<P> Ferris Bueller 's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written , co-produced and directed by John Hughes , and co-produced by Tom Jacobson . The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller , a high - school slacker who spends a day off from school , with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck . Ferris regularly `` breaks the fourth wall '' to explain techniques and inner thoughts . </P>
<P> Ferris Bueller 's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written , co-produced and directed by John Hughes , and co-produced by Tom Jacobson . The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller , a high - school slacker who spends a day off from school , with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck . Ferris regularly `` breaks the fourth wall '' to explain techniques and inner thoughts . </P>
who played the title role of ferris bueller 's day off
who played the title role of ferris bueller 's day off
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick