Before he became the teen-screen king, Hughes wrote a little screenplay called Vacation, based on his short story, Vacation ’58. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) became the oft-mimicked dad: well-intentioned, but screw-loosey. In every Hughes movie, there is always hope: Maybe, just maybe, fresh-breathed Farmer Ted will get with Samantha (who is gaga for Jaaaaaaaake) in […]

