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Ferris Bueller's Day Off #242

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

One man's struggle to take it easy.

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After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

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Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Lyman Ward, Edie McClurg, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Del Close, Virginia Capers, Richard Edson, Larry Jenkins, Kristy Swanson, Lisa Bellard, Max Perlich, Scott Coffey, Eric Saiet, Jason Alderman, Joey Garfield, Kristin Graziano, Bridgett Baron, Annie Ryan, Eric Edidin, Brendan Baber, Tiffany Chance, Jonathan Schmock, Tom Spratley, Dave Silvestri, Debra Montague, Joey D. Vieira, Louie Anderson, Stephanie Blake, Robert McKibbon, Paul Manzanero, Miranda Whittle, Robert Kim, Dick Sollenberger, Bob Parkinson, Richard Rohrbough, Edward Le Beau, Polly Noonan, DeeDee Rescher, John Hughes

Keywords: chicago, illinois, independence, high school, coming of age, breaking the fourth wall, teen movie, fantasy sequence, car theft, skipping school, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, truancy, day in a life, 1980s, teenager

Triggers - animal abuse: A dog gets hit with a pot and gets knocked out, but the impact of offscreen - stalking: The principal character stalks the protagonist in an attempt to catch him skipping school. - dear toy destruction - mannequins - shower scenes: Ferris takes a shower near the beginning of the film, while he's ranting about the test he skipped. - razors - anxiety attacks: Cameron has several big freak-out episodes - misophonia: Fake vomit sounds are heard, they sound pretty fake though - suicide attempts - fourth wall: The famous post-credits scene where the title character questions why people are still watching the movie and implores them to “go home” - car honk / tire screech: One car is driven fast and makes some sharp turns. - car crashes: yes but no one is in the car