Rotten
What should've been a joyful romp turns into a stale, sour-edged celebration of the New Conformist, an affluent, technology-addled cherub without a rebellious whim in his brain.
Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Overview
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Director and cast
- John Hughes Director
- Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller
- Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye
- Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson
- Jeffrey Jones as Ed Rooney
- Jennifer Grey as Jeanie Bueller
- Cindy Pickett as Katie Bueller
- Lyman Ward as Tom Bueller
- Edie McClurg as Grace, School Secretary
- Charlie Sheen as Boy in Police Station
- Ben Stein Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It is most curious that Hughes, who is obviously clever and talented, has failed to develop the intriguing situation he has set in motion.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
[While Risky Business] suggested that money isn't everything, Ferris Bueller insists just the opposite.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
A film that doesn't seem to know what it's about until the end.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Here is a dream as old as adolescence, and it is fun to be reminded of its ageless potency, especially in a movie as good-hearted as this one.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
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