I want to skip school after watching *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*!!

[@VKunia]

yes I think I might be too old to even be in school at this point but it still makes me want to skip it 🥲

[@paddyofurniture705]

Just a bit of disturbing news, but the principle in real life is a convicted pedophile. Pretty well known facts

[@TheJrr71]

Biloxi Blues is another movie starring a young Matthew Broderick, which is very good and completely overlooked. Don't think I've seen anyone react to it.

[@joealvarez8733]

@@TheJrr71 DAMN, I need to go back and rewatch it also...soo good, I hope VKunia does a reaction to it...

[@TheJrr71]

@@joealvarez8733 I just had a bit of a search... still can't see any reaction videos to it, so V would be the first, possibly. It's one of my favourite movies, but hardly anyone has ever seen it.

[@Isaiah11823]

💙💙💙

[@miriam8376]

I love the scene where Cameron has an existential crisis in the art museum. He identifies so hard with that child, who is, like Cameron, on a grand day out (a picnic standing in for Chicago), surrounded by happiness and excitement, and yet, on closer examination, is faceless and blurry. I can understand why Vicky reacted that way, because it's really very suddenly intense in such a light-hearted movie, and it's all set against the Smiths' haunting orchestral version of "Please, Please, Please let me get what I want." Hughes himself said that Cameron's issue is that the closer he looks at this child, the less there is to see. It's such a terrible, gut-wrenching moment, and his face reflects all of it.

[@bradcarver8127]

It’s Dream Academy’s cover of the Smiths song. Both versions are fantastic though.

[@legendaccount3247]

Yeah, I really adore that scene. That painting is also the inspiration for Sunday in the Park with George, aka one of the best musicals ever made

[@samswords9993]

I never thought of that!

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

Great point! Maybe Cameron sees himself in the child?

[@timothymatthews6458]

@@samswords9993 Is that because when you first saw the film in the 80s, you didn't know the concept of an existential crisis?

[@ChicagoDB]

My friend and high school classmate, Kristin, was the girl on the school payphone with Ferris at the 06:50 mark it was our senior year of high school in Chicago…so much of it was filmed in our part of Chicago that I always enjoy seeing my hometown again when I watch it.

[@iChristyD]

That’s really cool!

[@Whateva67]

Yeah man,righteous 😊

[@BeeWhistler]

So did you also get a bit of a spasm when she started listing what she considers classic films?

[@TSIRKLAND]

I think that this film is the greatest single love-letter to the city of Chicago in film history. "The Blues Brothers" is a close second, probably. Many other films have been set in or near Chicago, but few take the time to simply visit all of Chicago's great landmarks, museums, sports, everything all in one grand adventure day out. Signed, a Chicago suburb kid of the 80s.

[@PreRockDoc]

It is so rewarding to see you fall in love with Ferris, like we all did when we first saw this movie in the theater. I was two years out of high school and wished I had the balls to pull off these kind of shenanigans. We all did. Ferris was a bit of a folk hero to all of us disenfranchised youth. By far the best reaction to this movie I have seen to date. Great job, Vikki. Another win for you.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

Many years back, me and a friend got picked up for trespassing and were sitting in the processing area of the police station with two girls who were there for similar behavior. My friend deadpanned "Drugs?" at them, and one of them started laughing and said, "Oh, I love that movie!" to which we replied, in unison and in the George Peterson voice, "Well, I should say you do!" We didn't get as lucky as Jean, but it was still funny. He also used that voice for a phone call in a Twin Peaks video I did a few years back, and half the comments were to the tune of "Hey wasn't that Sloane Peterson's dad on the phone?" Apparently, no one else has ever spoken that way...it's instantly recognizable.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

The construction guy who dances in a 2 second shot wasn't an extra, he was just a random worker who joined in the fun 😂

[@ericstarkey551]

I was actually at the parade scene in this movie, my parents were able to arrange for us all to be extras. Amazing experience.

[@cognitionignition]

I love how much you loved this film. I was a teenager living in the Chicago suburbs when it originally came out, and it was instantly a generational touchstone for us 80s kids, as were many other John Hughes films. Bueller is so many things: a coming-of-age story; a snapshot of carefree childhood soon to be lost; a love letter to Chicago itself. Iconic cast, great music, and brilliant dialogue all working together to tell a fun story. And, yeah, watching it now as an adult, the nostalgia factor is off the charts. Great reaction, as always!

[@bobthompson2013]

The first time I saw this many years ago, the line "Ferris Bueller's on line two," I literally fell out of my chair, convulsed in laughter, and it took a long time for me to recover.

[@cje499]

Same, and was bawling when he learn its Cameron on line 1 😂

[@LordVolkov]

Though she's out of the movie after the 2nd act, Edie McLurg's a delight ever moment she's on screen.

[@cje499]

@LordVolkov between this and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" she's hilarious 😂

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I miss laughing that hard. After a certain age, it's like you've heard all the jokes, and nothing's quite that hilarious anymore.

