First Time Watching FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986) Reaction & Commentary

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Storyline
A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Principal, who'll do anything to stop him.
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[@RyanCarrington]

So choice! What we watching next?!

[@thejesus95]

Out on a Limb- 1992 Matt Broderick Greedy- 1994 Michael J. Fox

[@notjustforhackers4252]

A Clockwork Orange (1971) Trainspotting (1996) Evil Dead II (1987) Snatch (2000) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Miracle Mile (1988) ( don't look up anything about this film, go in blind ). Take your pick mate.

[@danielberg7644]

Uncle Buck!

[@user-qf8vi2uv8m]

This was Mia Sarah’s breakout role that was Ferris Bueller’s girlfriend after the movie “Legend” directed by Ridley Scott with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry just the year before

[@russellward4624]

This is Spinal Tap

[@thejesus95]

"He'll end up on a register" How accurate you are.

[@marcye3649]

I was looking for this comment. So sad he’s put a stain on one of my favorite movies.

[@snakecharm13]

I came here to say the same. Lol

[@strawberryastronaut]

Cameron is unironically the actual protag of the movie, and Ferris helps with HIS character development. It's part of why I love this movie so much, he's such a great character. :)

[@RyanCarrington]

That's why I was saying I would've liked more of him. But maybe that's the point.

[@strawberryastronaut]

@@RyanCarrington Yeah, I kind of wish the movie had been at least 20/30 minutes longer to give us some more Cameron resolution, lol! But I understand why they left it how it is.

[@dereknolin5986]

I think part of the problem with Cameron's character arc is the sudden jarring tonal shift. If there had been any other serious moments earlier in the movie, we might have been more prepared for Cameron's speech, and we wouldn't be subconsciously waiting for the punchline. @@RyanCarrington

[@petercofrancesco9812]

Nah, Ed Rooney is.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Nope. Cameron is the audience.* We're the ones unwittingly seeking joy. His life story is our life story. We're Cameron. The movie is the joy ride. Ferris is our host. #SaveFerris

[@FUCKINGENIOUS]

Everyone knows and loves Ferris because he's very smart and capable and uses those traits to do favors for others.

[@shainewhite2781]

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and take a look around every once in a while, you could miss it."

[@greigclement9081]

I loved how fate yielded around Ferris wherever he went. There are some very lucky people whose charisma just charms nearly everyone

[@joeymac3777]

I chuckled when during the scene in hole in the wall restaurant where Roony mistakes a girl for Ferris. You said "He's gonna end up on some registry". Well Jeffrey Jones, the actor who plays Rooney IS on the national Sex Offender registry. He got in some trouble in the mid 2000's.

[@JeremyHodges]

"Ferris is the type of person you don't want your child to be friends with." Literally the most accurate assessment of this movie I've ever seen.

[@justwatching6186]

23:34- he DID end up on a register (not the good kind). The kind you have to inform your neighbors you’re on.

[@RyanCarrington]

Oh god.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Number one reason not to enter a house through a doggy door big enough for an adult human... The dog is so big it needs a doggy door that big.

[@RyanCarrington]

Ahaha yeah, I didn't think about that 😂

[@sliceofheaven3026]

John Hughes was such a unique director for when it came to films showing the life of teens during the 1980´s. He managed to put so much heart and comedy into those films. His list of films is pretty impressive since besides Ferris Bueller he also directed films like 16 candles, the breakfast club, weird science and so on. Sadly he died in 2009 when he was 59.

[@dustyyeager7653]

I about lost it when you said the principal will end up on a register. The actor definitely got himself in some hot water a few years later

[@stevenwoodward5923]

He was arrested for possession of child pornography and soliciting a 14-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit images. He pleaded no contest, he was given 5 years probation and had to resister as a sex offender.

[@Zerbyte]

The construction workers were real. They saw em dancing to the music as they filmed the dance scene and recorded them.

