Ferris Buellers Day Off

Awkward (Film) Family Portraits

Posted 05.10.2012

Kirk Demarais creates the stereotypical J.C. Penney awkward family portrait with a crucial twist: he portrays fictional families from film and TV. His...

Student Allegedly Hacks Computers To Change Grades

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.23.2012

An unnamed student at Pelham High School in Pelham, N.H., may have taken the 80's film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" a little too seriously, as he allege...

'Happy Endings': Max And Penny Meet Valet From 'Ferris Bueller'

Posted 05.07.2012

"Happy Endings" (Wed., 9:30 p.m. EST on ABC) found a way to work a fun cameo seamlessly into their crazy narrative this week in an all-new episode. Wh...

Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Ad: Matthew Broderick Confirms Self-Doubt, Cameron Cameo Nixed

Posted 04.01.2012

From its first itty bitty steps into the Twittersphere to a full-blown viral triumph, the Ferris Bueller Super Bowl ad-cum-Internet phenomenon has bee...

How Many Easter Eggs Did You Spot During The Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial?

Posted 04.07.2012

Super Bowl commercials move pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss things. Like these easter eggs from the Fer...

Like & Dislike List: Back to the Future on Broadway, Office Spin-Off, New Hunger Games and More!

Kris LoPresto | Posted 04.04.2012

Kris LoPresto

Like: The Ferris Bueller Honda Super Bowl Spot. Over 10 million views and counting! For a commercial! Does anyone not love this spot?

Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Ad: Matthew Broderick Confirms Self-Doubt, Cameron Cameo Nixed

Posted 04.01.2012

From its first itty bitty steps into the Twittersphere to a full-blown viral triumph, the Ferris Bueller Super Bowl ad-cum-Internet phenomenon has bee...

Watch Matthew Broderick In Full-Length Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Commerical (VIDEO)

Posted 03.31.2012

The Internet moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you'd miss things...like the complete Ferris Bueller-inspired Honda...

Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Commercial: Matthew Broderick And Todd Phillips Team For Honda?

Posted 03.28.2012

The Internet threw its back out on Thursday thanks to a 10-second video featuring Matthew Broderick in full Ferris Bueller mode. ("How can I handle wo...

PHOTOS: Ferris Bueller Returns To Wrigley Field

Posted 12.02.2011

CHICAGO — Ferris Bueller has returned to Wrigley Field, though this time he didn't have to cut class. And he helped set a world record. The 1986 ...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.21.2011

Len Berman

With the news that Colts quarterback Peyton Manning underwent stem cell treatment in Europe for his neck, comes word that free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens is in Korea for the same kind of treatment on his knee.

'Ferris Bueller' Will Be First Film Screened At Wrigley Field

Posted 11.20.2011

With the classic Chicago-based comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" celebrating the 25th anniversary of its release this year, Groupon and Wrigley Field ...

Classic 80s Movies Hollywood Hasn't Ruined -- Yet

Una LaMarche | Posted 09.11.2011

Una LaMarche

The way to do a remake right, as evidenced by the 2004 monstrosity Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, is to give it a colon, a subtitle, and a plot preferably set outside U.S. borders. This alerts the potential viewer to the fact that it will suck.

Is A 'Ferris Bueller' Sequel On The Way?

Posted 08.15.2011

Perhaps it can be chalked up to a renewed sense of nostalgia for the now deceased film director John Hughes, or perhaps we're in the midst of a collec...

WATCH: Ferris Bueller's Last Day Off

Posted 08.15.2011

The charm of Matthew Broderick's character in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' was that he was a seize-the-day, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of guy. A...

Matthew Broderick, Who Do You Think You Are?

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011

Megan Smolenyak

Matthew Broderick found success at an early age with his memorable performance in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. His efforts to trace his family history unearthed a legacy of quiet heroes.

PHOTOS: Inside The Iconic Home From "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Posted 05.25.2011

You may remember the amazing Ben Rose home from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." The scene: Cameron has a breakdown when he returns his dad's Ferrari and d...

Life Moves Pretty Fast: Remembering John Hughes, One Year After His Death

Susannah Gora | Posted 05.25.2011

Susannah Gora

For those of us for whom John Hughes' movies do mean so much, it's almost possible to suspend disbelief when "Pretty in Pink" comes on the radio, or when Sixteen Candles is on cable again.

First Rule About Ferris Club? Don't Talk About Ferris Club. (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

There's long been a theory amongst die-hard "Ferris Bueller" fans ("The Froman Fanatics," if you will) that the Matthew Broderick character is simply ...

'Ferris Bueller' Ferrari Going Up For Auction

Posted 05.25.2011

Two sliding glass doors are drawn apart. Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck are standing outside a garage. Ruck, in his signature Red Wings jersey and kh...

Eureka: A Conversation With Rooney's Robert Schwartzman and Ned Brower

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

Named after Ed Rooney -- everyone's favorite principal from Ferris Bueller's Day Off -- Rooney has amassed major chart success and three rowdy, unpretentious albums full of clever lyrics and hook-filled melodies.

PHOTOS: Top Ten Movies Filmed In Chicago

Posted 05.25.2011

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Chicago magazine has been releasing Top 40 lists of the records, restaurants and movies that epitomize Chicago. T...

Annals of the Over-rated: John Hughes

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

I had made a personal vow not to write about the Oscar winners or the Oscar show this year, simply out of boredom and crankiness. And my instincts wer...

Don't You Forget About Them (Slideshow)

Susannah Gora | Posted 05.25.2011

Susannah Gora

This is the history behind the making of the seminal 1980s youth movies like The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Ferris Bueller House Tops Endangered Buildings List

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The Highland Park house made famous in Ferris Bueller's Day Off tops a list of endangered historic structures in Chicago released Wednesday by non-pro...