[@joealvarez8733]

Now you'll understand the end credits of Deadpool, the first one...chikah chikah ....oh yeah, have you seen Dirty Dancing....

[@SummitSummit]

I thought about Dirty Dancing too, since anyone who has seen it will make some comment about Ferris' sister when they recognize her.

[@JMCodd1]

They also used it in The Secret of my Success, with Michael J. Fox.

[@IH8YH]

They should do a "Cameron Fry's Day Off" where they are now-aged and Cameron became successful etc because after he took the blame for the car his life changed for the better and he actually moves abroad for a big job or something and he kinda kidnaps Ferris and Sloane one last time for a great day off and maybe his boss could be the one chasing them in order to discredit him or something

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

I'd pay good money to see that done well.

[@BeeWhistler]

Yeah… they sure as crap can’t get Jeffrey Jones back…

[@Madbandit77]

Actually, there's a spin-off movie involving the two parking attendants that stole Cameron Frye's dad's car for a joyride in development at Paramount Pictures.

[@IH8YH]

thats just as wanted as the Big Lebowski spin off for Jesus that no one asked for and also no one watched though@@Madbandit77

[@charleslee8313]

If John Hughes were still around, this would be perfect. This would make a pretty good movie.

[@ericstarkey551]

Fun fact, the actor who plays cameron, is the actor who played the captain of the enterprise-b in star trek generations.

[@carm3d]

But don't let him drive pick-up trucks around pizza places.

[@SummitSummit]

Yes, after highschool, but before Starfleet Academy he did some time as a storm chaser.

[@MAlgol]

He also worked in the New York City mayor's office after his storm chasing days.

[@humperdinck]

And the goofy tourist on the bus in Speed

[@Madbandit77]

​@@humperdinck He also belongs in a family of rich cutthroats.

[@rockyoumonkeys]

I've seen this movie 100+ times in my life and today was the day I learned that what Cameron is saying at the baseball game is "he can't hit, he can't hit, he can't hit"

[@pvanukoff]

"Suh-wing, batter!"

[@-The-Cake-Is-A-Lie-]

Everyone knows he says "Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy, SAHWING battahhhh!" ☝️🤓

[@alatide6662]

I am so much like Cameron it’s scary. The scene where he sits in the car before going to pick up Ferris really hits home.

[@agustinavila9780]

FUN FACT: The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California has an average recorded value of $15,727,001.80 (USD).

[@carm3d]

Also fun fact: The car in this movie was not a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. It was different car with the Ferrari look-alike body welded on to it.

[@petertoth3477]

@carm3d They had 3 replicas made for the movie, powered by Mustang engines, if I'm not mistaken ​

[@920WASHBURN]

I have 3

[@solicitr666]

Not only couldn't the production afford a real one, it couldn't even afford the insurance on a real one.

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

@@carm3d And one of the replicas from the movie sold for $337,000 a few years ago.

[@tstumpf75]

14:13 YOU HEARTLESS WENCH!! 😂😂😂 my favorite line in the movie.

[@AlanYoungIII]

That's how you knew he was a theater kid. :D

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

I think of this movie as kind fantasy or wish fulfillment for most teens. Ferris was the Deadpool of the 80s, his abilities to break the 4th wall and everything just works out for him

[@ArielCarmona]

except Ferris is cool and Deadpool is a hackneyed unfunny one trick pony

[@PaulLoh]

Growing up, I pretty much was Cameron. I lived to try to please my parents. I spent hours after school doing extra credit homework because I didn't test well, just to pull Cs and Ds. I wanted to be an actor and an author, but they wanted me to be a doctor or a lawyer. When I graduated, I went to the UofA, but my mother was so disappointed in me that she told her friends that I went to Harvard. When I finally had my Cameron awakening, I did end up becoming an actor and an author. Funny enough, I've been in a movie with Edie McClurg who played the principle's office manager.

[@martinm8991]

25:43 ..well, Vikki did not expect the principal to get himself into serious trouble later 😉 This movie made hell of an impression on the young me, still loving it a lot. There was another original and impactful teen movie, later in 1999, with many actors who became very famous then (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Tara Reid): "Cruel Intentions". Shockingly, the sequels are actually really good

[@satyadasgumbyji8956]

Born in '71 i was blessed to catch Hughes when he wrote hits "Mr. Mom" & "Vacation" before becoming a director, then caught the rest in theaters as well. My fave will always be "Sixteen Candles". He & Kubrick my top 2 film makers! See ya! ✌️🌎❤️

[@ryanelogan5540]

Matthew Broderick was 24 when he starred as Ferris Bueller, while Alan Ruck (Cameron Fry) was almost 30 at the time. Mia Sara (Sloane Peterson) was actually 17 at the time, so she looked more her part than the two guys did. Great film!!!

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

It was filmed in 85.