[@RyanCarrington]

That's awesome. I definitely got that vibe! I've been on construction sites in the past and there's always someone singing and dancing haah

[@lynettecummins2438]

Ferris Buehler's girlfriend is Mia Sara. She was in a movie with Tom Cruise called Legend. If you're in the mood to see a quest for unicorn's you should check it out. 🦄

[@angelagraves865]

I was going to mention Legend, too. I love that movie and not that many people have seen it. That came out in '85 so a year before this one. Don't forget Tim Curry. His costume is one of the greatest things I've seen in movies.

[@lynettecummins2438]

If we're going to bring up Tim Curry.....I absolutely love him in Clue. 😂😂😂😂

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

In the early '90s they made a "Ferris Bueler" t.v. show, which did not do very well. But at the same time a similarly premised show called "Parker Lewis Can't Lose", which did fairly well and lasted three seasons. I really enjoyed the Parker Lewis show.

[@3DJapan]

Parker Lewis was hilarious.

[@0okamino]

Somehow _Parker Lewis Can’t Lose_ managed to capture much more of the right FBDA spirit, while still being its own thing.

[@hellomark1]

Ferris "cameoed" on a season ender of Parker Lewis, where they yelled "cut" and the viewpoint pulls back from the set of the show, and shows two silhoutted characters sitting in the back, one says "So THAT'S how they do it" and the other one says "C'mon Ferris, let's get out of here"

[@philmakris8507]

The school secretary was the rental car agent in Planes, Trains and automobiles. Legendary character actor Edie McClurg.

[@RyanCarrington]

Oh wow! Should've remembered her!

[@Krucifus]

Oh yeah, she was the fucking rental car agent in fucking Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Good fucking catch!

[@gggooding]

Holy Water, Batman! First time I *ever* noticed this! The girl in the beginning that's, "My best friends sister's boyfriend's brothers girlfriend..." is Kristy Swanson - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (before SM Gellar)!

[@RyanCarrington]

I only know Sarah! 😬 I just googled her and realised she was the woman in Big Daddy, too! I used to watch that movie a lot as a kid haha

[@gggooding]

@@RyanCarrington So, The Buffy movie... it's cute and campy and fun (Pee-Wee Herman as a vamp is a highlight), *BUT* think of it as totally separate from the show (Joss Whedon, who of course wrote the script, HATES the movie, as do most fans of the show). It has the same initial premise as the show, and its very much worth a watch imo. It's fun as hell! But it's its own silly thing.

[@angelagraves865]

@@gggooding I love the Buffy movie. And Paul Reubens has one of the best death scenes ever.

[@promisemochi]

i never liked this movie until someone told me to watch with cameron as my focus. it put it more into perspective of the film being about ferris with this huge lust for life, and cameron who is struggling with finding the strength to keep doing life; and cameron finding that joy and his own strength throughout the movie. i think that's also why the museum scene with cameron reacting to the art hits me so hard. thinking back to him not even wanting to get out of bed, to becoming so moved emotionally by the art he was seeing....it's such a simple thing but done really, really well. seeing it in this perspective totally changed it for me and it's now one of my favorite movies. it and "little miss sunshine" are my go-to's. have you seen that one? i think you'd like it a lot!

[@BouillaBased]

Matthew Broderick was like 23-24 when this was filmed. Alan Ruck was 29 or 30, and I believe married.

[@RyanCarrington]

Oh wow, I thought his mate looked younger than him. How old were they supposed to be?

[@BouillaBased]

@@RyanCarrington I believe 17, since graduation is around the corner for both of them.

[@RyanCarrington]

@BouillaBased ah, that's kind of what I thought. Thanks for clarifying 👊

[@0okamino]

Also, Jennifer Grey (Jeanie) was 26. That leaves Mia Sara as the only actual teenager of the main cast, being 18 at the time.

[@shediva5705]

The polar opposite for this movie is 3 o'clock high which I highly recommend. The opening crane shot is epic beyond reason.

[@FUCKINGENIOUS]

That's a fun movie.

[@Stormcastle]

...And now the post- credits scene on the first 'Deadpool' movie makes sense (presuming you stayed to the end of that one 😆)

[@RyanCarrington]

God, I can't even remember it. I definitely watched it though.

