I love how Ferris was like the most popular kid in school, but his best friend was a misfit. You almost get the impression that it was his only real friend.
@Tom Henesey For me, the quality went sooooo downhill once Charlie Sheen took over as the lead (partly because half the cast left due to the move of filming location to LA to accommodate Sheen). I was like 'What the hell happened?...'
Got to meet him a few years ago while filming a pilot for a TV show that didn't get picked up. He was very down to earth and prior to the first scene he came over to introduce himself and talk the the extras. Thought that was so cool.
Cool. Csn you talk about the pilot thst did t get picked up? Do the actors as well as extras but mainly big main actors get their agreed upon rate if the show doesn’t get picked up? And how often do pilots get shot and there are no takers? Must just be sitting in a warehouse never to be seen by anyone outside of thr immediate circles, right?
This is SO the dream career. To have consistent work (certainly making a great living), do work that is incredibly memorable...and yet nobody knows your name. You get recognized, but people can't always place you and leave you alone. You're not a "celebrity", no paparazzi, no gossip, just fun work, good money, then you go home.
If anyone needs a day off it's Cameron. He has a lot of things to sort out before he goes to college. Can't be wound up this tight and go to college, his roommate'll kill him!
I loved Repo Man. Great film. I'm sure barely anyone born after 1990 has ever seen it. First rate oddity of a film. Happy to hear you mention it Alan, even though you weren't in it.
Emilio actually turned down Bueller because he was set to do his own movie. A movie he wrote, directed and stared in “Wisdom”. Not to bad as he was just 24 at the time. “Repo Man” he had already done two years prior in 1984.
yeah, thanks for verifying that - I wrinkled my forehead when Alan said that, like, "Naw, that was BEFORE..." Wisdom wasn't bad, gets a lot of crap, but I liked Maximum Overdrive better.
One of his best scenes in Ferris Bueller was so simple..When Ferris calls him to tell him to come over and hes in bed sick...When he hangs up,pauses,then says "I'm dying." Gold
Repo Man, I can tell you a story about this movie nobody would believe. In the Late 80/Early90s Repo Man was played every single night into every room of the American/British Hotel in Pakistan, across the street from Benazir Bhutto. They had a VCR at the desk connected to every room and that was the only English movie in the place, the god damn floating car almost makes the movie good.
4:19, Anthony Michael Hall passed on 'Ferris'? Thanks for the information Alan Ruck, I had never heard that before! I had heard the name Johnny Depp attached to 'Ferris' but never Anthony Michael Hall. I have to believe that Anthony Michael Hall and Emilio Estevez regret their decisions. Of course Matthew and Alan were PERFECT!
If Ruck didn't feel comfortable playing a teenager in Ferris Bueller, I wonder how awkward he would feel French Kissing Molly Ringwald in the Breakfast Club
Ben Stein, who played the teacher in FB'sDO, was an actual teacher before he went into acting. He told the story that John Hughes talked to him about the scene where he's teaching the economics class. John Hughes told him, "Ben, just act like you're teaching an actual class. Make it really dry and really boring. You can say whatever you want but it has to actually be true in case later down the road someone looks it up. So it has to be true." I always like to hear stories like that. And Alan Ruck is pretty cool here.
I read in a book about 80's movies that Eric Stolz was originally going to be Ferris. Poor Stolz, a good actor in his own right, but that's gotta sting thinking you could have been McFly AND Ferris, perhaps the two most recognized and heralded 80's teen movie icons.
Theres actually footage of Stoltz as Marty McFly. Its terrible. Zemeckis was thrilled to get Michael J Fox after haggling with the studios. They actually filmed a good chunk with Stoltz, spent a lot of money. But Zemeckis knew the movie needed the real McFly.
Stoltz was asked in an interview about how he took the Back to the Future thing. He more or less confirmed that he was upset about it at the time, but was happy with the direction his career went afterward (and which he confirmed would've likely been very different had the film succeeded or failed with him).
If you've ever seen Nobody's Fool with Paul Newman, he played Paul Newman's lawyer. He also directed Odd Couple with Mathau & Lemon. He was a highly respected actor/director in movies and on Broadway.
Gene Saks also acted when he played Jack Lemmon's older brother in another Neil Simon classic "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" in case your interested in seeing and hearing Gene speak. I'm sure you can find scenes right here on RU-vid.
@@JOECANDELA22I agree about Jason Robards. He's probably in my top five favorite actors ever. A Thousand Clowns was a comedy and a drama. It had a very light touch but turns serious. It's loosely based on the life of Jean Shepherd, the great humorist who wrote a Christmas Story. Gene Saks' part is pretty small. He plays a TV clown along the lines of Bozo.
Translation: Alan Ruck doesn't care for Brian Cox. Rich asked him how it is working with Brian Cox. Alan replied by saying the whole cast is great. Rich then had to prod him, hey, don't forget to mention Brian Cox.
Abe Lesser The bands you mentioned are good but they are original bands. Abe Froman is a 80s cover band playing a variety of music from all different bands from the 80s.
