Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Director:

John Hughes

Writer:

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

11 June 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

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:

Day Off | School | Friend | Ferrari | Principal

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 29

10:00 PM

TCM

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, 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
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)
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)
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
Bill Brown	....	post-production supervisor
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
James M. Davis	....	propmaker foreperson
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	....	re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow	....	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 Holzer-Ballowe	....	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

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
Arthur 'Clondike' Jones	....	craft service (as Art 'Klondike' Jones)
Lisa Lynn Kearsley	....	office assistant (as Lisa Kearsley)
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Ross L. Kulma	....	first aid medic
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)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• 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)

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
• Segue Music  music editing
• Soundelux  sound editing
• Video Image  computer animation and displays

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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

Filming Locations:

4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The line Ferris says in the bathroom at the French restaurant about Cameron's house being very pretty and very cold was originally supposed to be said by Allison in The Breakfast Club (1985) regarding her home life.

Goofs:

Continuity: The movie takes place in spring, yet at Cameron's dad's garage, some of the leaves on the trees are changing color, as they would in autumn. This is because it was filmed during the fall, and the leaves were hand painted green for the shot.

Quotes:

[after hearing Jeannie describe her problems... ]
Boy in Police Station: There's someone you should talk to.
Jeannie: If you say Ferris Bueller, you lose a testicle.
Boy in Police Station: Oh, you know him?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Van Wilder (2002)

Soundtrack:

I'm Afraid

My Favorite Movie Of All Time!

I think it is only fitting that I dedicate my first movie review to my favorite movie, Ferris Beuler's Day Off.

This movie got me through High School.. and much of my adult life as well. That is, until Office Space came along, but that is another review.

Ferris Beuller (Matthew Broderick) was the kid in High School who never got caught, had fun doing whatever it was and was popular with everybody. On this particular day in the movie, Ferris decides he is taking the day off. After all, "How can anyone be expected to handle school on a day like this?" Ferris calls his best friend, Cameron Frye (a young Alan Ruck), who is always sick, and tells him to pick him up. After all, Ferris does not have a car. He wants to show Cameron a good time before High School is all over and wants him to have something good to remember about it. Also, Cameron is Ferris's phony caller voice. Whenever Ferris needs a call made, such as from a police officer or another parent, Cameron is the man.

Eventually, Ferris and Cameron gets Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) excused, by using the dead grandmother excuse. Ferris is always one step ahead of his adversary, Principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones). Rooney is portrayed as a hard ass principal who does not let anything get by him. He sets off to catch Beuller in the act and put a permanent mark in his record and hold him back another year, so as not to have other Ferris Beuller wannabes for years after Ferris's departure. Jones was perfect for his role as Rooney and I do not think that role will ever be surpassed for him.

Most of the movie is spent with Rooney looking for Ferris and, as mentioned earlier, is about one or two steps behind him. He comes very close to catching him but never gets the job done. Rooney is the stooge in the movie that every teen and even the adults enjoy seeing him beaten and outsmarted by his young student. I don't think anyone has expected otherwise.

All throughout the movie, it pokes fun at the boring and tedious high school classroom. Ferris will say something like, "If we played by the rules right now, we'd be in gym class" and then it cuts to an exaggerated look at a gym class, which more resembles a boot camp. Ben Stein will forever be remembered here as the extremely boring economics teacher.

There are many more characters to this movie that make it great. There is Grace (Rooney's secretary), Jeanie and the rest of Ferris's family, the parking garage guys, the snooty waiter, Charlie Sheen and others. My friends and I still quote randomly from the movie in our everyday situations. That is how much of an impact this movie has made on many lives.

There are so many great parts and quotes from this movie, they are too numerous to list in a review, nor would I want to ruin it for anybody who has not seen it, although I can not fathom why you haven't. If not, it is a must see.