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* HateSink: Has This smug, self-righteous and power-hungry egotist as abandoned his work all while committing several petty crimes along the way all in the name of catching a truant. While Ferris was playing hooky, at least he didn’t go out of his way to commit crimes in order to further his goals.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he does go way too far in trying to catch Ferris by breaking into his house and assaulting his dog. It's still his job to enforce school regulations, and Ferris has been breaking school laws and regulations by skipping school at least nine times before he hacks into the school computer to alter the records and does so by blatantly exploiting the good will of everyone around him, including his parents.
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* HateSink: Has abandoned his work all while committing several petty crimes along the way all in the name of catching a truant. While Ferris was playing hooky, at least he didn’t go out of his way to commit crimes in order to further his goals.
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* ButtMonkey: And How! He ends up being humiliated and ending the film with Jeannie having blackmail material on him, as well as no car.
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** A lot of what she does to herself. Among other things she's ticked about why people seem to love Ferris and hate her... while Ferris treats everyone like his closest friend and she treats them all like dirt.
** Similarly she thinks of herself as TheUnfavorite of the two with her parents, despite the fact that they gifted her a car before the events of the movie. Again giving off the impression that she's ignorant to good in her life because of resentment towards Ferris.
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* RebelliousPrincess: She clearly comes from a wealthy background and rebels along with Ferris in her own way.
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* FlatCharacter: She may be the sane member of Ferris's group, but she also has less personality than them as well. Ferris is the HighSchoolHustler with a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold heart of gold]], Cameron's a hypochondriac with insecurities with his father, and Sloane is... Ferris's proposed girlfriend. Plus we don't get to learn much about her background, like we learned about Cameron's dysfunctional family.
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** A lot of what she does to herself. Among other things she's ticked about why people seem to love Ferris and hate her... while Ferris treats everyone like his closest friend and she treats them all like
** Similarly she thinks of herself as TheUnfavorite of the two with her parents, despite the fact that they gifted her a car before the events of the movie. Again giving off the impression that she's ignorant to good in her life because of resentment towards Ferris.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly everything she says is sarcasm.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Inverted at Chez Quis, moreso after he pulls off the trick, and partially justified as the maitre'd is a bit of a FrenchJerk (well, at least, it's a French restaurant). To be fair, Ferris started by trying to be nice, but that got nowhere.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Inverted at Chez Quis, moreso more so after he pulls off the trick, and partially justified as the maitre'd is a bit of a FrenchJerk (well, at least, it's a French restaurant). To be fair, Ferris started by trying to be nice, but that got nowhere.
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* SingingInTheShower: He starts singing "Danke Schoen" in the shower, using the showerhead as a mike. This of course foreshadows his performance when he hijacks a float in a parade later on that day.
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* FreudianTrio: He's the superego - the poor fella that is dragged along and really doesn't wants to be there.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Abrasive, temperamental, rude and humourless. She beceomes a JerkWithAHeartOfGold by the end.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Abrasive, temperamental, rude and humourless. humorless. She beceomes becomes a JerkWithAHeartOfGold by the end.
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* DeanBitterman: He's a pretty strict disciplinarian and has declared Ferris his ArchEnemy because the kid is the local HighSchoolHustler with nine absent days (''before'' Ferris hacked the computer). Take note that Cameron is ''also'' home sick and Rooney doesn't decide to personally visit him to make sure he's actually sick.
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* DeanBitterman: He's a pretty strict disciplinarian and has declared Ferris his ArchEnemy because to him, the kid is the local HighSchoolHustler with nine absent days (''before'' Ferris hacked the computer). Take note that Cameron is ''also'' home sick and Rooney doesn't decide to personally visit him to make sure he's actually sick.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Jenny eventually learns that keeping on hounding Ferris for the sake of a vendetta is a stupid thing. He doesn't. And he also hurts the Buellers' dog while he's at it.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Jenny Jeannie eventually learns that keeping on hounding Ferris for the sake of a vendetta is a stupid thing. He doesn't. And he also hurts the Buellers' dog while he's at it.
