Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 06 11 (USA)

UPC: 097361429243

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day bacchanal through the streets of Chicago. Dogging Ferris' trail at every turn is high-school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch Bueller in the act of class-cutting. Writer/director John Hughes once again tries to wed satire, slapstick, and social commentary, as Ferris Bueller's Day Off starts like a house afire and goes on to make "serious" points about status-seeking and casual parental cruelties. It brightens up considerably in the last few moments, when Ferris' tattletale sister (Jennifer Grey) decides to align herself with her merry prankster sibling. A huge moneymaker, Ferris Bueller's Day Off eventually spawned a TV sitcom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Getting the class together: the cast of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Who is Ferris Bueller?
The world according to Ben Stein
Vintage Ferris Bueller: the lost tapes
Class album

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 05/05/2009

Audio: DTHD null, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 102 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Matthew Doberman

If the mention of Ferris Bueller's Day Off doesn't call to mind late-night slumber parties with the VCR and the realization that you, too, would have sold your soul to sing "Twist and Shout" to the accompaniment of a marching band, then you're probably not of the era that grew up venerating John Hughes' films. This is one of the director's best efforts, and as a result, the film enjoys the immortality that comes with being part of a generation's collective consciousness. Beyond Bueller's cult status lies a movie that is goofy and slapstick, but also endearingly sweet and even philosophical. Matthew Broderick imbues Ferris with the just the right level of smirky, confident, collar-up attitude for 1980s teenage fantasy. There are effortless, enthusiastic turns from the supporting players as well, with Jeffrey Jones shining particularly in the enviable role of the over-zealous high-school principal Ed Rooney. Even the tinier roles are memorable: look for great cameos from Ben Stein and Charlie Sheen. Hughes makes up for some mid-movie flatness with a riotous final sequence (make sure you stay through the credits). As with Hughes' other masterpiece, The Breakfast Club, there are broader themes regarding status, friendship, authority, and emotional neglect that will resonate with anyone who's found himself or herself in that void between childhood and adulthood called "high school." ~ Matthew Doberman, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jason Robert Alderman  Actor 
Joey Garfield  Actor 
Dee Dee Rescher  Actor 
Tom Spratley  Actor 
Debra Montague  Actor 
Stephanie Blake  Actor 
Anne Ryan  Actor 
Kristy Swanson  Actor 
Bob Parkinson  Actor 
Robert Kim  Actor 
Lisa Bellard  Actor 
Dave Silvestri  Actor 
Scott Coffey  Actor 
Max Perlich  Actor 
Paul Manzanero  Actor 
Miranda Whittle  Actor 
Dick Sollenberger  Actor 
Robert McKibbon  Actor 
Jonathan Schmock  Actor 
Edward LeBeau  Actor 
Joey Viera  Actor 
Louie Anderson  Actor 
Ben Stein  Actor 
Polly Augusta Noonan  Actor 
Eric Saiet  Actor 
Richard Rohrbough  Actor 
Arthur Baker  Composer (Music Score) 
John Hughes  Director 
John Hughes  Producer 
John Hughes  Screenwriter 
Tom Jacobson  Producer 
Ira Newborn  Composer (Music Score) 
John Robie  Composer (Music Score) 
Michael Chinich  Executive Producer 
Matthew Broderick  Actor 
Alan Ruck  Actor 
Mia Sara  Actor 
Jeffrey Jones  Actor 
Jennifer Grey  Actor 
Cindy Pickett  Actor 
Lyman Ward  Actor 
Edie McClurg  Actor 
Charlie Sheen  Actor 
Del Close  Actor 
Virginia Capers  Actor 
Richard Edson  Actor 
Larry "Flash" Jenkins  Actor 

Country: USA