{"id":653551,"date":"2026-06-23T07:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653551\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:07:13","slug":"mia-sara-says-making-ferris-bueller-was-not-that-good-an-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653551\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia Sara Says Making Ferris Bueller \u2018Was Not That Good an Experience\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

For decades, \u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off\u201d has been celebrated as one of the defining teen comedies of the 1980s. But for actor Mia Sara, the reality behind the scenes was far less idyllic than the film\u2019s enduring reputation might suggest.<\/p>\n

Released in 1986, the John Hughes-directed classic follows a wisecracking Chicago teenager who fakes an illness and embarks on an unforgettable day of adventure with his girlfriend and best friend while dodging school officials determined to catch him.<\/p>\n

\"FerrisMia Sara in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.CBS Photo Archive \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

In a conversation with The Times of London<\/a>, Sara, who starred as Ferris Bueller\u2019s girlfriend Sloane Peterson, revealed that her memories of making the beloved film were complicated, citing tensions with director Hughes and her own struggles as a young performer navigating a major Hollywood production.<\/p>\n

Sara has largely stepped away from Hollywood and now focuses on writing. Her website biography reads<\/a>, \u201cMia Sara used to be an actress, but recovered her senses and now she writes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really give interviews because making \u2018Ferris Bueller\u2019 was not that good an experience for me,\u201d Sara said. \u201cBut I\u2019m very aware of what a precious thing this movie is, and I don\u2019t want to disappoint people. But I didn\u2019t really get along well with John.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sara, born Mia Sarapochiello, was only 17 years old when she joined the cast of the 1986 classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn was a strange guy,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cHe wanted us all to hang out together and to introduce us to the French New Wave films. But the others were seasoned actors and I was a snotty New York kid and had seen all those movies, so he was frustrated in that desire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FerrisAlan Ruck as Cameron Frye, Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson and Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”CBS Photo Archive \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t have the emotional maturity to deal with other people\u2019s egos, or my own,\u201d Sara added.<\/p>\n

Hughes died in 2009<\/a> at the age of 59, but his legacy remains firmly intact. Widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 1980s, he is beloved by generations of moviegoers for directing and writing iconic films including \u201cThe Breakfast Club,\u201d \u201cSixteen Candles\u201d and\u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite her frustrations with the production, Sara\u2019s memories of the film were not entirely negative. She also revealed that she developed a crush on her leading man, Matthew Broderick, who played Ferris Bueller.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I had no chance!\u201d Sara admitted to the outlet. \u201cI had a massive on Matthew during filming, but it was very much unrequited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sara, in an 1986 interview with UPI<\/a>, said it wasn\u2019t \u201clove at first sight\u201d with Hughes (but said it was with director Ridley Scott, with whom she worked on \u201cLegend\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u2018But it was funny. He didn\u2019t know how old I was and said he wanted an older girl to play the 17-year-old. He said it would take someone older to give her the kind of dignity she needed. He almost fell out of his chair when I told him I was only 18.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For decades, \u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off\u201d has been celebrated as one of the defining teen comedies of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-653551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}