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* DeanBitterman: He's a pretty strict disciplinarian and has declared Ferris his ArchEnemy because the kid is the local HighSchoolHustler with nine absent days (''before'' Ferris hacked the computer). Take note that Cameron is ''also'' home sick and Rooney doesn't decides to personally visit him to make sure he's actually sick.
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* DeanBitterman: He's a pretty strict disciplinarian and has declared Ferris his ArchEnemy because the kid is the local HighSchoolHustler with nine absent days (''before'' Ferris hacked the computer). Take note that Cameron is ''also'' home sick and Rooney doesn't decides decide to personally visit him to make sure he's actually sick.
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* HeroicBSOD: Cameron undergoes one when, after thinking that maybe things won't go so bad after all, and maybe he's just being a worry wart, he notices the "slightly" increased mileage on the odometer on his dad's car, and proceeds to go catatonic.
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His vendetta against Ferris— Far from reasonable.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Except for his vendetta against Ferris, and even then it's justified with the supreme lengths Ferris goes for his schemes, which include hacking the school's computer.
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* BigBad: The closest the film gets to one. He does his best to ruin Ferris' day off and [[NonGivingUpSchoolGuy drag him back to school]]. Though he's [[HarmlessVillain rather bad at it]], barely posing a real threat to Ferris.
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** A male version. He does get Cameron to finally stand up for himself.
** There are even some who think that he's just a figment of Cameron's imagination.
** A male version. He does get Cameron to finally stand up for himself.
** There are even some who think that he's just a figment of Cameron's imagination.
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* AscendedExtra: Despite not being the titular protagonist and the movie being told by his best friends point of view, he really is the main character.
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* DarkHorseSibling: Ferris is loved by almost everyone around, while she is dismissed, even by her own parents. She's bitter about it.
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* AfraidOfDoctors: He goes through a lot of trouble to play sick and claims being in a doctor's office is worse than being in school.
* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: His girlfriend Sloane is one.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: At many points (most specifically the beginning and the end) he talks directly to the audience while setting up the stereo and moving model in his bed.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: At many points (most specifically the beginning and the end) he talks directly to the audience while setting up the stereo and moving model in his bed.
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* IconicOutfit: His ugly orange-and-black sweater vest, worn over a plain white T-shirt.
* IconicOutfit: His ugly orange-and-black sweater vest, worn over a plain white T-shirt.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's intended to be this and something of a sociopath, according to the Director's commentary.
* PosterGalleryBedroom: We can tell he's cool (as if there was ever any doubt), because he has a Music/CabaretVoltaire poster.
* SingingInTheShower: He starts singing "Danke Schoen" in the shower, using the showerhead as a mike. This of course foreshadows his performance when he hijacks a float in a parade later on that day.
* TheSociopath: Some viewers see him as this.
* TheSociopath: Some viewers see him as this.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cameron must have the patience of a saint.
* TheAllegedCar: His car is a piece of shit, according to Ferris.
* IconicOutfit: His Red Wings jersey.
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* ProperlyParanoid: His fears in leaving the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California at the garage come true when the attendants take it on a joyride.
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* LonelyRichKid: Add "neglected" and "emotionally abused" to "lonely", and you're there.
* ProperlyParanoid:His fears in leaving the 1961 He doesn't want to leave his dad's prized Ferrari 250GT California at the a garage come true when in the attendants care of a sleazy-looking attendant. He does so only after some persuasion by Ferris. It turns out his worries were absolutely justified as the attendant and his friend take it the car on a joyride.joyride only seconds after they leave, adding dozens of miles onto the car.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A good-natured girl who's dating the rebellious scamp Ferris Bueller.
* TheCheerleader: While we don't see her in action, she's a nice version of this.
