Talk:Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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[edit] Bart Simpson's Day Off

from the trivia/homage section - when was there ever a simpsons episode by this title? Was it a comic? Because im sure there was no episode by that name —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.148.33.223 (talk) 10:20, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jennifer Aniston

okay, to avoid an edit war over such a minor thing, let me explain the Jennifer Aniston thing. When I saw this movie for the first time, it was in my English Media class, and my teacher told us that she was in the movie, he even mentioned that it her nose was a little different (because of some plastic surgery). I have seen the movie numerous times after this, and I can atest that it is indeed her. However, this is all the proof I have, and I understand it might not be very good proof. Earl Andrew 01:51, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

  • She was in the TV show, not the movie --Richy 22:56, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cult status?

Would this film be considered a cult movie (i.e. average success in the box office and strong VHS/DVD sales leading to a group following)? I was thinking of adding it to the cult classic list. Demoman87 19:15, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

While I am not familiar with this list, I'd suggest that you be bold and add it to that list and see what feedback you get there. The worst that would happen is that it would be removed, but I would like to think that you'd spawn some discussion there first. Fwgoebel 21:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC) And, having just perused the list and seeing some other films that I've made a point of seeing on video multiple times with groups of friends (like The Breakfast Club and The Princess Bride), I think it'll be okay. Fwgoebel 21:43, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Cult films are generally defined not by how well liked the movie is or rabid it's fan base but that the movie initially did not do well and the following grew later. FERRIS BUELLER was a very successful movie (the attempted to make a TV series out of it) and well reviewed film even at the time. User:citizenjames —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.202.118.5 (talk) 18:39, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Emulator II note added

I have added a note on the make and model of synthesizer used to simulate Ferris' sounds of being sick. This information may or may not be of interest to people who are not electronic musicians. If anyone feels this information is out of place, feel free to remove the information. Samboy 03:02, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

  • That information was already in the trivia section of this article. "The Synthesizer/sampler used to create Ferris's cough and vomit sounds was an E-MU Emulator made in the early 1980s by E-mu." I linked E-mu Emulator II from there and removed the text you added. I think that kind of info is pefectly suitable for Wikipedia. bbx 03:32, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

The entire "Trivia" section is a virtual cut and paste from the same page on the [IMDB]. There is already a link to the IMDB on the page. What is the Wikipedia policy on duplicating pages? Corvus 20:11, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I would say to remove it. Generally, I find trivia sections to be amateurish. If the content is interesting enough, it should be worked into the article. Otherwise, it should be cut. --SparqMan 03:59, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lefty/Righty

In the film, in the scenes where Ferris Bueller uses his left hand to use the mouse on his computer and also uses his left hand to throw the ball at the machine that makes a snoring sound to turn it off, that means that the actor, Matthew Broderick is a lefty especially that the character Leo Bloom that he played for The Producers was a lefty, and the actress, Jennifer Grey is probably a righty. --PJ Pete

[edit] The Car

I have a question about the car. The article lists it as a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT. I recently met the owner of the car that was actually used in the movie and, IIRC, he said it was a 1966 Ferrari 275 GT. Looking at stills from the movie it seems the wikipedia article may be wrong, but I am not certain enough to change it. Does anyone know more or know where the misinformation came from? -Lommer | talk 19:44, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  • The quotation from the film is, "The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. Less than a hundred were made. My father spent three years restoring this car. It is his love, it is his passion...". The real car may have been a 275, but the film refers to it as a '61 250, so the article should probably reflect that. --SparqMan 15:43, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • I may be wrong after all as IMDB's trivia page mentions nothing of the sort, but does say that it was an '61 250 GT Califonia Spyder, which may (I dunno) look quite different from a normal '61 250 GT. -Lommer | talk 23:51, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Senior Skip Day

Someone recently added that FBDO was the origin of the senior skip day tradition. Is this bit of Trivia true? can we get a reference? I don't like just going on the word of an anon for something I've never heard of. -Lommer | talk 18:50, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

  • Senior Skip Day was a tradition stretching from much further back than the 80s. Even without support to the contrary, I think we can safely strike that. --SparqMan 00:38, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
    Glad to hear it — it's gone. -Lommer | talk 01:08, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
    Sometimes called Senior Sneak Day - it goes back to at least the 1950s and probably earlier. Leonard G. 05:37, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chicago Mercantile Exchange

I recall a scene from this location where Ferris makes a quick, short term bet Brazilian orange juice futures, and scores nicely, but did not see this in a recent TV display of this film. Am I thinking of some other movie? Leonard G. 05:36, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Yes, afraid so. Libatius 22:46, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
Could you be thinking of Trading Places? 172.144.106.6 18:24, 21 July 2007 (UTC)RKH

[edit] bad math

on mia sara's wikipedia page it says she was born in '67 now if ferris bueller came out in '86 that would make her 19 not 17 as it says in the trivia section

Keep in mind "bad math" that a movie is often filmed at least a year before it is released, if not more. Mia Sara was born in 1967 but the movie was filmed 1984-1985, making her 17 for most, if not all of the production.

