Matthew Broderick plays the title role, a popular high school student living in a well-to-do Chicago suburb. After convincing his parents that he is truly sick, Ferris calls on his friend Cameron (Ruck) to join him for a day off from
school. Cameron agrees, reluctantly, because it means taking his father's prized classic 1961 red Ferrari 250 GT convertible. They pick up Ferris's girlfriend (Sara) and head for downtown Chicago, but our plucky hero's nemesis, the high school's dean of students (Jones), has caught on to the
scheme and is determined to catch the boy in the act.
Considering that the story and pacing of this offbeat comedy wear thin after the first 2...
Released:
1986
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
103 mins