I've said for years this film is the finest example of it's genre. It's a story about coming of age, the last fling before adulthood and giving the status quo the finger on your way out the door on the road to becoming part of the status quo, film. It also is John Hughes homage to his home town, Chicago.
Hughes cast a young Mathew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, the wise guy pain in the ass to the high school principle. Ed Roony. Ferris has charmed his parents, friends and most everyone except Rooney. Ferris quilts his best friend Cameron Frye into stealing his dad's vintage sports car, mimicking his girls friends father so they can spring her from school and facing up to the rest of his life. Cautionary note here. If you're looking for a character arc, the character that changes in this story is Cameron.
The hi-jinks of this trio are legendary. If you've never seen this film in it's entirety, you probably are aware of some of the scenes, because of their out take and situational value. The most famous is the improbable but enjoyable scene, where Ferris hi jacks a float in a Chicago downtown parade and leads the crowd in a Broadway style version of the Beatle's "Twist and Shout". The most creative is a MTV type montage of shots inside the The Chicago Art Institute.
The battle between the stuffy irate principle and the always ahead of the situation Bueller, comes to a head when in a final confrontation Ferris has to depend on his sister, a character who has been setup as an unlikely ally. Her conversion to the Ferris Bueller fan club is handled in such a way that we never see it coming.
All in all this film is just fun. I label it a classic simply because, while the costumes and the pop culture references are somewhat dated, the film is still relevant. Kid's are always rebelling against authority. We could only hope they express that dissatisfaction by skipping school to go to Wriggly Field, The Chicago Institute of Art and attend a Parade
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