Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Wife's First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!! 

It was so much fun to revisit this classic and experience Sam’s first time watching! Thank you all for the support!

The museum scene with Cameron staring at that painting is SO great. Cameron's inner child represented in the painting screaming at how unhappy he is with his life/relationship with his father. It's a brilliant scene, with a LOT of growth for Cameron's character in it.

36 years later, Wrigley Field STILL puts up "SAVE FARRIS" on the marquee every now and then. Never fails to induce a laugh or two from the crowd waiting in line to watch a Cubs game.

“I used it in this context to see---he’s looking at that little girl-which again is, a mother and a child. The closer he looks at the child, the less he sees, of course, with this style of painting. But the more he looks at it, there’s nothing there. He fears that the more you look at him (Cameron), the less you see. There isn’t anything there. That’s him.” -John Hughes on Cameron and the painting scene

I’ve always loved “fourth wall break” humor. Deadpool kinda referenced this movie with the same end-credits scene where he comes out of his room wearing a bathrobe, looking at the audience and be like: “You’re still here? It’s over. Go home”

The term "Brat Pack" was coined to describe the core group of young actors in John Hughes' coming of age films, mostly referring to the actors like Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall who appeared in multiple Hughes directed/produced movies. The term was a throwback reference to the Rat Pack of the 1950s and 60s which featured Vegas-centric performers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior, who were often seen together socially or cast together in films like the original Ocean's 11.

What a lot of people miss about Cameron is that in the scenes in his bedroom, he is feeling suicidal. The "I'm dying."/"You're not dying, you just can't think of anything good to do." bit is to show that Ferris knows that his friend gets into these bouts of depression, and has more than once had to pull him out of it. He goes about it in a self-indulgent way, but Ferris is honestly trying to keep Cameron from doing something to himself. That is why he is so fast to react in the pool scene. When Cameron finally has his cathartic moment in the garage, that is what makes Ferris think he's "going to be okay." That line has nothing to do with his buddy's potential trouble about the car, but rather that Cameron won't come to serious harm when they eventually go their separate ways.

Samantha, your comment: "This is like a villain ORIGIN story". 🙂 Is one of the best comments from any reactor! HAHAHA! (When Jeanie Bueller (Ferris sister) is angry/mad/envious at Ferris.) "FBDO" is one of my favourite 80's film, along with "Vacation", "Weird Science" and "Youngblood". Watch them if you want to have a fun reaction!

I've seen this movie so many times and it just hit me how brilliant the "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" line is with everyone not noticing Ferris throughout the movie. He's moving pretty fast (both literally and figuratively - he's a "fast" guy in the intellectual/cleverness sense) and could be noticed/caught and yet no one does - like you said in the reaction about no one is paying attention to their surroundings. Really awesome symbolic visual storytelling. This movie is awesome, one of the best ever, and watching with you guys opened my eyes to something new to appreciate about it.

what's funny is "Save Ferris" became a pretty popular ska/punk/rock band in the mid-90's (somewhat), but No Doubt kinda ran with that whole thing eventually

Cameron's break down symbolizes youth angst going untethered, meaning we ALL need to share our emotions and thoughts, not only to test them but also to shape your character which is the organization of all those personality traits into something useful and rewarding

Grace is played by Edie McClurg, who also played the rental car agent that Steve Martin goes off on in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

I've watched this movie so many times as a kid. So good. I saw 'Better Off Dead' as a losing option on the poll, which was another great 80's flick. Highly recommend! One of my fav flicks from the 80's. Hilarious and verrry strange

I've seen this movie dozens of times, but watching you guys laugh throughout made it feel like watching for the first time! Great job, you two! And I think many of us had extremely boring teachers like Ben Stein!

You guys should react to more classic coming-of-age films from the '80s… "The Breakfast Club", "Heathers", "The Outsiders", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Better Off Dead", "Pretty in Pink", "Sixteen Candles", "Say Anything", "Weird Science", "Stand By Me", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Dead Poets Society", "St. Elmo's Fire" 🎥🍿

Ben Stein, the economics teacher really is an economist. He played that scene by asking and answering his own questions based on his own knowledge of economics. Apparently, Ferris' parents in the movie got married in real life, for what that's worth.

This is a classic! *NINE TIMES!!* 😂🤣💪🏽

One of the more underrated aspects of this film is its soundtrack. Aside from The Beatles and Wayne Newton, you've got amazing tracks from The like of The English Beat, Zapp, The Dream Academy, General Public, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Style Council.. so many cool tracks from awesome bands that, to me, get overshadowed by the film itself.

