Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Hughes
Produced by	John Hughes Tom Jacobson
Written by	John Hughes
Starring	Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara
Music by	Ira Newborn
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Edited by	Paul Hirsch
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 11, 1986 (1986-06-11)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5.8 million
Box office	$70.1 million

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who spends a day off from school, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly "breaks the fourth wall" to explain techniques and inner thoughts.

Hughes wrote the screenplay in less than a week and shot the film over three months in 1985. Featuring many landmarks, notably the Sears Tower and the Art Institute of Chicago, the film was Hughes' love letter to Chicago: "I really wanted to capture as much of Chicago as I could. Not just in the architecture and landscape, but the spirit."

Released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986, the film became one of the top-grossing films of the year, receiving $70.1 million over a $5.8 million budget, and was enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2016, Paramount, Turner Classic Movies, and Fathom Events re-released the film and Pretty in Pink to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

In suburban Chicago, high school senior Ferris Bueller fakes sickness to stay home. Ferris frequently breaks the fourth wall, giving the audience advice on how to skip school, and to narrate about his friends. His younger sister Jeannie is less convinced, but goes to school anyway. Dean of Students Edward R. Rooney notes and suspects Ferris is being truant again and commits to catching him. However, Ferris uses a computer to alter the school's records to reduce his absences from 9 to 2. Ferris convinces his friend Cameron Frye, who really is absent due to illness, to report that his girlfriend Sloane Peterson's grandmother has died. Rooney doubts this, but they succeed as planned.