Directed by: John Hughes
Written by: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Cindy Pickett, Jennifer Grey, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones.
A high school student, Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), wants a day off school and has acted convincingly to convince his parents that he is very sick and unwell, taking advantage of their sympathy to pull off his plan. He then talks his very unwell friend, Cameron (Alan Ruck), who is genuinely sick, into taking his father’s Ferrari, as well as Ferris’ girlfriend, Sloane (Mia Sara), to Chicago for the day.
I am going to be completely honest here, I had not seen this film until very recently, and I questioned myself as to why. I don’t have the answer to that, as I found this film rather amusing, and I love 80s classic movies; this is certainly one that fits that category!
This film is a great example, along with many other great 80s classics, that defines what a great film actually was before all the remakes and politically correct elements that many films nowadays feature, aside from a fair few. This film shows the harmless fun of a teenager who just wants a day off school, without causing drama, or violence, but rather just faking a sickness so he (Ferris) can spend the day with his best friend, and girlfriend, on a nice day out and making it back before his parents find out, which he manages to do!
I did enjoy this film, I laughed a lot at the scenes, and at the end credit scene with Principal Rooney heading home, after being defeated in trying to catch Ferris out on his day of skipping school, being picked up by a school bus, and being humiliated further by a group of school kids. Ferris asks why we are still watching him and to “go home” as the show is now over.
Overall, this film was an enjoyable one, and I regret not watching it sooner than I did – but hey, at least I watched it now, that is all that matters, and it is definitely in my favourite 80s movie genre, alongside BTTF films, and The Goonies!
This is free to stream on Netflix, in HD, which is where I watched it from.
I rate this film 5 stars!
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