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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
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Writer:
John Hughes (written by)
Release Date:
11 June 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
While the rest of us were just thinking about it...Ferris borrowed a Ferrari and did it...all in a day. more
Plot:
A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
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(125 articles)
Birthday Suits: Good Hair, and Good Music.
(From FilmExperience. 14 November 2009, 7:29 AM, PST)
Lost – The John Hughes Edition?
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(From FilmExperience. 14 November 2009, 7:29 AM, PST)
Lost – The John Hughes Edition?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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, the Secretary | |
| Charlie Sheen | ... | Boy in Police Station | |
| Ben Stein | ... | Economics Teacher | |
| Del Close | ... | English Teacher | |
| Virginia Capers | ... | Florence Sparrow | |
| Richard Edson | ... | Garage Attendant | |
| Larry Flash Jenkins | ... | Attendant's Co-Pilot | |
| Kristy Swanson | ... | Simone Adamley |
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103 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:Livre |
USA:PG-13 (certificate no. 28070) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-8 |
France:U |
Ireland:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:12
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During the parade several of the people seen dancing (including the construction worker and the window washer) originally had nothing to do with the film. They were simply dancing to the music being played and John Hughes found it so humorous that he told the camera operators to record it.
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Continuity: When Ferris and Sloane kiss goodbye, her fingernails change from short and unpolished to long and manicured.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Family Guy: Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure (#4.30)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Bad
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What song is playing when they are at the museum?What song is playing when they're in/by the pool?
What song is playing when Ferris is running home at the end of the film?
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Broderick banked off that boyish charm that made him so popular on the Broadway stage (Brighton Beach Memoirs) and brought it to this witty laugh ride about a high schooler who one day, just didn't want to go to school and puts himself and his friends in constant mayhem and jeopardy. Broderick is perfect, but it is Jeffrey Jones who gives a searing comic potryal of Ed Rooney, a Mr. Weatherbee-like principal wanting to catch Ferris in only act of treachery; holding him back for one more year of high school. John Hughes is at his best here. The dialogue for this film has received such a following that it has even been printed on shirts and recited at parties by true fans of the film. I don't blame them. It's a classic!