Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION The Making of “John Hughes” 1
5. CHAPTER 1. Building a Brand: Universal (1984–1985) 17
6. CHAPTER 2. Realities and Fantasies of Suburban Adolescence 41
7. CHAPTER 3. The Creative Producer: Paramount (1985–1987) 65
8. CHAPTER 4. Gender, Generation, and Coming-of-Age in 1980s America 89
9. CHAPTER 5. Solid Family Fare: Universal (1988–1990) and Warner Bros. (1987–1993) 115
10. CHAPTER 6. Pressures of Parenthood and Fantasies of Childhood 141
11. CHAPTER 7. Family Film Franchises: 20th Century Fox (1989–1997) 167
12. CHAPTER 8. Slapstick, Sentimentality, and the American Family 193
13. CONCLUSION Mainstream Maverick? 215
14. NOTES 233
15. INDEX 267