REACTING to *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* A WILD RIDE!!!! (First Time Watching) Classic Movies 

What was your favoriet memory ditching school?

John Hughes made movies pretty much specifically for teens. Movies aimed at only teens were a major genre in the 80s. As a teen in the 80s, it was a great time to see movies!

I think of this movie as kind of fantasy or wish fulfillment for most teens. That’s definitely how I watched it when I was younger, and still find it relatable to a point because I definitely faked sick a time or two to get out of school, especially when there was a test 😅 but I can respect your opinion and can see how it would not be someones cup of tea.

I love this movie, although it would be impossible for Ferris to pull off skipping school today, since the parade would probably end up all over RU-vid.

This movie is the ultimate form of teenage escapism while also relaying the message to enjoy life sometimes, especially while you’re young, because moments like that don’t come around often and you don’t want to miss them. In fact sometimes you just have to create those moments yourself. Ferris definitely can come off as an egotistical douche, which honestly is why he is able to get away with so much, but he truly cares about Cameron and knows its good to get him out of his toxic household. Being that friend that recognizes when someone is depressed and doesn’t ignore but tries to help. Even at the end he says he’ll take the heat for the car, insists, but Cameron has finally grown enough to now feel like he can confront his father. There are many more examples (the museum scene gets me every time for some reason) but it is a lot of existential themes relating to growing up and teenage years wrapped into a witty comedy so you can laugh while still being presented with such issues. I was a teen in the late 90’s, but I still love this movie.

i remember reading somewhere that john got lots of backlash for the museum scene and people were like "what teenagers would wanna skip school to go to a museum" and he wanted to showcase that teenagers can skip school and do crazy immature things but also still appreciate things like art and museums and i think the museum scene is one of my absolute favorites in the movie. john hughes saw teenagers as being people when back then, not many did. teens were kind of just brushed aside and discounted a lot. i love that he wanted to include a scene showing that teens can be more than just immature and ridiculous - as much of this movie is.

Ferris is a great character. He’s not a great person. He was the Deadpool of the 80s, his abilities to break the 4th wall and everything just works out for him.

Weirdly, your post-movie analysis seems quite different from your reaction while watching it...you both seemed to be enjoying it while it was on. For me, really, the only message is not to let life blow by without stopping to enjoy it. Sometimes you have to take a day off work or school or whatever to keep your sanity. True story: me and a friend got picked up by the cops for trespassing once and while sitting in the waiting area, my friend looked at a girl who was sitting across from us and deadpanned "Drugs?" She laughed and replied, "Oh, I love that movie!" and we both in unison answered, "Well, I should say you do!" in the Cameron voice.

This movie had the first "post credits" scene I've ever seen in a movie. Decades before Marvel started doing it!

This was a classic I absolutely love the humor of Matthew Broderick and Jeffrey Jones!

One way you can think about this movie is that Ferris isn't the protagonist. Cameron is. Not that you're required to like every protagonist. I mean, there are some "Protagonists" that are downright slimy, mean, or just not good people. However, if you consider that a classic protagonist is someone that goes through a journey, with an inciting incident, and changes by the end of the story, that's not Ferris. Ferris, I think, is good deep down. He's not malicious in his antics, and even the threat that the movie presents to him, that he'll have to repeat a year of high school, isn't that serious. He also never really changes throughout the movie. He's the same at the end as he is at the start. Now look at Cameron. He's been best friends with Ferris for a long time, and we see that they have a long history together, where Ferris can easily find ways to manipulate Cameron. During the day, we see that Cameron is resisting almost the entire time. He probably has some level of depression and low self-esteem, which makes iot easy for his father, and even his best friend, to manipulate and control him. Eventually, though, in Cameron's climax, which is when he's kicking his father's car, and accidentally totals it, we can see that this is the moment when he has to change. He's been through a journey during the day when he's had fun, been anxious, and has had to face certain things about himself and his life. Then, instead of folding, like he always does, like he's done in the past, giving in to things, he decides to take a stand. We don't see the result of his choice to face his fears, and his father, because the movie is following Ferris, but we can see that he is in the process of changing. Remember that the person we follow isn't always the real protagonist of the story. You could even look at Cameron as the protagonist and Ferris as the narrator of the story, considering he's the only character that breaks the fourth wall. Or you could just consider that every person is the protagonsit of their own story, like you're kind of the protagonist of your life, but so is everyone else. I suppose it's a long way to say that you can take what you want from the movie. Whether you like it or hate it, whether you like the characters or not. Whether you think it's a classic, or just a dumb movie. There are a lot of ways to look at it.

