Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Year:

1986

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

7.9

Director:

John Hughes

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1986-06-11

Filming Locations: 22 West Schiller Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,275,647 (USA) (15 June 1986)

Gross: $69,941,544 (USA) (23 November 1986)

Cast

Actor

Character

Polly Noonan

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

Charlie Sheen

Boy in Police Station

Ben Stein

Economics Teacher

Del Close

English Teacher

Virginia Capers

Florence Sparrow

Richard Edson

Garage Attendant

Larry Flash Jenkins

Attendant's Co-Pilot

Kristy Swanson

Simone Adamley

Lisa Bellard

Economics Student

Max Perlich

Anderson

Scott Coffey

Adams

Eric Saiet

Shermerite

Jason Alderman

Shermerite

Joey Garfield

Shermerite

Kristin Graziano

Shermerite

Bridgett Baron

Shermerite

Annie Ryan

Shermerite

Eric Edidin

Shermerite

Brendan Baber

Shermerite

Tiffany Chance

Shermerite

Jonathan Schmock

Chez Quis Maitre D'

Tom Spratley

Men's Room Attendant

Dave Silvestri

Businessman

Debra Montague

Girl in Pizza Joint

Joey D. Vieira

Pizza Man (as Joey Viera)

Louie Anderson

Flower Deliveryman

Stephanie Blake

Singing Nurse

Robert McKibbon

Balloon Man

Paul Manzanero

Pumpkinhead

Miranda Whittle

Girl on Trampoline

Robert Kim

Det. Steven Lim

Dick Sollenberger

Politician at Parade

Bob Parkinson

Minister at Parade

Richard Rohrbough

Minister at Parade

Edward Le Beau

Gym Teacher

Dee Dee Rescher

Bus Driver

Katie Barberi

Economics Student

Kevin Bassett

Extra (uncredited)

Tim Boxell

Man on MTV (uncredited)

Harry Caray

TV Broadcaster

John Hughes

Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)

Nancy Kusley

Girl (uncredited)

Lockport Township High School Band

Marching Band at Parade (uncredited)

Joseph P. McDonnell

Dancer (uncredited)

Robert Minkoff

Bit (uncredited)

John Richard Petersen

Parade Spectator

Steve Stone

TV Broadcaster

Ryan Talmo

Little Boy at Parade (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The name of the Detective that Ferris' mother talks to when picking up Jeanie is Stephen Lim (the name can be seen on door when mother exits office.) This is also the name of the First Assistant Director.

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The woman playing the accordion on the parade float was a local woman named Vlasta Krsek. She gained a degree of notoriety from the film even appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). On the show she played and sang the song Twist and Shout which was one of the songs from that famous scene.

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Ferris uses the term 'finski' when referring to what he gave the parking lot attendant. Finski is regional dialect for a five dollar bill.

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Goofs

The economics teacher (Ben Stein) references the "Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act," but it's actually known as the "Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act."

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When Mr. and Mrs. Bueller come home at the end of the day, they find tons of flower arrangements for Ferris in the doorway. But no one was home all day to receive them, except (very briefly) Jeannie. Indeed, Mrs. Bueller was home at lunch tine and there were no flowers then.

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When Ferris is running home, his shoes change from dress shoes (saying goodbye to Sloane) to canvas tennis shoes (running down the sidewalk) to running shoes (through his neighbor's house and back yard) and back to dress shoes (confronted by Rooney at the back door).

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Quotes

Ferris: [to the camera, after tricking his parents into believing he's sick] Incredible, one of the worst performances of my career and they never doubted it for a second.

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Ferris: I'm serious man, this is ridiculous making me wait around the house for you.

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Grace: [a while after the first time Rooney yelled at "Sloane's Dad"] Peterson home on line one. And watch your mouth this time.

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Faq

Q

Is there something during / at the end of credit ?

A

During the credits we see Ed Rooney, in a daze & looking disheveled after his experiences at Ferris' house and failing to catch Ferris, boarding a school bus.At the end of credits, Ferris comes out of the bathroom and tells the audience it's over and that we should go home and then he goes back into the bathroom.

Q

Did Ferris really pass out at 31 Flavors the night before?

A

Presumably, no. Ferris, being a master manipulator, either staged the incident at Baskin-Robbins or else contrived a Chinese whispers (aka "telephone game") line of communication that would, at the point of being formally relaid, turn out sensationalistic and practically untraceable.Similarly, there is mention of Ferris needing a new kidney, which indicates he either passed off several rumors, or engineered one that mutated into several distinct ones.

Q

What songs are featured in the film?

A

For a music list with scene descriptions, go HERE.

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