The Parade Scene: Ferris Buellers Day Off (1986)

Ferris Bueller s Day Offis a 1986 Americanteencomedy filmwritten, coproduced and directed byJohn Hughes, and coproduced by Tom Jacobson. The film starsMatthew Broderickas Ferris Bueller, a highschool slacker who spends a day off from school, withMia SaraandAlan Ruck. Ferris regularly breaks the fourth wall to explain techniques and inner thoughts. Hughes wrote the screenplay in less than a week. Filming began in September 1985 and finished in November 1985. Featuringmany landmarks, including theSears Towerand theArt Institute of Chicago, the film was Hughes love letter to Chicago: I really wanted to capture as much of Chicago as I could. Not just in the architecture and landscape, but the Released byParamount Pictureson June 11, 1986, the film became one of thetopgrossing films of the year, receiving 70. 1 million over a 5. 8 million budget, and was enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. In 2014, the film was se