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* OnlySaneMan: She goes along with Ferris' scheme, but she's a lot more leve-headed than her male companions.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: We know less about her than Ferris and Cameron and her role is Ferris' girlfriend.
* RebelliousPrincess: She clearly comes from a wealthy background and rebels along with Ferris in her own way.
* StraightMan: Ferris is a rogue, Cameron is neurotic and Sloane the calming, normal presence.
* TrueBlueFemininity: The kinder and gentler of the two female leads, she wears blue and white.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: We know less about her than Ferris and Cameron and her role is Ferris' girlfriend.
* RebelliousPrincess: She clearly comes from a wealthy background and rebels along with Ferris in her own way.
* StraightMan: Ferris is a rogue, Cameron is neurotic and Sloane the calming, normal presence.
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* TheResenter: This is her entire motivation. Her brother gets away with everything, while she CantGetAwayWithNuthin and can't even convince others of her brother's con when she unravels it.
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* TheAce: He has a bizarre, ''Film/MaryPoppins''-like ability to come out on top in any situation.
* AntiHero: He's a nice guy, but he lies to his parents so he can ditch school, and persuades Cameron to steal his dad's fancy car.
* AsideGlance: When he isn't directly addressing the audience, he's constantly doing this.
* BornLucky: He has come within a hair's breadth of being caught many times, and only escapes through dumb luck.
* BrilliantButLazy: If he put half the effort into school that he puts into ''avoiding'' school...
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: He's the coolest cat in Chicago and has skipped school nine times, to not mention God-only-knows how many scams off-screen.
* AntiHero: He's a nice guy, but he lies to his parents so he can ditch school, and persuades Cameron to steal his dad's fancy car.
* AsideGlance: When he isn't directly addressing the audience, he's constantly doing this.
* BornLucky: He has come within a hair's breadth of being caught many times, and only escapes through dumb luck.
* BrilliantButLazy: If he put half the effort into school that he puts into ''avoiding'' school...
* CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: He's the coolest cat in Chicago and has skipped school nine times, to not mention God-only-knows how many scams off-screen.
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* LovableRogue: While it can be debated how "lovable" he really is, Ferris is still a likable troublemaker.
* SupportingProtagonist: See Decoy protagonist.
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* DevilInPlainSight: Even if the idea of him being a full-blown sociopath is strictly in the realm of fanon, he still is a pretty big jerk (even ''bigger'' in the original screenplay) and can convince most grown-ups he's an angel with immense ease.
* FourthWallObserver: He frequently addresses the audience as a sort-of narrator. The other characters never notice he's doing it.
* FreudianTrio: He's the id - the leader of the group and hustling mastermind.
* HeroicBSOD: Cameron undergoes one when, after thinking that maybe things won't go so bad after all, and maybe he's just being a worry wart, he notices the "slightly" increased mileage on the odometer on his dad's car, and proceeds to go catatonic.
* HighSchoolHustler: Naturally. Runs cons so elaborate that they need custom gadgetry and even computer hacking.
* ItAmusedMe: Why he does anything. He says he's doing it to [[spoiler:give Cameron a fun day.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: "They could be fascist anarchists and that still wouldn't change the fact that I don't have a car."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's manipulative,troublemaking, selfish, and occasionally selfish but keeps pressuring Cameron into doing things he appears doesn't want to do, among other things. However, he genuinely care cares about Cameron and Sloane. Deep down, his girlfriend. He's surprisingly well-meaning despite how troublemaking he really is, as he genuinely believes he's helping Cameron by forcing him to have fun with him on their day off and does feel bad when Cameron kicks the car over the glass, even offering to take the blame for it.
