About Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Director

John Hughes

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Shot on

35mm film

Lenses

Panavision lenses

Look

Color

Aspect ratio

2.35:1

A high school senior fakes sick and takes his best friend and girlfriend on a one-day tour of Chicago. It's a comedy that talks straight to camera. It's also a love letter to the city it was shot in.

How it was made

• Shooting began in Chicago in September 1985. The production moved to Los Angeles in late October.
• Close shots of the Ferrari used a real car brought onto a stage.
• Every pane of glass was removed from the house to film the car crash scene.