Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
The 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, the Secratary
Charlie Sheen .... Boy in Police Station
Ben Stein .... Economics Teacher
After being insulted by Andy the Saint for never having seen this movie (despite the Saint never having seen Top Gun), I figured I'd better check it out to avoid further verbal abuse (even though the Saint has left the bucolic splendor of Music World once again).
My thoughts are that despite a completely implausible storyline by John Hughes (which seems to be his forte *cough*HomeAlone*cough*), Ferris Bueller is a pretty alright movie. I'm not that big a fan of breaking the wall & talking directly to the viewer, but whatever.
Minus a few bits with the museum that seemed to be almost masturbatory filmmaking (look at how arty & deep I can be!), it's a pretty alright movie. I don't understand (Once again!) the near-iconic status this movie holds, but it's a fairly alright little diversion that I'm sure you can see once a week (at least) on TBS. 3.5 outta 5.
Roger Ebert's review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)