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* LovableRogue:While it can be debated how Although time has made many people really deliberate whether or not "lovable" truly fits with him. At the very least he really is, ''says'' he wants to give his friends a good time, and succeeds after a fashion. He even tries to take the heat for trashing the Ferrari, and considering how neurotic Cameron was up until that ''exact'' point, he had no reason to believe Cameron would turn him down.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl:
** A male version. He does get Cameron to finally stand up for himself.
** There are even some who think that he's just a figment of Cameron's imagination.
* MeaningfulName: With Ferris, every day is a carnival.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Inverted at Chez Quis, moreso after he pulls off the trick, and partially justified as the maitre'd is a bit of a FrenchJerk (well, at least, it's a French restaurant). To be fair, Ferris started by trying to be nice, but that got nowhere.
** Subverted with the parking lot staff. He attempts to treat them well to get special treatment for the car, and they go and do the exact opposite.
*** Though perhaps they were just as insulted at being slipped a mere "fin" as the maitre d' was.
** Played straight with the Chez Quis bathroom attendant. He slips him a nice tip, and the attendant gives him a very happy thank you.
* PlayingSick: The whole movie isstill kicked off by him pretending to be sick to get the day off and go out on the town. Neither Rooney nor Jeannie buy this, and try to catch him.
* SchoolIdol: So much that the rumor of him being terminally ill triggers alikable troublemaker.
RunningGag of "Save Ferris!" graffiti being on the weirdest places all throughout Chicago.
*SupportingProtagonist: See Decoy protagonist.SmugSmiler: [[http://allthingsd.com/files/2012/02/ferris-bueller-s-day-off-poster.png In the movie posters]]. It seems to be one of his standard facial expressions.
* TakingTheHeat: He offers to do this for Cameron, who's just destroyed his father's Ferrari. Cameron refuses.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: The thing he's trying to teach Cameron (and the audience) is "carpe diem".
* FourthWallObserver: He frequently addresses the audience as a sort-of narrator. The other characters never notice he's doing it.
* FreudianTrio: He's the id - the leader of the group and hustling mastermind.
* HeroicBSOD: Cameron undergoes one when, after thinking that maybe things won't go so bad after all, and maybe he's just being a worry wart, he notices the "slightly" increased mileage on the odometer on his dad's car, and proceeds to go catatonic.
* HighSchoolHustler: Naturally. Runs cons so elaborate that they need custom gadgetry and even computer hacking.
* ItAmusedMe: Why he does anything. He says he's doing it to [[spoiler:give Cameron a fun day.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: "They could be fascist anarchists and that still wouldn't change the fact that I don't have a car."
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's manipulative,
* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. [[spoiler:Although he never gets caught by his parents or punished by Dean Rooney, Mrs. Bueller tells Jeanie that had she been able to close the Vermont deal, which she lost due to having to pick Jeanie up from the police station, she would have used the money she earned from the commission to buy Ferris a
* LovableRogue:
* ManicPixieDreamGirl:
** A male version. He does get Cameron to finally stand up for himself.
** There are even some who think that he's just a figment of Cameron's imagination.
* MeaningfulName: With Ferris, every day is a carnival.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Inverted at Chez Quis, moreso after he pulls off the trick, and partially justified as the maitre'd is a bit of a FrenchJerk (well, at least, it's a French restaurant). To be fair, Ferris started by trying to be nice, but that got nowhere.
** Subverted with the parking lot staff. He attempts to treat them well to get special treatment for the car, and they go and do the exact opposite.
*** Though perhaps they were just as insulted at being slipped a mere "fin" as the maitre d' was.
** Played straight with the Chez Quis bathroom attendant. He slips him a nice tip, and the attendant gives him a very happy thank you.
* PlayingSick: The whole movie is
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* TakingTheHeat: He offers to do this for Cameron, who's just destroyed his father's Ferrari. Cameron refuses.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: The thing he's trying to teach Cameron (and the audience) is "carpe diem".
* AngstComa: He goes into one after finding out how much the odometer has been run up on his father's precious car. He only snaps out of it when he almost drowns.
* BerserkButton: The car. He blows his gasket twice. Ferris lampshades the first incident.
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* ChewingTheScenery: When he realizes 100 miles have been added to the car, he lets out an epic scream. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvsCB2DfPc Take it here for the deliciously bitten off scene]]!
* CheshireCatGrin: He does one of these once he decides to confront his dad.
* CheshireCatGrin: He does one of these once he decides to confront his dad.
* FreudianTrio: He's the superego - the poor fella that is dragged along and really doesn't wants to be there.
* HeroicBSOD: He undergoes one when, after thinking that maybe things won't go so bad after all, and maybe he's just being a worry wart, he notices the "slightly" increased mileage on the odometer on his dad's car, and proceeds to go catatonic.
* InnocentBlueEyes: A perfect representation of being a ShrinkingViolet. Sad, sweet, and so, ''so'' beautiful that Creator/JohnHughes saw fit to give them a few close-ups on the museum scene.
* {{Leitmotif}}: It's kind of a subtle hint to the author's intentions when [[SupportingProtagonist the sidekick,]] not the title character, gets his own [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIqWSPUh2rY theme]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBi5iI0xMU music.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: His fears in leaving the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California at the garage come true when the attendants take it on a joyride.
* ShrinkingViolet: All of the film's plot (at least so Ferris says) is to get his friend to stop being this.
* StoppedCaring: After his freakout, he decides he's going to let his Dad see that they took his precious Ferrari out for a joyride. He doubles down on that when they wreck it.
* SupportingProtagonist: He's a supporting character, but the film is his journey to standing up to his father. who experiences the most development.
* HeroicBSOD: He undergoes one when, after thinking that maybe things won't go so bad after all, and maybe he's just being a worry wart, he notices the "slightly" increased mileage on the odometer on his dad's car, and proceeds to go catatonic.
* InnocentBlueEyes: A perfect representation of being a ShrinkingViolet. Sad, sweet, and so, ''so'' beautiful that Creator/JohnHughes saw fit to give them a few close-ups on the museum scene.
* {{Leitmotif}}: It's kind of a subtle hint to the author's intentions when [[SupportingProtagonist the sidekick,]] not the title character, gets his own [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIqWSPUh2rY theme]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBi5iI0xMU music.]]
* ProperlyParanoid: His fears in leaving the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California at the garage come true when the attendants take it on a joyride.
* ShrinkingViolet: All of the film's plot (at least so Ferris says) is to get his friend to stop being this.
* StoppedCaring: After his freakout, he decides he's going to let his Dad see that they took his precious Ferrari out for a joyride. He doubles down on that when they wreck it.
* SupportingProtagonist: He's a supporting character, but the film is his journey to standing up to his father. who experiences the most development.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In the script, during the scene where Ferris cites reasons why they can't get married, he claims that her father hates his guts.
* DisappearedDad: The script reveals that her father left the family for a twenty-five year old bimbo.
* FreudianTrio: She's the ego - the OnlySaneMan.
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* NotSoStoic: Her defining trait is her relaxed demeanor, with all her time spent with Ferris meaning that she's used to taking his antics in stride. However, even she freaks out when she sees him on the Parade Float.
* WomenAreWiser: She's a lot more grounded and rational than Ferris and Cameron.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In the script, during the scene where Ferris cites reasons why they can't get married, he claims that her father hates his guts.
* DisappearedDad: The script reveals that her father left the family for a twenty-five year old bimbo.
* FreudianTrio: She's the ego - the OnlySaneMan.
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%%* NiceGirl
* NotSoStoic: Her defining trait is her relaxed demeanor, with all her time spent with Ferris meaning that she's used to taking his antics in stride. However, even she freaks out when she sees him on the Parade Float.
* WomenAreWiser: She's a lot more grounded and rational than Ferris and Cameron.
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* ButtMonkey: He ends up being humiliated and ending the film with Jeannie having blackmail material on him, as well as no car.
* CoolShades: Nope; the juxtaposition of stereotypical detective music and his sleazy character, combined with cheesy flip-up aviators clearly point out these are the least-cool shades in the movie.
