Directed by:
John HughesScreenplay:
John HughesCinematography:
Tak FujimotoComposer:
Ira NewbornCast:
Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Lyman Ward, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Richard Edson, Kristy Swanson (more)Plots(1)
Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a tricky but harmless fast-talker. But he knows how to have fun, which is exactly what he sets out to do when he feigns illness and talks his parents into letting him stay home from school. The perpetually lucky Ferris enlists his hypochondriac best friend, Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), into springing his girlfriend, Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara), from class, and the three embark on a raucous downtown Chicago adventure. From Wrigley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago to a Polish pride parade, Ferris and his friends make the most of their day off. But Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron might not get away with playing hooky. Ferris's sister, Jeanie (Jennifer Grey), is determined to prove that Ferris is faking sick and make him pay for it, and the bumbling school dean, Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), is sure that Ferris is pulling a fast one. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Matthew Broderick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/671/163671631_c3f051.jpg)
Matthew Broderick
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Glory (1989)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
![Alan Ruck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440499_89ad1b.png)
![Mia Sara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267608_5d90b2.jpg)
Mia Sara
USA
Best movies:
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Call of the Wild (1992) (TV movie)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
![Jeffrey Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269189_ac673e.jpg)
Jeffrey Jones
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
![Jennifer Grey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640039_3ae3d9.jpg)
Jennifer Grey
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Light Years (1988)
Cindy Pickett
USA
Best movies:
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) (TV movie)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Hysterical (1983)
![Lyman Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711898_a30199.jpg)
Lyman Ward
Canada
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Independence Day (1996)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
![Charlie Sheen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/421/162421199_791a11.png)
Charlie Sheen
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
![Ben Stein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271108_5bc9e3.jpg)
Ben Stein
USA
Best movies:
The Mask (1994)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
![Richard Edson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/532/161532020_35f632.jpg)
Richard Edson
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
![Kristy Swanson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269052_a73a46.jpg)
Kristy Swanson
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
What If... (2010)
![Max Perlich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/704/161704319_80cd6f.jpg)
Max Perlich
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Blow (2001)
Cliffhanger (1993)
![Scott Coffey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/229/158229752_a67afd.jpg)
Scott Coffey
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Louie Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910798_a508ca.jpg)
Louie Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![John Hughes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269634_bf8f54.jpg)
John Hughes
USA
Best movies:
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Class Reunion (1982)
![Virginia Capers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741806_a537aa.jpg)
Virginia Capers
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
Larry Flash Jenkins
USA
Best movies:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Body Double (1984)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
![Katie Barberi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/915/159915602_585b44.jpg)
Katie Barberi
Mexico
Best movies:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Saw X (2023)
Dance with the Devil (1997)
DeeDee Rescher
Best movies:
Klaus (2019)
Summer School (1987)
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
![Del Close](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864345_7c1077.gif)
Del Close
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
American Graffiti (1973)
Thief (1981)