‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ (1986) has become a ’80s cult classic! Written and directed by John Hughes, the film follows a sneaky high school student who skips school for a day to spend time with his girlfriend and best friend in Chicago. Starring Matthew Broderick, the film was a hit in a successful run of teen comedies during the decade, many of which were written by Hughes.
I was introduced to this film in middle school and the premise alone sounded funny. The series of adventures that Ferris would take proved to top the next and the laughs continued all the way to the very end. It’s not so much as a philosophical look at youth with emotional weight, instead it stands as a feel-good movie to brighten anyone’s mood. And, that’s precisely why I love it. The movie also represents this period of filmmaking that centered upon youth that defined the decade and the generation that watched. My father, for example, was a great fan of John Hughes and movies like ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ remain significant to that part of his life.
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