[@sorrowschism]

23

[@DaneelGiskard-f8d]

That makes that kiss gross IRL too

[@MetastaticMaladies]

@@DaneelGiskard-f8d I don’t think I would do it if I were the actor, but I’ve heard arguments that it’s okay since it’s just acting and not real, but I’ve also heard arguments that it doesn’t matter if it’s acting or not. I’m not sure how I feel about it, all I know is I wouldn’t do it myself.

[@gregkirby9059]

Molly Ringwald wanted to play Sloane

[@timmooney7528]

Ferris' mother's license plate had "VCTN" on it. John Hughes also directed National Lampoon's Vacation. Ferris goes to Shermer High School, which is also seen on Sixteen Candles and Breakfast Club.

[@Madbandit77]

Hughes only wrote that film. Harold Ramis (Animal House, Ghostbusters) directed it. I miss them both.

[@divemonkeys]

Dads car had MMOM Mr Mom, another movie John Hughes wrote.

[@NoOneOfImportance904]

I think Shermer High School is also seen in Weird Science

[@timmooney7528]

@@NoOneOfImportance904 I looked it up. You are correct! Niles East High School at 7701 Lincoln Avenue in Skokie was used.

[@tvdroid22]

This was a great flick to go see. Friday night, cruisin' down the coastline. Headed to the midnite movie theater for a blast of good times. Monster sodas, a platter of nachos, and this movie always was fun.

[@kratoscallofduty]

As a 70's kid, I can tell you this film was beloved by teenagers back in the day.

[@moondog3056]

As a 70's kid I can tell you we thought this movie was lame.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@moondog3056are you serious?? Why??

[@rathreubenrye6500]

I saw it as a kid - a wonderful movie. I recently watched it - and it was so positive, the mood after watching it was so positive that I decided to follow the example of the main character and his motto - I quit my job, which morally killed me when there is nothing but work-home-work, and I was able to remember that there is something besides jobs. Sometimes little things like these movies are enough to change your life. I think the movie is great, despite the year of release.

[@moonlitegram]

Light-hearted comedies are great for a quick mood boost, but much like sugary candy, they usually don't leave you with anything substantial. I think what was truly special about John Hughes was how he could make these light-hearted comedies, and figure out ways to add a bit of substantial depth to them in just the right ways, so that you walked away from the film with something a bit more meaningful while still getting that sense of temporary elation that a light hearted comedy can give you.

[@bradleybowles7979]

Great reaction as always Vicky! This movie never gets old, no matter how many times you watch it. I loved your intro, it was cute and fun. My favorite scene is at the end when Jeannie is on the other side of the door and hears Mr. Rooney talking to Ferris. Jeannie waits for the right time and then covers and sticks up for him BECAUSE she knows she beat/caught him and she knows that Ferris knows this to, hence the look on his face plus Jeannie winking to him. Then of course Jeannie busting Mr. Rooney is classic! My two favorite characters in the movie are Ferris's Dad and Grace, the school secretary. You hit the nail right on the head Vicky about Ferris's Dad being the most oblivious person and that to me is the charm. Grace is just hilarious! She keeps pulling pencils out of her hair, snorts drugs (I'm being cautious because of KZbin and I'm not endorsing what she does, I just think it's hilarious), she refers to the students by clicks and had some hilarious lines (like "her mother too and"you still want his daytime number"). Keep up the great reactions Vicky and many blessings to you and yours.

[@VKunia]

Thank you for the insight & Thank you so much for your support always Bradley!❤️ I’m glad you enjoyed my reaction 🥲

[@DC_Prox]

I'm Gen X so this is my jam. It was my favourite movie of all time (until Enchanted came along and took the top spot). I literally have all the dialogue memorized. Ferris didn't invent the fourth wall break, but he brought it to popular culture in a way that hadn't been done before.

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

just turned 50 yrs old in january, John Hughes movies are my childhood!

[@JC-bh8qx]

An absolute classic and you were right about the real feeling of it, the beginning of your future, being on the cusp of growing up. Brilliant film!

[@rogertemple7193]

Ferris Beullers Day Off was definitely a teen comedy classic in the 80's which remember really well thanks V.💞🐕🐈💞

[@tomyoung9049]

John Hughes, king of teen movies in the 80s. You caught on to the ideals of this movie. "Life moves pretty fast, if you don't look around you will miss it" .

[@Kitties.and.Kitbashes]

This is one of my all-time favourite movies, and your reactions to it were adorable. You are absolutely correct that this movie has a wistful, nostalgic feel to it. I graduated from high school the year this came out, and every time I watch it I feel a longing for those days.

[@twiddlinbits]

Deadpool went back in time and gave Ferris Bueller the idea for the after credits scene.