[@victoriac4317]

Cameron has always been my favourite character in this movie. But Grace is a close second😂

[@RyanCarrington]

Ah she's hilarious 😂

[@angelagraves865]

Grace is one of my favorites, too.

[@reservoirdude92]

John Hughes' music supervisor really knew what they were doing because the music in this is NUTS. Zapp, The Style Council, The English Beat, all sorts of great tracks in this.

[@RyanCarrington]

Yeah, this had a great soundtrack!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Don't forget Yello's OH YEAH!

[@DanJackson1977]

John Hughes was his own music supervisor. He had a thing for new wave and Euro / Britpop, despite it not being "of his generation". This guy literally made a movie based on a British pop song (Pretty in Pink).

[@hellomark1]

They never released a soundtrack for this because they thought it would be too eclectic for it to be popular at all - I looked for years before I found that out

[@RyanCarrington]

@@hellomark1 at least now we have Spotify and whatnot for fan-made playlists these days 😊

[@gallendugall8913]

Wargames is another great movie with Matthew Broderick playing a teenager.

[@scottwilson3741]

I agree that their might've been something between Cameron and Simone. Maybe not romantic, but you could tell she really cared about him & he really felt a friendship with her

[@ubit397]

Cameron isn't trying to do a British accent. It's a cartoonish impression of an old school New York accent. More specifically, an impression of a Broadway director he had worked with in the past.

[@RyanCarrington]

Ahh good to know. It just reminded me of how people sound when they try to do a generic Beatles impression 😅

[@MrLovegrove]

​@@RyanCarringtonwhat people are these that you're speaking of and how do we stop them?!? I can't imagine anyone butchering a Beatles accent that badly.

[@MindFeather]

the more i watch this film over the years the more it seems to me that Ferris' character is just an elaborate (even baroque) "framework", and the real story, the main character really is Cameron.

[@PhilHug1]

Out of all the dickheads on KZbin, you're my favorite, Ryan. Keep doing you!

[@RyanCarrington]

😂 cheers mate. Although, I might be defecting to the Sluts. I'll let you know.

[@ZenSponge]

“Save Ferris” is a great band. Ska, the white man’s mariachi.

[@hollywhite7449]

I've seen this movie a zillion times, since seeing it in the theater when I was in high school. Watching with you was like seeing it for the first time again. Great reaction!

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

German here. I think I can answer the question about the 2 old guys with the strange hats. It can almost certainly be assumed that the guys are members (presumably high-ranking) of a German carnival club. These carnival clubs, some of which date back to the time of the French occupation of Germany by Napoleon over 200 years ago, can be found primarily in western Germany along the Rhine. They really celebrate it excessively, so much so that they like to talk about it as the 5th season. In fact, beginnin' with the last thursday of the season and ending following tuesday, is along the centers, a permanent party all day and night. The season always starts on November 11th. at 11:11 a.m. and ends either at the beginning of February or at the beginning of March, depending on the first full moon of spring. As for the garage guy with the ponytail, that same year he starred (as did Charlie Sheen and Johnny Depp) in Platoon, which won 6 Oscars, making it the best film of 1986...

[@Kimberlyannkent]

There is so much to say about this movie, but I see a lot has been already mentioned in the comments. Just imagine sitting in a movie theater in 1987 and having him staring at you talking to the audience…. I really don't think that was done before. The end.. during the credits telling everyone to go home was so unexpected and brilliant!

[@RyneMurray23]

They used real people from the streets for the twist and shout scene. I love how they are all so into it 👍🏼👍🏼

[@philmakris8507]

He's got the Union Jack up bc British bands were extremely popular in the 80's. If you look close there's a Killing Joke poster up on his wall too.