7:54 Cameron's not sick. I think the joke is that he's the type of hypochondriac that thinks he's always sick. Ferris is one of the few people that gets him to come out of his shell. Sometimes forceibly so. Through more modern eyes though he does probably have pretty bad anxiety and depression and doesn't like going to school.

Hughes did a bunch of epic coming of age films. Including home alone and Trains planes and automobiles. A truly magnificent movie performance by both Steve Martin and John Candy. Steve's ad partner is Ferris' dad, here! Also, Uncle Buck can't be missed!!

I watch a ton of "first time watching" and you two are one of my favorites. Your leg up on the others is your detailed discussion after the movies. What you liked, what you didn't like. Why things happened the way they did, some humor, some philosophy, and any other thoughts that the movie inspired. Lots of others are like "hope you enjoyed me laughing, here's my Patreon" - You guys actually react. A+++++++++++

Check out Broderick in the terrific film "Election" (1999) where he plays a teacher who is manipulated by a precocious Reese Witherspoon, in her amazing breakthrough role. "Election" wasn't technically a "Ferris ..." sequel but you could sort of see the character as an older Ferris who isn't on top of his game anymore..

I remember an interview with Charlie Sheen stating he stayed up for 1 or 2 days to look like that for this scene.

What I've always thought was brilliant was how Rooney has such a disastrous time chasing after Ferris, and Ferris never even has a clue he's being chased down. The combination of Ferris being charmed and Rooney being cursed was so good.

Surprisingly enough, although this film is largely considered a "teen movie" I didn't appreciate it at all when my dad tried to show it to me as a teenager. I thought "yeah yeah, the plot of a kid pretending to be sick to skip school is in every sitcom or cartoon, what makes this so special?" It wasn't until I was 28-years-old in 2020 that I rediscovered it, and now it's probably my Number 1 favorite film. Cameron's story resonates so strongly and is still relevant today, and his breakdown near the end while kicking the car can bring me to tears. I also do love stories in which characters just do everything in one day, and I love "larger than life" / great manipulator characters who can unrealistically get away with anything like Ferris. The songs are exactly my style, and the parade scene is a BLAST! (And don't even me started on the unexplainable beauty of the short museum scene.) The movie as a whole has so many deep layers and believable friendships on top of all the humor and fun gimmicks (and so many lines that I now quote all the damn time). I adore every microsecond of it, and I'm so happy that you loved and appreciated it too! Laughing with you guys was the highlight of my morning!

One of the iconic 80's comedies. Great performances by all actors. And your reaction was so fun to watch 👍👍👍 I always thought that the story is more about Cameron than Ferris. Ferris stays more or less the same through the whole movie, wheras Cameron develops from a depressed, hypochondric guy to a more optimistic and confident person who finally finds the courage to stand up against his father. 'The Freshman' next

“Life Moves Pretty Fast. If You Don't Stop And Look Around Once In A While, You Could Miss It.” “Ferris Bueller, You're My Hero!” One of my favorites.

Great observation about the filmmaking here. Hughes was always a solid storyteller but here he has the great cameraman Tak Fujimoto (Silence of the Lambs, The Sixth Sense) and editor Paul Hirsch (Star Wars, Mission Impossible) among the craftspeople giving this film an iconic gloss. 👓

Was that Raising Arizona in second place? Hopefully you two do that as well! You'll love it. For more great John Hughs, check out Uncle Buck. Probably my favorite John Candy movie. And a coming-of-age story that doesn't get the attention it deserves is George Lucas' American Graffiti. Great movie with a great soundtrack. It's not like anything else Lucas made

Thanks guys a personal favourite movie. I remember the first time a saw this i was home sick from school and my brother bought this movie to keep me amazed. Fell in live .

One of my favorites! Ferris and Marty McFly were my childhood idols!

I don’t know if you guys realized it but the actor who played Cameron, Alan Ruck was also the dorky tourist in Speed.

Growing up in the 80s, we had a ton of these great coming of age films to watch. I wonder what kids today are watching that's having the same profound impact on their lives and what kinds of adults it's molding them into. It's a bit distressing.

The actors that played Ferris’ parents met on the set and ended up getting married in real life. And my best friend’s oldest son is named Ferris after Mr.Bueller.

Could I just say that you guys do an amazing job hosting this channel, but what I love the most is wat a lovely couple you are. The love you have for each other is on display in each vlog you do.

Ferris is my favorite John Hughes movie. You’re right, the cast is top notch. And it is a pretty heavy film in some places, but its pleasure is just how funny it is. My favorite scene is the one in the museum. For some reason, that short clip provides the essence for the whole film. Since Daniel had already seen the film I loved watching his anticipation of all the great jokes. Good show!

