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Ferris Beuller's Day Off is only remembered because the casting was so amazingly perfect

Posted on 8/28/26 at 2:51 pm
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 2:51 pm
Every character from the lead, to Rooney to the Snooty Host were so dead on balls perfect

But man, you replace Broderick with any other actor and it is a bottom tier Hughes film. Matthew had the perfect look, personality, facial emotes, and delivery. Hughes was so great at casting.

Matthew was really good in many other things, but nothing ever framed his ability like Ferris

This only came up because I posted the tribute commercial in another thread
This post was edited on 8/28/26 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Philzilla2k
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 2:54 pm to
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Matthew

Call him Mr. Broderick, damn it.
Posted by WaltWhite504
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:03 pm to
Ben Stein turned this tiny part into a lifetime career


Posted by Two0Five
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:03 pm to
Mia Sara was probably my first crush, it was moreso from Legend though.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:05 pm to
I think you mean the sausage king of Chicago.

Posted by wesfau
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:07 pm to
My hot take: the movie isn't about Ferris at all. He's not changed at the end. The movie is about Cameron. His character is the one that grows.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:11 pm to
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His character is the one that grows.



Because he faked being catatonic and saw Sloan nekkid.
Posted by wesfau
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:11 pm to
I know I grew a little during that scene.
Posted by MF Doom
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:16 pm to
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But man, you replace Broderick with any other actor and it is a bottom tier Hughes film


It almost happened. Hughes really wanted Anthony Michael Hall as Bueller but he turned it down
Posted by TigerBornTigerBred
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 3:52 pm to
Hughes originally wanted Anthony Michael Hall to play Ferris. Supposedly Emilio Estevez was supposed to be Cameron, now Charlie’s cameo makes more sense.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 4:17 pm to
Hughes really wanted Anthony Michael Hall to play Ferris…
Posted by dirtsandwich
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 4:21 pm to
Posted by bluestem75
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 5:12 pm to
Jeannie has some of the best lines:

quote:

Excuse me. If whoever's in the house is still in the house, I'd like you to know that I have just called the police. If you have any brains whatsoever, you'll get your arse out of my house real quick. I'd also like to add that I have my father's gun. And a scorching case of herpes.


This post was edited on 8/28/26 at 5:15 pm
Posted by keks tadpole
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 5:36 pm to
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Hughes really wanted Anthony Michael Hall to play Ferris…

Weird Science > FBDO
Posted by Raoul Stimulato
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 6:12 pm to
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Ferris Beuller's Day Off is only remembered because the casting was so amazingly perfect


You’re absolutely right.

John Hughes had nothing to do with the success of this picture.

Smh
Posted by SmackDaniels
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 6:20 pm to
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Snooty?


Snotty!
Posted by DR93Berlin
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 7:51 pm to
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grew a little


Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 12:00 am to
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John Hughes had nothing to do with the success of this picture.
Interesting take to have

And by interesting I mean retarded

Thread title:
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Ferris Beuller's Day Off is only remembered because the casting was so amazingly perfect


In the post
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Hughes was so great at casting.


So it is ALMOST like I am giving Hughes credit for the thing that makes the movie so memorable, dumbcunt

Where do we keep finding these jerkholes?
Posted by i am dan
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:20 am to
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It almost happened. Hughes really wanted Anthony Michael Hall as Bueller but he turned it down


Honestly, that would have been horrible casting.

I would not care to see Johnny B Good as Ferris Bueller. Glad he turned it down.
Posted by Raoul Stimulato
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Posted on 8/29/26 at 10:24 am to
Don’t be so thin-skinned.

We’re all gay lovers in here.

Have a good weekend.

“Graaaace!!!!”
This post was edited on 8/29/26 at 10:26 am
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