[@RyanCarrington]

Dont worry, I assumed that was the case. I was just taking the piss with the girlfriend thing. I didn't think he was that crazy haha

[@5hanesBoard]

In the 80s we all wanted to be Ferris; We never questioned his morals. He would have made a great fun school mate. It's a classic teen cult movie, loved by young and old alike.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Saw this movie in the theater when it came out back in high school. One of my all time favorites. I think I related to it especially because I had a friend who was exactly like Cameron, and I was a little bit like Ferris (okay not as cool or as popular). He had a car and I didn't and I would have to beg/guilt him into picking me up. He was also very tall and a hypochondriac. I also had a real penchant for ditching class and forging notes excusing my absence. Regarding the presence of a lot of Union Jacks in the movie, it was very common in the US in the 80s. The second wave of British music invasion brought that about. Let's just say that there were guys who wore trench coats with British flag and Joy Division patches who rode around on scooters. So absurd to be wearing a trench coat in southern California, but those were the 80s!

[@RyanCarrington]

I had a friend who had a car too and asking him for a lift was like asking for a kidney haha Yeah, I figured the Union Jack was because of music looking at his room. I was joking about the dad thing haha

[@perfectkismet]

"Would this have worked on your parents?" Honestly, we were allowed to decide for ourselves if we were too sick to go to school. And mental health days were an acceptable thing, too. ... My mom was a teacher 😅

[@RyanCarrington]

So jealous! Although it did force me to have great attendance 😅

[@jtoland2333]

We were pretty feral back in the day

[@ToniMcGinty]

The novelisation of Ferris is great, and goes into a lot more detail. There are two more Bueller children, and the trio end up on the radio after catching the baseball. If I remember correctly, Cameron staring at the Seurat painting is actually a very poignant moment. He becomes obsessed with the work being made up of little dots, and how that basically symbolises everybody falling to pieces.

[@tempsitch5632]

The teacher with the monotone voice is Ben Stein. He’s also in Planes Trains Automobiles. He was a political advisor and speech writer for Nixon. He also had a successful game show called Win Ben Stein’s money where you played trivia against him. He’s no slouch. In 2000 or 2001 I was seeing houses in LA to buy and one of them was his. He had a photo of him and Nixon on the wall in his bedroom of all places. Also, the house was pink. For real. Pink 1920’s-40’s spanish traditional stucco house but pink. 2 years later I met him when he came into my video store and we talked about his pink house which he said was his wifes idea. Oh yeah, totally forgot, the actor for Cameron is a friend of a friend and I met him at my friend’s housewarming party. He caught me smirking at a guy telling him “I feel like I recornize you”. He thanked me for not saying who he is to the other guy.

[@tempsitch5632]

Oh yeah, I also met the guy playing the valet that took the car. I met him at LA public library and was literally returning a different movie he was in. (8 Men Out). He was cool too. Long white hair and beard.

[@tempsitch5632]

@25:32 The other guy is in Fletch, a Chevy Chase must-see.

[@angelagraves865]

I liked Jeanie's character arc, too.

[@EmulsionTime]

"I've heard this in Family Guy." I wouldn't be surprised if you could string all the references to this from Family Guy together and get the entire film.

[@RyneMurray23]

Cameron deciding to whether or not to drive over to see Ferris is absolutely hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@everyonelovesmajima]

Soooo that's how it is in their family.

[@mikehuston3751]

I saw this movie at the Cascade Drive-In West Chicago Illinois when it came out. I was 13. I went with my neighbor and his parents. Feels like a million years ago lol

[@lollywright4258]

So glad you’ve finally watched this. Too many blank looks before when I’ve referenced it 😂

[@PhilHug1]

I'm convinced Ferris is the god-emperor of that high school, hell, maybe even the whole city

[@0okamino]

True. Sausage King would actually be a demotion.

[@philmakris8507]

Yup, it was a Gretsch White Falcon 🎸

[@RyanCarrington]

What a beauty.

[@0okamino]

I usually think of it as “the Malcolm Young guitar.” 😄

[@3DJapan]

28:58 They actually were not in the movie, just random construction guys who heard the music and started dancing.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

A lot of cars back in the day could actually reverse the mileage on the odometer by running it in reverse. This whole exercise was therapy for a suicidal, Clinically Depressed Cameron.

