Ferris Bueller's Day Off

"Leisure rules."

Jun 11 1986 PG-13 1h 43m
Comedy

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

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.

Written by

John Hughes

Directed by

John Hughes

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
400,126
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA