June 11, 1986

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Ferris Bueller is the most popular kid in school, the son of doting parents. Why exactly does he need a day off? Matthew Broderick is charming as Ferris, especially when breaking the fourth wall. Jennifer Grey plays his jealous sister with glee.

d: John Hughes | imdb.com | trailer | Jeanie Bueller’s Day Off

January 31, 1986

The Best of Times (1986)

Robin Williams can’t live down his dropped pass in a high school football game 13 years ago. Kurt Russell is his quarterback and straight man. Ron Shelton wrote the screenplay, his first sports movie about fragile male egos and male-female relationships.

d: Roger Spottiswoode | imdb.com | commercial | interview