Classic Movie

A righteous dude

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

The plot: Ferris Bueller is the kid who makes things happen. A self-assured, dauntless smart-arse who refuses to adhere to the “system”, Ferris has the ingenuity and blasé confidence every swaggering teenager craves.
It’s as the school secretary points out: ‘The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads – they all adore him. They think he’s a righteous dude.’

So what happens? Ferris is determined to secure something every normal kid dreams of – that forbidden day off where he gets to flex a bit more than just academic muscle. But rather than sit round “the garages” smoking bad dope and flicking through rancid old pornos like we'd probably have done, Ferris has much bigger ideals.

Why's it a classic? By utilising every underhand trick in the book and the sort of gadgetry Data from The Goonies would be proud of, he manages to not only get himself out of class, he also gets his girlfriend Sloane and his best mate Cameron (and his dad’s 1961 Ferrari 250 GT) along for the ride too.
They proceed to tour the Sears tower, blag posh lunch seats at an exclusive city restaurant, attend a Cubs baseball game, visit the Chicago Art Institute and lead a rendition of Twist and Shout at a German-American street party.
Not only does Ferris provide some much-needed fun for his uptight best pal, he orchestrates the kind of day most women can only dream of on a totally joyous journey through adolescence that’s more heroic than any Hollywood epic could ever be.
Ferris, we salute you.

	A totally joyous journey through adolescence that’s more heroic than any Hollywood epic could ever be