* DeanBitterman: He's a pretty strict disciplinarian and has declared Ferris his ArchEnemy because the kid is the local HighSchoolHustler with nine absent days (''before'' Ferris hacked the computer). Take note that Cameron is ''also'' home sick and Rooney doesn't decides to personally visit him to make sure he's actually sick.
* EvilGloating: When Ferris tries to sneak in the back door but discovers the key is missing from under the mat, at which point Rooney puts his foot down and shows he has the key:
-->'''Rooney''': Looking for ''this''? I got ya, Ferris. I have ''dreamed'' about this, and this time, you little bastard, I've got you right where I want you. So, how would you feel about another year at my school? Under my close personal supervision.
* InspectorJavert: Say what you will about Ferris being manipulative, but dropping a flowerpot on a dog's head and breaking into a student's house is taking things ''too far''. In retrospect, even if Rooney's plan had succeeded, he wouldn't have been holding Ferris back under his "personal supervision" - he'd have been fired for breaking and entering into Ferris's house, and probably faced Criminal Trespass charges. (At least in any real life situation.)
* ButtMonkey: He ends up being humiliated and ending the film with Jeannie having blackmail material on him, as well as no car.
* CoolShades: Nope; the juxtaposition of stereotypical detective music and his sleazy character, combined with cheesy flip-up aviators clearly point out these are the least-cool shades in the movie.
* DeanBitterman: He's a pretty strict disciplinarian and has declared Ferris his ArchEnemy because the kid is the local HighSchoolHustler with nine absent days (''before'' Ferris hacked the computer). Take note that Cameron is ''also'' home sick and Rooney doesn't decides to personally visit him to make sure he's actually sick.
* EvilGloating: When Ferris tries to sneak in the back door but discovers the key is missing from under the mat, at which point Rooney puts his foot down and shows he has the key:
-->'''Rooney''': Looking for ''this''? I got ya, Ferris. I have ''dreamed'' about this, and this time, you little bastard, I've got you right where I want you. So, how would you feel about another year at my school? Under my close personal supervision.
* InspectorJavert: Say what you will about Ferris being manipulative, but dropping a flowerpot on a dog's head and breaking into a student's house is taking things ''too far''. In retrospect, even if Rooney's plan had succeeded, he wouldn't have been holding Ferris back under his "personal supervision" - he'd have been fired for breaking and entering into Ferris's house, and probably faced Criminal Trespass charges. (At least in any real life situation.)
* NonGivingUpSchoolGuy: It's a bit of a DeconstructedTrope though, since his single-minded mission to bring back Ferris led him to commit things like breaking and entering.
* SadistTeacher: Technically he's a dean, but still hits the same notes.
* SelfInflictedHell: His fate. That bus becomes a symbolic hell for him.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He takes one student being a chronic class-dodger with all the seriousness of some kind of grand criminal mastermind (although Bueller pulls off some ''very'' elaborate cons, in Rooney's defense).
* SelfInflictedHell: His fate. That bus becomes a symbolic hell for him.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He takes one student being a chronic class-dodger with all the seriousness of some kind of grand criminal mastermind (although Bueller pulls off some ''very'' elaborate cons, in Rooney's defense).
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* ButtMonkey: She ends up spending the whole afternoon on a police precinct courtesy of TheLopsidedArmOfTheLaw.
* CassandraTruth: She simply cannot get adults to believe her about anything, even to the point where she is arrested for making a genuine 911 call to report a home intruder. Her all round {{Jerkass}} attitude is most probably the reason for this, which is in direct contrast to her much more likable KarmaHoudini brother who gets away with ''everything''.
* GreenEyedMonster: She's jealous of the fact that Ferris can do whatever he wants, and get away with it, while she ends up getting in trouble for something she didn't even do.
* HeelFaceTurn: When Rooney finally nails Ferris at the end, she's the one who bails him out (part of this could be because Rooney broke into the Buellers' to catch Ferris and met her in the kitchen).
