Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
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.
Log in to rate this movie.
Added by Hextor · 5 months ago
Where to Watch
Trailers & Videos
🎙️ SYSK Episodes
#083025
Selects: What Were the BONE WARS?
"No, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Right. And that movie came out when I was older."
— Josh
Josh jokingly corrects Chuck's mention of The Lost World by referencing Ferris Bueller as the actual movie that got kids into dinosaurs.
Aug 30, 2025
#100524
Selects: How the Escape from Alcatraz Worked
"It wasn't like Ferris Bueller style with like a fake snore on the hi-fi system or anything."
— Josh
Josh compares the dummy heads used in the escape to the fake person setup in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Oct 5, 2024
#031722
How Rewilding Works
"Never had a lesson, as Ferris Bueller said. Do you remember Ferris Bueller?"
— Josh
Josh references Ferris Bueller while discussing whether the character is a sociopath or cool teenager, mentioning he had prepared notes for a movie crush episode about the film.
Mar 17, 2022
#012821
How Hydropower Works
"I just remember learning that when I saw Ferris Bueller in high school and there's that scene by what's the Great Lake there in Chicago?"
— Chuck
Chuck recalls a scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off involving a Great Lake in Chicago while discussing tidal action in the Great Lakes.
Jan 28, 2021
#090120
How the Escape from Alcatraz Worked
"It wasn't like Ferris Bueller style with like a fake snore on the hi-fi system"
— Josh
Josh compared the fake busts made by the prisoners to the famous scene from Ferris Bueller.
Sep 1, 2020
#120519
What's a gap year anyway?
"I'm like Van Wilder and Ferris Bueller rolled into one."
— Chuck
Chuck references Ferris Bueller as an example of someone who stretched out their school experience, similar to his own college journey.
Dec 5, 2019
#041918
Two Times In the 70s When People Buried Ferraris
"I'm not letting these guys get Ferris Bueller my car."
— Josh
Referenced as a comparison when the car owner was cautious about valet parking his Ferrari.
Apr 19, 2018
#032918
What are false positives?
"Todd's winking at the camera and breaks the fourth wall and winks at the camera, Ferris Bueller style."
— Josh
Josh references the famous fourth wall break from Ferris Bueller's Day Off when describing a hypothetical scenario.
Mar 29, 2018
#031718
SYSK Selects: How Trickle-Down Economics Works
"Have you, Chuckers, ever seen the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off?"
— Josh
Referenced to discuss Ben Stein's role as an economics teacher and the mention of voodoo economics in the film.
Mar 17, 2018
#072214
How Trickle-Down Economics Works
"Have you, Chuckers, ever seen the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off?"
— Josh
Josh mentions the movie to reference Ben Stein's role as the economics teacher who talks about voodoo economics.
Jul 22, 2014
#070209
How can hypermiling save you gas?
"And it's kind of like Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Exactly. Not in reverse."
— Josh
Used to compare how EPA car testing works, with cars on dynamometers running but not actually moving forward like in the movie.
Jul 2, 2009
Cast
Matthew Broderick
Ferris Bueller
Alan Ruck
Cameron Frye
Mia Sara
Sloane Peterson
Jeffrey Jones
Ed Rooney
Jennifer Grey
Jeanie Bueller
Cindy Pickett
Katie Bueller
Lyman Ward
Tom Bueller
Edie McClurg
Grace, School Secretary
Charlie Sheen
Boy in Police Station
Ben Stein
Economics Teacher
Del Close
English Teacher
Virginia Capers
Florence Sparrow
💬 Comments (1)
Log in to leave a comment.