Forty years ago this month — June 5, 1985, to be exact — a high school senior named Ferris Bueller decided not to go to school.
Instead, he took his girlfriend, Sloane, his best friend, Cameron, and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (“borrowed” from Cameron’s dad) on an adventure-packed odyssey through Chicago, during which they lunched at a hoity-toity French restaurant, took in a Cubs game, and participated in the Von Steuben Day parade, all while engaging in an epic race against time, parents, and Vice Principal Edward R. Rooney.
Ironically, it’s Ferris who exhibits the very leadership qualities Vice Principal Rooney lacks.
Spoiler alert: He gets away with it.
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