Ferris Bueller's Day Off
“Leisure rules.”
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.
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Cast
47 people
Matthew Broderick
Ferris Bueller
Known for
The Lion King
Godzilla
Alan Ruck
Cameron Frye
Known for
Succession
The Exorcist
Mia Sara
Sloane Peterson
Known for
Legend
Timecop
Jeffrey Jones
Ed Rooney
Known for
The Devil's Advocate
Beetlejuice
Jennifer Grey
Jeanie Bueller
Known for
Dirty Dancing
A Real Pain
Cindy Pickett
Katie Bueller
Known for
Sleepwalkers
St. Elsewhere
Lyman Ward
Tom Bueller
Known for
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Sleepwalkers
Edie McClurg
Grace, School Secretary
Known for
Frozen
The Little Mermaid
Charlie Sheen
Boy in Police Station
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Platoon
Ben Stein
Economics Teacher
Known for
Son of the Mask
Casper
Del Close
English Teacher
Known for
The Untouchables
The Blob
Virginia Capers
Florence Sparrow
Known for
Beethoven's 2nd
What's Love Got to Do with It
John Hughes Director · Ira Newborn Composer Tak Fujimoto Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $70M · Budget $6M · United States release June 11, 1986
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$70,100,000
Gross vs. budget
11.7×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Hughes Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Romania · June 11, 1986
Theatrical
United States · June 11, 1986
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 2023
Physical · 4K UHD
Australia
August 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Austria
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Canada
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Finland
December 12, 1986 · Theatrical
France
December 17, 1986 · Theatrical
August 24, 2000 · Physical · DVD
January 9, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
August 2, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
December 18, 1986 · Theatrical
August 24, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Greece
December 17, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 8, 1988 · Theatrical
February 9, 2011 · Physical · DVD
October 26, 2020 · Digital
India
November 24, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
December 4, 1986 · Theatrical
August 10, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Japan
March 14, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 18, 1986 · Theatrical
December 14, 2001 · TV · V8
July 15, 2007 · Physical · DVD
March 7, 2019 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
February 27, 1987 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 12, 1989 · Physical
Spain
April 24, 1987 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 13, 1987 · Theatrical
February 8, 2013 · Theatrical
July 31, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
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