[@Entertainer989]

*rolls eyes*

[@SurvivorBri]

This was one of your best reactions. You had tons of fun and you understood the deeper meanings of this movie. It's not just about being rebellious and causing shenanigans. This story was mostly about saving Cameron. Once you get that, you see the movie from a whole new perspective. And thanks for sharing your vulnerability with us. You did that in such a true, heartfelt way. All the best 💜

[@chrissiegle1065]

Yes, this was life before cell phones, and before the internet.. Back when, if you left your house, you were off the grid. Kids actually went places, and to have a car was like a ticket to freedom... We have lost that kind of freedom being tied to a phone... I miss it. Great reaction. 😊

[@jimhsfbay]

Yup. I was a free range 80’s kid. It was great AND I am lucky to have made it out alive!

[@LordVolkov]

Which makes the spread of well-wishes for Ferris all the funnier. I love the shot of the water tower.

[@robertreichle1]

I'm 50 now and feel like I've been forced to attach my phone to my body and bring it with me at all times. I hate it. I want to intentionally start leaving it at home every day, but we've made a society where you might barely survive your day without access to your stupid phone.

[@AlejandroDiazadiaz201]

Gen X...it's a miracle we survived our teen years hahaha

[@thorguff]

The extreme connectivity now is why there are missing children reports right away. It gets all over social media and then they update it to say the kid was found, but the story stays online forever.

[@chrispruett81]

Yes.. In the 80's.. We enjoyed life and the outdoors... Especially on a nice sunny day! :) Most important thing in our lives at the time.. Friends.. Bikes and outdoors!! In a nutshell... we enjoyed FREEDOM!! lol

[@the_last_centurion]

The reason Deadpool chose that end scene to parody was simply due to the fact that Deadpool is all about breaking the fourth wall and this movie did it first in such a big way.

[@davidscottking]

Okay, so you've seen "The Breakfast Club", and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". You might as well complete the 80s high school trilogy with "Sixteen Candles".

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

No "Can't Buy Me Love"?

[@stuartkc]

No, no, “Better Off Dead”

[@ZachWilsonsMomsFriend]

Fast times at Ridgemont High

[@ryanclark6402]

Some Kind of Wonderful is the best.

[@chapo0815]

Might as well do all of the John Hughes movies... ? lol

[@TerryAllenSwartos]

17:04 The sound Cameron was making with his cheek has a name. It’s called a “ploit.” Seriously. And if you’re ever curious enough about going to a professional baseball game, look for the nearest Triple-A (or other Minor League) affiliate of a Major League team. It’ll cost a lot less, getting to the stadium is usually easier and cheaper (less traffic and lower parking costs), and the food is pretty much the same (but again, usually cheaper). The seats are more affordable and have better views for your money. It’s often more entertaining and a fun family event, not such a big overwhelming experience for a first-timer. I have partial season tickets to the Seattle Mariners’ AAA affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, and it’s just a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon with my mom and friends, people-watch, and maybe see an exciting game.

[@guittadabe5214]

"Deadpool did this". Where do you think they got the idea from? This is a classic.

[@PhatLayCes7825]

Eddie Murphy did a snippet of 4th wall in Trading Places as well

[@pomztoybox6877]

Yes, the 80s were very comfortable. It was dubbed the 'decade of excess'.

[@JedHead77]

The movie that MADE you stay during the end credits!

[@jlilley73]

I'm sure this isn't the original post-credits scene, but at the moment, as a kid of the 80s, I can't think of an earlier one.

[@rikmoran3963]

For many years this was my favourite film. I could recite pretty much every line. Great cast, giving amazing performances! Still holds up so well today.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Ferris' mum and dad met on this film and then went and got married IRL. Charlie Sheen stayed awake for two days before his scene. As someone that was a teen when I watched this, and now seeing younger people react to it whilst I am in my fifties... take the message. Life moves REALLY fast. Take every opportunity to just look at it, appreciate it and make the most of every precious second. What did Ferris do with his day ? he took his very best friend and the girl that he loves to a landmark, to a nice restaurant, to an art gallery and then to a parade. That's a pretty good day in my book. Make all of your days good days. What is stopping you.

[@Razl07]

The actors who played Ferris’ parents actually fell in love on set and got married.

[@JK-tn4xp]

School back in the 80’s and early 90’s was pretty brutal. I’ve had many teachers that were so tough to sit through it’s not even funny. I loved your reaction to this movie.

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Great reaction to a classic teen movie! I was a high school senior the year this came out (and the next year as well, but that's a long story for another time) and it resonated with me in a lot of the ways it resonated with you, even though I was not like either Ferris or Cameron. But a friend of mine's uncle had told me a hard truth the year before, and it is one I've shared with kids since. As soon as you graduate high school your pool of friends will shrink by more than half. By the time you're 25 it will have shrunk by more than half of the ones that remained after high school. Make the effort to keep up with the people who matter the most to you, because if not you'll wake up one day, think of them, and suddenly realize you can't remember when you saw or talked to them last. It's the same as the painful truism "One day you went out to play with your friends for the last time, and you never realized it had happened until years or even decades later." All of which reinforces Ferris' saying, "Life moves fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Another good teen movie from this era that I love is Some Kind of Wonderful. You should watch it! It also has a great soundtrack.

