Theatrical release: June 11, 1986.

Filmed in and around Chicago, Illinois, including at Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, IL, which is writer-director John Hughes's alma mater.

Matthew Broderick: American Actor, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)
Mia Sara: Film/TV Actress
Alan Ruck: American Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Jones: American actor, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF
Edie McClurg: American supporting actress
Jennifer Grey: American Actress, DIRTY DANCING (1987)
Cindy Pickett: American TV Actress
Lyman Ward: Actor
Charlie Sheen: Actor, TWO AND A HALF MEN
Ben Stein: Low-key actor/economist; Nixon-Era White House staffer
Del Close: 
Virginia Capers: American Actress
Richard Edson: Star, HARD SCRAMBLED (2006)
Larry "Flash" Jenkins: 
Louie Anderson: Comedian/Actor
Kristy Swanson: American Actress
Max Perlich: Star, HOMEWARD BOUND II: LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO (1995)
Polly Noonan: 

John Hughes: American Director/Writer/Producer

John Hughes: American Director/Writer/Producer
Tom Jacobson: Producer

John Hughes: American Director/Writer/Producer

Ira Newborn: 
John Robie: 
Arthur Baker: 

Paul Hirsch: Editor, RAY (2004)

"...Jones is pricelessly funny...[He gives an] absolutely delicious comic performance..."
"...Beautifully written and acted, this is John Hughes' finest film..."
"[W]ish fulfillment for the pre-Nirvana generation. Crisp fun..."
5 stars out of 5 -- "[F]rom picture-postcard Chicago cityscapes to achingly funny situations, from stand-up-and-cheer set-pieces to that eye-popping Ferrari, this is a film that leaves you aching to phone in sick."
"...Hughes' flattering portrait of a prankish high school Uberteen..."
"...The film's hook is a tantalizing fantasy for adults as well as kids..."
"John Hughes' mid-'80s paean to free-spirited defiance and karmic coolness appealed to just about everyone." -- Grade: A-