Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy movie set in Chicago, Illinois. It was produced by John Hughes and Tom Jacobson and was directed by Hughes. It was very successful at the box office and has since become a cult classic.
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Hughes |
| Produced by | John Hughes Tom Jacobson |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Starring | Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara Jeffrey Jones Jennifer Grey |
| Music by | Ira Newborn Arthur Baker John Robie |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | June 11, 1986 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.8 million |
| Box office | $70,136,369 |
Release dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 United States |
11 June 1986 |
 Norway |
14 August 1986 |
 Australia |
21 August 1986 |
 Argentina |
23 October 1986 |
 Finland
|
12 December 1986 |
 France |
17 December 1986 |
 Greece |
17 December 1986 |
 Netherlands |
18 December 1986 |
 West Germany |
18 December 1986 |
 Austria |
19 December 1986 |
 Brazil |
19 December 1986 |
 Sweden |
19 December 1986 |
 Denmark |
26 December 1986 |
 |
8 January 1987 |
 Colombia |
29 January 1987 |
 United Kingdom |
13 February 1987 |
 Portugal |
27 February 1987 |
 Japan |
28 February 1987 |
 Ireland |
6 March 1987 |
 Uruguay |
6 March 1987 |
 Italy |
17 April 1987 |
 Spain |
24 April 1987 |
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller
- Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye
- Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson
- Jeffrey Jones as Edward R. Rooney, Dean of Students
- Jennifer Grey as Jeanie Bueller
- Lyman Ward as Tom Bueller
- Cindy Pickett as Katie Bueller
- Edie McClurg as Grace the secretary
- Ben Stein as the Economics teacher
- Del Close as the English teacher
- Charlie Sheen as Garth Volbeck, the teenage boy in police station
- Richard Edson as the Parking Garage Attendant
- Kristy Swanson as Simone Adamlee the Economics Student
- Johnathan Schmock as the snooty waiter
- Virginia Capers as Nurse Florence Sparrow
TV show
There was a TV show on NBC in 1990 called Ferris Bueller, which was a prequel to the movie. Charlie Schlatter played Ferris Bueller; Jennifer Aniston played his sister and also featuring Samantha Robson in her first starring role. The Bueller family lived in Los Angeles instead of Chicago.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Media
Broderick in Sweden during his promotion of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, June 1986
Southeast view of the house in Los Cerritos in Long Beach, California, used in the film
The Ben Rose House, in Highland Park, Illinois, served as the filming location for Cameron Frye's house.
Hughes says The Art Institute of Chicago was a "place of refuge" in his youth.
A 1961 Ferrari GT California
Ferris Bueller Night at Wrigley Field, October 1, 2011
Barbara Bush used dialogue from the film at a commencement speech.
While Paul McCartney admitted that he liked the movie, he personally disliked the "Twist and Shout" sequence for its inclusion of brass instruments.