[@gregkirby9059]

watch the following 1980s school movies 1.Fast times at ridgemont high 2.Three O'clock High 1987 3.Sixteen Candles 4.Weird Science 5.Heathers 6.Better Off Dead 7.Say Anything 8.Risky Business 9.Revenge of theNerds 10.CAn't Buy Me Love 11.Summer School 12.Secret Admirer 13.Some Kind of Wonderful 14.Just One of the Guys 15.Back To School 16.My Science Project 17.Real Genuis 18.License TO Drive 19.Private School

[@hammerman199374]

This film was directed by John Hughes. He also directed The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, and many other filmmakers have tried (and mostly failed) to emulate his ability to capture the spirit of High School life, especially in the 80's. The in-school scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming were heavily influenced by this film, example: When Peter is hiding around a corner and the chess-club kid starts talking to him through the window is a classic Hughes-esque moment. This film came out in 1986, I went into HS as a Freshman in 1989, so it's just before my time by a couple years, but it's the most representative film about life in HS at the time that is like my own experience. There wasn't all the bullying and general meanness that gets depicted so often. We didn't even have cell phones yet, much less internet or social media, so we'd go to movies in groups or hang out at the mall. And yes, there were parties, but they usually were fairly tame.

[@yournamehere6002]

I saw this in previews in 1986, knew of it before then....loved it, saw it multiple times. But I was bullied quite a bit. Never took people's shit, but still, got picked on.

[@AddSerious]

The monotone teacher in the film is Ben Stein, SUPER smart man. When people meet him they say he is terrible or awesome, never in between. As someone that has met and talked to him I am in the awesome camp. I think it is based on where you are when you two meet, in my case a symposium on the value of the US dollar. He is a legend! Me "Mr Stein, it is a honor to meet you, you are on my top 10 people I wanted to meet" Him (read this in his voice) "really...? who are the other nine?" me " um...um... I was not prepared for a follow up question"

[@DaneelGiskard-f8d]

Oh, what a smart man who thinks the universe is only 6 thousand years old.

[@curtismartin2866]

He worked for Nixon!

[@AddSerious]

@@curtismartin2866 he was a speech writer, he didn't make policy or give him "advise"

[@AddSerious]

@@DaneelGiskard-f8d I didn't say I agreed with all his positions, heck in the symposium I met him as I didn't agree with a few of his points... but he is VERY intelligent on a variety of topics, age of the planet isn't one if them.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

W is a fan , when he met him at the White House he ran to him threw his arm around him and said "Bueller Bueller Bueller" he had just seen the movie a few days earlier on Air Force One.

[@Archie2c]

The changing computer data was a Wargames nod which Matthew did a couple years earlier.

[@doreybain]

It's hard to believe a lot of critics saw this film as a call for teens to rebel against society when it came out and condemned it. They couldn't see it as the teen fantasy movie it is. I'm old. I was there. I remember.

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

This film is set on a weekday in late spring or early summer, but the Von Steuben Day parade is always on a weekend in September.

[@zerovalon6243]

El nino year? 🤷

[@damnimcooltom1]

Lots of things in the movies don't make sense. That can include the fact that Ferris says that they will graduate in a few months, which back then was usually the first week of June. That would set this movie in late winter or early spring at the latest. But that doesn't seem to be when it is set, weather-wise. But Ferris is magic, and controls everything, including parades.

[@massimosaffioti8798]

I guess it all depends on how you measure "a few months"... That could conceivably place it in September... Which would really make you think about what 9 absences would really mean... However, since I buy into the theory that this movie is just a fantasy in Cameron's mind and Ferris doesn't really exist, that makes the date inconsequential

[@chuckwilliams6261]

Danke Schoen

[@tonydeluna8095]

Great choice VKunia! You’re channel is amazing!

[@VKunia]

Thank you!!😊

[@Kettlecadd]

When I was 18 in 1997 I worked in Chicago for the summer and got to go see a Cubs game in Wrigley field and it was awesome such an iconic and historic ball park.

[@jacksonconley5117]

Hard to imagine that Ferris Bueller almost became Walter White.

[@3DJapan]

They tried to make a sitcom of this but it tanked. However they did make Parker Lewis Can't Lose, which is basically a sitcom of this.

[@jstuka8286]

Holy blast from the past! I totally forgot that show existed. Lol.

[@synergy67]

And there was soon after a subpar brazenly copycat film. The movie poster tried to sell it with, "Jon Cryer is HIDING OUT."

[@LordVolkov]

"Oh honey what?! What kind of telegram is that?!" A professional one 😉 The cut-off of her final verse is perfect comedic timing, and I love Jeanie's face when she realizes it's not the cops. The fact that someone sent a sex worker to a high school boy... well, it was the 80s 🤣🤣🤣

[@solicitr666]

This was released within a year or two of Tom Cruise's breakout movie, Risky Business. Which is pretty much all about that.