It's not that deep! You don't have to condone the message to find a movie funny, although I'm not sure how the message of stopping to smell the flowers and enjoy life is a controversial one.

“Not my kind of movie”…..I saw you laughing! 🥴….more than once!😄…. I rest my case 🤗✨ Thanks for the laughs You Guys 👍

ferris imo is a great friend. cameron grows up in a household where he's not allowed to move anything out of place. his parents practically live in a museum and he didn't grow up being able to go outside of the box that his parents confined him in because they don't want a kid. they don't have an environment for a kid or a teenager. they care more about their things more than him. so to have a friend like ferris who pushes the bounds and makes him go out to just enjoy his time. even if cameron is reluctant I don't think that makes ferris a bad person because he needs it. it may not have a ton of depth but for me I enjoy that "is this the moment where he gets caught" suspense. the comedy. the actors. overall just a fun enjoyable movie. the 80s is definitely my favorite decade for films and I would recommend dirty dancing if you haven't seen it already, it's a great one :)

Ah man maybe I’m too old but this movie is beyond iconic. You both laughed the whole time I can’t imagine you sorta didn’t dig it. I’ve memorized this film.

1. Alan Ruck was 29 when filming. 2. Charlie Sheen didn't sleep for 48 hours prior to his scene. 3. It's unfair the clueless people like his parents make so much money. Especially his dad. 4. Grace the secretary pretending to be Ed Rooney during the phone call from Cameron was improvised. 5. Not pealing out in front of Rooney would have stopped him from going after Ferris. 6. I watched MTV when they still played videos. 7. This was John Hughes' ode to his hometown of Chicago. (RIP) John Hughes. 8. I'm not in line to be his "friend" because I wouldn't let him walk all over and/or Bull$hit me. 9. That same school was also used for "Uncle Buck" and "The Breakfast Club".

I wouldn't say necessarily that the movie is trying to push any real message. in my mind, it's just a fun teen comedy. I'd liken it to the American Pie of its day, except without the sex. it's just about having fun and being a teenager. I do agree that The Breakfast Club is way better but I also think it's unfair to compare them because they're in different genres. The Breakfast Club is a more serious movie while this movie is just about having fun and not really meant to be taken seriously. anyway, I'm glad to see that you guys seemed to be enjoying it. those 4th wall breaks always crack me up haha ❤️

Imagine watching this shit in theaters when it first came out. People must've been rolling around on the floor from laughing so hard, especially during the "phony phone call" scene. 🤣

My mom introduced me to this movie a few years back and I can't even put my finger on what I love about it but I find it so intriguing and entertaining

They took a really unlikable guy in Ferris, and made him likable, by giving him an even more unlikable nemesis. That was pretty smart.

YES! Finally. Another fun, more serious 80's movie with Broderick is WarGames, I recommend that. In these times it's suddenly relevant, sadly...

I swear that John Hughes films are the only ones that are deserving of sequels. Like, I'd love to see the characters from this, The Breakfast Club, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles years later because they're so endearing and wonderfully written and the relatively short run times lend themselves to expansion. In my opinion.

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and take a look every once in a while, you could miss it."

Literally nothing about this movie is supposed to be taken seriously nor have depth . There's obviously no message, it's just fun. The characters are flawed, a lot of it is cheesy and exaggerated, but who cares? I always find this movie ridiculously entertaining. This isn't a movie that ur supposed to analyze the message.

Such an iconic film - and an iconic character - love John Hughes’ films.

This movie was for shits and giggles! To spend the day with Ferris and his friends on their ridiculous adventure. Being spontaneous, rebelling a bit. Just silliness. Regardless what you both thought, you are correct it was a popular movie. The Budget was $5 million and it grossed $70.7 million at the box office. Lot's of people wished they were as clever as Ferris Bueller's character that much is true. I just took it as a fun time. And Senior ditch day was a fun time with my friends. We all hungout one last time before we graduated. Fun fact for me, My best friends in high school are still my best friends today. Over 40 years of friendship". Take care you two..xx

The people playing Ferris' parents met on this production, and got married in real life. You can see them playing another set of parents in "Sleepwalkers."