[@tempsitch5632]

One thing I learned from this reaction is that Ryan secretly wants to be sent 5 cans of olives.

[@RyanCarrington]

In that case, what I really hate is chocolate 😂

[@DanJackson1977]

Btw, the union jack is just because John Hughes loved british and euro pop bands.

[@gmunden1]

Actress Mia Sara ( Sloan) was the daughter-in-law of Sean Connery.

[@russellward4624]

Welcome back mate. Looking forward to more film reactions from ya.

[@markherron3897]

Back to School came out that same summer, and is a funny movie. Rodney Dangerfield stars, I think you’d like it.

[@3DJapan]

I always wonder why Ferris doesn't have his own house key. I had one when I was like 12.

[@0okamino]

Hubris! He’s gotten so used to everything being right where he needs it to be.

[@Divamarja_CA]

Totally dating myself, but I attended a sneak preview of this movie, and I loved it! It was cheeky and daring, and sooo different than my own high school days (I was neither Ferris nor Cameron) but I did envy my friends who didn’t have to go to school the day after a weeknight concert…Atanyrate, at this preview all the attendees received a little poster (maybe 12” x 14”) and a pin that said Leisure Rules. The poster went by the wayside decades ago but I still have the pin!

[@agarven1]

The Ferris Bueller house is in LA California but the rest of the film was filmed in Chicago. The Ferrari is a fake Ferrari. They made the car look like a real one. They wanted to rent a real Ferrari but it cost so much money to rent one. That is why they made fake one. They were looking for an actor to play Cameron. Matthew Broderick suggested Allen Ruck but the studio thought he was too old because he was in his late 20s but they auditioned him and he looked so young they gave him the part. If you have seen Deadpool they do a reference to the you’re still here go home in Deadpool. Dirty Harry is such a classic. I was at a friends house a few years ago and he had the movie playing. I was so interested in the movie I wasn’t able to watch it because we had to go somewhere. I bought the movie and watched it.

[@msmrsro]

The actor playing the boring teacher is named Ben Stein. He’s a former speech writer for US president Richard Nixon. He also had a game show on television called “Win Ben Stein’s Money”.

[@Momsbasement354]

My friends dad took me, his son, and another friend up to Lake Tahoe and took us to see this in theater. We were in seventh grade I think. My friends dad had a classic Ferrari Dino. When they first get the Ferrari in the movie my friends dad leaned over to his son and said, Don’t even fu**ing think about it. Lol

[@maggieellis2303]

I ❤️❤️❤️ this story!! I was a bit younger at that time but I can totally picture that! Peoples’ senses of humor were so much easier back then. What a wonderful time!

[@LighterSideOfFenix]

The painting is called "a Sunday afternoon on the island of la grand Jat". Just a reference to a beautiful day being enjoyed instead of wasted on menial responsibilities. A day off, per se.

[@RyanCarrington]

Amazing! Thank you.

[@CanadaDragon1]

At 28:58, the workers were actually NOT actors. They were just ordinary workers who were dancing to the song, and the camera pointed at them. In fact, the worker with the green hat pointed at the camera realizing they were on film.

[@user-js3xr9ly2v]

I recently learned those construction workers were apparently just builders working who were dancing to the music

[@justwatching6186]

4:01- it’s Buffy (movie)

[@RyanCarrington]

Yeah, somebody else told me that. I've only seen the series.

[@corvus1374]

The actors who played the parents wound up together irl

[@Tijuanabill]

Yes, it's an early 70's Gretsch White Falcon. There is a Fender Bassman amp there too, so someone around the set design knows what is up.

[@Zeno_Evil]

- The ability to roll back an odometer was a real thing back in the day. Quote from Motortrend article Sept 9, 2021 by Jordon Scott: "..... there is a direct mechanical connection from the odometer gear set to the transmission output shaft, turning the transmission the opposite way would roll back the miles. Indeed that was the case until around the 1960s, when auto manufacturers started making more sophisticated odometers capable of recording distance traveled in both forward and reverse with ratcheting and free-wheeling gears like you find on a bicycle" - The parade scene was improvised on the spot when the movie crew discovered a parade that happened to be held at the same time of their shooting schedule. It wasn't originally supposed to be part of the movie.

