Movie #118: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Movie #: 118
Movie Title: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Year Released: 1986

Director: John Hughes
Notable Cast: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey

Short Description: A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: #88
FilmCrave.com: #90
FlickChart.com: #49



Date Watched: 5/22/2016

Grade: 2 out of 5 (Fair)

Rationale: Similar to The Breakfast Club I hoped that a second viewing many years after I had first seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off would change my opinion and make me think better of it. Guess not. I don’t get how this movie is considered to be a comedy like it’s pigeonholed into. Ferris breaking the fourth wall and directly addressing the viewer directly would have been more impactful if Matthew Broderick had an ounce of charisma while doing it and, while not part of Ferris’ story, I wish viewers would have been privy to the fallout of Cam’s father seeing his car destroyed after being subjected to whining from Cam throughout the movie about how negative his father’s reaction to them taking the car would be, even before it was destroyed. That’s quite a missed opportunity in my opinion. Glad I never have to watch this again.