Tag: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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This Other ’80s Movie Is Basically a More Depressing ‘The Breakfast Club’
No one dominated the 1980s quite like “The Brat Pack.” A generation of young stars that emerged from the John Hughes era of high school comedies, the various young actors and actresses associated with the Brat Pack starred in many of the most significant hit films of the era, including all-time classics like Ferris Bueller’s…
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What’s Leaving Netflix in October 2022
Just as a new month brings new titles to Netflix, it also means that some titles will have to depart the service and that’s exactly the case this October. Perhaps the most noteworthy titles bidding farewell are the fan-favorite Emmy-winning comedy series Schitt’s Creek which will be migrating over to Hulu the day after, and…
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Ferris Bueller Spin-Off Movie Coming From Cobra Kai Creators, Will Follow The Valets From Original Film
Everything old is new again. Or, in this case, kind of old again since we’re going back to the ’80s. It has been revealed that the John Hughes classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is getting a spin-off film. While that, on its own, might raise an eyebrow or two, the actual pitch for the movie is…
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‘Sam And Victor’s Day Off,’ A ‘Ferris Bueller’s’ Spin-Off About The Ferrari Joyride Dudes Is Coming
“You’ve guys got nothing to worry about; I’m a professional.” Ok, this is weird, and it’s only coming to me now. On August 7, 2008, I casually pitched and proposed a spin-off film idea in a blog article titled, The Brief Cameo That Begat An Entire Film: Our Take ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, back in…
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Why Alan Ruck Was Working At Sears After Shooting Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Nearly 40 years after his role as Cameron in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” actor Alan Ruck has reentered the cultural zeitgeist with his role as Connor in HBO’s “Succession” and Jay Rosen in Hulu’s “The Dropout.”There are no big gaps in Ruck’s resume — the actor spent decades bouncing between supporting parts in moderately successful…
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‘Valley Girl’: This Jukebox Musical Definitely Doesn’t Have The Beat [Review]
Though it doesn’t have the same cultural cache as “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Sixteen Candles,” or “The Breakfast Club,” Martha Coolidge’s 1983 film, “Valley Girl,” beat John Hughes to the punch with a film that mixes realistic teen problems and a New Wave soundtrack, endearing it by an entire generation of audiences. Sure, looking back…
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Larry Jenkins, ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ and ‘Edtv’ Actor, Dies at 63
Actor Larry “Flash” Jenkins, known for his appearance as a valet driver in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and a husband in Edtv, died Thursday of a heart attack, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Jenkins was born in 1955 in Long Island, N.Y., and began his career as an actor in the 1978 TV movie Crisis in…