Ferris has been absent nine times. His parents believe he is sick, his sister knows he is not, and Dean Rooney has decided this is the day he catches him. Ferris, meanwhile, has a plan that involves his best friend Cameron, Cameron’s father’s 1961 Ferrari and the whole of Chicago. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is the most relaxed film John Hughes ever made, and the one that has aged best.
What Happens On The Day Off
The Sears Tower, the Board of Trade, a French restaurant where Ferris pretends to be the Sausage King of Chicago, a Cubs game, the Art Institute, and the Von Steuben Day parade where he sings Twist and Shout on a float. Rooney breaks into the Bueller house and gets bitten by the dog. Jeanie, the sister, gets arrested and meets Charlie Sheen in the police station. And the Ferrari’s mileage has to be rolled back before Cameron’s father gets home, which is where the film stops being a comedy for five minutes.
Why Cameron Is The Real Lead
Ferris talks to the camera and never worries. Cameron, played by Alan Ruck, worries about everything, and the film is really about him deciding to stand up to his father. Matthew Broderick was 23 and playing 17. The “life moves pretty fast” line is on more posters than any other line from the 1980s.
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