“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was released 35 years ago Friday. ... Grace, to principal Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), was brought in for an audition because of her Midwestern looks.

`Ferris Bueller`s Day Off,” set in Chicago, is not the most exciting day a teenager has spent ditching school. But that the film doesn`t live up to our anticipation of a rollicking good time is ...

When it came to ‘80s movies, nobody did it quite like John Hughes. Between Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and the countless ...

How 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Became One of the Best High School Films Ever. ... Hughes took Jones on a trip to meet the assistant principal at his old high school in Chicago.

As Ferris warns us, life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it — so keep reading! 1. Taking a joyride in a Ferrari: Ferris Bueller's Day Off facts ...

It might sound ridiculous, but “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” stirs both nostalgia and a certain civic pride for Chicagoans. After all, the film was Hughes’s love letter to the city.

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” set in Chicago, is not the most exciting day a teenager has spent ditching school. But that the film doesn’t live up to our anticipation of a rollicking good ...