Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 film by John Hughes
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Summary
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,610 views/month, #604 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Hughes[3]
- Screenwriter: John Hughes[4]
- Composer: Ira Newborn[5]
- Genre: teen film[6], coming-of-age film[7], comedy film[8]
- Cast member: Matthew Broderick[9], Mia Sara[10], Alan Ruck[11], Jennifer Grey[12], Jeffrey Jones[13], Edie McClurg[14], Charlie Sheen[15], Ben Stein[16], Joey D. Vieira[17], John Hughes[18], Kristy Swanson[19], Louie Anderson[20], Lyman Ward[21], Max Perlich[22]
- Producer: John Hughes[23]
- Director of photography: Tak Fujimoto[24]
- Part of: National Film Registry[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Commons category: Ferris Bueller's Day Off[27]
- Soundtrack release: Ferris Bueller's Day Off – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 7.7/10[30], 83%[31], 61/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: June 11, 1986[35], December 18, 1986[36]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[37]
- Narrative location: Chicago[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ferris Bueller's Day Off[39]
- Filming location: Long Beach[40], Chicago[41]
- Main subject: adolescence[42], friendship[43], deception[44], joie de vivre[45], social norm[46], anticonformism[47]
- Film editor: Paul Hirsch[48]
- Title: Ferris Bueller's Day Off[49]
- Has characteristic: title for Spain[50], title for Hispanic America[51]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[52]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Ferris Bueller's Day Off include Save Ferris[53], a musical group[54], founded in 1995[55].
Why It Matters
Ferris Bueller's Day Off has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for it include Save Ferris[53], a musical group[54], founded in 1995[55].