Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The fun-loving high school jokester beloved by all (except principal Jeffrey Jones) is back in a DVD re-release in Paramount's "I Love the 80's" line. Matthew Broderick plays the truant hero determined to get in one last day of playing hooky, much to the delight of the entire population of Chicago, with his reluctant best friend (Alan Ruck) and adoring girlfriend (Mia Sara) in tow. Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen co-star, and Ben Stein made his way into the pop culture consciousness as the droning economics teacher desperate for any class participation ("Anyone? Anyone?"). The disc features commentary by writer/director John Hughes. Also re-released under the "I Love the 80's" imprint this week are a pair of Hughes-scripted films, "Pretty in Pink" (1986) and "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1987), both directed by Howard Deutch; the dance-rebel musical "Footloose" (1984) with Kevin Bacon; and "Top Gun" (1986), the film that made Tom Cruise a superstar and boosted U.S. Navy recruitment to its highest level in years.