[@msmrsro]

The blond girl with the really long description of who saw Ferris pass out is actress Kristy Swanson, who has a cult following for playing the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Alan Ruck was 29 when filming. 2. Charlie Sheen didn't sleep for 48 hours prior to his scene. 3. It's unfair the clueless people like his parents make so much money. Especially his dad. 4. Grace the secretary pretending to be Ed Rooney during the phone call from Cameron was improvised. 5. Not pealing out in front of Rooney would have stopped him from going after Ferris. 6. I watched MTV when they still played videos. 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".

[@RyanCarrington]

👊👊👊

[@gregclarke2183]

The best Ferris Beuller reference is the ska band named Save Ferris!

[@gregclarke2183]

…also, Ben Stein, the teacher, used to have a game show called Win Ben Steins Money, where if you won, it was actually his money you won.

[@lindataggart9076]

I am here for this one..Oregon U.S.

[@shallowgal462]

He was 23 playing 17. Alan Ruck, also playing 17, was 29. The actor playing his sister, 18, was 26, and his girlfriend, 16, was 18.

[@RyanCarrington]

I never would've thought Cameron was the oldest!

[@gmunden1]

Actor Ben Stein (the economics teacher) is a lawyer and has a university degree economics. He was a speech writer for U.S. President Richard Nixon in the early 70's .

[@hellomark1]

He also made a movie about how he's persecuted for believing in creationism, which is weird

[@Nah_Mate_Aint_Nowt]

When you said be careful you'll end up on some kind of register I spat my Tea out... Lets just say there is a reason you don't see that actor in much nowadays,

[@RyanCarrington]

Oh shit, I had no idea 😅

[@Nah_Mate_Aint_Nowt]

@@RyanCarrington Yeah I was shook when I found out, he was in a lot of my favourite films growing up. Makes it funnier you not knowing... Keep up the good work with the vids, always watch when I see the notification.

[@RyanCarrington]

@billmonday yeah, i remember him from Beetlejuice! 😩 appreciate it, man!

[@angelagraves865]

@@RyanCarrington He was in Amadeus (1984), too.

[@thejesus95]

Gotta see"Out on a Limb" If for nothing else, the Jims. Both Mathew Broderick and Jones were in it. Also a younger John C. Reilly.

[@acesfn7316]

Matthew Broadrick was in his mid 20's here and his real life good friend Alan Ruck was around 30 but looked younger. Mia Sara who played Sloane was only out if high School one year at this time

[@donnyboy6848]

Goooddd stuff as always

[@RyanCarrington]

Thank you. Appreciate it!

[@kevinhayes1656]

I just looked it up and Matthew Bradrick was 23 when he filmed Ferris Bueller’s Day off

[@user-qf8vi2uv8m]

Great movie man, awesome reaction as usual. This was Mia Sara’s second film after Ridley Scotts “Legend” a great fantasy film

[@jtoland2333]

Im with you, Ryan. I hate Dirty Dancing! We went to one of those resorts in the Catskills, and I promise, nobody broke out into choreographed dances. Or maybe we were at the wrong resort. There were a lot of them. I love John Hughs movies! He completely got the culture and psyche of the American teenager. Even in a silly, over the top film like this, he nailed us. And finally..... "You're gonna end up on a register!" Uh, let's just say, art imitates life! I'll just leave it there.

[@forestrot666]

I still have a crush on 1980s Alan Ruck (Cameron) and good lord I watched this film so often as a kid in the 90s.

