Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Director:

John Hughes

Writer:

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

11 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

While the rest of us were just thinking about it...Ferris borrowed a Ferrari and did it...all in a day.

Plot:

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that.

Plot Keywords:

School | Ferrari | Friend | Day Off | Principal

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

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
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
Lisa Bellard	...	Economics Student
Max Perlich	...	Anderson
Scott Coffey	...	Adams (as T. Scott Coffee)
Eric Saiet	...	Shermerite
Jason Alderman	...	Shermerite
Joey Garfield	...	Shermerite
Kristin Graziano	...	Shermerite
Bridgett Baron	...	Shermerite (as Bridgett McCarthy)
Annie Ryan	...	Shermerite (as Anne Ryan)
Eric Edidin	...	Shermerite
Brendan Baber	...	Shermerite (as Brendan Babar)
Tiffany Chance	...	Shermerite
Jonathan Schmock	...	Chez Quis Maitre D'
Tom Spratley	...	Men's Room Attendant
Dave Silvestri	...	Businessman
Debra Montague	...	Girl in Pizza Joint
Joey D. Vieira	...	Pizza Man (as Joey Viera)
Louie Anderson	...	Flower Deliveryman
Stephanie Blake	...	Singing Nurse
Robert McKibbon	...	Balloon Man
Paul Manzanero	...	Pumpkinhead
Miranda Whittle	...	Girl on Trampoline
Robert Kim	...	Det. Steven Lim
Dick Sollenberger	...	Politician at Parade
Bob Parkinson	...	Minister at Parade
Richard Rohrbough	...	Minister at Parade
Edward Le Beau	...	Gym Teacher
Polly Noonan	...	Girl on Bus
Dee Dee Rescher	...	Bus Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katie Barberi	...	Economics Student (uncredited)
Kevin Bassett	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tim Boxell	...	Man on MTV (uncredited)
Harry Caray	...	TV Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
John Hughes	...	Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)
Lockport Township High School Band	...	Marching Band at Parade (uncredited)
Joseph P. McDonnell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Minkoff	...	Bit (uncredited)
John Richard Petersen	...	Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Steve Stone	...	TV Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hughes

Writing credits
John Hughes		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Chinich	....	executive producer
John Hughes	....	producer
Tom Jacobson	....	producer
Jane Vickerilla	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Arthur Baker
Ira Newborn
John Robie

Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto

Film Editing by
Paul Hirsch

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
John W. Corso

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Polito

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Paul Abascal	....	hair stylist
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist
Jamie Sue Weiss	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
William H. Brown	....	post-production supervisor (as Bill Brown)
Arne Schmidt	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	dga trainee (as Michael Admundson)
Kenneth D. Collins	....	second assistant director (as Ken Collins)
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins)
James Giovannetti Jr.	....	first assistant director: Chicago second unit (as James R. Giovannetti Jr.)
Stephen Lim	....	first assistant director
Kenny Ortega	....	second unit director
Linnea Ebba Wicklund	....	second assistant director: Chicago second unit (as Linnea Wicklund)

Art Department
Carl Aldana	....	production illustrator
John Alvin	....	poster artist
James M. Davis	....	propmaker foreperson
Donald S. Foster	....	set dresser
David Galvan	....	stand by painter
Ralph Hall	....	assistant propmaster: Chicago
Louis M. Mann	....	set designer (as Louis Mann)
Jack M. Marino	....	property master
Jeff Passanante	....	construction foreperson
Joel Prihoda	....	lead person: Chicago
John Rozman	....	lead person
Edmund Villa	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Greg Agalsoff	....	boom operator
James R. Alexander	....	sound mixer (as James Alexander)
Terry Lynn Allen	....	sound effects editor (as Terry Allen)
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor (as Lon E. Bender)
James Cox	....	sound effects editor (as Jim Cox)
Joe Gilbert	....	assistant sound effects editor
Stan Gilbert	....	supervising adr editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Lane	....	cable person
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph A. Mayer	....	adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Dan M. Rich	....	sound effects editor (as Dan Rich)
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	re-recording mixer
Hugo Weng	....	sound editor
Joe Hutshing	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers	....	technical director of sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Frazier	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Eddie Matthews	....	stunts
John Stewart	....	stunts (as John Michael Stewart)
Kay Whipple	....	stunts (as Kay H. Whipple)
Jerry Wills	....	stunts
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt double: Matthew Broderick (uncredited)
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt double: Matthew Broderick (uncredited)
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt double: Matthew Broderick (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Anderson	....	camera operator
Allan Gornick Jr.	....	underwater cinematographer
Conrad W. Hall	....	first assistant camera (as Conrad Hall)
John Hudecek	....	key grip: Chicago
Danny Jimenez	....	dolly grip (as Dan Jimenez)
George Kohut	....	director of photography: second unit
Peter Kuttner	....	assistant camera: Chicago
William A. Lowman	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Bill Lowman)
Melton Maxwell	....	chief lighting technician (as Melton C. Maxwell)
Laurel Moore	....	still photographer
Dick Oakes	....	gaffer: Chicago
Tom Ramsey	....	first company grip
Ed Reilly	....	assistant chief lighting technician
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	second assistant camera
Mark Simon	....	assistant camera: Chicago
Tim Staubs	....	second grip
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	electrician
James Zenk	....	still photographer: Chicago (as Jim Zenk)

