Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Directed by

John Hughes

Genre

comedy film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5,431 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A charismatic high school student in Chicago fakes being sick and spends a day exploring the city with his best friend and his girlfriend. They skip school, visit famous landmarks, and try to avoid getting caught by the school's dean.

playfullightheartedupbeatwittyfeel-goodirreverentenergeticcharming

What happens

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, with supporting roles from Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Lyman Ward and Charlie Sheen. It tells the story of the eponymous character, a charismatic high school slacker who lives in Chicago and skips school with his best friend Cameron and his girlfriend Sloane for a day, regularly breaking the fourth wall to explain his techniques and inner thoughts. Hughes wrote the screenplay in less than a week. Filming began in September 1985 and finished in November, featuring many Chicago landmarks including the Sears Tower, Wrigley Field, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The film was Hughes's love letter to Chicago: "I really wanted to capture as much of Chicago as I could. Not just in the architecture and landscape, but the spirit." Released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986, the film became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1986 in the United States, grossing $70.7 million over a $5 million budget. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, who praised Broderick's performance, and the film's humor and tone. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was followed by a television series, starring Charlie Schlatter as the title character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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