Principal cast
Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones and Jennifer Grey
Film 361 of 498 on the Screen Path
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Leisure rules.
About the film
Ferris Bueller's Day Off at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1986 film at stop 361 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Tak Fujimoto (director of photography), Paul Hirsch (editor), Ira Newborn (original music composer) and John W. Corso (production design)
- Director
- John Hughes
- Release
- 1986-06-11
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Matthew BroderickCharacter: Ferris Bueller
- Alan RuckCharacter: Cameron Frye
- Mia SaraCharacter: Sloane Peterson
- Jeffrey JonesCharacter: Ed Rooney
- Jennifer GreyCharacter: Jeanie Bueller
- Cindy PickettCharacter: Katie Bueller
- Lyman WardCharacter: Tom Bueller
- Edie McClurgCharacter: Grace, School Secretary
- Charlie SheenCharacter: Boy in Police Station
- Ben SteinCharacter: Economics Teacher
- Del CloseCharacter: English Teacher
- Virginia CapersCharacter: Florence Sparrow
Full crew
Full crew
- John HughesCredits: Director, Producer, Writer
- Tak FujimotoCredits: Director of Photography
- Paul HirschCredits: Editor
- Michael ChinichCredits: Executive Producer
- Tom JacobsonCredits: Producer
- Ira NewbornCredits: Music, Original Music Composer
- Tom ElliottCredits: Stunts
- John StewartCredits: Stunts
- Rick LeFevourCredits: Stunts
- Kay WhippleCredits: Stunts
- Clay BossCredits: Stunts
- Marcia HolleyCredits: Stunts
- Eddie MatthewsCredits: Stunts
- David GonzalesCredits: Executive Producer's Assistant
- Barbara Seibert BolticoffCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Wingate Jones, Jr.Credits: Costumer
- Dan M. RichCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Jeff PassananteCredits: Construction Foreman
- Edmund E. VillaCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Silvio ScaranoCredits: Costume Supervisor
- Terry Lynn AllenCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Jim CoxCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Randy KelleyCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Hugo WengCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Ronald W. PayneCredits: Production Assistant
- John RozmanCredits: Leadman
- Ed ReillyCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- William A. LowmanCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Tim StaubsCredits: Second Company Grip
- Daniel JimรฉnezCredits: Dolly Grip
- Jeff LaneCredits: Cableman
- Carl AldanaCredits: Production Illustrator
- Linnea Ebba WicklundCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Terri ClemensCredits: Production Office Assistant
- Art 'Klondike' JonesCredits: Craft Service
- George KohutCredits: Second Unit Director of Photography
- Gretchen BrownCredits: Location Assistant
- Tracy Rosenthal-NewsomCredits: Location Assistant
- Anthony KerumCredits: Catering
- Jane AldermanCredits: Local Casting
- Greg PoppCredits: Location Assistant
- Valerie BulinskiCredits: Location Assistant
- James Giovannetti Jr.Credits: Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Ron MaxwellCredits: Transportation Co-Captain
- Lisa Lynn KearsleyCredits: Production Office Assistant
- Shelley AndreasCredits: Local Casting
- Joel PrihodaCredits: Leadman
- Armand PaolettiCredits: Transportation Captain
- John HudecekCredits: Key Grip
- Elinor BardachCredits: Costume Assistant
- James ZenkCredits: Still Photographer
- Ralph HallCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Peter KuttnerCredits: Assistant Camera
- Tracy CuttsCredits: Location Assistant
- Mark SimonCredits: Assistant Camera
- Dick OakesCredits: Gaffer
- Gary LadinskyCredits: Scoring Mixer
- Jerrie FowlerCredits: Assistant Editor
- Alf ClausenCredits: Orchestrator
- Don NemitzCredits: Orchestrator
- Marilyn VanceCredits: Costume Design
- Jane JenkinsCredits: Casting
- Tom RamseyCredits: First Company Grip
- Dan MarrowCredits: Transportation Captain
- Bennie E. DobbinsCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Kenny OrtegaCredits: Second Unit Director, Choreographer
- Conrad W. HallCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Greg AgalsoffCredits: Boom Operator
- Pamela AlchCredits: Script Supervisor
- Michael GermainCredits: Makeup Artist
- Robert J. LittCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Paul AbascalCredits: Hairstylist
- Stephen LimCredits: First Assistant Director
- Arne SchmidtCredits: Unit Production Manager
- P. Scott SakamotoCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Elliot TysonCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- John W. CorsoCredits: Production Design
- Jamie AndersonCredits: Camera Operator
- Peck PriorCredits: Assistant Editor
- Steve MaslowCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Melton C. MaxwellCredits: Chief Lighting Technician
- Tarquin GotchCredits: Music Supervisor
- Charles NewirthCredits: Location Manager
- Richard StoneCredits: Supervising Music Editor
- Tom F. ThomasCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Janet HirshensonCredits: Casting
- William H. BrownCredits: Post Production Coordinator
- Laurel MooreCredits: Still Photographer
- Jane VickerillaCredits: Associate Producer
- Kenneth D. CollinsCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Jennifer PolitoCredits: Set Decoration
- John FrazierCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
- Fran LucciCredits: Assistant Accountant
- Wylie StatemanCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Louis M. MannCredits: Set Designer
- James R. AlexanderCredits: Sound Mixer
- Cynthia QuanCredits: Production Accountant
- Jack M. MarinoCredits: Property Master
- Jim PriorCredits: Assistant Editor
- Lon BenderCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Stan GilbertCredits: Supervising ADR Editor
- Joseph A. MayerCredits: ADR Editor
- Bruce PearsonCredits: Color Timer
- Fredell PogodinCredits: Publicist
- Jeanne WeberCredits: Technical Advisor
- J.B. HirschCredits: Continuity
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