As computer geek who was geeking out on computers in the 80s, Wargames is my favorite Mathew Broderick movie. I got my driver's license in 1984 when I was 15 in South Carolina. We definitely had to take a test. I failed it 3 times because I can't parallel park. (I still can't). The age that you can get your license depends on the state.
@MrVvulf
Жыл бұрын
I was in school around the same time (graduated in '83). For the Driver's Permit (in my state), you had to have taken Driver's Education, pass a written exam at the Division of Motor Vehicles, and be within 6 months of your 16th birthday. The permit allowed you to drive between 6am to ~8pm(?) if you had a fully licensed driver in the car with you. On or after your 16th birthday you could take the driving portion of the test at the DMV, and if you passed you got your full license, so didn't need anyone else in the car to drive.
@dre3k78
Жыл бұрын
From SC here too. Got my permit as a freshman in HS in 1992 @ 15. Could only drive during daylight hours so i could drive to school. Only had to take the written test for the permit but had to take the driving test @ 16 for the full license.
@Caseytify
Жыл бұрын
That brings back memories. I took the test in a huge Chrysler 300. Aced almost the entire test, and missed failing the parallel parking by one point.
@lakechuck
Жыл бұрын
I got my license on my 16th birthday in Texas. We had to have drivers education in the classroom before school for a couple of weeks then actual driving with the instructor. My mother was from Alaska and she told me that when she was young the legal driving age was 14.
@fullmoonprepping4024
Жыл бұрын
I'm in South Dakota and on the farm you could have a kid 10 years old driving a combine. But 14 is the standard for a permit until you test for your permanent license. I got mine at 15.
@Gonzo94m
Жыл бұрын
I'm here for Dawn Marie's laugh. It's so contagious 😂
@SYLTales
Жыл бұрын
Not to mention that her smile lights up the room. 💓
@mikesilva3868
Жыл бұрын
@@SYLTales same and love ferris bueller's day off too😊
@SYLTales
Жыл бұрын
@@mikesilva3868 Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? 😁
@mattslupek7988
Жыл бұрын
Ikr? She's so damn adorable, I can't stand it!
@SYLTales
Жыл бұрын
@@mattslupek7988 were she not in a relationship, I'd fly to Scotland to court her. 💓
@louismarzullo1190
Жыл бұрын
That was 301.7 miles on the odometer, not 3,017. The last number measures tenths of a mile. That's why it's a different color 🙂
@blechtic
Жыл бұрын
...though, it's a Ferrari. Could they be kilometers?
@blechtic
Жыл бұрын
@@Caseytify Don't go there. It's a mess. There's commas, dots, primes and spaces and whatnot, used every which way, all country-specific, though I'm sure there's at least one ISO standard format for it... We're communicating in English, so let's try to stick to conventions understood by English speakers.
@louismarzullo1190
Жыл бұрын
Lol, I was just trying to convey that the car had not been driven 3000 miles (or kilometers) while the garage guys had it. Maybe I just should have said that 🥴
@coletrickle-km7cl
Жыл бұрын
@@blechtic really it was fake Ferrari. There was a mustang chassis under the fake Ferrari body. Sacrilegious to reck a real ferrari.
@mgordon1100
Жыл бұрын
Everybody gets this wrong. Watch any of the Airplane ones? They think the cab meter is over 10 thousand. Reactors don't understand decimals.
@ryanelogan5540
Жыл бұрын
A comedic masterpiece. It's old, but never seems old to me. A timeless, relatable story that still resonates even in today's generation. The film's writer/director, John Hughes, was a genius. RIP.
@tomyoung9049
Жыл бұрын
No one EVER had a skipped day like Ferris, but we all day dreamed about it. 😊
@goldean5974
7 ай бұрын
I played hooky from high school with a group of buds. We drove to Philadelphia, hung out on South Street and then Center City all day, then drove to the Jersey Shore. When we got back, the truant officer had visited our homes to track us down. We all got three days of in-school suspension and we spent those three days trashing the hallway, lighting shit on fire, breaking windows, and causing all kinds of mayhem. Somehow we never faced consequences.
@NiKiMa023
6 ай бұрын
Speak for yourself!! Short of being in a parade, my cut days were sorta epic 😂
@RoGueNavy
Жыл бұрын
Possibly John Hughes' finest work. I still want a sequel, where Ferris and Cameron have switched positions. Ferris and Sloane are work-obssessed, stressed-out drones, and Cameron is the laid-back, chill dude.
@driptrat
Жыл бұрын
I've had this exact same feeling, where its Cameron's turn to give Ferris a day off.
