Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986 film by John Hughes
Movie film Q498906
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Summary

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,196 views/month, #604 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off was directed by John Hughes[4].
  • John Hughes wrote the screenplay for Ferris Bueller's Day Off[5].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's composer is recorded as Ira Newborn[6].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's genre is teen film[7].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's genre is coming-of-age film[8].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Matthew Broderick[10].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Mia Sara[11].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Alan Ruck[12].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Jennifer Grey[13].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Jeffrey Jones[14].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Edie McClurg[15].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Charlie Sheen[16].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Ben Stein[17].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Joey D. Vieira[18].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was John Hughes[19].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Kristy Swanson[20].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Louie Anderson[21].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Lyman Ward[22].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Max Perlich[23].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Virginia Capers[24].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Richard Edson[25].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Scott Coffey[26].
  • A cast member of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was Larry "Flash" Jenkins[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ferris Bueller's Day Off was produced by John Hughes[28]. It was directed by John Hughes[4]. John Hughes wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Matthew Broderick[10], Mia Sara[11], Alan Ruck[12], Jennifer Grey[13], Jeffrey Jones[14], and Edie McClurg[15].

Publication

Publication dates include June 11, 1986[29] and December 18, 1986[30]. The original language of Ferris Bueller's Day Off was English[31]. Genres include teen film[7], coming-of-age film[8], and comedy film[9]. It is part of National Film Registry[32]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include adolescence[34], friendship[35], deception[36], joie de vivre[37], social norm[38], and anticonformism[39].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10[40], 83%[41], and 61/100[42].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Ferris Bueller's Day Off include Save Ferris[43], a musical group[44], founded in 1995[45].

Why It Matters

Ferris Bueller's Day Off ranks in the top 0.64% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,196 views/month, #604 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include Save Ferris[43], a musical group[44], founded in 1995[45].

References

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  33. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [34] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . Ferris Bueller's Day Off. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . Ferris Bueller's Day Off. wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . Ferris Bueller's Day Off. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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