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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

PG-13 In Theaters 06/11/1986 , 103min.
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Plot & Details

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 graduation, 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.
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Genre(s): Comedy
  • Run Time: 103min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 06/11/1986
  • DVD Release Date: 10/19/1999
  • Status: In Theaters
  • Distributor(s): Paramount
  • Director(s): John Hughes
  • Starring: Matthew Broderick , Alan Ruck , Mia Sara , Jeffrey Jones , Jennifer Grey
  • Themes: Generation Gap,When the Parents Are Away,High School Life
  • Tone: Humorous,Irreverent,Light,Silly,Whimsical,Easygoing,Merry
  • Keywords: big-city,car,coming-of-age,friendship,girlfriend,high-school,marching-band,museum,parent/child-relationship,school-principal,student,teenagers
  • Country of Origin: USA (06-11-1986)
  • Language: English

Awards

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1986 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Matthew Broderick Nominated