@dudermcdudeface3674
Жыл бұрын
That's a great idea. It could be called "Cameron Fry's day off". I mean, he's secretly the main character here anyway. Ferris is just a human MacGuffin. Although they'll need some new characters too, since Alan Ruck is 66 (technically a boomer) and Matthew Broderick is 61, so middle age is far in their rearview mirrors.
@periechontology
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my least favorite Hughes film.
@WARdROBEPlaysWWII
Жыл бұрын
Alan ruck is basically playing Cameron in Succession!
@srprice2383
Жыл бұрын
Didn't he do Vacation? Much better. And Weird Science.
@brianmcconnell1817
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the most iconic 80’s movies ever made and one of John Hughes’ most celebrated films. Fun fact: the man and woman who played Ferris’ parents met and fell in love while making this film and eventually got married. There’s a documentary called “Ferris’ Room” which chronicles how the characters bedroom was recreated in painstaking detail and then taken on tour for the films 30th anniversary. 17:15 And that’s not the Superman theme you heard, it’s the theme from Star Wars.
@Captwalker70
Жыл бұрын
And i believe Alan Ruck and Jennifer Grey started dated during the filming of this?
@BlackavarWD
Жыл бұрын
@@Captwalker70 No, Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey were dating. They got in a serious car accident. People died.
@theylied1776
Жыл бұрын
When it comes to getting your driver's license, in the United States, it depends on which state you live in. I did get my license at 15 because we were from the south and we lived in a very rural area. But the national average is 16. And yes, you do have to take a test. There are driving schools you can go to to prepare for the test.
@jessecortez9449
Жыл бұрын
15 year olds can get a Hardship License if their home situation necessitates an additional vehicle in use. I used to teach drivers ed and more and more kids today don't even want to drive at all cause they don't want the responsibility, they can just Uber/Lyft, or they just use their phones instead of seeing people in real life.
@ik7578
Жыл бұрын
If you are like 13 in some states you can get a farm license to drive.
@dougearnest7590
Жыл бұрын
A formal course used to be required - and they are still available - but in some states the parents may elect to sign off on the paperwork claiming they taught their own child. While this may be traditional in many ways, consider the too-busy or just don't-give-a-damn attitudes of too many people today who will just sign the paper when their kid doesn't even know what the blinking lights mean. So yeah, like pretty much everything else in the world today, the drivers are getting worse.
@SYLTales
Жыл бұрын
In my area, High Schools offer a course in driving. If you take it, getting a driver's license becomes a snap.
@subitman
Жыл бұрын
I live in the US. I took a driver's ed course in high school as it was free and count as a class. I was given a learner's permit beforehand. My biggest problem was parking, especially parallel parking. I failed the test to pass the class the first time, but was offered a second chance. Then I had to go to Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), take a written exam and then take a driving test.
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
"Until six" is presumably when Cameron's dad gets home from work.
@chillowatt456
Жыл бұрын
The music during the car flying over the hill is from Star Wars which is composed by John Williams who also did Superman. This was a great reaction. 😊
@vandergrad
Жыл бұрын
A school semester (also called a term) is usually 18 weeks long. So, fall start date through Christmas holiday break is the fall semester, and the first week of January through late May or early June would be the spring semester.
@THOMMGB
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dawn, A Matthew Broderick movie you gotta see is Glory (1989). He was trying to transition to a grown-up role in this true life story from the American civil war in the 1860's. Also, two movies almost no one has reacted to are Seabiscuit, a true story, and Pleasantville. Tobey MaGuire starred in them both. Promise you'll love them both. Honest!
@i_love_rescue_animals
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@kulcousy
7 ай бұрын
3:53 Best quote " I can't think of anything worse than licking my hands. You don't know where they've been. "- Dawn Marie
@guitarman8462
Жыл бұрын
The sister was also in a war movie called " Red Dawn " with Charlie Sheen & Patrick Swayze and other actors .
@mmhdata
Жыл бұрын
The juxtaposition of Cameron and the painting in the art gallery is sublime. For more Matthew Broderick I would recommend 2 films; WarGames (1983) and Election (1999).
@TheJrr71
Жыл бұрын
Election is a brilliant film that never seems to get any love.
@jackprescott9652
Жыл бұрын
@@TheJrr71 Finding Amanda is another brilliant underrated film of his.
@jameslynch5249
Жыл бұрын
Biloxi Blues
@Captwalker70
Жыл бұрын
@move_i_got_this5659 It was more of a novelty, but it did get overlooked due to a whole bunch of other good movies coming out at that time period.
@anthonyhansel9175
Жыл бұрын
Ladyhawke. Not anything against War Games, for sure. Or Election for that matter.
