Rides. Whips. Jalopies. Whatever you call them, you've probably noticed that cars are a big deal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. (And if you call them jalopies, then you were probably born well before...

This mantra shows up everywhere in the Ferris Bueller movie universe. On the town's water tower. On the marquee at Wrigley Field. On a kid's binder at the end of the film, where it's given some har...

If we had a dime for every time somebody asked us who our favorite pointillist painter is, we'd have… well, nothing. But we do know a pointillist painter thanks to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It's...

We know we're supposed to be talking about symbols and motifs here, Shmooper, but can we take a break here to talk about a dramatic principle really quick? That baseball that Ferris's catches—you...

According to Susannah Gora's book You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation (Three Rivers Press, 2011), actor Matthew Broderick was apprehens...