[edit] Song Help

I was just curious, what is the song that plays as Ferris is racing to get home?

OutRider2003 20:48, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

--The lorax 06:40, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

  • March of the Swivelheads is the instrumental version of Rotating Heads by the same artist.

SparkEE 06:41, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Another question: What is the song that plays after Cameron kills the car and while he's giving the speech about facing his dad?

It's not a song, but part of the movie's original score. Frogan 05:45, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Triva Error

The Trivia sections both here and on IMDb list the restaurant Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane eat lunch at as "Chez Quis" and add that it is a pun for "Shakey's." The restaurant's name, however, is "Chez Luis." Though the cursive L looks a bit like a Q on the sign, there is no word or name "Quis" in French. The restaurant would roughly be translated as "Louis' ". -Alex, 16 November 2005

Just to clarify, the name of the restaurant is Chez Quis - the two trivia sections are, in fact, correct. If you are unconvinced by the sign outside the restaurant, watch the scene where Ferris pretends to phone the police from the restaurant. When the Maitre D' picks up the phone he says 'Chez Quis, Bonjour'. Incidentally, it is the same in the french language version of the movie. Libatius 22:45, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Filming Dates

What date did this film start filming and when did this finish filming? --PJ Pete It started filming from Monday, September 9, 1985 and finished filming on Friday, November 22, 1985. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.59.234 (talk) 18:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Section on influence

Should we make an attempt to write about what influence this film had? In terms of its popularity and appeal to teenagers, when it was released and even in present day. I dont know, I guess it may not belong in the article, but maybe someone could write how it contributed to the whole idea of skipping school. Maybe it could be in the lead...Forever young 13:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Evidence of the date?

I watched the movie again recently, and didn't notice anything that indicated the date of the movie was May 17th, despite the fact that I was looking for it. This is not to say there's no evidence, just that I didn't notice it if it is there: anyone care to enlighten me as to what supports that date, if there is indeed something to support it? Thanks.

[edit] Ferris and Jeanie Bueller's Age

In the film, Ferris Bueller is about 17-18 years old, and his sister, Jeanie Bueller is 16 years old. So, Jeanie is officially Ferris' younger sister. The reason is, they go to the same school, and Ferris is a senior. --PJ Pete

So the actor was actually 6 to seven years older than the role he played! Why is that so common in US movies? --84.161.217.17 11:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Is there a definitive record of the ages of the characters? My recollection is the Ferris is older in the movie, but younger in the TV show. But this seems to be refuted repeatedly by various wikipedia editors, without any real references. (As I said...I don't have a "reference", just my recollection) -Alex.rosenheim 14:26, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
I was wondering the same thing. She comes across as his older sister. Any evidence as to who is what age? 71.193.243.8 (talk) 03:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Poster

Whoever believes it's a video poster, I thought it was officially a theatrical movie poster. If it is officially a video poster, and not a theatrical movie poster, click the poster, and click "Upload a new version of this File", and with the same filename, find one that's a different picture, but it must ONLY be vertical-positioned. Remember! The posters cannot be folded or rolled as scanned or from a photoshot, like there's elements in the picture, outside the poster. --PJ Pete

[edit] "from the Hughes’ fictional suburb"?

Is this a typo? If not, perhaps the meaning could be clarified ;-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leeborkman (talk • contribs)

"Shermerville" is the fictional suburban setting for several John Hughes films. The text could indeed use a clarification. --SparqMan 15:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I reverted the sentence back to a previous version. Now it just says "from the fictional suburb of Shermerville." I also put back in that it was filmed in Northbrook, since it seems to be at least a partial inspiration for Shermerville. Feel free to change it to change it to make it clearer. Flutefreek 04:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PG-13

I'm removing the "one of the earliest films to receive the PG-13 rating." The rating had been in place for two years by the time Ferris came out. PacificBoy 16:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copy edit

I copy edited the plot and cleaned up the trivia section - there was way too much there. PacificBoy 17:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Protagonist

Is the protagonist really Farris in this movie? The protagonist is the person who experiences change and would be Cameron, wouldn't it?

