How old was John Hughes in The Great Outdoors?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. That kind of trivia can make the viewing experience even richer. Let’s take a closer look at that intriguing number.

John Hughes was this age when he appeared in The Great Outdoors:

37 years old

That was the real age of the celebrity according to our calculation.

The age was estimated using the initial day of the year The Great Outdoors came out:

January 1, 1988

And the date of birth of John Hughes, that is:

February 18, 1950

Since movies usually don't take more than one year to be released since the beginning of the filming process, John Hughes may have been one year younger or one year older than the shown age while some scenes of the movie were being filmed.