NBC | Release Date: August 23, 1990
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
4
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Season 1 Review: Ferris Bueller, at least, confronts its source up close and personal in the opening scene and gets it out of the way. [22 Aug 1990, p.D-9]
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Chicago TribuneRick KoganMay 5, 2014
Season 1 Review: On the surface, Ferris Bueller can be seen and judged as harmless, high-tech hijinks. But it's subtly subversive, implying that success and popularity are the result of cunning and subterfuge rather than work and honesty. That's the same sort of greedy disregard for rules and regulations that got this country in its messy savings-and-loan quagmire. [23 Aug 1990, p.19]
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NewsdayMarvin KitmanJul 12, 2013
Season 1 Review: Lacks the sharper edge of Hughes' movie. [23 Aug 1990]