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.
Direction
Hughes turned downtown Chicago into a teenage playground.
Acting
Broderick's charisma carries every scheme.
Cinematography
That parade sequence—pure cinematic joy.
Director
John Hughes
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, School Secretary
Charlie Sheen
Boy in Police Station
Ben Stein
Economics Teacher
Del Close
English Teacher
Virginia Capers
Florence Sparrow
Richard Edson
Garage Attendant
Larry Jenkins
Attendant's Co-Pilot
Kristy Swanson
Economics Student - Simone Adamley
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