Cameron trashes the Ferrari: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who spends a day off from school, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly "breaks the fourth wall" to explain techniques and inner thoughts.
Hughes wrote the screenplay in less than a week. Filming began in September 1985 and finished in November 1985. Featuring many landmarks, including the Sears Tower and the Art Institute of Chicago, the film was Hughes' love letter to Chicago: "I really wanted to capture as much of Chicago as I could. Not just in the architecture and landscape, but the spirit."[2]
Released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986, the film became one of the top-grossing films of the year, receiving $70.1 million over a $5.8 million budget, and was enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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TM & © Paramount (1986)
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey
Director: John Hughes
Producer: Michael Chinich, John Hughes, Jane Vickerilla
Screenwriter: John Hughes

[benmorgan]

This movie was so much more than high schoolers ditching school.

[chriswilson]

"I'm gonna make a stand. Right or wrong I'm gonna defend it." This scene completely went over my head when I was younger.

[rossdiamondthief]

Ferris is who we wish we could be...
Cameron is who we actually are.

[Luke]

I love that Ferris doesn’t hesitate to offer to take the blame for the car, as if the idea just hit him and he was 100% committed to it, just so his friend wouldn’t get in trouble. God knows what the consequences would have been yet Ferris doesn’t even care. He’s such a good friend

[Aatell]

A lot of people view this movie as a comedy but I've always thought of it as a coming of age movie. Cameron finding himself as a young man and putting his foot down to people treating him with disrespect including himself.

[keenanbeasley]

Alan Ruck should've gotten an oscar nomination for best supporting actor for this scene... Very emotional.

[TimEllis]

"I'm not going to sit on my butt while the events that affect me unfold to determine to course of my life" was my senior quote

[homelandsecuritystagesmass]

FUN FACT: Actor Alan Ruck, (Cameron), was 29-years old at the time when he starred in this film.
The 'Ferrari' was actually a fiberglass replica body mounted on a Ford Mustang chassis. The producers went this route because the
cost of leasing and insuring a real Ferrari was astronomically unaffordable.

[jonnycomics]

Never paid attention before, but that big wide shot at 5:20 really adds to the feeling of Cameron at the moment. Big empty scary space. And the camera following him and then switching to first person at 5:45 is really brilliant. I don't remember that being done in any other John Hughes movie I've seen. But I haven't seen them all.

[CALAdmin]

Pretty heartbreaking how much contempt he held for his father. A scene this cathartic belongs in a drama, but John Hughes's specialty was having genuine human moments like this in a comedy.

[rstein]

Despite the title of the film Cameron is actually the main character not Ferris. I actually think Ferris took the day off school not for himself or Sloane but for Cameron instead. Ferris decided that Cameron simply needed time off school which is what he said himself. He knew Cameron was possibly in a broken home and his father is implied to be abusive towards him and needs to get away from it for a while. And Cameron after accidentally destroying his dad’s car decides to take responsibility and finally face his fears over his dad. To an extent Jennie serves as the supporting actress as she has her own subplot where she is sick that Ferris is an ace at getting away with everything and it takes a pep talk from a drug dealer who she falls in love with to live her own life and not bother about Ferris.

[chavruta]

People dont realize this movie is not about ferris. It is about cameron.

[ScorpionStrike]

“I put up with everything” and “I never say anything” really gets me. I never say anything when my family says something that hurts me. It’s so hard to restrain myself, but I don’t want to hurt anyone.

Edit: Feeling better now. Was in a bad state of mind back then.

[Samcraft]

"Who do you love? You love a car!!"
That line stills gets to me!

[psifla]

Ferris and Sloane’s reactions to Cameron’s decision to face his father say so much - they find it hard not to smile that he’s taken a stand, but are equally terrified for him, given how Frye Sr is bound to react.

[phillyeaglesforlife]

Plot twist: The car was insured for a much nicer one so Cameron's dad actually thanks him

[Sarah]

Suddenly in the end, Cameron is starting to feel like a new man.

[mjpayne]

One of the most amazing scenes ever. Emotional, not saccharine at all, and then the ultimate slapstick moment but done in an understated way that actually has an emotional resonance and is key to the story. Can't remember a scene like it in a more modern movie, now they couldn't resist having a tension bed of music building, over acting (Anchorman-in-the-phone-booth stuff they all HAVE to do now) and you'd see 10 different angles of the car in super slow motion hitting the ground and some stupid one liner after it.

[dirkgraham]

John Hughes always had many indepth hidden messages in his films. RIP to one of the great film makers.

[christinasavannah]

After he talked with his Dad Cameron 1969-1986