Ferris Bueller

John Hughes helped define a generation with his teenage dramas and young-at-heart comedies.

My favourite, and plenty of other peoples, has to be Mathew Broderick’s peak performance – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

This movie is one of the most iconic of the decade. Every line is quotable gold and every scene is memorable bullion.

Just as Henry Winkler did, somehow the geeky and modest Broderick turned his character into The Fonz of his generation.

But Ferris was far from the only great character. His best friend/side-kick Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) is played faultlessly and is almost just as memorable. Mia Sara is beautiful as Sloane (even though she wore baggy shorts for the whole film?) and Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) does a bang up job as the spiteful sister ‘Jeanie/Shauna’. But who could forget Ed Rooney, one of the greatest bumbling bad guys of all time.

Even the small characters are great – like Ferris’ dad, Ronney’s secretary, the famous school teacher, or Charlie Sheen’s legendary cameo. Hell; even the car is a memorable character.

There are just as many memorable moments as characters:
The vomiting synthesizer, kissing Sloane as her ‘dad’, the nurse who likes to..., save ferris, killing the car, catatonic Cameron, Abe Froman – the Sausage King of Chicago, Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?, the shifty carpark, the run home, twist & shout...I could go on forever.

Truly a classic 80s movie.

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

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Posted By: Jarrah - Category: Movies, 1986, U.S.A, Europe

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Comment by James Rickard

December 12th 2008 01:40

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A lot of people pick The Breakfast Club but I think this is John Hughes's best movie.

Comment by Bryn

December 12th 2008 02:25

Horrorphile

And don't forget Charlie Sheen in his feature debut as the guy at the police station who chats up Jennifer Grey.

Comment by Undercover Brother

December 12th 2008 03:23

Absolute classic.
Although I prefer 16 Candles...ah, not really.

Comment by Anonymous Film Critic

December 12th 2008 20:37

You definitely picked one of the best 80's movie of all. Although my favorite quote is the one about a piece of coal tweeking and then you have a diamond.

Comment by Jarrah

December 13th 2008 00:09

Back to the Eighties

'Pardon my French, but Cameron is so tight that if you stuck a lump of coal up his ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond.'

Comment by Nomad

December 14th 2008 08:23

Awesome Food

classic

Comment by Celluloid Crusader

December 15th 2008 20:44

The Single Life

Hey Undercover Brother, I think you will find that Charlie Sheen's feature debut was actually Red Dawn. Jennifer Grey was also in Red Dawn along with other notable eighties faces.

Comment by James Rickard

December 16th 2008 00:44

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Red Dawn is definitely a jingoistic blast from the past!!!

Comment by Undercover Brother

December 16th 2008 07:27

Yo, I didn't say squat about Charlie Sheen! It was de other dude! lol
And even then its funny he says and don't forget, when Jarrah already said 'Charlie Sheen’s legendary cameo' lol