The love interest is played by Mia Sara. She is in the Ridley Scott movie Legend.

17:46 The "flower lady" was Louie Anderson in one of his early bit roles. He appears again at 20:00 You have seen the actress Edie McClurg, who played the principal's assistant, in another movie you reacted to. "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". Her character was working at the car rental place. I remember her as the nosy next-door neighbor on two 80's sitcoms, "Small Wonder" and "The Hogan Family.

this is one of my all-time favs! as a Chicagoan who grew up in the 1980s, it was a coming of age tale! seen it a 100x, it never gets old!!!

This is the first movie I had on VHS.

I thought it was funny how Jeannie is complaining all movie long about Ferris ditching school, and yet never once do we see her in a classroom.

I always figured Ferris and Jeannie as fraternal non identical twins. The way both of them emphasize she got a car and he got a computer always felt to me a reflection of the same birthday. I mean, it could have been a year apart or so, but it's just how they always phrase it like it was the same day.

The exact Cubs game that Ferris and Cameron attended on their infamous day off has been definitively identified as the game that took place on June 5, 1985, Cubs vs. Braves, with the Braves winning 4-2. God I miss the 80s

My Classmate Kristin, was the one on the phone with Ferris at the 04:27 mark. The part was originally supposed to be played by "Simone" [Kristy Swanson] but there was a change in the shooting schedule...so he gave that scene to my friend. John Hughes then wrote and added the scene for "Simone" during attendance to make up for the scene she lost.

Iconic film, great reaction from you both, love the post film discussion. Thanks both 👍😀👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧

Samantha none of the characters in this movie are actually considered part of "The Brat Pack". The core members of that crew are Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy.

Right on. This movie accurately depicts what high school was like at the time. A friend and I can quote the entire movie from beginning to end. Utter classic.

Seeing this in the theater with friends was such a great time. So glad you enjoyed it. BTW, at the end, in the theater, we were all still there when he came back on the screen and said go home, it was hysterical... 🙃

I love Samantha's laugh. It makes you want to laugh.

One thing I've noticed from other reactions is those of us who grew up watching this wanted to be like Ferris and those that ended up watching this as an adult seem to have the same feelings towards Ferris as a jerk and favor the sister. Funny thing, at the moment I'm rewatching Phineas and Ferb and couldn't help noticing similarities between both sisters trying to bust their brother who gets away with everything.

Saw this with my mom the week it came out. Wise woman...could not employ any of the tricks in my life. Thanks, mom. ❤️

Charlie Sheen stayed awake for 48 hours just to look how he does in the movie. Amazing his eyes weren't drooping, head not bobbing and his words were clear. Another John Hughes teenage masterpiece.

Ya have to do “Weird Science” soon. Best of the 80s

Alan Ruck was almost 30 years old, playing a high schooler in this movie. Also, there's an old theory about this movie being entirely a concoction of Cameron's daydream while he's home, sick, with Ferris' life being what he wish to have.

