Filmed in Chicago, the 1986 John Hughes movie is about a kid who skips class to go on a day-long adventure downtown. Ferris Bueller and his friends join in a parade, visit the Sears Tower and take in a Cubs game at Wrigley Field.
The 25 films selected in 2014 by the Library of Congress to be preserved as part of the National Film Registry:
- "13 Lakes" (2004)
- "Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day" (1913)
- "The Big Lebowski" (1998)
- "Down Argentine Way" (1940)
- "The Dragon Painter" (1919)
- "Felicia" (1965)
- "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986)
- "The Gang's All Here" (1943)
- "House of Wax" (1953)
- "Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport" (2000)
- "Little Big Man" (1970)
- "Luxo Jr." (1986)
- "Moon Breath Beat" (1980)
- "Please Don't Bury Me Alive!" (1976)
- "The Power and the Glory" (1933)
- "Rio Bravo" (1959)
- "Rosemary's Baby" (1968)
- "Ruggles of Red Gap" (1935)
- "Saving Private Ryan" (1998)
- "Shoes" (1916)
- "State Fair" (1933)
- "Unmasked" (1917)
- "V-E Day + 1" (1945)
- "The Way of Peace" (1947)
- "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971)
National Film Preservation Board: http://www.loc.gov/film