He captured the childhoods of many. Vacation was basically a caricature of every trip my family took. The Great Outdoors is the exaggerated form of my camping trips as a kid. His realism was what I like the most. When I see his name in the opening credits of a movie whether it be as the writer or director I know that I am about to watch an excellent movie. Though I never had anybody try to rob my home I had been Home Alone on some occasions and I had a blast. The Breakfast Club spoke to so many teens on a personal level and so did Sixteen Candles. Everyone of his movies I can regard as true classics. I loved Uncle Buck so much that my VHS was nearly worn out. I know his films could be cheesy on occasions but he is still up in my top 10 list of Directors/Writers.