I grew up with this movie (and I have a SAVE FERRIS shirt that I proudly wear to this day, yesterday, in fact!) & still am so impressed with it. In my opinion, Ferris is the perfect Flat Arc character - he already has the truth to live by at the beginning of the story & is repeated at the end ("life moves pretty fast..."), his role/pourpose is to be himself and by example trigger other characters to either grow (Cam & Jeanie) or fall back (Rooney). I LOVED your reaction to this classic! 😂 Brought new life to the movie for me. Jeanie's decision to save Ferris is foreshadowed by the... well, "SAVE FERRIS" slogan throughout the film. I agree with your interpretation of her motives but I also always interpreted that she took Charlie Sheen's advice: she's learning to focus more on herself and less on her brother. Does Ferris deserve to get away with everything that he does? Maybe, maybe not (probably not in some cases 😏) But Jeanie's making her own life miserable by fixating on what her brother does instead of living her own life (as a younger sister, I can relate to having to grow out of this comparison-itis, even though I'd say I'm more like Ferris than Jeanie/Cam, I still had my Jeanie flare ups & Cam-analysis-paralysis). Jeanie proves to herself without even trying to that she too can ditch school and get away with it (maybe not to the same success or style, but it is her first ditch so we'll cut her some slack). She may hate her brother for skipping school, but his example still fueled her own ditching to prove that he was faking, something she seemingly never did before - she's a BUELLER, she can do anything Ferris can, if she wants to. I feel that when she interrupts Rooney's revenge after hearing what he's planning on doing to Ferris, it's because she's satisfied with just hearing that it's possible that her brother can be punished for his actions, but she also realizes that she doesn't necessarily want to see him get that punishment either. After all, maybe she did get a taste of what it's like to be him & it was all because of him, can't hate him anymore for expanding her perspective on life. It's enough just to hear it - besides, she can hold this over her big brother for decades to come 😉 I've seen a few comments about Cameron's character & want to add to the amazing points: the museum moment is so powerful (my eighth grade art teacher had that same artwork in our classroom so it has double nostalgia for me), we just see Cam fixating on this pleasant scene and a happy little child (something he never had) and the more he tries to focus on it, to understand it, capture it, the less it makes sense. It just becomes dots of color, getting more distorted. Ferris is a huge catalyst for his growth & I'm not saying if I were his friend I'd treat Cam the same way but you understand that Ferris has been lifelong friends with this young man & understands him better than we ever get to and he knows how to push his buttons to get him out of his funk/comfort zone. Further, Ferris is concerned for Cam's future if he never stands up for himself, so he pushes him to do just that. And it's true - it's NOT Ferris' fault what happens to Cam, Cam says that he could've stopped him at any point. It's just that up to this moment Cam hasn't had much of a spine due to his father & on some level, he wants Ferris to push him to be more carefree. So, with acknowledgement that this is all triggered by Ferris' actions, it still falls on Cameron that he at any point could've walked away. As much as Ferris knows Cam, Cam says that even Ferris Bueller can be said no to, which shows that he knows him just as well as Ferris knows Cam. Cameron needed a point of no return in order to stand firm in his new power - had the car just been dented it wouldn't make as big an impact on his father. This crash is also foreshadowed when they're looking down from the tall building and Cam swears he can somehow see his father down there. Fast forward to looking down on the wrecked car, he sees his father down there. That car represented what his father loved & 18 years of pent up neglect and resentment culminated in total destruction. I have faith in Cameron. No matter what the fallout of that day was for him, he truly is for the first time okay. I have the poster for this movie and the tagline is "One man's struggle to take it easy." When you think about that phrasing, as an adult, it really can be difficult to take mental health days & be gentle on yourself. It's a funny play on words but I believe the reason this movie resonates so deeply is that Ferris Bueller is the modern day myth that we all learn from and aspire to: taking things easy isn't as easy as we may think it should be. We must make a conscious effort to relax and find or even make the time to retreat from the daily grind. Can't wait for more Brat Pack films!!! Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and Weird Science are iconic (Weird Science is going to be a trip!)

A must-see, 80's classic. I remember seeing this in a packed movie theater and people couldn't stop laughing. What a gem!

An amazing film with wonderful characters! Thanks for sharing. This is gonna be great early morning fun! Here we go!

Sam always has the best reactions and comments. You guys are great.

One of the first things I do when I get to work is put my head phones on and load your videos. It helps my work day go by so nicely. You guys are my favorite!

Came out my junior year. Saw it twice on opening night in my home town in Vermont. When the mom mentioned "the Vermont people" the theater when ballistic. Not many people brought up Vermont in those days!

80s had some of the greatest movies & music in the history of the world. Change my mind.

You must watch War Games, another 80s Mathew Broderick movie and one of my 80s favorites. You could watch too The Goldbergs tv series... specially the Ferris Bueller episode.

I really LOVED the breaking of the fourth wall by Bueller,it was priceless. LOL.

I was sixteen when I saw this movie with my parents, and never before or since have I laughed so long and loud. I was so juiced afterward I actually stood by the exit doors greeting the outgoing patrons with, "Hi there - great movie, huh?" There are so many witty situations, so many appalled reactions, so many coincidences and near-misses that are so beautifully choreographed (and well-scored) they could be of balletic caliber. Jeffrey Jones in particular as the harried Principal Rooney has to be one of the greatest slapstick performances in any comic movie; a cream pie in the puss is too good for this earnest a straight-arrow. And Ferris Bueller himself is like Disney's Gladstone Gander, who unlike his cousin Donald Duck enjoys outrageous good fortune every single day. He's insufferably smug and blasé, but at the same time, how *can* we not want to be him - or at least be in his company - for just *one* single 24-hour period? 😒 😊

One of the best fun movies of the 80s. Just the vibe u cant replicate today! John Hughes is such a legend! Jennifer nailed her part.

Sloane wearing a Cartier watch in High School tells you all you need to know about which suburbs of Chicago this takes place in lol

Gen-Xer here. Love your reaction to this iconic movie! A couple of fun facts. Edie McClurg is the principal's secretary. This actress is pretty iconic to my generation. Believe it or not, the first movie I ever saw her in was " Carrie" with John Travolta (1976). She was a 30 yo playing a teenager. Also, Ferris' onscreen parents, Lyman Ward & Cindy Pickett, fell in love and got married after working on this film.