[@maggieellis2303]

Hey there, mister! I’ve not come across your content til now, and wanted to say I sincerely enjoyed your reaction and commentary. I’ve seen around 6 reactions to this film, and I can tell you that you’re certainly not alone with regard to Cameron. But let me say I learned a COMPLETELY different take (in the comment section) on this entire movie (which I’ve seen at least 20 times) that I had NEVER considered, and I think you’ll appreciate it. So this person said, quite plainly, that this movie is actually ABOUT CAMERON. Yeah, Ferris is manipulative and selfish - he’s getting his - but had he not coaxed Cameron out of bed, Cameron never would have had the opportunity and the moment to confront his dad and to realize that he’s the one who controls his life. I am still digesting that theory, and it’s really growing on me! Just wanted to share that and to thank you for an entertaining video! Oh and this movie is pure Americana. Aside from the unbelievable plot line, the attitude, art, humor, aesthetic, and vibe were SPOT ON for having been made/released in the mid 80’s. I feel blessed to have been alive and young during those years. This movie is like a time vessel, and I fuggin’ love it. Cheers!!

[@chris...9497]

I was in high school in the late 1960s. You have to consider teens of reasonable intelligence learned all the rules by then and schools in particular were always very rigid in their function; this makes them pretty easy to take advantage of. By my second-to-last year of high school I had finally acquired a boyfriend. He was two years ahead of me and two older, so by that time he was attending college a short bus ride away. Being so close, he was still living at home, which was about a mile and a half from the high school. I worked out the rules and made the plans to visit him periodically. The rules were that if you were sick, you just needed to bring in a signed note the next day to excuse your absence; the note kept them from phoning or sending a letter to notify the parents. Also, if you were absent more than twice in a marking period (a period of five weeks), then they would contact your parents to discuss the issue, so best not to do a planned absence more than once in a marking period. Also, I avoided Monday and Friday absences (so no one would consider I was taking a long weekend), I would never miss a test day (creates too many problems and I liked keeping good grades), and I never took the same day of the week twice in a row (so there wouldn't be a discernable pattern). At Christmas, my dad sent out a bunch of holiday cards; I helped out, but kept one for my use. And I've always been an artist, so forging his signature was easy. So, I would plot out on my calendar when to go visit. The school bus would drop me a school, and I would head off for his house. By the time I got there, his siblings were in school and his parents were at their respective jobs. We spent the mornings in his bed, then I would go with him to the college, where I would spend his class times in the school newspaper office (all student-run). I actually helped edit submissions, because they didn't know I was so young and not attending the college. When he had breaks in his schedule, we walked the nature trail around the college campus. At the correct time, I would take the bus back to the school, then walk home (my house was about a mile in the opposite direction of my boyfriend's), arriving at my usual time. No one suspected a thing. And then I would write the note, forge my dad's signature, and the next day turn it in. Really, by the last couple years of high school, most kids are devious and conniving. By then, they can't wait to start taking charge of their own lives. They cut class, hitchhike, and go on adventures. "Ferris Bueller" takes me back to my own teen years, when we break the glass that holds us in place. We don't really appreciate that it also keeps us safe, but we relish the chance to get out from under adult control for a while, on our own terms.

[@hellomark1]

I did something similar in ditching, only it was to be a wingman/copilot for my friend whose gf lived 3.5 hours away. Though we would cut the time in half by driving twice the speed - I cannot exaggerate how stupid this part of it was - though we did have one or two cars pass us. One was a corvette that was going so fast, we didn't even see it for more than a few seconds before it just completely vanished

[@danelicker317]

I've been wondering since 1986 how Jeanie wouldn't have recognized her own principal. She had plenty of time to have seen him clearly before kicking his face in.

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Such a great classic. Actually when Ferris is running thru yards and peoples houses it was an ok thing. It was a more relaxed time and everyone left their doors unlocked, kids from neighborhood running thru all hrs of the day and night, etc. A more sense of community. Thing is sh00ting people for being in ur yard or home is a thing thats really only blown up the last 10 yrs or so. People werent afraid of everything back then and we respected things more. Only my opinion, but Im an old hippy pasifist so most would say what do I know. lol. Great reaction, thanx so much, Peace

[@megdelaney3677]

First time watching your reaction channel - Love Ferris Bueller's Day Off, but the other clips are giving me whiplash

[@spud69g]

The teacher putting everyone into a coma had his own game show at one point... Win Ben Stein's Money 1997 ‧ Game Show ‧ 6 seasons

[@Purple_Buffalo]

I'm stoned and my dog is on my belly. Thanks for the good times Ryan! "If you say Ferris Bueller, you lose a testical."