[@LordVolkov]

@@solicitr666 Well, Tom hires the 2nd one himself 😎

[@jason-basin]

One of my favorite films of all time! Watched this on VHS with my sister a million times in the late 80's early 90's!

[@RDRussell2]

It's a funny thing your mentioning of nostalgia. I had just graduated high school when this movie came out, perfect timing in terms of its target audience. Even so, I felt that tinge of nostalgia for the life I was living then, recognizing how soon it would be left behind. Needless to say, I love this movie to pieces!

[@OhnnyTsunami]

Now this is a definitive classic! No better thing than skipping school for a day and going on an adventure

[@gavino299]

It's so crazy what you said about kids now wouldn't care if it's a nice day. I was just talking about that very thing the other day. It was beautiful here on Long Island and I live near the water and a small beach/park. Over the years I'd see kids just pour down my block all day when it was nice out on a weekend or in the summer. I've been home with a back injury. So, Saturday I sat out and got some sun and air for a long time. In that time I saw only people about 30 and older go by other than small children they may have had with them. But I didn't see a single group of kids on bikes or anything. Like seriously no kids between the age of 11 and 17. Not a one. Outside for hours ten houses from a park and beach on the water and not a single kid or group of kids went by. My nephew is 14 and him and his friend don't do anything and if they do go outside they have E bikes and don't even use any muscles to move around. It's wild compared to when I was a kid and you couldn't get us inside.

[@DC_Prox]

Every John Hughes movie has at least one character who seems to be a faerie of sorts, one of their main roles in the story is to help other characters on their self discovery. Ferris is probably a faerie in this movie, and he helped Cameron, but I also think that Charlie Sheen's character was Jeannie's faerie.

[@LordVolkov]

Leather jacket, eyeliner, in for a drug conviction... Charlie is dark fae all the way 🤣🤣🤣

[@oltyret]

I would call those characters tricksters.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

@@oltyret ....as are many of the Fae. ;)

[@DC_Prox]

@@oltyret FWIW, Q from Star Trek and Mxyzptlk from the DC multiverse are also considered faeries by some definitions.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Literally no mother anywhere would sneak open the door the way his mother does. Even when i was sick my mum would barge through the door and snap open the curtains to let the sunlight in

[@williamjones6031]

1. Alan Ruck was 29 when filming. 2. Charlie Sheen didn't sleep for 48 hours prior to his scene to get into character, 3. Ah, the days when MTV played videos.😎 4. IRL Broadrick and Grey had a thing going during the shoot. 5. Not pealing out in front of Rooney would have stopped him from going after Ferris. 6. They have a doggie door, odds are they have a dog. DA🙄😏 7. This was John Hughes' ode to his hometown of Chicago.😇 John Hughes. 8. I'm not in line to be his "best friend" because I wouldn't let him walk all over and/or Bull$hit me. 9. GOOF: It's awfully late in the day to have a full bus load of kids. 10. That same school was also used for "Uncle Buck" and "The Breakfast Club".

[@solicitr666]

"2. Charlie Sheen didn't sleep for 48 hours prior to his scene to get into character" Cocaine, it's a hell of a drug

[@Ambaryerno]

6. Especially if it's a dog door big enough for a grown man to fit through...

[@chrisgiles6050]

11. There's a neat little homage to the running scene and the "Oh Yeah" song in Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: Homecoming while Tom Holland is running through a family's backyard, and the movie itself borrows a bit of influence from John Hughes's coming-of-age movies

[@tanitatt]

My daughter looked through my high school yearbook and she mentioned that teens back then all looked like adults.

[@rp1692]

Oh, that's interesting. I assumed it was just because they often cast actors in their 20s as teens in these movies. Of the main cast, only Mia Sara (Ferris' girlfriend Sloane) was still a teen in real life.

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

John Hughes movies are "bonding" movies, they are all about alienated people and their process of reuniting with others they are in conflict with. Ferris helps Cameron face his father. Charlie Sheen helps Jeannie forgive Ferris for being so popular.

[@ojpete]

When I was about 18 or 19 I met a kid at a place we worked at that had Ferris as his role model, always looking for the best out of a situation and fast talking his way out of issues he made. Couldn't stand him at first, eventually we became friends. He did live a pretty charmed life too. This is a classic movie, and had a pretty fun but bad TV series spin off too. You are many things, but you are not annoying. Thanks for sharing your reaction, and I hope everyone has a great day

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

One of the best teen films.

[@dustinjones8887]

Great reaction! I'm a Gen X'r who saw this in the theater when it came out. LOVED how you commented on all the kids, esp the girl in the arcade who just didn't care about the sexual comment made at her by the principal. That was really cool of you. We older generations don't like when other reactors talk down to us about inappropriate behaviors in old movies. You said: "I like that response. I like that they just don't care." That was cool. Thank you.