* {{Jerkass}}: Abrasive, temperamental, rude and humourless. She beceomes a JerkWithAHeartOfGold by the end.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Her day starts to go better [[spoiler:once she finally learns that doggedly pursuing her vendetta on Ferris is wrong (and not in the sense of "it's morally wrong" but rather in the sense of "why wreck ''her'' life trying to wreck ''his''?"). She even delivers karma to Rooney (who is a very visual representation of that lesson) and may even get the last laugh in the long term considering that her parents won't be able to buy Ferris a car as soon as they wanted thanks to the events of the day.]]
* SelfInflictedHell: A lot of what she does to herself. Among other things she's ticked about why people seem to love Ferris and hate her... while Ferris treats everyone like his closest friend and she treats them all like dirt.
* TheUnfavorite: She complains that their parents let Ferris get away with everything, while she can't.
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* TagalongGirl: While she does contribute into certain parts of the movie, she doesn't play as big a part as Ferris and Cameron do.
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[[folder: Ferris Bueller]]
* DecoyProtagonist: While the movie is named after him and is told from his narrations, the film really is about Cameron and how he deals with his depression and daddy issues.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's manipulative, troublemaking, and occasionally selfish but he appears to genuinely care about Cameron and Sloane. Deep down, he really does have a good heart.
* LovableRougue: While it can be debated how "lovable" he really is, Ferris is still a likable troublemaker.
* SupportingProtagonist: See Decoy protagonist.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cameron Frye]]
* AbusiveParents: Cameron's dad seems to care more about his precious car than him or his mother.
* AscendedExtra: Despite not being the titular protagonist and the movie being told by his best friends point of view, he really is the main character.
* CharacterDevelopment: The movie is really about his development and not Ferris.
* TheEeyore: Almost to suicidal sense.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sloane Peterson]]
Ferris Bueller
* TagalongGirl: While she does contribute into certain parts of the movie, she doesn't play as big a part as Ferris and Cameron do.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Edward R. Rooney]]
* JerkAss
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* WellIntentionedExtremist
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[[folder: Jeanie Bueller]]
* JerkAss
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Tom Bueller]]
Jeanie and Ferris' father
* AdultsAreUseless: He is well-meaning but is completely oblivious to his son's antics to skip a day of school even when he is literally right behind him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kate Bueller]]
Jeanie and Ferris' mother
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She does love her kids but appears to be slightly rougher and irritated when it comes to leaving work to pick up Jeanie from the police office, its justified though.
[[/folder]]
* DecoyProtagonist: While the movie is named after him and is told from his narrations, the film really is about Cameron and how he deals with his depression and daddy issues.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's manipulative, troublemaking, and occasionally selfish but he appears to genuinely care about Cameron and Sloane. Deep down, he really does have a good heart.
* LovableRougue: While it can be debated how "lovable" he really is, Ferris is still a likable troublemaker.
* SupportingProtagonist: See Decoy protagonist.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cameron Frye]]
* AbusiveParents: Cameron's dad seems to care more about his precious car than him or his mother.
* AscendedExtra: Despite not being the titular protagonist and the movie being told by his best friends point of view, he really is the main character.
* CharacterDevelopment: The movie is really about his development and not Ferris.
* TheEeyore: Almost to suicidal sense.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sloane Peterson]]
Ferris Bueller
* TagalongGirl: While she does contribute into certain parts of the movie, she doesn't play as big a part as Ferris and Cameron do.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Edward R. Rooney]]
* JerkAss
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* WellIntentionedExtremist
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jeanie Bueller]]
* JerkAss
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Tom Bueller]]
Jeanie and Ferris' father
* AdultsAreUseless: He is well-meaning but is completely oblivious to his son's antics to skip a day of school even when he is literally right behind him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kate Bueller]]
Jeanie and Ferris' mother
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She does love her kids but appears to be slightly rougher and irritated when it comes to leaving work to pick up Jeanie from the police office, its justified though.
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