[@RyanCarrington]

Im jealous! 😂

[@peterdubois65]

Interesting fact, they weren't officially in the float. Budget couldnt cover a scene this size so they snucj a float in. Those organisers going through their papers wondering what was happening weren't actually acting

[@russellward4624]

Ive seen this film like 30xs and never noticed the guys with hats before. Lol

[@RyanCarrington]

😂 I'm still waiting for an answer haha

[@BobbyLandiaPDX]

John Hughes, who wrote the film, said the Cameron was based on himself.

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

Best reaction I've seen to this film!

[@RyanCarrington]

Appreciate that man!

[@spud69g]

When he's talking about driving the car, "choice" is akin to top of the line. Top choice steaks, etc.

[@yeliz0678]

You should definitely watch Snatch if you didn't yet. You'll love it.

[@RyanCarrington]

I have and you're right, I do love it. Same for Lock Stock!

[@Kim-hc5si]

‘Why don’t you put your thumb up your butt?’ 😂

[@philmakris8507]

Ryan? Into the ganja?? Nooooo way. lol

[@MisterGarp]

The principal did in fact wind up on some sort of registry…..

[@themollygrove]

I think something that makes this movie great is the fact that it IS so ridiculous. Everything seemingly "works out" for Ferris. He gets everything he wants, he calls the shots, he has the day he wants while Cameron is begrudgingly dragged along (and is actually sick). I remember rewatching years after I had seen it (and grown up) and realized that while the movie is largely through the lens of Ferris and his perspective, the protagonist is Cameron. Ferris is so larger than life and Cameron is his "normal" friend. It reminds me of some of the dynamics we see in movies like LoTR where Frodo is technically the main character but Frodo is nothing without Sam. Ferris can't accomplish this day without Cameron, and the viewer doesn't get to meet Cameron without Ferris' antics.

[@mikehoke3822]

#the freshmen # with Matthew Broderick is a must-see

[@richiecabral3602]

Hey, this is going to be random and way off topic, but when you were questioning Cameron's impression of Sloane's father to Rooney, I'm not sure if it was meant to be, or even if it was a good example of the transatlantic, or mid Atlantic accent, but it made me think of it, and it's an interesting but obsolete thing now that most Americans aren't even familiar with, and I was wondering if it's known at all on your side of the pond. You can look it up, but basically, some dickhead, I think in the late 19th century, invented a completely fabricated and unorganic English accent that was meant to be a shared common accent that could be used by the wealthy and elite across different English speaking countries. I don't know if it ever caught on in any other countries, but it did gain some popularity in the 20s and 30s among the super wealthy in America, primarily in the North East, and then caught on in theater and acting schools as an example of proper annunciation and clear speaking, and was common among well trained actors in Hollywood movies in the 40s and 50s. Katherine Hepburn was well know for using it, as an example. Then Cary Grant, who was British, but pretented he wasn't, sort of had his own similar accent that I think he may have just made up on his own. I don't know that it exists anymore, but is sometimes still used to mock or do an exaggerated stereotype of the very elite aristocratic posh in America.

[@RyanCarrington]

Yeah, I know of the transatlantic accent. I went down a wiki rabbit hole on it the once haha I didn't know that's what he was doing though. I didn't get that in Titanic either, though, when I watched that. Either they're not very good, or I can't hear it without the old timey compression and static haha

[@alauer2101]

Cameron turned out ok he went on a bus trip vacation to California then went on to be a star ship captain.😁

[@Perma-Tempo]

Ryan, talking about Rooney - "you are going to end up on some sort of register". Ryan - you don't know the half of it. Google that actor if you want your day dampened. Great reaction, btw. Cheers.