[@TK-ff5kc]

Actors who played his parents, met on the film then got married in real life.

[@ktotheramer]

One of my all time favorite movies! Ferris and Marty Mc Fly were my childhood idols! 💙

[@pirobot668beta]

I think Cameron is the real central character...he's the only one to grow or learn something about life and himself. Ferris is what Cameron thinks he wants to be...popular, suave, a rebel. "When I grow up, I wanna be like Ferris!" What Cameron doesn't see is all the hustling and background work it takes to make Ferris's life look so easy! Seriously, if Ferris worked half as hard with his studies as he does to evade studies, we'd have safe flying cars by now.

[@dnish6673]

There’s fan theory that Ferris is all in Cameron’s mind - an alter ego. Like Fight Club or Calvin and Hobbes.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

@@dnish6673And like most fan theories, it's ridiculous and not based on anything real. Also, it would make the movie much, much worse if it was true. So Cameron DIDN'T have the best day of his life and get the nerve to stand up to his father, he just lay in bed sick and daydreaming? That would just suck. Cameron's not the main character, but he is the dynamic character, whereas Ferris doesn't change.

[@TylerDurden-td2yg]

@@dnish6673 I don´t give a shit about 99 % of fan theories. Pretty much all are major bullshit.

[@timclemensen4386]

This was released in cinemas one month after I graduated high school. I was so upset that I had spent way too much time actually in class instead of not off screwing around.

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

The theory that Ferris is a figment of the imagination of Cameron can't be true. There'd be no explanation for who Ferris' family & Sloane are, nor why Cameron would be spending the day with Sloane. Many characters talk about & interact with Ferris when Cameron isn't there.

[@unclekarl5219]

I don't believe the theory either however I should be noted that the theory states the entire day is a hypothetical of Cameron while he's lying in bed depressed. So everyone else is just people he's seen around school. There's really no debunking the theory but there's no proving it either, its just a (frankly quite lame) headcanon

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

Not literally, but maybe metaphorically. Ferris as a character is pretty much too perfect to be real.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

We never see Cameron's parents, and Ferris's parents are quite frankly unrealistically stupid and naive, just like a teen fantasy

[@this.is.a.username]

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33you never met 'my boy can do no wrong' parents

[@yournamehere6002]

This theory is not Hughes' intention. Ferris is actually a person within the movie. And in the original incarnation, as per the script, somewhat unlikable.

[@thomashiggins9320]

This film was such an unexpected joy. I'd been out of high school for a few years when it came out, and laughed all the way through it. Plus, the writing for the dialogue was just *fantastic* . One of the most quotable films, ever. 😊

[@KeithDCanada]

I would HIGHLY recommend an 80's movie called "Three O'Clock High" or... "Can't Buy Me Love" with a ridiculously young Patrick Dempsey

[@Theomite]

Everybody sleeps on THREE O'CLOCK HIGH and don't know what they're missing.

[@brianwilson2789]

As someone who was just entering high school when this came out, this movie is so special to me. It changed comedy and entertainment. From the Deadpool post credit scene, to the tons of little sayings to a band that named itself after the catchphrase “Save Ferris”, it had a huge impact.

[@brianwilson2789]

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[@brandonford5459]

Nostalgia overload with Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Even makes me miss high school (even though it was toxic).

[@profesorpomelo3626]

If you think about it, ending up like Rooney is what would happen to Jeanie if she didn't give up her obsession with Ferris. Despite their efforts, nothing goes well for either Jeanie or Rooney. That's why Charlie Sheen tells her that it doesn't make sense for Jeanie to wreck her life trying to wreck her brother's.

[@TimothySmiths]

Ferris's house is in Long Beach, CA i went to high school with a guy that lived there, he is now a Judge, just a little fun fact.

[@hawkthorn33]

Fun fact, in 1986 Twist and Shout got back on the top 100 songs, up to 23rd.

[@agarven1]

I lived near a lot of the film locations. The Bueller’s house in in LA California. In the 90s my grandpa used to take me to a lot of Cubs games as a kid. The High School was also used for Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club. They also used the school gymnasium was also used for the exterior shot of the Home Alone house and the neighbors house across the street for using the wet bandits for making the water all over the basement and kitchen.

[@wbj2000]

I also loved this movie. I admit it did inspire me to skip a few days of high school back in the day. The school bus scene was especially funny, because the students were young Ferris disciples and Rooney realized his future.

[@astroman7436]

I graduated H.S. in '86. To sit in a theater and watch on the big screen when it originally came out, was just awesome. Hughes' depiction of H.S. is pretty darn close to being spot on. Two more H.S. films from '86 to watch. River's Edge with Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover, & Three O'clock High, with mostly no-name actors. Both are worth one viewing.

[@Daiska_Plays]

I get that unique nostalgia when watching this movie. I'm the class of '86, so it's especially relatable, and with the memory of not only being that age, but in a different era. I'm sad everything has changed in so many ways, but glad I could be there before the whole world changed.

