Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
88%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 1 nomination
Matthew Broderick charms in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a light and irrepressibly fun movie about being young and having fun
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is a classic movie that has stood the test of time. Sure, some critics may say that it lacks originality or that the script is off-balance, but who cares? This movie is all about having fun and living life to the fullest, just like Ferris himself. Plus, it’s got some seriously iconic scenes that will make you want to jump up and dance along with the parade. So, if you’re feeling down or just need a break from the real world, pop in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and let the good times roll.
Production Company(ies)
Film4 Ingenious Film Partners Special Treats Production Company,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Ben Rose Auto Museum – 370 Beach Street, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG-13
Year of Release
1986
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 43m
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Language(s):English, German
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 1986 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 1999
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $70,720,215
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $195,943,668
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 700
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 21,367,903
US/Canada gross: $70,136,369
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $194,326,013
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 366
US/Canada opening weekend: $6,275,647
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $17,387,861
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 724
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $5,800,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $16,069,992
Production budget ranking: 1,480
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,653,691
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $171,219,985
ROI to date (est.): 693%
ROI ranking: 182
Alan Ruck – Cameron Frye
Mia Sara – Sloane Peterson
Jennifer Grey – Jean ‘Jeanie’ Bueller
Jeffrey Jones – Dean Edward ‘Ed’ R. Roony
Edie McClurg – Grace, School Secretary
Director(s)
John Hughes
Writer(s)
John Hughes
Producer(s)
John Hughes, Tom Jacobson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (73) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (14)
The whole script is off-balance.
January 3, 2018
Paul Attanasio
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
“Ferris Bueller” has some cheerfully zany scenes, but lacks the originality and verve of Hughes’ previous telltale teen comedies.
June 10, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Kathleen Carroll
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
What should’ve been a joyful romp turns into a stale, sour-edged celebration of the New Conformist, an affluent, technology-addled cherub without a rebellious whim in his brain.
April 23, 2014
Patrick Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
It is most curious that Hughes, who is obviously clever and talented, has failed to develop the intriguing situation he has set in motion.
April 23, 2014
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
[While Risky Business] suggested that money isn’t everything, Ferris Bueller insists just the opposite.
April 23, 2014 | Rating: 2/4
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
A film that doesn’t seem to know what it’s about until the end.
January 16, 2013 | Rating: 2/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Ferris Buellers Day Off still works like a cure to stave the blues away
March 20, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
‘Ferris Buellers Day Off’ celebrates life, even when that celebration can feel hedonistic and egotistic.
March 1, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Wayne Broadway
Black Girl Nerds
Writer-director John Hughes bypassed teen angst by creating happy-go-lucky Ferris Bueller, wise beyond his years with the realization that life and learning involve more than school.
August 11, 2021
Robin Holabird
Robin Holabird
The most compelling of all John Hughes movies. It’s the one that cuts through the typical adolescent sentimentality in his popular Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club to reveal a truth about American cultural values.
August 4, 2021
Armond White
National Review
Thirty-five years later, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off remains a treat and quite the Chicago love letter.
June 14, 2021
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
The picture is ultimately too surface-skimming and scattershot to have such delusions of greatness thrust upon it.
February 26, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy…
Plot
High school student Ferris Bueller wants a day off from school and he’s developed an incredibly sophisticated plan to pull it off. He talks his friend Cameron into taking his father’s prized Ferrari and with his girlfriend Sloane head into Chicago for the day. While they are taking in what the city has to offer school principal Ed Rooney is convinced that Ferris is, not for the first time, playing hooky for the day and is hell bent to catch him out. Ferris has anticipated that, much to Rooney’s chagrin.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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