

  • National Lampoon's Vacation
    • Cousin Vicki: "I'm going steady. And I french kiss."
    • Audrey: "So, everybody does that."
    • Cousin Vicki: "Yeah, but Daddy says I'm the best at it."
  • Sixteen Candles -- Sam says she'd like to marry a guy from France (Molly Ringwald did later in real life; her character in a later film, For Keeps, was also interested in the country).
  • The Breakfast Club -- Claire says she wishes she was on a plane to France.
  • Pretty in Pink -- Duckie mispronounces "touche".
  • Some Kind of Wonderful -- Laura says "Ce la vie" to her friends after bragging to them that she's "in" with Hardy's crowd.
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation -- The Griswalds visit Paris during their trip.
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    • Both Ferris and Cameron say "Pardon my French" before swearing. Sound Clip
    • Ferris, Cameron and Sloane eat at a French restaraunt called Chez Quis.
  • Home Alone -- The McCallisters are going to there for Christmas vacation.
  • Just Visiting -- The characters come from France to the U.S. (The screenplay is a remake of an old French film.)