Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986 film by John Hughes
Movie film Q498906
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Summary

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,727 views/month, #604 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's director is recorded as John Hughes[4].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's screenwriter is recorded as John Hughes[5].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's composer is recorded as Ira Newborn[6].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's genre is recorded as teen film[7].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[8].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Matthew Broderick[10].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Mia Sara[11].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Alan Ruck[12].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Grey[13].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Jeffrey Jones[14].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Edie McClurg[15].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Charlie Sheen[16].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Ben Stein[17].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Joey D. Vieira[18].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as John Hughes[19].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Kristy Swanson[20].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Louie Anderson[21].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Lyman Ward[22].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Max Perlich[23].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Virginia Capers[24].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Richard Edson[25].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Scott Coffey[26].
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off's cast member is recorded as Larry "Flash" Jenkins[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ferris Bueller's Day Off's producer is recorded as John Hughes[28]. Its director is recorded as John Hughes[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Hughes[5]. Cast members include Matthew Broderick[10], Mia Sara[11], Alan Ruck[12], Jennifer Grey[13], Jeffrey Jones[14], and Edie McClurg[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1986-06-11T00:00:00Z[29] and +1986-12-18T00:00:00Z[30]. Ferris Bueller's Day Off's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include teen film[7], coming-of-age film[8], and comedy film[9]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include adolescence[33], friendship[34], deception[35], joie de vivre[36], social norm[37], and anticonformism[38].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10[39], 83%[40], and 61/100[41].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Ferris Bueller's Day Off include Save Ferris[42], a musical group[43], founded in 1995[44].

Why It Matters

Ferris Bueller's Day Off ranks in the top 0.64% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,727 views/month, #604 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Save Ferris[42], a musical group[43], founded in 1995[44].

References

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  34. [33] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [37] . Ferris Bueller's Day Off. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . Ferris Bueller's Day Off. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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