Good News in History, June 11

40 Years Later — See the Cast of 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Then and Now

It's hard to believe, but Ferris Bueller's Day Off is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026. Here's a look at the cast of the 80s classic then and now.

‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Is 40—Here’s the Story Behind the Real-Life Ferrari House

On the anniversary of the film, AD goes behind the movie magic that allowed a sports car to burst through the glass at an architecturally significant property

A Bueller, Bueller Anniversary – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Roughly 41 years ago, my dear friend, Michael Chinich, a kindred spirit if there ever was one, a man whom I used to visit in “The Black Tower,” the executive offices of Universal, asked me if I would do him a little favor. Michael was casting and producing a youth comedy for a close friend of his, John Hughes, a gigantically successful writer and producer of youth comedies. Michael and John and I had been having intense conversations about polit…

‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Turns 40: 25 Things You Didn’t Know About the Iconic Film

Life moves pretty fast — and somehow, it’s already been 40 years since Ferris Bueller’s Day Off hit theaters. The John Hughes-helmed teen comedy follows high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) in one of the most epic fake sick days in history, as he and his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) skip school to galavant around the city of Chicago. Hughes famously wrote the script in less than a week,…

‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Look Back on the 40th Anniversary of the Classic Comedy

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” stars Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck speak about the film in honor of its 40th aniversary.

Column: For ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’s’ 40th anniversary, we found the real Ferris Bueller

Ed McNally, a former classmate of filmmaker John Hughes, is now an attorney. And he helped us litigate a case against “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”