Ferris Bueller's Day Off facts for kids

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a super popular American comedy movie from 1986. It's all about a clever teenager named Ferris Bueller who decides to skip school for a day. The movie takes place in Chicago, Illinois. It was made by John Hughes, who wrote and directed it, along with producer Tom Jacobson.

Meet the Characters

This movie has many memorable characters. Here are the main actors and who they play:

• Matthew Broderick plays Ferris Bueller, the main character.
• Alan Ruck plays Cameron Frye, Ferris's best friend.
• Mia Sara plays Sloane Peterson, Ferris's girlfriend.
• Jeffrey Jones plays Edward R. Rooney, the school's Dean of Students. He tries to catch Ferris skipping school.
• Jennifer Grey plays Jeanie Bueller, Ferris's sister.
• Lyman Ward plays Tom Bueller, Ferris's dad.
• Cindy Pickett plays Katie Bueller, Ferris's mom.
• Edie McClurg plays Grace, Mr. Rooney's secretary.
• Ben Stein plays the boring Economics teacher.
• Del Close plays the English teacher.
• Charlie Sheen plays Garth Volbeck, a teenager at the police station.
• Richard Edson plays the Parking Garage Attendant.
• Kristy Swanson plays Simone Adamlee, an Economics student.
• Johnathan Schmock plays the snooty waiter.
• Virginia Capers plays Nurse Florence Sparrow.

The TV Show Version

Did you know there was a TV show based on the movie? It was called Ferris Bueller and aired on NBC in 1990. This show was a prequel, meaning it showed events that happened before the movie.

Charlie Schlatter played Ferris Bueller in the TV series. Jennifer Aniston played his sister. In the TV show, the Bueller family lived in Los Angeles instead of Chicago.

Images for kids

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  Broderick in Sweden during his promotion of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, June 1986

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  Southeast view of the house in Los Cerritos in Long Beach, California, used in the film

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  The Ben Rose House, in Highland Park, Illinois, served as the filming location for Cameron Frye's house.

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  Hughes says The Art Institute of Chicago was a "place of refuge" in his youth.

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  A 1961 Ferrari GT California

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  Ferris Bueller Night at Wrigley Field, October 1, 2011.

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  Barbara Bush used dialogue from the film at a commencement speech

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  While Paul McCartney admitted that he liked the movie, he personally disliked the "Twist and Shout" sequence for its inclusion of brass instruments.

See also

In Spanish: Ferris Bueller's Day Off para niños