Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming of age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), his best friend Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), and his girlfriend Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara), who decide to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago. Ferris creatively avoids his school's Dean of Students Edward Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), his resentful sister Jeani... More

Initial release date:

  • Jun 11, 1986

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Ferris Bueller'la bir gün,
  • Meglógtam a Ferrarival,
  • Un experto en diversión,
  • Wolny dzien pana Ferrisa Buellera,
  • I pio koufi mera tou Ferri Bueller,
  • Ferris macht blau,
  • La folle journée de Ferris Bueller,
  • Un experto en diversiones,
  • Ferisu wa aru asa totsuzen ni,
  • En vild pjækkedag,
  • Ferris Bueller's baaldag,
  • Fira med Ferris,
  • Todo en un día,
  • O Rei dos Gazeteiros,
  • Skulk med stil,
  • Una pazza giornata di vacanza,
  • Curtindo a Vida Adoidado,
  • Slobodan dan Ferisa Bjulera

Film

Directed by

John Hughes

John Wilden Hughes, Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and/or scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast...

Tagline:

  • Leisure Rules
  • One Man's Struggle To Take It Easy

Executive produced by:

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Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date
  • Jun 11, 1986
  • Aug 14, 1986
  • Aug 21, 1986
  • Oct 23, 1986
  • Dec 4, 1986
  • Dec 12, 1986
  • Dec 17, 1986
  • Dec 18, 1986
  • Dec 18, 1986
  • Dec 19, 1986
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Production design by:

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 5,800,000

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Awards

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1987

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Note
  • 600
  • 7.0

The Movie List: the first 9200

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