Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-06-11
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Hughes Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller
- Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye
- Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson
- Jeffrey Jones as Ed Rooney
- Jennifer Grey as Jeanie Bueller
- Cindy Pickett as Katie Bueller
- Lyman Ward as Tom Bueller
- Edie McClurg as Grace, School Secretary
- Charlie Sheen as Boy in Police Station
- Ben Stein as Economics Teacher
- Del Close as English Teacher
- Virginia Capers as Florence Sparrow
Crew
- John Hughes - Director
- John Hughes - Writer
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