Now you've seen Mia Sara in "Ferris Bueller", time to see her starring with a very young Tom Cruise and a heavily made-up Tim Curry in 1986's "Legend".

I don't get how someone can sit through a movie, obviously enjoying it, then afterwards say it's not really their kind of movie. Is it possible for a movie to be enjoyed by someone, even though it's not their type of movie?

This came out when I was in high school & I loved it. It is still one of my favorite movies. This movie made Matthew Broderick a star.

There is a theory that Ferris is actually Cameron's 'Fight-Club-Stylee' alter ego, which I quite like. It doesn't explain anything however, which makes it a bad theory.

If I had a dollar for every time my teachers would stop class to play the attendance and teaching scenes where they kids aren’t listening, I would have been able to buy my lunch twice. Bc they said we basically looked like them.

Fun fact they high jacked the parade for this movie. Only the dancers on the stairs weren't part of the crowd

I like this way better than The Breakfast Club personally

You guys are taking this too seriously. This was a teen-aimed comedy. Wish fulfillment all the way. None of us took away any message from this movie, it was over the top silly. We laughed at the fact that Genie is all pissed because she has to go to school when Ferris didn't, but she didn't spend a minute in class and just left in the middle of the day. There is no message to this movie. It's just for fun.

Fun Fact about this movie...the license plates on the cars (aside from the Ferrari) are references to the titles of other John Hughes movies.

I Loved hearing Harry Caray again from the TV for the Baseball game, brought back alot of childhood memories, this was also one of my favorite movies growing up

There’s an 80s themed pizza joint near me and their tip jar is a “save Ferris” one like in the movie lol

The actor who played the Principal (Jeffrey Jones). Is a sex offender so the creepy vibe he gives off in this movie seems like a bit of forshadowing IRL

That Amber Heard comment took me out 😂

Enjoy listening to your comments. If you enjoyed this, you may also enjoy Ladyhawke.

Matthew Broderick want to voice the audit Simba in the Lion king 1994

Smh at this reaction. I love you guys but I think you’re missing the point that John Hughes meant this to be a totally lighthearted romp and it should be treated as such. This film is a pure whimsical delight and its teenage anarchic spirit perfectly aligns with Ferris’ young outlook on life. Which is why it’s the perfect teenager flick. And the cool thing is: whenever those of us who grew up with it revisit it, we get to press pause and play hooky from our grown up lives for an hour-and-a-half all over again (chef’s kiss).

In 2019 a car like this sold for 17M. It wasn't this car, because this was a mustang with a fiberglass body in this movie.

Honestly, the first time I saw this and rewatching this movie years later, I still think Sloane and Cameron would’ve been a cute couple. Their relationship in general is just really wholesome.

This movie was all about the Fun! You kinda had to be around during these times to really get it and not take it too seriously.. But you guys were still laughing!!

“This music is awesome.” That would be a special scoring of The Smiths “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want.” JH did the same thing with Simple Minds’ Don’t You (Forget About Me) In The Breakfast Club. Also: Who didn’t catch the Ferris Bueller yard hopping scene tribute in Spider-Man Homecoming ?

Still one of the most fun movies, love it. I'm a huge cinephile, from 30s to 70s, big fan and collector of classics, Hollywood golden age and italian neorealism specially, but i never forget to have fun with movies, never let yourself become a snob to a point where you don't enjoy it, cinema was made for entertainment, it doesn't have to take itself serious all the time.

I really loved the movie from the first time I saw it at the theater. I just viewed it as a teen comedy with a few bits of drama. The movie to me back then was just- don't let Life get you down, don't take everything so seriously, breathe and have some FUN.

A great classic 80's movie. Interesting fact: Most of the scene between Mr. Rooney and the secretary, Grace, was ad-libbed. I have a really great 80's movie for you guys to react to...Revenge of the Nerds. It is so hilarious and I think you will enjoy it.

The school Ferris goes to (or ditches going to I guess) is actually the same school as the one in The Breakfast Club. Shermer High School. So it's sort of a shared universe.

