27 Facts For "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off"s 29th Birthday
Nathan Johnson
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06/10/2015
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It's been 29 years since Ferris and his friends took a day off from school to borrow a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder and roam around Chicago.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was released 29 years ago (June 11th, 1986). -
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Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey were engaged after the film was released. -
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The song ‘Danke Schoen’ is heard a total of four times in the movie – once in the shower, once where Mr. Rooney hums it at his door, once during the parade and once when Jeannie sings it off camera while leaving the police station. -
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Alan Ruck was 29 years old when he played the role of Cameron Frye. -
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Ferris has a security camera rigged in his room. -
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The Ferrari’s license plate reads “NRVOUS”. -
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And all the other plates in the movie are nods to director John Hughes’ earlier films. -
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Director John Hughes wrote the script in 6 days. -
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The synchronized dance to ‘Twist and Shout’ borrows from Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ choreography. -
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Louie Anderson made a cameo in the film as a flower delivery guy. -
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When Cameron’s shirt is inside-out after the pool scene, letters seem to magically appear on it. -
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Because the final scene was shot in Autumn but set in spring, the film crew had to spray paint all of the yellowing leaves green. -
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Grace the secretary pretending to be Ed Rooney during the phone call was improvised. -
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Also, what’s the deal with these guys hats? -
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The photos on Ferris’ dad’s desk suggest there are 4 Bueller kids. -
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The nurse who pulls Sloan out of school is named Florence Sparrow, which was a play on Florence Nightingale, the pioneer of modern nursing. -
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Ferris’ parents in the movie (Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward) were married in real life as well after the filming. -
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Sloan, who plays a 16 year old girl, wears a Cartier watch. -
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The shot of Ferris playing the clarinet was done on the spot. The instrument was found on the set as a prop and Broderick said he could play it, which we know now that he couldn’t. -
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Ben Stein, who plays the role of Ferris’ teacher, was not a professional actor at the time, but was an acquaintance of director John Hughes. -
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The is a slight issue with the close-ups in the Sears tower scene. -
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The disguise Ferris wears when he picks up Sloan is from the mannequin in his room. -
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Cameron dents the bumper of the Ferrari, but after the crash we can see the bumper looks fine. -
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Ferris originally had much younger siblings but they were cut from the film. You can find evidence of them on the fridge in the kitchen. -
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Another nod to a John Hughes movie can be found in Ferris’ room. He has a poster for Simple Minds’ “Don’t you (forget about me)” in his room, which is a song that can be found on the soundtrack for ‘The Breakfast Club’. -
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The high schools name in the movie is never fully stated, but curiously enough this poster suggests Ferris went to the same high school as ‘The Breakfast Club’ kids. -
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Ferris changes a total of 9 times before leaving the house. -
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It was apparently cool to carry around boomboxes between class periods.
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