@louismarzullo1190
Жыл бұрын
"Everyone's so in their own world, nobody sees anything". That's a keeper, Dawn Marie! ☯️ And referring to yourself as an "adult child"? Well, ya can't get much more endearing than that! Wish that kind of self-awareness was highly contagious. Thanks much for another break from the gloom. God bless!
@carlhartwell7978
Жыл бұрын
3:53 Lol Dawn Marie. Am I alone in thinking _'If you don't know where your own hands have been, you don't deserve hands!'_
@0okamino
Жыл бұрын
I know where my hands have been, and my hands know where I’ve been, and why we’re no longer allowed in certain places.
@kbrewski1
Жыл бұрын
Ferris Bueller is Hughes' best movie, and probably the best comedy of the 80s and one of the best "teen" comedies ever. The odometer had 301.7 miles on it, not 3000. They are thinking putting the car in reverse will take off the miles. This is a High School movie. Remember they were talking about going to college. Ferris' girlfriend is a year younger. The idea is that Ferris wants to get out and see life because it goes by so fast. That's why he took this "skip" day and went to a Cubs game, went to the Chicago Art Museum, went to the top of the Hancock bldg, to the trading at the Mercantile Exchange, ate at a fancy restaurant Chez Luis, took part in a Chicago downtown German parade etc. Re the houses you see in these Hughes movies, they are always set in the nice north Chicago suburbs, because that's where Hughes grew up. So those neighborhoods are definitely upper class families with money. Notice Ferris' parents both have careers. That's why they are so big. Save Ferris became a huge catchphrase in American culture. So did that boring teacher taking attendance "Bueller...Bueller...Bueller". There is a great making of show about how the movie was made and all the funny behind the scenes stuff. That guy who played the teacher said that 20-25 years after the movie people still yell out "Bueller Bueller" when they recognize him. Btw, during the filming of this movie, Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey became an "item", they were secretly dating during the filming and I think they were together for quite awhile. I wish you would have let the ending credits roll completely with Rooney on the bus. That was a unique way to end the movie and keep everyone in their seats. Weren't you surprised about Ferris talking to the camera at the end?? And you didn't say anything about how he talked to the audience throughout. That was rarely done until Ferris Bueller. I highly recommend the movie War Games with Broderick. A light hearted comedy about the real possibility of nuclear war. Very well done movie. Your laugh and big white smile are great!!
@krisfrederick5001
Жыл бұрын
This is the Dawn of your 80's movies Pandora's Box... Now you have to see The Breakfast Club. It's a MUST...
@SeanBlader
Жыл бұрын
FYI, Simone with the quote: "Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious." Is played by the amazing Kristy Swanson who went on after this to play the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer alongside Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, and Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Reubens. Excellent movie that should be seen. The parade scene is one of the all time greatest scenes in movies. Absolutely brilliant. One disappointment I have from this movie is that Mia Sara didn't go on to a bigger and better movie career.
@joemasters2270
Жыл бұрын
Here in the US, the legal driving age is 16 or 17 depending on the state. You have to take not only a written test but also a road test w/ an instructor before getting a driver’s license. So glad you reacted to this movie!! This is a favorite that spans generations 😊
@MrParkerman6
Жыл бұрын
Wrong, dumbass. It is literally 16 in all states.
@stephen2583
7 ай бұрын
The Twist and SHout scene is my favourite scene from any film. So much fun.
@22Phantasm
Жыл бұрын
You have entered the realm of John Hughes. His movies are amazing. The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful and Uncle Buck are gems but all his movies are fabulous too. Enjoy.
@TheWebcrafter
Жыл бұрын
7:42 - The actor who played this teacher also played the character who attempted to bribe Kevin Costner in 'The Untouchables'. In fact, he actually calls him 'untouchable'.
@jdeamaral
Жыл бұрын
I love when Dawn Marie laughs. It's the best part of my day.
@RightyLefty
Жыл бұрын
Matthew Broderick was 24 when this movie was made. Even crazier, Alan Ruck (Cameron) was 29!
@philmakris8507
Жыл бұрын
And Mia Sara was 17
@MrParkerman6
Жыл бұрын
@philmakris8507 NO she wasn't, dumbass. She was 18. This film was released only 6 days before her 19th birthday, idiot.
@kbrewski1
2 ай бұрын
@@philmakris8507 Almost jailbait. Maybe that's why Matthew hit on Jennifer Grey instead.
@footofjuniper8212
Жыл бұрын
Definitely check out Wargames (1983), Biloxi Blues (1988), Glory (1989) and Election (1999). Matthew Broderick is brilliant in all four of these great films.
@TheJrr71
Жыл бұрын
Biloxi Blues is one of my all time favourite movies!
