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7 June 2017updated 04 Oct 2023 10:29am

What day even was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off anyway?

An investigation.

By Anna Leszkiewicz

Hey, internet pop culture nerd. Yeah, you. You, who clicked on a headline about what specific date it is during the 1987 classic film of fun and hijinks Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. You are probably aware that on Monday, 5 June, the internet celebrated Ferris Bueller Day – the day when, supposedly, Ferris took his titular day off (5 June 1985).

There were viral posts – even by IMDB and JSTOR, so you know it’s real. There was a Twitter Moment about it and everything.

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