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Something That Always Bothered Me About Ferris Buller’s Day Off
Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:45 pm
The parade scene while awesome didn’t make much sense, why the hell was this massive parade going on during the middle of the day on a school day? Also why were there so many people? Shouldn’t they be at work or school or did they all just fake being sick like Ferris? 
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Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:49 pm to dawgfan24348
Always thought the same. With a parade like that, it would be a holiday celebration and everyone would be off work and out of school.
Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:53 pm to Trauma14
Not necessarily. Could be Columbus Day parade. Kids go to school on that day up here and there are parades
Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:53 pm to dawgfan24348
Yes, the timeline doesn't make sense because the parade is held on the weekend:
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But it made for a great iconic scene.
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But it made for a great iconic scene.
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:58 pm to dawgfan24348
What bothered me was how much he crammed in during school hours. Broke Sloan out of school, talked Cam into taking his dad's car, fancy lunch, Cubs game, a parade, etc and was back in bed around 3.
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:10 pm to Adajax
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Cubs game
I always assumed they just went for an inning or two.
Baseball games are like 4 hours long.
As for the parade and loads of people, well look at all the people at the baseball game, and those are IRL packed with people during the week at daytime at Wrigley (no lights back then) no night games.
Plus you could see tons of office workers going outside for the parade because it was at lunchtime.
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 11:13 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:13 pm to dawgfan24348
There were lots of kids at the parade. I guess every school was out except the high school Ferris went to.
frick you, Ed Rooney!!!
frick you, Ed Rooney!!!
Posted on 1/13/23 at 6:07 am to dawgfan24348
Perhaps it was a championship parade for the Bulls or Black Hawks winning the title. That would have happened on a weekday during baseball season. And schools would not be cancelled but some kids would be pulled out by parents.
Ferris could have been on the first float before the players floats…and all the spectators forgot their team gear.
Ferris could have been on the first float before the players floats…and all the spectators forgot their team gear.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 7:40 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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I always assumed they just went for an inning or two.
Oh, definitely. They still crammed a lot of stuff into one day, though.
Even if the parade scene doesn’t make sense, it my favorite part of the movie.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 7:55 am to upgrade
Maybe for a St Pattys day parade on the actual day
Boston has Patriots Day which is always on a Monday and the whole city shuts down
New Orleans has Mardi Gras on a Tues and the whole city shuts down
Boston has Patriots Day which is always on a Monday and the whole city shuts down
New Orleans has Mardi Gras on a Tues and the whole city shuts down
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 7:56 am
Posted on 1/13/23 at 7:57 am to dawgfan24348
It’s because the whole movie is taking place in Cameron’s head……
Posted on 1/13/23 at 7:58 am to dawgfan24348
There is some odd huge random parade in Chicago. I forgot the name but it's huge and random. Celebrates some local civil rights leader i think.
The worst part was, that Ferrari would have TOTALLY rolled back it's miles if it were a real Ferrari with a gear driven odometer.
Eta - Bud Bikiken Parade
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The worst part was, that Ferrari would have TOTALLY rolled back it's miles if it were a real Ferrari with a gear driven odometer.
Eta - Bud Bikiken Parade
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This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 8:03 am
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:00 am to MSTiger33
They would not have a parade going on the same day, same time as a Cubs game. It would be a nightmare with security, patrols, traffic. It did not make sense.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:14 am to dawgfan24348
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Von Steuben Day
Von Steuben Day in pop culture
The Chicago parade was in the 1986 John Hughes movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, even though other movie details indicate that the film takes place near the end of the school year, not in September or on a Saturday.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:16 am to dawgfan24348
Twist and Shout parade.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:19 am to Adajax
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What bothered me was how much he crammed in during school hours. Broke Sloan out of school, talked Cam into taking his dad's car, fancy lunch, Cubs game, a parade, etc and was back in bed around 3.
You forgot swimming and ruining Cameron's dad's car
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:46 am to dawgfan24348
fricking up the Ferrari was unforgivable
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:51 am to Adajax
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What bothered me was how much he crammed in during school hours. Broke Sloan out of school, talked Cam into taking his dad's car, fancy lunch, Cubs game, a parade, etc and was back in bed around 3.
All true obviously, except for the 3 o'clock thing. It's actually closer to 6 if I'm not mistaken. You're talking about after both parents get off work and drive home. The timeline makes no sense because Rooney then gets picked up by the bus at the end, but I'm almost certain they show a clock at some point and you can see it's way after school.
ETA: Yup, 6 o'clock. I've seen this movie a million trilion times so I knew that sounded wrong. He checks Sloane's watch and it's 5 to 6.
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This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 9:54 am
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:52 am to Tackle74
Does running it in reverse actually decrease the odometer?
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:52 am to dawgfan24348
It's just a movie! It's not meant to be real! Why bother even starting this thread??
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