@greggburke7796
Жыл бұрын
Ferris and Cameron are 18 and seniors, while Sloan is 17, and a Junior. We get our permits at 15 & our licenses at 16. The parking garage attendants only added over 100 miles. The 3 white numbers are the miles, the yellow number is the tenths of a mile, so the car had 301 and 7 tenths of a mile when Ferris noticed. Also, I grasp that you said you're not a car person, but the car Cameron's dad had? Yeah, the book value on that car today with 150 miles on it is 17.5 MILLION dollars. Only 56 of them were ever made. Ferraris are a limited production brand, and the longer time passes, the fewer of them still exist, as people crash them, they breakdown, and parts are nearly impossible to get on a car that they only made 56 of 60+ years ago!
@michaelm6948
Жыл бұрын
Dirty Harry is the Clint Eastwood police detective character. You need to react to the first three Dirty Harry movies. You'll love the way Dirty Harry deals with criminals.
@rickardroach9075
Жыл бұрын
18:15 He saw the painting _A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte_ (1884-1886) by Georges Seurat, which became the basis for the musical _Sunday in the Park with George_ (1984) by Stephen Sondheim. So jealous!
@dunringill1747
Жыл бұрын
Matthew Broderick has been in a lot of movies. A couple of them that I think you would really enjoy would be: WarGames (1983) Sci Fi Action Drama Ladyhawke (1985) Fantasy Adventure Comedy Drama
@antimonycup7066
Жыл бұрын
I forgot he was in Ladyhawke. I actually have only seen it the one time for some reason, way back when. Whelp, there goes my evening, thanks for deciding on it for me :)
@arandomnamegoeshere
Жыл бұрын
Concur. Those are two of my (other) fave Broderick flicks from this era.
@RealRonSwanson
Жыл бұрын
Biloxi Blues The Producers
@kiranolan7104
Жыл бұрын
Project X. This movie made me love chimps ❤🙊
@brianmc504
Жыл бұрын
The Freshman
@stevetanner3019
Жыл бұрын
Cameron (Alan Ruck) has been in many movies and TV shows, but is likely most known for this movie, and the TV series “Spin City” along side Michael J. Fox from 1996 to 2002.
@hissatsu4937
Жыл бұрын
I never had any wild adventures like Ferris, but I sure got away with skipping school for most part during my childhood. If there was a will I always figured out a way 🤣
@Demigord
Жыл бұрын
"Charlie Sheen's very wise" first time that sentence has been uttered.
@webdrude
Жыл бұрын
you did the "i am home!" i love it. it's particularly funny because when this was released a lot of people went to the theater but didn't wait through the credits and never saw this. so it's possible that with the changes in technology the joke may have been delivered to more people in there homes than not by now.
@arnie019
Жыл бұрын
Exactly…most homes didn’t have VCR’s yet. My parents didn’t get a VCR until 1988. So if you were watching the movie during that time, it was in the theater.
@InjuredRobot.
Жыл бұрын
In America the school year is know as as Ester, which is split up into 4 quarter terms known as semi-esters or as they are commonly referred to as 'semesters'. If you go to more than 2 schools at the same time they are called polyesters. This system was invented by the first US secretary of Education Ester Willams.
@drewbear1969
Жыл бұрын
Such an iconic 80s classic! I ran right out and bought the 12" single of "Oh Yeah" by Yello 😎
@bob-mt6fs
Жыл бұрын
"Very clever. He's still a little shit though..." 😂 Dawn, you make me smile
@zatornagirroc7175
Жыл бұрын
Another Matthew Broderick movie is Ladyhawke - no one has ever reacted to it and no one even knows it anymore, but it is an absolute 80's classic. Great job on this though. You are amazing fun to watch.
@cmstone5178
Жыл бұрын
It's a fantastic movie.
@Charles-yt5ve
2 ай бұрын
Wow!! I'm laughing so hard. This was so funny. When she laughed, I was ALREADY laughing, usually. It's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. And after she kicked him the face three times and ran screaming up the stairs, i was almost crying.
@mikehigbee2320
Жыл бұрын
YOU are all the comedy we need! Everything else is second rate.
@agarven1
Жыл бұрын
The Bueller house in in California and the rest of the movie is filmed in Chicago. The High School they used was an abandoned high school back then. They used the school for Breakfast Club, Uncle Buck and Home Alone. They used Home Alone house for set’s because the house was tiny room for using film equipment. The high school now is a police station
@quixote6942
Жыл бұрын
I'm Here to see you (Dawn Marie) React! The Movies are Great and your reactions ADORABLE! Whether it's Westerns, Comedies or Horror, if the Movies are good ones, I'll watch with you!
