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Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before gradua... read more read more...tion, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day bacchanal through the streets of Chicago. Dogging Ferris' trail at every turn is high-school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch Bueller in the act of class-cutting. Writer/director John Hughes once again tries to wed satire, slapstick, and social commentary, as Ferris Bueller's Day Off starts like a house afire and goes on to make "serious" points about status-seeking and casual parental cruelties. It brightens up considerably in the last few moments, when Ferris' tattletale sister (Jennifer Grey) decides to align herself with her merry prankster sibling. A huge moneymaker, Ferris Bueller's Day Off eventually spawned a TV sitcom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: John Hughes

Release Date: June 11, 1986

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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999

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  • aquateen2
    April 27, 2012
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    It's Matthew Broderick who makes Ferris Bueller a likable character, and helps the film as a whole stay together. It's not laugh out loud funny but sometimes it's insanely charming and mildly amusing. Je... read moreffrey Jones is perfect in his antagonistic supporting role and the Charlie Sheen cameo is also very hilarious. Surprisingly light hearted and in some ways deep considering it's formulaic nature.
  • fb100001048934982
    February 16, 2012
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    Forever considered a classic in my mind, John Hughes's "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is a brilliantly written and executed satire/slapstick comedy. The characters are well developed and easy to love, the acting is great, and who could forget such memorable scenes as the random dance... read more number in the middle of Chicago? Or Charlie Sheen when he made cool look effortless? Or Alan Ruck falling in the pool, bashing a Ferrari, or staring at a painting? As an adolescent myself, it all makes for a memorable movie experience, one that makes everyone want to be a 'Ferris Bueller'. I know I do.
  • spielberg00
    November 7, 2011
    spielberg00
    Ferris Bueller is simply irresistible. He's charming, he's funny, and he can do anything and never get noticed by his father or Principal Rooney. He talks to the camera as he shares the story of the one day he skipped school and got his best friend and his girlfriend to join hi... read morem (his best friend is already sick, and he gets his girlfriend out of school by calling in and lying about the death of her grandmother). Principal Rooney, realizing that Ferris has skipped around nine other days already, goes on a ridiculous but hysterical hunt to get this student back into school.

    So maybe FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF isn't as realistic as it could or should be. To speak the truth, though, this is my second favorite John Hughes film, behind THE BREAKFAST CLUB. The man is a genius, and when he can direct a teen comedy as new and inventive as this, it's no wonder it's an '80s classic.

    There are only a few films I watch one day, and then I figure since I have them on a two-day rental or I own them, I just go ahead and re-watch them the next day. The first (and only) three that come to my head are E.T., INSIDIOUS, and this. You just can't beat Ferris Bueller, even if you had all the jokes memorized from modern teen comedies such as EASY A and JUNO. (I wouldn't advise memorizing, either, as that would be an idiotic waste of time.) So put down the potato chips. You can resume eating them once you have rented FERRIS BUELLER. Because it's just too good to be deemed a popcorn flick.
  • scottgreen96
    October 29, 2011
    scottgreen96
    Clever, sophisticated, yet inadvertently outrageously hilarious, it was made to entertain and it did just that, if I wasn't in stitches, I was immersed into the holy guide I have been given.
  • imrealgod
    October 25, 2011
    imrealgod
    "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is an out & out no-brainer (what could have pleased me more!!!). All it aims at, for most of the part, is making you laugh, no matter how idiotic, illogical and unrealistic the content might seem. More or less, it did work out for me. I wish that the pr... read moreincipal's role was better written. Besides. I was expecting a better ending which I'd pictured in my mind before it's finally unveiled. Anyways, it's a good comedy and worth a shot if you're looking for a move that has moments that would make you burst into laughter..... but wherein you need to put a brake on your brain. Enjoy and have fun.
  • lewiskendell
    September 25, 2011
    lewiskendell
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off is another one of those 80's movies that I should have seen a long time ago, and that I'm glad that I finally got to watch. Funny, heartwarming, and with a message or two that teenage kids can relate to,,,yep, that sounds like a John Hughes movie.