"Message and action the movie is trying to pass?" Hehehehe it's just fun and kind of what everyone would like to do while in school. I watched this like 20 times. As a child it had no bad influence in my life whatsoever. Obviously it is exaggeration. Back then we all saw it like that. It's just FUN. Actually, you're reaction is exactly the message. "Just relax. Enjoy life from time to time. Don't think too much. Not everything has to have 'a message' ". :-)

Idk dudes, I worked in Chicago for some time in my 20s, and every day walking to the train to get to work I would fantasize about not having to go in that day. So, I think the school aspect in the movie can easily be applied to work as an adult. And this movie taking place in Chicago makes it veeeery popular there.

I saw this in the theatre. The first one I saw of its kind. Everyone clapped and laughed at the end. Its absurd comedy. You have to lighten up a bit and see it for what it was.

Its a 80s movie. The 80s was a time where you weren't really serious. People back then weren't has uptight or offended as they are now.

Like others have said, I think this film was a form of wish-fulfillment for me. I was a pretty big goody-two-shoes and teacher's pet in high school, but somewhere around my junior year, I'd had it with most of the rules, especially those I felt were sexist [I went to a Christian school; everything is pretty sexist, tbh.]. That's about the time that I rented this movie from Blockbuster and watched it. I loved its sense of anti-authority and rebellion; in particular, I loved how Ferris sticks it to Rooney (I had a vice-principal that was very Rooney-esque and a complete asshole; he gave me detention for having an asthma attack that made me late for class). It's still my favorite film because it helped me kind of find myself a bit, and because I love breaking the fourth wall. I also still use "Swing batter, batter, batter, sa-wing batter" because I'm a baseball junkie.

My favourite fact regarding this movie is that Matthew Broderick who plays Ferris, is the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King😊

i think you guys are waaaay over analyzing it. its not a movie about promoting or supporting. in the 80s people could watch a movie for fun and know it didnt promote or support anything its just fun fantasy, stereotypical characters engaging in teenage fantasy/ideas or wishful thinking. its like watching looney tunes in the 80s we didnt support or promote the violence it was just fum make believe. thanks for your reaction.👍

you guys should watch Deadpool and see if you spot anything from Ferris Bueller 😁

I have a challenge for y'all. *The Thin Man* 1934. It's mystery and humor blended together.

This was a fun movie and those of us who saw it at the time it was release certainly enjoyed fun movies.

It’s a feel good relax and be happy movie. It also gets a lot better each time you watch it.

Fun fact The Jersey Cameron is wearing the Goride Howe Hockey Legend played for the Detroit Red Wings back in 50's 60's and 70's

Please react to Benny and Joon (1993 ) next. I can say that it is a really good 90s romantic comedy film that you will appreciate and enjoy watching, and it also starred Johnny Depp.

For 80s binge, try: "The three fugitives" (US version) "Tootsie" "Ladyhawke" "Coming to America" "Trading Places"

Jennifer Grey really disliked her nose, despite the fact it made her unique and instantly recognizable. She got it changed, but then she looked like everyone else.

If you guys enjoyed watching Ferris Bueller’s Day off and the humor that it brought, I highly recommend watching my cousin Vinny which came out in 1992. Great humor with great actors, I recommend watching my cousin Vinny if you haven’t seen it before!!!

I never ditched school but going into my last week of school as a senior is a very emotional ending to my high school career😊 and this film is so uplifting regarding high school and I love it

So that was a Ferrari California they only made 400 or 800, I can't remember but something stupid low. They wrecked a replica but back then people didn't know that. Hughes got death threats for that scene.

Ferris was one of my first crushes as a kid 😍

Ben Stein was a Republican speech writer and real-life teacher. As I heard, he was put in the movie because due to a chance meeting, the director thought the dead-pan way he spoke was hilarious. He was give no instruction for the school scenes- he taught a real lesson from one of his classes. He does have a great voice for this sort of thing.

It's weird for me because I think my take is so different. I always thought it was obvious by the end that Ferris orchestrated his day off, illness, the entire day -- not for himself, but for Cameron, his depressed best friend who was sick because he thought no one loved him. Sure, Ferris brought Sloane -- he's a teenaged boy. But his objective only seems selfish but isn't -- he was worried about his best friend and literally gave him a day off. And in the end, to prove it, when the car is trashed, Ferris instantly offers himself up -- "Say I did it" -- in order to save Cameron. I'm also moved by the scene between Cameron and Sloane where they both realize they are alike in having doubts about their futures while Ferris has none. Sorry you guys didn't enjoy it.