@yourthaiguy
10 ай бұрын
I actually met him at a bookstore in Northbrook court in 1987 and he was gracious enough to take the time to talk to me about Film ( I was a film student at Columbia at the time) he told me before Sixteen Candles he was never on a movie set and the gave me perhaps the BEST ADVICE I ever got as a student filmmaker which I’ll share with you and this is a quote, “Don't get caught up in the technical aspects of filmmaking. Rely on the experience of your crew for that. Everything begins and ends on the written page. A movie can be poorly filmed but if the story is good? The audience won’t notice and even better? Won’t care”… I’ve shared this story with several colleagues who have worked with John who ALL said I must have caught him on a good day. He was notoriously moody and very aloof but I’ll always be grateful to this Icon for taking the time to stand there in a crowded bookstore to answer my questions.. RIP John and thank you!
@jeffkovacs6521
Жыл бұрын
A fun reaction to a great movie... and while it was "just" a car, a similar car to the one represented in the movie recently sold for just over $18 Million. So, yea, I'm guessing Cameron's dad might be a little upset.
@billtisch3698
Жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that the producers of this movie put an ad in the Chicago paper calling for extras to be in the parade scene. They were hoping a couple of hundred people would show up. Instead they got a crowd of about ten thousand.
@norwegianblue2017
Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite movies. I completely relate to Ferris. I was pretty much exactly his age when this movie came out. I had a friend like Cameron. A 6'4" hypochondriac who I had to beg, plead, bribe, guilt into giving me a ride all the time since I didn't have a car. I was a bit of an instigator at that age and I had an attendance problem, although I got decent grades. I just didn't have a girlfriend as hot as Sloane.
@user60521123
Жыл бұрын
Questions from movie: -In the US, you can drive at 16 and there’s a test to get a driver’s license -A semester is a 4 month term. There’s 2 per year if you don’t attend over the summer and you count Christmas holiday off. -Farris and his friends are in high school. In college, they don’t care if you show up, so there’s no such thing as ditching. -The city of Chicago is all over this film. The guys giving hand signals were in the mercantile exchange, which is in the city. -The reason addresses are so long in the US is that they typically extend through a whole city or town. Usually the first digit is the number of blocks from one end. Loved this movie, I was too young to see it in the theater, but had a girlfriend that saw it. Only in 80s movies, are American middle class families in starter mansions. This is partly because of the changes to the tax structure and professions from the mid-70s on where able to get more lucrative contracts. The wealthy and upper-middle class had more expendable income and access to credit. This movie is very much from a teen perspective, so it’s a bit unreal for adults. Matthew Broderick was in Election, which is a movie you should add to your watchlist.
@bobschenkel7921
Жыл бұрын
Another pretty good 80's Matthew Broderick movie is "War Games", where he plays a computer geek and he has some fun with the NORAD (North American Air Defense) computer. sort of a comedy/adventure/action movie. Your reaction to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was RIGHT ON!!!
@user-cs4fg1rm5k
Жыл бұрын
Would watch that one a lot in computer class in middle school.
@amyjordan195
Жыл бұрын
A semester is 2 quarters or half of a school year. Driving age depends on the state. Yes you have to pass a written test to get your permit, which allows you to practice with a legal driver in the car. Then you have to pass a driving test to get your license.
@kevincaulder20
Жыл бұрын
You are an absolute delight !!! I recently discovered your channel and found it helped through my illness. Really loved that you found westerns and appreciated them. Subscribed to your channel to get a regular fix of someone who truly uplifts my day. Keep doing what you are doing. So you are on a comedy trip now. Let me help you out. Here are a few of my favorites from way back in the 2oth century that made me laugh, and I want to share them with you. SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE, GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, & CADDYSHACK. I still love to watch these movies and hope you will enjoy them too. Also, Jennifer Grey's is the hit film DIRTY DANCING with Patrick Swayze.
@guitarman8462
Жыл бұрын
He was also in " The Freshman " & " GLORY "
@oswaldoaguirre8634
Жыл бұрын
Esta comedia de los 80s fué sensación en todo el mundo. Actores que se hicieron famosos gracias a esta película.
@RoGueNavy
Жыл бұрын
The people who played Ferris' parents actually fell in love and got married after the film.
@MrParkerman6
Жыл бұрын
*Ferris's, dumbass.
@Warlocke000
Жыл бұрын
Our high school mostly had flat rooms, but there was at least one room that had tiered seating, and a few that were set up with long tables (instead of individual desks) and gas fixtures, in the chemistry/biology rooms.
@michaelgiswold1336
Жыл бұрын
Very well done. I have always loved this movie since I lived my life in Southern Wisconsin, some 65 miles from Chicago. Between my parents taking me there as a kid, and going there to party whenever possible nowadays I have to tell y'all it's an amazing city. Unbelievable food, and very beautiful by the Lake.
