Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

06/11/1986 (US) • 1h 43m

Comedy

Leisure rules.

Overview

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

Top Billed Cast

Matthew Broderick

Ferris Bueller

Alan Ruck

Cameron Frye

Mia Sara

Sloane Peterson

Jeffrey Jones

Ed Rooney

Jennifer Grey

Jeanie Bueller

Cindy Pickett

Katie Bueller

Lyman Ward

Tom Bueller

Edie McClurg

Grace, School Secretary

Charlie Sheen

Boy in Police Station


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$70,100,000.00

Keywords

chicago, illinois

high school

independence

coming of age

caper

breaking the fourth wall

teen movie

fantasy sequence

car theft

skipping school

taunting

aftercreditsstinger

duringcreditsstinger

truancy

day in a life

1980s

introspective

teenager

reminiscent

witty

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