{"id":3153,"date":"2026-06-08T22:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/06\/08\/the-cast-of-ferris-buellers-day-off-then-and-now\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:53:00","slug":"the-cast-of-ferris-buellers-day-off-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/06\/08\/the-cast-of-ferris-buellers-day-off-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cast of \u2018Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off,\u2019 Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A look at what Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey and more have been doing in the years since the film was released in theaters on June 11, 1986.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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\tFrom Sixteen Candles<\/em> to The Breakfast Club<\/em>, the films of John Hughes are known for giving voice to the generation that came of age in the \u201980s. They captured the social pressures and responsibilities that teens struggled against in high school, giving them permission to accept the messy reality of their lives and embrace the present. Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/em>, which was released in theaters 40 years ago on June 11, 1986, was the epitome of all that. As Matthew Broderick memorably said in the title role: \u201cLife moves pretty fast. If you don\u2019t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThe movie follows Ferris Bueller, a kid who has his parents, and most everyone else, wrapped around his little finger. He has perfected the art of faking illness, and uses this scheme to skip school and enjoy one last day in Chicago with his girlfriend (Sloane, played by Mia Sara) and his best friend (the high-strung Cameron, played by Alan Ruck), before the guys graduate. Among their exploits, the trio go to a Cubs game, a fine dining restaurant, the Art Institute of Chicago and a downtown parade, where Ferris commandeers a float and lip syncs to \u201cDanke Schoen\u201d for the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tAnd why not? When you\u2019re about to leave for college and everything\u2019s going to change, sometimes the best thing you can do is blow off school for a day to enjoy life \u2014 and make sure it doesn\u2019t pass you by.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tTo celebrate the iconic teen movie\u2019s 40th anniversary, THR<\/em> checks in on the cast of the culture-defining hit \u2014 including Broderick, Ruck, Sara and Jennifer Grey \u2014 to see where life has taken them in the decades since its release.\u00a0<\/p>\n