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| Director: | John Hughes |
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| Writer: | John Hughes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 11, 1986 |
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| Director: | John Hughes |
| Writer: | John Hughes |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, independence, high school, caper, coming of age, breaking the fourth wall, teen movie, fantasy sequence, car theft, skipping school, taunting, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, truancy, day in a life, 1980s, introspective, teenager, reminiscent, witty |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $70,100,000
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lisa Bellard | Economics Student |
| Max Perlich | Economics Student - Anderson |
| Scott Coffey | Economics Student - 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 |
| Louie Anderson | Flower Deliveryman |
| Stephanie Blake | Singing Nurse |
| Robert McKibbon | Balloon Man |
| Paul Manzanero | Pumpkin Head |
| Miranda Whittle | Girl on Trampoline |
| Robert Kim | Police Officer - Det. Steven Lim |
| Dick Sollenberger | Politician at Parade |
| Bob Parkinson | Minister at Parade |
| Richard Rohrbough | Minister at Parade |
| Edward Le Beau | Gym Teacher |
| Polly Noonan | Girl on Bus |
| DeeDee Rescher | Bus Driver |
| John Hughes | Guy Running Between Cabs (uncredited) |
| Lee Ann Marie | 'Fraulein' on Ferris' Float During Parade (uncredited) |
| Harry Caray | TV Broadcaster (voice, uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer, Music |
| Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Kenny Ortega | Second Unit Director, Choreographer |
| Charles Newirth | Location Manager |
| Conrad W. Hall | First Assistant Camera |
| P. Scott Sakamoto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Rick LeFevour | Stunts |
| Eddie Matthews | Stunts |
| Clay Boss | Stunts |
| Jane Alderman | Local Casting |
| Alf Clausen | Orchestrator |
| Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
| John W. Corso | Production Design |
| Tarquin Gotch | Music Supervisor |
| Arne Schmidt | Unit Production Manager |
| Stephen Lim | First Assistant Director |
| Kenneth D. Collins | Second Assistant Director |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Jennifer Polito | Set Decoration |
| Jack M. Marino | Property Master |
| Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Michael Germain | Makeup Artist |
| Paul Abascal | Hairstylist |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Peck Prior | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Prior | Assistant Editor |
| William H. Brown | Post Production Coordinator |
| Lon Bender | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Laurel Moore | Still Photographer |
| Stan Gilbert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Joseph A. Mayer | ADR Editor |
| Richard Stone | Supervising Music Editor |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Louis M. Mann | Set Designer |
| Melton C. Maxwell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Cynthia Quan | Production Accountant |
| Tom Ramsey | First Company Grip |
| Greg Agalsoff | Boom Operator |
| Tom F. Thomas | Transportation Coordinator |
| Dan Marrow | Transportation Captain |
| Fran Lucci | Assistant Accountant |
| Bruce Pearson | Color Timer |
| Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Marcia Holley | Stunts |
| John Stewart | Stunts |
| Kay Whipple | Stunts |
| Silvio Scarano | Costume Supervisor |
| Barbara Siebert | Costume Supervisor |
| Wingate Jones, Jr. | Costumer |
| Terry Lynn Allen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jim Cox | Sound Effects Editor |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan M. Rich | Sound Effects Editor |
| Hugo Weng | Sound Effects Editor |
| David Gonzales | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Ronald W. Payne | Production Assistant |
| Jeff Passanante | Construction Foreman |
| Edmund E. Villa | Assistant Property Master |
| John Rozman | Leadman |
| Ed Reilly | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Bill Lowman | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Tim Staubs | Second Company Grip |
| Daniel Jiménez | Dolly Grip |
| Jeff Lane | Cableman |
| Lisa Lynn Kearsley | Production Office Assistant |
| Elinor Bardach | Costume Assistant |
| Anthony Kerum | Catering |
| Art 'Klondike' Jones | Craft Service |
| Carl Aldana | Production Illustrator |
| George Kohut | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Shelley Andreas | Local Casting |
| James Giovannetti Jr. | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Linnea Ebba Wicklund | Second Assistant Director |
| Terri Clemens | Production Office Assistant |
| Greg Popp | Location Assistant |
| Valerie Bulinski | Location Assistant |
| Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom | Location Assistant |
| Gretchen Brown | Location Assistant |
| Tracy Cutts | Location Assistant |
| Dick Oakes | Gaffer |
| John Hudecek | Key Grip |
| Mark Simon | Assistant Camera |
| Peter Kuttner | Assistant Camera |
| James Zenk | Still Photographer |
| Joel Prihoda | Leadman |
| Ralph Hall | Assistant Property Master |
| Armand Paoletti | Transportation Captain |
| Ron Maxwell | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Jerrie Fowler | Assistant Editor |
| Gary Ladinsky | Scoring Mixer |
| Don Nemitz | Orchestrator |
| John Hughes | Director, Writer |
| John Frazier | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Fredell Pogodin | Publicist |
| Jeanne Weber | Technical Advisor |
| J.B. Hirsch | Continuity |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Chinich | Executive Producer |
| Tom Jacobson | Producer |
| Jane Vickerilla | Associate Producer |
| John Hughes | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 37 | 51 | 26 |
| 2024 | 5 | 39 | 62 | 27 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 44 | 74 | 28 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 31 | 56 | 22 |
| 2024 | 10 | 36 | 59 | 22 |
| 2024 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 25 |
| 2025 | 2 | 25 | 38 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 835 | 896 |