@chipsdad5861
Жыл бұрын
18:55 STREET DANCING, in the behind the scene Ferris Buller the crew said alot of the street seen was just random people joining in spontaneously. I thought that was pretty cool.
@HeirloomMedia
Жыл бұрын
Matthew Broderick is in another movie you might like called Glory. It's a historical drama and it has to do with the American Civil War. Thanks for the video.
@SavaFiend
10 ай бұрын
That is a seriously underrated movie! Lots of big names and it besides Matthew Broderick too. And definitely one of the most heartbreaking endings.
@rbrtck
Жыл бұрын
A semester, as the term itself might suggest, is half of a school year. That's how most American school districts divide the school year, which typically starts in mid-August (used to be early-September) and ends in late-May or early-June (of the next calendar year; used to always be in mid-June). Some schools/districts divide the school year into three trimesters, however, and others in quarters. And the university I went to considered the summer break one of the quarters, so the regular school year was really divided into three "quarters" (trimesters), with one "quarter" being the summer break.
@5hanesBoard
Жыл бұрын
This isn't just a comedy, it's a legendary classic; Loved by old and young alike. You certainly did very well avoiding this film your whole life.
@jollyrodgers7272
Жыл бұрын
"They must have a gardener..." (his name is Ferris). LIFE MOVES PRETTY FAST. IF YOU DON'T STOP AND LOOK AROUND ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU COULD MISS IT. - words to live by. In the '70-'80s these Teen Angst movies were usually set in Southern California or Suburban Chicago (like this one) and provided the 'ideal' home on the upper-middle class scale. Back then most states allowed a driving Learner's Permit if enrolled in Driver's Ed and had adult licensed driver accompanying on passenger side. High Schools graduate at 16 to 18 years old, depending on what age they start. Another one of these type films set in the same house is Risky Business (Warner Bros., 1983).
@jollyrodgers7272
Жыл бұрын
Driver's Education at 15, allowed me to take driver's test at 16+1 day. Passed, first attempt - of course.
@wjhull
Жыл бұрын
I think it might be as much a "youngest child" thing than a "boy" thing (as I'm sure anyone with a younger brother could tell you)--when you're the baby of the family, you can get away with anything (and Ferris knows this and exploits it by baby-talking to his parents all the time). Also, the actor who plays Cameron (and looks like the 13 reasons kid) is the older brother in Succession, where he plays an emotionally stunted over-privileged man-child... so basically Cameron's dad. (Only in Succession he doesn't have a kid.) Anyways, love the reactions. Keep at it!
@MrParkerman6
Жыл бұрын
Ferris is OLDER than Genie, dumbass. Ferris and Cameron are in their graduating year, idiot. Either that or they are twins.
@fionnmaccumhaill3257
Жыл бұрын
In High school, my friend's parents used to own a liquor store, so he would steal hard liquor and we'd drink it on the way to school. My first class was driver's Ed (written, not "behind the wheel"). I actually got a commercial truck driving license for my first drivers license! Fun times.
@JamesGilburt-lb7sg
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dawn, I loved your reaction to this comedy classic, I love this movie and I'm here for the comedy too! I'm subscribed to your channel and have the post notification bell on. I love your reactions, you're adorable and gorgeous :) No, Dirty Harry (1971) isn't a western, it's a thriller that has Clint Eastwood in it as a detective trying to catch a maniac sniper - highly recommend! Also, another John Hughes movie I recommend is Weird Science (1985) it's hilarious.
@dr.burtgummerfan439
Жыл бұрын
"He looks like death warmed up" Charlie Sheen stayed up 24 hrs straight to get that look. "She can kick" Well she's a dancer. Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey both appeared in the original "Red Dawn", along with Patrick Swayze.
@MrSupertallblackman
Жыл бұрын
What do you mean you dont know where your hands have been? Who else but you knows where your hands have been?
@michaeldmcgee4499
Жыл бұрын
Some of the best American comedies were made in the '30s & '40s. Check out "Bachelor Mother" with Ginger Rogers and David Niven, "My Favorite Wife" with Cary Grant, and "His Girl Friday" with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell !
@greenpeasuit
Жыл бұрын
Matthew Broderick has a great career. With all of the tension about possible nuclear war, "War Games" is a great movie of his to check out... a movie long overdue for a modern day reimagining.
@catcherinthesky4106
Жыл бұрын
And 1 year later he added even more tension when he killed two woman in Northern Ireland.
@gmunden1
Жыл бұрын
They are seniors in high school in the suburbs of Chicago. Students can start driving at 16 years with another experienced driver. You need a driver's permit or a license. Ferris and Cameron are 17-18 years old in their last year of high school. Ferris and Cameron are from upper middle-class families. The house is typical for a suburban house. Houses, in general, are large in the US.