[@Silver5021]

This movie is a complete different feel when it comes to nostalgia. I grew up with this movie and I even remember when they made a commercial with him and every single person thought it was a sign to be a part 2 but this is perfect for just a one movie thing

[@asterix7842]

There was a 90s ska punk band called Save Ferris. This movie and Airplane! were the first movies I ever saw that had a post-credit scene. With young actresses like Mia Sara, Jennifer Connelly, Phoebe Cates, and Winona Ryder, the 80s was a great time for teen boys to go to the movies.

[@Entiox]

Nah, not go to the movies, stay home with the vhs tape of the movie. Do you have any idea how many copies of Fast Time at Ridgemont High got worn out at the pool scene?

[@GetMeThere1]

You made me look it up. He was born on March 21, 1962. It was filmed from Sept 9, 85 to Nov 22, 85. So he was 23 1/2 during filming. His co-stars were Alan Ruck, 29; Mia Sara, 18; and Jennifer Gray, 25!

[@christophercurtis4131]

One of my absolute favorite movies ever. I was 15 the year this was released, and it brings back so many great memories.

[@frugalseverin2282]

Running through a house and with a dog you may be referring to the Coen brothers movie "Raising Arizona". The use of music in this movie is a major factor, the humor too. I'm glad you got the joke about the grandmother being in on it.

[@joedokes9753]

Funny how you said it gave you a Breakfast Club vibe, they were both written and directed by the same person. John Hughes was a gem and captured the teenage angst of the 80's. Great reaction.

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Matthew Broderick was in "Tower Heist" with Ben Stiller. Also "No Hard Feelings" with Jennifer Lawrence.

[@lobbyguy]

Ferris is probably the worst person to try help Cameron but he's also the only person that has paid any attention to Cam and is worried about him.

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction like always, love this movie its a classic, and some fun-facts about it. All the characters who have cars, (except for Cameron's dad whos car license plate says NRVOUS) have license plates that are abbreviations of John Hughs movies. His Mom’s car has a license plate that reads “MMOM” which is a reference to 1983’s Mr. Mom which Hughes wrote. His Dad’s car has a license plate that reads “VCTN” which is a reference again to 1983’s Vacation. His sister’s car has a license plate that reads “TBC” which is a reference to 1985’s The Breakfast Club. Lastly, Principal Rooney’s car has a license plate that reads “4FBDO” which translates to “For Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. As you may have detected by the soundtrack, John Hughes was really into new wave music back then. All the posters in Ferris' and Cameron's rooms were his personal collection. Cameron only has U2 Boy, but Ferris has Bryan Ferry, Simple Minds, Killing Joke, Blancmange, The Damned, Charlie Sexton, Jah Wobble/Holger Czukay/The Edge, Flesh For Lulu, Cabaret Voltaire, The Rave Ups. There is actually a band Save Ferris named of course, after the charity theme in this film. You can see them make an appearance in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. Also not sure it's been mentioned, but a Fun Fact about this movie is that the actors who played Ferris' parents met during the making of that movie and ended up getting married in real life. My interpretation in the end when the sister rushed home to catch Ferris before he could get home so he would get in trouble. Then she overheard the principal telling Ferris that he would have to spend another year in high school. Another year with the two of them at the same school was the LAST thing she wanted, so she covered for him instead. If she wanted to cover for Ferris as a result of her chat with Charlie Sheen, she would have driven slowly to ensure he got home first after she saw him in the street. Keep up the good work.

[@neronoctis331]

Best reaction I’ve ever seen to this movie! 😊 You took in every scene the same way me and my friends did back in the 80s!!

[@thissailorja]

Cameron's house went on the market a few years ago and it sold for almost 2M if memory serves correctly. The house for Home Alone also went for big bucks too.

[@BenWillyums]

16:54 his hand motions are reminiscent of Curly from the Three Stooges. You should check out an episode or two.

[@scorpius6568]

Rolling on the floor. When you saw Charlie , it's surprised me. The bad boy to this movie. I don't think you remember you saying anything about" baby", have you not seen" dirty dancing"maybe you did and I missed it. It tickle me to this day, the ending is so widely known as the running scene. One of the most iconic movies there is, definitely a cult following. We grow up so fast don't we. Wouldn't change it for the world being generation x. I am Bueller.. my favorite scene, still got to be the museum. Without saying a word it explains so much about the characters. Zigzagging with the grade school kids in a handheld train. To remain forever a child. Thanks for reminding me of my Bueller. Don't leave home without it.

[@chrisgiles6050]

I love a good coming-of-age story with the emotional depth and adult perspectives of growing up, friendships, love, and all those other things. If you like those kinds of movies, then may I suggest you consider adding Eighth Grade and The Edge of Seventeen to your watchlist? They're both really, really good but painfully relatable and heavy on the themes you would remember back in the eight grade and high school respectively. Hope you read this comment and consider it, @VKunia ! 😊😊