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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

In this comedy, Matthew Broderick - worshipped by students, scourge of teachers - decides to play truant and whisks reluctant chum Alan Ruck and girlfriend Mia Sara off to the big city for an adventure; meanwhile, uptight dean of students Jeffrey Jones is determined to catch him in the act. This remains the most fully rounded of writer/director John Hughes's teen comedies, although once again it's marred slightly by Hughes's familiar undercurrent of sentimentality. Broderick is remarkably likeable as the arrogant, spoilt brat, Ruck is excellent as his melancholy friend and Jones almost steals the show as he suffers the humiliations that would later be heaped upon the burglars in the Hughes-scripted blockbuster Home Alone. The film also provides early outings for Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) and Charlie Sheen.

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Cast

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Ferris BuellerMatthew Broderick
Cameron FryeAlan Ruck
Sloane PetersonMia Sara
Ed RooneyJeffrey Jones
Jeanie BuellerJennifer Grey
Katie BuellerCindy Pickett
Tom BuellerLyman Ward
School secretaryEdie McClurg
Garth VolbeckCharlie Sheen
Economics teacherBen Stein
History teacherDel Close

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DirectorJohn Hughes

Details

Theatrical distributor
U.I.P. (UK)
Released on
1987-02-13
Languages
English | German
Guidance
May be edited for langauge
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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