@itt23r
Жыл бұрын
Matthew Broderick (Ferris) is known mainly for this and two other films, WAR GAMES and GLORY. And both are well worth your time to watch, GLORY especially (one of my top ten favorites from that era). Jennifer Grey (Ferris's older sister), as you mentioned, was huge after she starred in DIRTY DANCING. Then she made the fatal mstake of getting a nose job thinking it would help her career. It had the opposite effect, transforming her once very recognizable face into one that was notable only for how unremarkable it was. And it brings to mind the old saying, "If it aint broke, don't fix it." as her career was absolutely destroyed from that decision. As to the actor who played Cameron, the only part I've seen him in since was a small one as a bus passenger in the movie SPEED (which I think you saw). And Mr. Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) had a good career going for himself, for about 15 years after this, playing basically the same type of smarmy character in several other big movies. Then he got busted in Florida for child molestation. And that was the end of his career. A case perhaps of life imitating art.
@SavaFiend
10 ай бұрын
Alan Ruck, who played Cameron, was also in Young guns 2 as one of the main characters he played Hendry William French.
@rbrtck
Жыл бұрын
School (before college) generally ends around 3 pm in the US, too. WAY back in my childhood, some schools commonly at 7 am and ended around 2 pm, but these days everything is an hour later at most schools.
@Flastew
Жыл бұрын
This is a very fun high school movie. Totally unreal but totally fun. Really enjoyed your reaction and comments. Yes we get our drivers license between 15 and 16 depending on the state. I wonder how many times your kids have "fooled" you, hahaha.
@chroniclesofanamateur
Жыл бұрын
Nerdy car stuff: In 2016, a Ferrari like this one sold for $17.1 Million USD (This movie helped make it more desirable). I came across a replica of this model once near Stratford, England. Instead of the name "Ferrari" on the back it had the name "Ferris" in the Ferrari type-face.
@mcantu197
Жыл бұрын
Mia Sara was the most beautiful of all the 80s teen comedy actresses. Yes, even more than Phoebe Cates in Fast Times
@rbodee
Жыл бұрын
In Florida, you can get your learner's permit(restricted) at 15 and your regular driver's license at 16. Most juniors and seniors in high school have a driver's license.
@oaktree1628
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dawn- I recently discovered your channel and I love your reactions so far! I’m from the USA and if you’re like to see another great 80s funny movie I can highly recommend FAST TIMES AT. RIDGEMONT HIGH - it’s a classic 80s coming of age film that you would enjoy very much. I subscribed already! Hope u feel better!
@kenschortgenjr7540
Жыл бұрын
Dawn Marie, you ABSOLUTELY have to watch and react to Fletch. One of the best Chevy Chase comedies from the 1980s.
@brycedyck8450
Жыл бұрын
Please watch Caveman, 1982, Ringo Starr, Shelley Long. A goofball comedy that will have you rolling on the floor laughing!😂
@JamesMcClaren-fx2bs
Жыл бұрын
And yes that is Kristy Swanson in role call in classroom. Swanson is the original Buffy the vampire killer
@stiimuli
Жыл бұрын
The thing you have to keep in mind about Ferris.....he's a rich kid in a rich family. Cameron too. His family and house are very NOT representative of all American families.
@bl3313
8 ай бұрын
This happens a lot in American movies. And TV.
@joeblow8206
2 ай бұрын
Cameron's family is rich. Ferris family is upper middle class. Both parents work for the American dream this isn't rich, they just have more opportunities for their family this way, we have forgotten. A nice house in a nice neighborhood is all it was. And these neighborhoods were everywhere. You can tell it's not that rich fancy when he runs through the backyards. Just average and above. This was the 80s and every family strived for this. Now there are no nuclear families. No dads. This part of America failed cause everyone married in the 80s, 90s has died off. And no one is now. The truth hurts
@fullmoonprepping4024
Жыл бұрын
Here in the US where I live , if you live on a farm you could be driving farm equipment as soon as you can see over the steering wheel and reach the pedals. In the city, standard driving age can be as low as 14 yrs. old. While learning it can be much younger.
@charlesr8595
Жыл бұрын
Texas would have been lucky to have you. Love your laugh and sense of humor.
@artao5
Жыл бұрын
For a few moments at the beginning listening and forgetting the title, I was like, "What? I don't remember this episode of Firefly." LMAO .... One of my favorite 80s movies; both back then and now.
@thomastimlin1724
Жыл бұрын
Good thing his last name wasn't "Wheel." the student on the left in the hallway at 5:49, is actress Jennifer Grey, who was in Dirty Dancing the very next year. She was 16 years old in this film.
