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• Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 comedy about a Chicago high school senior (Matthew Broderick) who decides to skip school with his best friend (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend (Mia Sara) and embark on a wild day on the town, with his principal hot on his heels. In the film, Bueller often breaks the Fourth Wall by talking directly to the audience and explaining his techniques and thoughts. Written and directed by John Hughes, the movie helped make Broderick a star and is still considered one of the best movies of the 1980s.

• Fast Facts

  1. Tagline: "One man's struggle to take it easy"
  2. Director: John Hughes
  3. Release Date: June 11, 1986
  4. Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Ben Stein
  5. Run Time: 102 min
  6. Actors considered for the role of Ferris included Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. and Michael J. Fox
  7. Ben Stein's economics lecture was not scripted; Stein graduated from Columbia University with an economics degree
  8. A 1990 Ferris Bueller TV show, starring Jennifer Aniston and Charlie Schlatter survived just one season before being canceled by NBC

• Quotes

  • "Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious."

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  Matthew Broderick | Mia Sara | Jennifer Grey | Ben Stein | Charlie Sheen | The Last Picture Show | Planes Trains and Automobiles | Sixteen Candles | The Breakfast Club | John Hughes

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