    My on... read morely real complaint was that it took the movie a while to get interesting, but before long I was totally into the memorable characters and what was happening. Good stuff.
  • DreamExtractor
    September 8, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Ferris Bueller is one of the funniest, coolest, and best comedies of all time, and is probably my favorite film by john Hughes and is one of the best cult classics of all time. The story is awesome, every kid wants to be Ferris Bueller, the cool, laid back, and fun guy who gets ... read moreaway with everything, and who spends the best day of his life with is best friend and girlfriend. Mathew Broderick plays his most famous and life changing role to date, and I can remember his performance til the day I die. This movie is so fun and great that I cannot imgaine what the world will be like with Ferris Bueller without Ferrios Bueller taking his day off, and I love this movie.
  • movieguru12
    September 3, 2011
    movieguru12
    This movie is great, you'll die laughing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Matthew Broderick is so funny! (:
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    August 30, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of those essential Teen comedies that really anyone can relate to. That's the beauty about John Hughes. His films have no specific demographic and they're films that anyone, of any age of either Sex can relate to. I never watched Ferries Bueller be... read morefore, and I had heard some good things about it, and I finally decided to give this one a shot. Now, I never really was a fan of Matthew Broderick, and I was apprehensive about watching this, but all that went out the door once I started the film. This was made back when Broderick was talented, and had a great career. This was back before the dreadful Inspector Gadget film and boring Godzilla remake. Ferris Bueller is simply a fun film that has plenty of memorable moments, that I won't reveal in this review, so as not to spoil this film experience for you. The cast do a fine job, and Broderick is terrific in his role, along with the chemistry hew has with co stars Alan Ruck and Mia Sara, the performances between these three actors are what keeps the film moving along, always entertaining, and above all, always fun. The film has some very funny moments, and John Hughes delivers a solid comedy film that anyone can relate to. A terrific film that has become a classic of teen comedies. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of the all time great teen comedies, and the fact that John Hughes shows respect for teens, just goes to show that he understood the hardships of growing up, and this film provides that escape that every teen wishes could happen to them. Hughes was a terrific filmmaker and this film along with The Breakfast Club is easily some of the best Teen oriented films that have graced the genre. Anyone can relate to this film no matter your age. That was the genius of John Hughes, making films anyone can enjoy.
  • theunknownhobo
    August 25, 2011
    theunknownhobo
    This movie does not stereotypically fall into my radar of rhetoric but it was an old fave of my parents so I was subjected to it on many occasions. I want to stab Mia Sara almost every time she appears on the screen, but Ferris and Cameron make likely and original characters that... read more offer something slightly more entertaining than most teenage duos in movies of this sort. One major flaw - bunking from school is nowhere NEAR as hard as these kids make it look.

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Critic Reviews

Richard Schickel
August 8, 2011
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

Here is a dream as old as adolescence, and it is fun to be reminded of its ageless potency, especially in a movie as good-hearted as this one. Full Review

Variety Staff
July 18, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety

Ferris Bueller exhibits John Hughes on an off day. Paucity of invention here lays bare the total absence of plot or involving situations. Full Review

Dave Kehr
July 18, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

The overriding impression is one of utter nihilism, of a world divided into bored, crassly materialistic teenagers and doltish, unfeeling adults. Full Review

Nina Darnton
May 21, 2003
Nina Darnton, New York Times

In this film [Hughes] has created a character who is every teen-ager's fantasy, but in the process he has lost some of the authenticity of his other films. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The film's heart is in the right place, and Ferris Bueller is slight, whimsical and sweet. Full Review

Tim Brayton
October 25, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

Proof, the best in the filmmaker's career, that a movie doesn't need to bend over backwards for Meaning to be absolutely great. Full Review

James Kendrick
August 5, 2011
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

its willingness to break convention and throw us into the fantastical, but strangely believable world of its characters makes Ferris Bueller not only Hughes's best teen films, but one of the best teen... Full Review

Charles Cassady
December 14, 2010
Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

Hilarious comedy classic; language makes it PG-13. Full Review

Brian Webster
May 7, 2009
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

The quintessential teen comedy, this is a movie that could and should serve as a model for movies of this sort in the future. Full Review

Eric Henderson
May 6, 2009
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

One has to marvel at just how perfectly Hughes nails his frustratingly entitled mise-en-scène, which he unquestionably does in the film's mesmerizing detour inside an art museum. Full Review

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    • Cameron Frye: Ferris Bueller, you're my hero.
    • Ferris Bueller: First of all you can never go too far. Second of all, if I'm going to be caught, it's not gonna be by a guy like that!
    • Boy in Police Station: You say Ferris Bueller, you lose a testicle. Oh, you know him.
    • Ferris Bueller: You killed the car.
    • Ferris Bueller: Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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