@l.piloto7964
Жыл бұрын
I love all your reactions. But your smile and laugh, makes everything soooooo much more fun.
@AlbertRod34
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Great Reaction. So much fun laughing with you.
@MRxMADHATTER
Жыл бұрын
That was about a half million dollar car. I only skipped class once in my life. Some friends and I rented an airplane and flew from Anchorage, Alaska to Kenai, Alaska and back and did some mild aerobatics along the way. That was in 1979.
@tyrone7635
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies because like Groundhog Day it's about making this and everyday special❤
@tvdroid22
Жыл бұрын
Driving ages/rules vary somewhat by state. A semester is half a school year, typically 15-18 weeks. Dirty Harry is a cop movie, Clint Eastwood's signature role. Ferris was a senior in high school so thatd put him around 17-18. He'd have a license. Most states issue license at 16 yrs old. Not Superman, Star Wars. Dog didnt eat the flowers, he got a flower pot across his head. Last place on the odometer was tenth of a mile, so it was reading just over 301 miles. Broderick was also good in The Cable Guy and Biloxi Blues.
@shanialover
Жыл бұрын
It was actually 301 and 7 tenths of a mile! That is the way Odometers show mileage. 👱♀👱♀👗👗👠👠❤❤
@ianharrison3662
Жыл бұрын
Ed Rooney, the School Principle, was played by Jeffrey Jones, who played Winona Ryder's Dad in "Beetlejuice",
@briangoss8062
Жыл бұрын
Bring it on to Texas! We would welcome ya!! Matthew Broderick did several really good movies Biloxi Blues, Glory and War Games are among his top movies (and this). The "be home by 6" was the typical time most parents would get home from work from their 8-5 jobs. Typical schools days in the U.S. are7:30-8:15 to 3:00-4:00 depending on State and age\grade of the child. The characters are in Highschool in the movie, senior year. Thus Cameron going to college next year. I believe ALL the actors in the movie were actually out of school (over 18) when filming this movie and Cameron was the oldest by far. Alan Ruck who played Cameron was ACTUALLY 29 when filming Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
@cliveklg7739
Жыл бұрын
When was in school, at 15 you get a learners permit, and you do have to take a test for it. On that permit you can drive to school/school events and back home. Then at 16 you can take the test for your full license. Of course i also live in farm country, so most of us were driving farm vehicles and ATVs since we were 8 or even younger. I would ride with my dad in the tractor and he'd let me steer and run the levers when my feet couldn't even reach the peddles. He'd push those. On the house numbers for the US, the first 2 numbers (from left) are tied to street numbers and go up by 100 for each block starting from 0. So you could have a 0001 house number, then the next block is 0101, then 0201 and so on. And then the other 2 numbers (on the right) are individual house number for that block. And then right side number are done in even numbers on one side of the street and odds on the other. Panqueques is a type of thin pancake not exactly a crepe, but not a pancake either.
@thomas8853
Жыл бұрын
Drivers' liceneces come between 16-18 in the US. Driving permits in Kansas and most central states start at 14 (driving with the supervision of a license owner).
@tommarks3726
Жыл бұрын
Mathew Brodrick in " Glory". Award winning true story. Not a comedy but you will love it. Keep laughing. Love the reaction.
@benjauron5873
Жыл бұрын
If I had kids, I would wish their school principal was as dedicated to his job as Ed Rooney. Can you imagine a school administrator actually caring enough about his students to do what he did in this movie? He deserves a fucking medal!
@LA_HA
Жыл бұрын
Ben Jauron: That's one way to think about it. haha
@allendesalme197
9 ай бұрын
That's stupid ha ha
@buzzfeng4365
Жыл бұрын
Back then kids took driver's training in 10th grade and then took the driving test to get licenses. It was a rite of passage. Ditching school was also very common. Once I ditched for the third or fourth time that month and went to the beach in La Jolla. We ran a couple miles down the beach with our shirts off. I was tan when I went back to school and my Home Economics teacher noticed and said that I looked rather tan for a sick kid. I said that my doctor told me that lying out under the sun was good for a quick recovery. I failed that course.
@floretionguru2977
Жыл бұрын
I've seen this movie so many times and never once wondered how all the flowers got in the house at the end and you noticed it on your first time watching.
@SuprousOxide
Жыл бұрын
They're seniors (final year) in High School (except for Sloan who's a Junior), so they're 17 or 18. Legal driving age is 16 (though you have to past the test), so living in the suburbs presumably they're all licensed drivers. (Though when I was in High School, my girlfriend didn't have a license which was quite a pain since she lived out in the middle of nowhere in the opposite direction from civilization).
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
21:01 "Wait, who did _you_ think that was?" They both thought they were catching Ferris.
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