This was filmed a couple years after I graduated from HS at a school only about 30 miles from me. (They started filming at Maine North HS right after the Breakfast Club crew left it.) Cameron's house exterior is in Highland Park, IL, which has been in the news lately 😢. You couldn't walk anywhere around Chicago back then without tripping over John Hughes' camera crews!

So rewatchable

If you haven't seen "The Freshman", try it - you will like it. It's got Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando reprising his role as the Godfather.

“ferris” “bueller” auuuggghhh! one of the best movie shrieks ever

One Of John Hughes'Masterpieces Ever Made, Cool Reaction As Always Schmitt & Samantha, You Both Take Care

Red Dawn! Have to do it! No excuses

Some Kind of Wonderful and Home Alone are my favorite Hughs films

I watched this movie so many times growing up as a kid, I practically memorized every line from every character.

Thanks for the fun reaction! I loved hearing your back story of meeting in college and about TBR The Slacker!

The funniest teen comedy film of the 1980's!

I don't think Matthew Broderick was considered a brat-packer. All of the cast of the Breakfast Club, definitely. I believe he was in a movie with brat-packer Ally Sheedy---War Games.

Rip to a great director John Hughes, we still miss you

You see the principle walking home at the end, a school bus stops to pick him up, and he has to walk towards the back of the bus to find a seat, passing all the other students on the way. I watched this movie when it came out, I was 14 at the time. It's always been one of my favourite movies. I was always envious of kids in the US, having things like cars and their own phone lines in their bedroom. Here in the UK, we'd only have one phone line to the whole house, and needed parents permission to use it lol.

Can’t wait to watch this. I say it all the time but I personally love the late night upload. You both are the best and seeing your video pop up while laying in bed not being able to sleep makes me so happy. Thank you both for all your hard work!

Another good 80s movie that came out around the same time is Just One of the Guys

I grew up watching to this film. It brings back so many good memories from my childhood in the 80s. I love it when I see the new generation reacting to this classic. Great channel, folks. Big hi from Brazil.

The post credit (stinger) with Ferris telling the audience to go home was also mimicked identically at the end of the Dead Pool movie, with Dead Pool telling everyone to go home on its movie's post credit.

I don't know if it was because it was shot in Chicago, but growing up there this movie played all the freaking time. I know it was also popular in general, but it was on almost every weekend on TV.

Grace is also one of my favorite characters from this movie. She steals every scene she's in. Edie McClurg played Grace and she has had a long and successful career as a character actor and is still working today.

Oh man I remember watching this so much. I love this movie. Awesome video guys 🙌

24:03 -- all she had to say was "Mom, look up." She would have beaten Ferris, without getting any speeding tickets. But... what fun would that be? The license plates had references to other John Hughes movie. One was VCTN (that was Vacation; it was fitting, since it was on the same vehicle that the family had in that movie), and one was MMOM (Mr. Mom)

The peeps!

Watch 'Risky Business', the 80's film that made Tom Cruise famous.

This is an accurate depiction of high School and teachers in 1985. I was a Jr. & not one of my teachers ever acted like they wanted to be there. I’m so impressed with the young,engaged, intelligent , positive thinking teachers kids have today. John Hughes is very accurate in all his movie making. He had a knack for being in tune with the times, youth and pop culture. Our parents couldn’t understand what was happening, but John Hughes did. He sied way too young at 50 or 51 if heart attack. Imagine the films that could’ve and wouldbe been made had he been alive today. That has always saddened me.

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The secretary is played by Edie McClurg. She always plays a hilarious side character. She's also in Back to School which i recently suggested to you guys

Favorite fun movie fact: Ben Stein, who played the teacher (Bueller. Bueller. Bueller.) was a speech writer for Nixon and Ford.

Friends and I skipped school to go to see this movie. Was around seventeen. Good day

This is the first time I realised Thomas Hayden Church is on of the pupils in the classroom…..and thinking of which, I’d love to see you guys watch ‘Sideways’, one of my all time favourite movies.

Yay!!!

Yes, in the 80's you could send somebody a "strip-o-gram"! Lol 😆

Great movie! The great thing about Ferris Buehler's Day Off is that you can pop it in at any time and it'll put you in a good/better mood. Just a fun ride from start to finish

I'm glad she loved it. This movie was amazing when I saw it in the movie theater. The end was awesome in the movie theater, everyone had left and me and my sisters were dying laughing at the end.