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Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 film written and directed by John Hughes. Released on June 11th that year, the movie was a fair success and is today seen as a classic. Some of the taglines associated with the film were "One Man's Struggle To Take It Easy" and "Leisure Rules".

Box Office

Ferris Bueller's Day Off's total gross in the United States was approximately 70 million dollars. Compared to the lean budget of 6 million dollars, this was viewed as a success.

Cast

Matthew Broderick
as Ferris Bueller
Alan Ruck
as Cameron Frye
Mia Sara
as Sloane Peterson
Jeffrey Jones
as Edward R. Rooney, Dean of Students
Jennifer Grey
as Jeanie Bueller
Cindy Pickett
as Katie Bueller
Lyman Ward
as Tom Bueller
Edie McClurg
as Grace
Charlie Sheen
as the Druggie
Ben Stein
as The Economics Teacher
Del Close as the English Teacher

Plot

It is Friday, May 17, 1985.

Ferris Bueller is a wise-cracking high school student from the fictional suburb of Shermer, Illinois (located near Chicago), who decides to skip out of school for a day on the town, by pretending to be sick. As Ferris says "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." To this end, Ferris convinces his best friend Cameron to take his father's 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California out for a spin, despite the fact that Cameron's Dad has so little trust in him he has recorded the car's mileage on his wrist (Ferris makes the promise to erase any miles they put on the car by driving home backwards). Using the Ferrari as a high-class prop to give his masquerade as his girlfriend Sloane's father (Mr. Peterson) credibility, Ferris tricks the high school dean of students, Ed Rooney, into thinking her grandmother is dead, in effect excusing her from school.

Ben Stein delivers a memorable performance as a dry, droning economics teacher. He discusses the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act and how it was perceived by some at the time to be related to what was famously dubbed "Voodoo Economics" by George H.W. Bush, while semi-conscious students look on. For many, the familiar feeling of extreme tedium experienced by students during a particularly dull lecture is captured in this scene. (It is interesting to note that Stein, who actually holds a real degree in economics, is giving an actual non-scripted lecture in this scene.) Rooney sees Ferris's attempt to get a little fun as an act of rebellion against his authority. He sets out to catch Ferris and make an example of him for other students. He spends several hours doing so; in the process his car gets towed away, he is assaulted by Jeanie Bueller and the Bueller's dog, suffering multiple injuries. Meanwhile Ferris's resentful sister Jeanie, envious of Ferris, decides to leave school and uncover his scheme on her own.

During Ferris's "day off," he enjoys a baseball game at Wrigley Field, dines at an elite restaurant, sneaks onto a float during the Von Steuben Day Parade to lip-sync "Danke Schoen" and "Twist and Shout", enjoys the view at the top of the Sears Tower and visits the Art Institute of Chicago.

Later on, Ferris hoists the rear wheels of the Ferrari off the ground and puts it in reverse courtesy of a cement block on the gas pedal in order to take off the miles to cover up the fact that it was driven. However, this fails as the odometer does not roll back. Cameron refuses to consider Ferris' suggestion to "crack open" the odometer and roll the numbers back by hand. Due to Cameron's rage at the impending failure of their deception as well as his home situation, he kicks the Ferrari off the blocks sending it reeling backwards and out an upper story glass wall-to-wall window. They declare it "killed" and Cameron is forced to stand up to his father for the first time in his life.

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