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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 103 minutes

Box Office (in today’s dollars): 149 million (approximately)

Characters: Ferris Bueller, Cameron Frye, Sloane Peterson, Edward Rooney, Jeanie Bueller, Grace, Mr. Economics Teacher, Tom Bueller, Katie Bueller, Guy in police station

Cool Stuff: 1961 Ferrari GT 250 California Spyder

Cool Music: Ferris sings a lot, but no cool music from this movie

Cool Quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

This is my friend Tonya’s favorite movie (I think).... I hope she likes my review. I am pretty sure she (and many other girls) had a crush on Ferris when they were younger. Which makes sense because girls always like bad boys with bad fashion sense. Ferris lies to his parents, skips school, borrows his best friend’s car (we will get back to that), gets his girlfriend out of class, says “Pardon my French” and swears a lot, pretends to be someone else to get a table at a restaurant, and then turns the Von Steuben Day Parade into a “Look at me, I’m a spoiled brat, listen to me sing ‘Danke Schoen’ and ‘Twist and Shout’” show. Why Cameron and Sloan would go along with him, I will never understand. Rooney and Grace are a funny duo, and my favorite character has always been Ferris’ sister Jeanie.

Ok, back to the car. In this movie, we get a 1961 Ferrari GT 250 California Spyder (the car Cameron’s father loves more than his son). It is a great car, but sadly, driving it in reverse does not turn back the odometer. The three kids drive the car all around town and take in a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and view some art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Lots of classic lines are said in the movie, everyone loves the “Bueller? ... Bueller? ... Bueller? ... Bueller? ...”, but I like the “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” quote ... and so did Barbara Bush.

One theme the movie tackles that I really liked was what it is like to have good/bad parents. One thing the movie does that I don’t really like is when characters break the fourth wall ... which Ferris does a lot. So there is my review, how do you like it Tangs? ... Tangs? ... Tangs? ... Tangs?

Next movie to review: Labyrinth