Ferris Bueller's Day Off Resources

A fan-run blog with gifs (both animated and non), links, and fan art.

In 2010, an anonymous Bueller buff, or buffs, reenacted the entire day off.

In 1990, NBC premiered a TV show based on the movie. It debuted in August and was canceled in December. John Hughes wanted nada to do with it.

Mia Sara and Alan Ruck take a break from twisting and shouting to talk to E.T. Jennifer Grey weighs in from a leafy undisclosed location.

Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck interview each other during a break in filming.

So, that's what the pancreas thing was all about.

In which a pre-"Mrs. Terminator" Maria Shriver asks him a bunch of questions.

Spoiler alert: He liked it.

Spoiler alert: She didn't like it as much as Ebert did.

Allison Byrne Fields's teenage fan letter to John Hughes turned into a two-year pen pal relationship and a life-long friendship.

John Hughes's childhood friend explains the inspiration behind Ferris to The Washington Post.

A thorough, thoughtful profile of John Hughes by Vanity Fair contributing editor David Kamp.

Use this to recreate Ferris's day off the next time you're in the Windy City. (Ferrari optional.)

Freda Moon's New York Times article explores John Hughes' relationship to his adopted hometown.

Previewing "one man's struggle to take it easy."

The first of many.

Um, he's sick.

Grace keeps it real.

Shmooper, meet Abe Froman.

John Hughes's favorite sequence to shoot. It's easy to see why.

Seriously. Whose pool is that??

Ferris unleashes one of the central themes of the move.

A 2012 Honda CR-V commercial starring Matthew Broderick that debuted during the Super Bowl and is as close to a Ferris Bueller sequel as we'll probably ever get.

For a while, re-cutting the Ferris Bueller trailer to change the film's tone was all the rage. This popular chop gives the movie the Garden State-style indie treatment.

The only DVD commentary that John Hughes ever recorded—not just for Bueller, but for anything.

An official movie soundtrack was never released, but if you want to groove on some '80s alterna-pop handpicked by John Hughes, check out this YouTube playlist that rounds up most of the songs used in the movie.

"Leisure rules."

Which may have been taken at a Sears Portrait Studio. Perhaps it was an Olan Mills instead.

"This mullet's pretty rad, isn't it?" "Sure is, John."

It sold for $1.06 million in 2013 (after a significant price drop).

A screenshot of Ferris's tips for taking a sick day. Not that we're encouraging you to take a sick day, of course. We'd hate for you to miss your test on European socialism.