Wow. You don’t support what this movie represents or says, but you applaud a Terantino movie with all the bloodshed, rape, gunplay etc. Lighten up.

I always really liked this movie, feels sort've whimsy.. Reminds me of movies like Walter Mitty and Mr magorium's wonder emporium

It's definitely not the first breaking the 4th wall movie, but it could be the one that does it most often. The oldest picture I can remember where breaking the 4th wall occurs was Alfie (1966) with Michael Caine. Great movie btw which they later remade

*Please React Song (DHOOM AGAIN)* *PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THE REQUEST* 🙏

I have this whole movie memorized, it’s such a comfort movie for me

Check out Risky Business with Tom Cruise for another teenage movie.

I hate the fact that they will have no clue of the significance of Simone Adamson being ex-Playboy Model/The OG Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Duckette (PIP), and Vanessa from Big Daddy. Or else I might mention it here.

I personally subscribe to the theory that Ferris is Cameron's alter ego/imaginary friend

I loved this movie as a teen in the 80's, and my teenage daughter loved it when she saw it in 2018. So I don't get the reaction of having to condone a character to enjoy a film. That's a very modern, limited purview. But, to each their own. ✌️

I had to laugh when at the end you said "I've got to be honest...not my type of movie"....after we watched you laugh, lean forward and be engaged for the whole film...haha.

Dudes never stopped laughing.. "Definitely not my type of movie." "Yeah, not my type of movie either." What the actual fuck? Children.

I watched this movie with my friend, who'd never seen it before. She loved Jeanie, the sister, and was disappointed that she protected Ferris in the end, since she found him smug and annoying.

I really loved this movie as kid, to the point where I’d watch it almost everyday lol I always liked the scene of them in the art museum and I recently heard that the scene where Cameron is staring at the painting is supposed to comment on how he sees himself. The closer he looks at the girl the less detail he sees, and it’s supposed to (supposedly) reflect his own fear that the closer people look at him the less they see.

I have a save ferris '86 tshirt. i was born in 1986.

There's no deep "message" to Ferris Bueller. Not everything is a morality play. Just sit back, have some good laughs, and give yourself a break.

Shouldn't be so concerned about the message or the impossibility of certain moments....It is a film and meant to represent what young people fantasised about when thinking about their perfect day 😉

A classic 80s movie, one of my all time faves.😎❤️👌

He post credits scene in Deadpool 1 is an homage to this movie

when i watched it as a teen, i mostly found the principals snooping kind of amusing, mostly just feeling like he was having a better day doing that, than hanging out at school doing principal stuff, which seems the opposite of fun to me.. i liked ferris' friend, and of course could relate to wanting to skip school.. the museum would be something i wouldv done that they do, and of course the hanging out in the pool at home.. didnt like ferris himself.. his gf was kind of attractive.. liked ferris' parents ok enough.. nice neighborhood and house.. thats about it

It's definitely not the first to use fourth wall breaks. Like you said, it's just a very famous example, especially for a protagonist who basically kinda narrates to the audience. For instance, Mel Brooks movies barely have a fourth wall.

I loved watching young people watch a movie that was iconic in my early 20s. You two look liked your were having fun watching it. Then, immediately after the movie was over, you turned into some pretentious fuddy duddies. It's a movie! A wild ride about not taking the world and life too seriously.

You gotta watch The Blues Brothers (the theatrical version). It’s a great classic comedy musical.

I don't know what it is with the younger generations that they act as serious as a heart attack about this movie. No one was trying to start a religion or produce a handbook on how to live with this movie, it was just supposed to be funny and over the top. RU-vid reactions for this movie tend to be a real bummer.

I was in high school in the mid 90s and it was like that.

There's a well-known ska band called "Save Ferris" who had a couple hits in the 90s.

"Amber Heard over here" LOL

For movies with 4th wall breakage definitely watch Mel Brooks's films. Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part 1, & Blazing Saddles (ultimate 4th wall break) are amazing.

Charlie Scheen is Emelio Estevez's (The Breakfast Club) , brother.