27 Facts For "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off"s 29th Birthday
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The song ‘Danke Schoen’ is heard a total of four times in the movie – once in the shower, once where Mr. Rooney hums it at his door, once during the parade and once when Jeannie sings it off camera while leaving the police station.
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The synchronized dance to ‘Twist and Shout’ borrows from Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ choreography.
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When Cameron’s shirt is inside-out after the pool scene, letters seem to magically appear on it.
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Because the final scene was shot in Autumn but set in spring, the film crew had to spray paint all of the yellowing leaves green.
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The nurse who pulls Sloan out of school is named Florence Sparrow, which was a play on Florence Nightingale, the pioneer of modern nursing.
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Ferris’ parents in the movie (Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward) were married in real life as well after the filming.
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The shot of Ferris playing the clarinet was done on the spot. The instrument was found on the set as a prop and Broderick said he could play it, which we know now that he couldn’t.
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Ben Stein, who plays the role of Ferris’ teacher, was not a professional actor at the time, but was an acquaintance of director John Hughes.
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Cameron dents the bumper of the Ferrari, but after the crash we can see the bumper looks fine.
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Ferris originally had much younger siblings but they were cut from the film. You can find evidence of them on the fridge in the kitchen.
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Another nod to a John Hughes movie can be found in Ferris’ room. He has a poster for Simple Minds’ “Don’t you (forget about me)” in his room, which is a song that can be found on the soundtrack for ‘The Breakfast Club’.
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The high schools name in the movie is never fully stated, but curiously enough this poster suggests Ferris went to the same high school as ‘The Breakfast Club’ kids.
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