Interesting point - That's a great little definition to bring in! Ferris is certainly the main character (the movie is named after him), even if he doesn't fit the description of protagonist fully. I think the synopsis describes his chabges pretty well... Any thoughts? Goldfritter 08:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Protagonist does not necessarily have to go through a change. Protagonist and "main character" are essentially the same term. We follow Ferris through the movie, we root for Ferris, he is the protagonist. Could we say that his character is perhaps not as ROUND as Cameron's because Ferris does not go through a change? Yes, but that does not make Cameron the protagonist. Ferris is definitely the protagonist. Liontamarin 09:10, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Continuous language?

What's continuous language? It's listed as a reason that the film received a PG-13 rating --Badger151 19:07, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] From the Trivia section

I cut this:

In the film, the scenes where Ferris uses his left hand using the mouse at his computer, and where he throws the baseball at the machine that makes a snoring sound in his room, Matthew Broderick is left-handed, but most of the other actors and actresses of this film are right-handed, such as Jennifer Grey. [citation needed]

I'm not clear on what this is supposed to say. Is it just supposed to mean that Matthew Broderick is left-handed? --Badger151 19:27, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, the actress, Jennifer Grey is a righty, because, in this film, she uses control with her right hand the most. --PJ Pete

[edit] Metafictionally aware?

Although Bueller is a narrator, I do not recall him talking about being in a movie. Speaking to the camera/audience is just the style of narration and not indicative of Bueller understanding that he is a fictional character. --Chris Griswold (☎☓) 07:37, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

After the credits, he tells the audience that the movie is over and that we should go home. Besides, breaking the fourth wall by talking to the audience is a inherent acknowledgment that a character is no longer being the character that is being portrayed. -Alex.rosenheim 18:25, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] He's gonna marry me!

I removed the reference to Ferris asking Sloane to get married. First, he doesn't really ask Sloane to marry him, but asks rhetorically during the Chicago Board of Trade scene in a sequence that further sets up Cameron's relationship with his family. Second, before the movie's climax, he doesn't ask Sloane, but she remarks, "He's gonna marry me," as he runs away, in reference to the previous scene.

[edit] Apparent "Spring" That I Changed To Autumn

Ferris attends the Von Steuben Day Parade which is in September which proves that the film took place in September on the day of the parade, bottom-line.

No it doesn't. It proves that the movie was filmed in the autumn, but if you pay attention to the actual movie, it is intended to be set in the Spring. There is a note about this under 'filming details'. Libatius 08:41, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brass

John Hughes decided to add brass to the popular song "Twist and Shout" during the carnival sequence. Sir Paul McCartney was outraged, telling Hughes, "If I wanted brass I would have added brass."

This sounds like a myth. Twist and Shout was written not by Paul McCartney, but by Phil Medley and Bert Russell. It was originally recorded by the Isley Brothers, who's version includes brass. Also, in the movie, the brass is provided by the marching band playing along with the recording.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.189.75.142 (talk • contribs) 21:50, April 22, 2007 (UTC)

removed comment from article page and placed here. --Dual Freq 00:51, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] copyright violation

It's a copyright violation to have Ebert's entire review reproduced here. I will delete it shortly, unless someone cuts it down to a few quotes or a summary first. Tesseran 05:53, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sequel

Why is a fan script posted on a blog listed here? It is not in consideration at the studio, and is not written by a published screenwriter. I will delete this section unless someone can explain what makes this legitimate.24.165.188.30 00:55, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

I agree that this is pretty ridiculous and will remove it. --David Bixenspan 22:29, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
It is a referenced fact. The probability of it being produced is irrelevant. -Alex.rosenheim 14:27, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
What makes it notable? A random blog? --David Bixenspan 03:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Foul ball catch

"Washington is seen fouling a pitch into the stands behind third base, the foul that Ferris catches in the movie."

Really? So this just happened serendipitously as they were filming? *cynical* Shiggity (talk) 17:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plot Summary Mistakes

Just watched this movie again, and noticed a couple mistakes in the plot summary (which should be generally tidied up by someone very familiar with the film anyway), but these should be fixed (if they're correct) nonetheless.

In the scene where Jeanie is sitting in the police station, she says that she was "...picked up for making a phony police call" after the dean had entered the house, not that she went there of her own accord (which also explains why she's driving her mother's car on the way home in following scenes).

Also, Cameron doesn't spot the odometer in his father's Ferrari; Ferris makes a statement about the mileage and questions Cameron, who verbally states the previous mileage exactly, who then takes a look at it to see it over 300. Sitting in the back, even with his worries, he still wasn't the first person to notice it.

Two minor errors; but still errors.-TAz69x (talk) 03:49, 26 May 2008 (UTC)