Casting Department
Jane Alderman	....	casting: Chicago
Shelley Andreas	....	casting: Chicago
Catherine Jane Holzer	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wingate Jones	....	costumer
Silvio Scarano	....	costume supervisor: men
Barbara Siebert	....	costume supervisor: women (as Barbara Bolticoff)

Editorial Department
Adam Bernardi	....	apprentice editor
Jerrie Fowler	....	assistant editor: Chicago
Bruce Pearson	....	color timer
Jim Prior	....	assistant editor
Peck Prior	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Alf Clausen	....	orchestrator
Tarquin Gotch	....	musical director
Gary Ladinsky	....	score mixer
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Richard Stone	....	music editor
John Williams	....	composer: other original music
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dan Marrow	....	transportation captain
Ron Maxwell	....	transportation coordinator: Chicago
Armand Paoletti	....	transportation captain: Chicago
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator
Robert Wallace	....	driver
Robert Wallace	....	transportation

Other crew
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor
Elinor Bardach	....	assistant: Ms. Vance
Wilbert Bradley	....	assistant choreographer
Gretchen Brown	....	location assistant: Chicago
Valerie Bulinsky	....	location assistant: Chicago
Terri Clemens	....	office assistant: Chicago
Tracy Cutts	....	location assistant: Chicago
Mauri Syd Gayton	....	production associate
David Gonzales	....	assistant: Mr. Chinich
Dennis Grisco	....	dog supplier
John Hardy	....	local stabilizer: Chicago
Scott E. Hart	....	dog trainer (as Scott Hart)
Billy Higgins	....	location contact: Chicago
J.B. Hirsch	....	computer continuity
Art 'Klondike' Jones	....	craft service
Lisa Lynn Kearsley	....	office assistant (as Lisa Kearsley)
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Ross L. Kulma	....	first aid medic
Rose Kuo	....	production assistant
Fran Lucci	....	assistant accountant
Charles Newirth	....	location manager
Kenny Ortega	....	choreographer
Ronald W. Payne	....	production assistant
Fredell Pogodin	....	production coordinator
Gregg Popp	....	location assistant: Chicago
Cynthia Quan	....	production accountant (as Cindy Quan)
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom	....	location assistant: Chicago (as Tracy Rosenthal)
Ramey E. Ward	....	production associate (as Ramey Ward)
Jeanne Webster	....	technical consultant
Kevin Bassett	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Esselte CIC Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Esselte Video (1989) (Finland) (VHS)
• Finnkino (200?) (Finland) (DVD)
• Nelonen (1998) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Showtime/The Movie Channel (1987) (USA) (TV)
• TV3 (1990) (Finland) (TV)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2003) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Geddes Agency, The  extras casting: Chicago
• Modena Design and Development  Spyder California
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music (uncredited)
• Segue Music  music editing
• Soundelux  sound editing
• Video Image  computer animation and displays

Also Known As:

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | 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 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | UK:12A (theatrical re-release) (re-rating) (2013) | UK:12A (theatrical re-release) (2013)

Filming Locations:

22 West Schiller Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The shot of Ferris playing the clarinet was done on the spot. Someone spotted the instrument as part of the set and Broderick said he could play it, which of course he couldn't.

Goofs:

Continuity: The part in Ferris' hair switches sides.

Quotes:

[On the phone]
Ed Rooney:Are you also aware, Mrs. Bueller, that Ferris does not have what we consider to be an exemplary attendance record?
Katie Bueller:I don't understand.
Ed Rooney:He has missed an unacceptable number of school days. In the opinion of this educator, Ferris is not taking his academic growth seriously. Now I've spent my morning examining his records. If Ferris thinks that he can just coast through this month and still graduate, he is sorely mistaken. I have no reservations whatsoever about holding him back another year.
Katie Bueller:This is all news to me.
Ed Rooney:It usually is. So far this semester he has been absent nine times.
Katie Bueller:Nine times?
Ed Rooney:Nine times.
Katie Bueller:I don't remember him being sick nine times.
Ed Rooney:That's probably because he wasn't sick. He was skipping school. Wake up and smell the coffee, Mrs. Bueller. It's a fool's paradise. He is just leading you down the primrose path.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.12" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Radio People

I can see why people just love this movie.

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is the funniest 80's movie EVER! I can list some reasons why I liked this movie so much.

1. Matthew Broderick brings such joy to us playing Ferries Bueller, a character no one would hate. Ferris NEVER gets caught, is an expert at fooling his parents, everybody likes him, and nobody can avoid his favor and all. I want to be just like him!

2. Cameron, a geek friend of Ferris, is someone that portrays everybody's weakness. He is afraid of his parents, negative, and also very sensitive of his father's favorite car. This actor who plays Cameron was very, very good.

3. The principal who tries to prove that Ferris is not innocent and also kind of jealous of Ferris, is the most hilarious character in this movie. He sorta reminds me of my principal at High School.

4. Jennifer Grey plays Ferris's annoyed sister. She was great, and her bad attitude was somewhat hilarious.

5. Charlie Sheen's cameo of a guy in police station was absolutely funny.

6. This is John Hugh's BEST flick ever.

7. Mia Sara was sweet, she played Ferris's pretty girlfriend.

8. The most memorable scene was "Twist and Shout" scene, where all people dance in this song with Ferris lip-synching.

9. Cameron's speechless and hopeless stare was excellent.

10. After watching this movie, I am planning to take a Day-Off of my own!

Overall, I give A+ for being the best teenage movie.