John Hughes

A chronicle of the events in the day of 17-year-old Ferris, who has an overwhelming urge to cut school one spring day and head for downtown Chicago with his girl and his best friend. Meanwhile, the school principal and Ferris' sister are determined to catch him, and his best friend is worried about borrowing his father's Ferrari for the adventure.

She's a high school girl from the wrong side of town. He's the wealthy heart-throb who asks her to the prom. But as fast as their romance builds, it's threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure.

"Kevin McCallister is ... ready to turn the Big Apple into his own playground. ... The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are plotting a huge holiday heist. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps that the bumbling bandits will never forget"--Container.

National Lampoon's vacation: When a typical American family takes a cross-country vacation, it can only mean one thing: total disaster. National Lampoon's European vacation: When a typical American family wins a deluxe European vacation tour, it is typical holiday road havoc.