DVD Talk Forum - Ferris Bueller 2: Another Day Off (2024)

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Why was there no Ferris Bueller 2? ›

Results. It is highly unlikely that there will ever be a sequel now, especially since Matthew Broderick is now too old to play the title character again and John Hughes is now dead. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a standalone film.

The later "Bueller... Bueller Edition" adds in many more bonus features, but omits the earlier Hughes commentary. All VHS versions contain a plastered Paramount logo depending on the year the print was released. However all DVD and Blu-ray versions restore the original logo.

Anthony Michael Hall, who had worked with Hughes on three previous films, was offered the part but turned it down as he was busy with other projects. Other actors who were considered for the role included Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, and Michael J. Fox.

He knocks out a trip to the top of the Sears Tower, the Chicago Board of Trade, a fancy French lunch, a Cubs game, the Art Institute, the Von Steuben Day parade and the beach, then races on foot through his North Shore suburb to get home by 6 p.m. Even with the help of movie magic, it seems like a stretch.

To avoid being typecast, Hall turned down roles written for him by John Hughes in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Cameron Frye) and Pretty in Pink (Phil "Duckie" Dale), both in 1986. Instead, he starred in the 1986 film Out of Bounds, Hall's first excursion into the thriller and action genre.

Actor Alan Ruck was involved in a three-car crash in Hollywood on Halloween night that left his pickup truck partway inside a pizzeria, according to multiple reports. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Broderick next played Philippe Gaston in Ladyhawke, in 1985. Broderick then won the role of the charming, clever slacker in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. At the age of 23, Broderick played the titular high school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores Chicago.

Johnny Depp was offered the lead role of Ferris Bueller in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts. Matthew Broderick was cast instead.

While Ferris and his best friend Cameron Frye were supposed to be seniors (17 or 18 years old), Broderick was 24 and Alan Ruck was 29 by the time the film was released. Grey, who played Ferris' revenge-hungry little sister Jeanie, was around 26 years old when she shot the movie.

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller - Dr Richard Chambers.

What happens to Cameron at the end of Ferris Bueller? ›

In the end, the kids get away with everything (mostly) scot-free. Cameron destroys his father's beloved sportscar, but paradoxically no longer fears his paternal ire. Ferris makes it home just in time to convince his parents that he's been in bed all day.

To produce the desired drugged-out effect for his role as the drug addict in the police station, Charlie Sheen stayed awake for more than 48 hours before the scene was shot. Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward, who played Ferris's parents, married in real life after filming this movie. They later divorced in 1992.

In the film, Ferris is in bed pretending to be sick, so his parents Tom and Katie Bueller let him stay home. After his younger sister, and parents leave the house, Ferris gets out of bed, and breaks the fourth wall explaining that he has been absent nine times playing hooky.

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Having initially agreed to play the titular role, Depp had to step down due to scheduling conflicts, paving the way for Mathew Broderick to take over.

The reason for Cameron's social awkwardness and fears is his parents, who are always fighting, with his father being aggressive, controlling, and loving his car over his family.

The Sarah McPike is a minor character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off who is mistaken to be Ferris Bueller when Ed Rooney is looking for him. She is played by Debra Montague.