Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
For this week's challenge, I chose a film that will always be a classic in my eyes: Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Ferris was one of those charmed kids who could get away with anything just by flashing his impish grin — even dancing on a parade float right beneath his father's office window.
And what adventure-filled "sick" day would be complete without a team of accomplices? There's Ferris' pretty girlfriend Sloane, his woeful buddy Cameron, and his snide sister Jeanie. If you could recast this lovable 1986 movie with any actors of your choosing, who would you pick? Leave your entry in the comment section below by the end of the day TODAY, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, April 17, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more
Special shout-out to Lindsb for sending in the suggestion for this Recast!
Characters to recast:
Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick)
Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara)
Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck)
Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones)
Jeanie Bueller (Jennifer Grey)
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These people all popped into my head almost instantly:
Ferris Bueller - Adam Brody
1Sloane Peterson - Mandy Moore
Cameron Frye - Jason Biggs
Ed Rooney - Hugh Laurie
Jeanie Bueller - Isla Fisher
Ferris Bueller (Shia LaBeouf)
2Sloane Peterson (Vanessa Anne Hudgens)
Cameron Frye (Elijah Wood)
Ed Rooney (Paul Giamatti)
Jeanie Bueller (Amanda Bynes)
LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!
Ferris Bueller - Shia LaBeouf (He needs to do something funny again, but not Even Stevens funny.)
3Sloane Peterson - Emma Roberts (Julia's niece)
Cameron Frye - Haley Joel Osmont
Ed Rooney - Alan Cumming
Jeanie Bueller - Ashley Tisdale (from High School Musical and other Disney fare)
Ferris - Jason Dohring
4Sloan - Misti Traya
Cameron - Michael Cera
Ed Rooney - Kevin Nealon
Jeanie - Shoshannah Stern
Oh I like this one!
Ferris - Adam Brody -> He could totally nail that Matthew Broderick thing.
5Sloane - Jena Malone -> She can do the funny/serious thing, and she could pass for a high school junior too.
Cameron - I'd like to see Haley Joel Osment in this one too. And not just because he reminds me of Alan Ruck.
Rooney - John C. McGinley -> With his buzz cut from Office Space.
Jeannie - Christy Carlson Romano -> Why not pick someone who's proven she can do the Big Sister thing?
Wow, who could be as smug as Matthew Broderick in that movie.
I don't think I can do this one, too hard for me, lol.
I was never a die hard Ferris fan, (gasp heard around the Pop world) it was fun, but kind of nauseating at the same time.
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6"All my life, I wanted to be someone, I guess I should have been more specific." Jane Wagner
Ferris Bueller - Ryan Philippe
7Sloane Peterson - Jessica Biel
Cameron Frye - Tobey McGuire
Ed Rooney - Stephen Colbert
Jeanie Bueller - Christina Ricci
I'm going to have to think on this one for a couple of days. Hmmmm...I'll be back.
8Ferris Bueller - Shia LeBeouf
9Sloane Peterson - Hilary Duff
Cameron Frye - Michael Cera (who does awkward/funny better?)
Ed Rooney - Bradley Whitford
Janine Bueller - Rachel Bilson (she's good at playing the b*tchy role aka Summer Roberts)
Ferris = Justin Timberlake
10Sloane = Rachel Bilson
Cameron = Topher Grace
Ed = David Schwimmer
Jeanie = Lindsay Lohan
Ferris Bueller- Frankie Munoz
11Sloane Peterson- Lingsay Lohan
Cameron Frye- Adam Brody
Ed Rooney- Paul Giamatti
Jeanie Bueller- Leelee Soboeski
Ferris = John Krasinski (Ferris needs to be cute and playful)
12Sloane = Jacinda Barrett
Cameron = Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch from american pie)
Ed = Malcom McDowell or John C. McGinley
Jeanie = Emily Blunt
Ferris Bueller - Daniel Radcliffe
13Sloane Peterson - Amanda Bynes
Cameron Frye - Haley Joel Osment
Ed Rooney - Sascha Baron Cohen
Jeanie Bueller - Lindsay Lohan
Ferris Bueller - Shia LeBeouf
14Sloane Peterson - Rachel Bilson
Cameron Frye - Paul Dano
Ed Rooney - John C. Reilly
Jeanie Bueller - Emma Watson
Ferris- Scott Mechlowicz
Jeanie- Amanda Bynes
Sloan- Mila Kunis
Mr. Rooney- Martin Mull
Cameron - Farnkie Muniz
Style Before Comfort!
15Take note of the deadline, I did that once and missed it.
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16"All my life, I wanted to be someone, I guess I should have been more specific." Jane Wagner
Ferris Bueller: Joshua Jackson
17Sloane Peterson: Jessica Biel
Cameron Frye: Topher Grace
Ed Rooney: Alec Baldwin
Jeanie Bueller: Drew Barrymore
Ferris - Josh Radnor from How I met your mother
18Sloane - Jessica Alba, she has that mysterious look
Cameron - Ryan Gosling
Ed Rooney - Will Ferrell
Jeanie - Jessica Biel
Ferris- Adam Brody
19Sloane-Amy Davidson (8 simple rules)
Cameron-Joseph Cross
Ed Rooney- Will Arnette (he would be GREAT!)
Jeanie-Camilla Belle
this is my absolute favorite movie!!!!!!!!!! love it! micheal boderick was so good in this role... it can neverbe done as well as him...
20oops what am thinking! i'm having a brain fart...
matthew broderick rox as ferris beuller!
SuGaR iS gOoD fOr YoU... yum yum
NW~~NBB
21Ferris Bueller:Topher Grace
22Sloane Peterson: Rachel Bilson
Cameron Frye: Ryan Gosling
Ed Rooney: Will Ferrel
Jeanie Bueller: Alyson Hannigan
Ferris Bueller: Zach Braff
23Sloane Peterson: Kristen Bell
Cameron Frye: John Krasinski
Ed Rooney: Alec Baldwin
Jeanie Bueller: Emmanuelle Chriqui
Ferris: Adam Brody
24Sloane: Kristin Kreuk
Cameron: Zac Efron
Principal Rooney: Matthew Broderick
Jeanie: Hayden Panattiere
Characters to recast:
25Ferris Bueller: Ryan Reynolds
Sloane Peterson: Kirsten Dunst
Cameron Frye: Topher Grace
Ed Rooney: Will Ferrell
Jeanie Bueller: Rose McGowan
Awesome movie. I remember watching it over and over as a kid. This recast would be killer hilarious! Too bad it's not for real. Thanks!
Ferris - Ryan Reynolds
26Sloane - Anna Paquin
Cameron - Jimmy Fallon
Rooney - Jack Black
Jeannie - Tina Fey
Ferris-Jason Bateman (arrested development. so cute. so funny)
27Sloane- Jenna Fisher (pam on the office)
Cameron- John Heder (napoleon dynamite)
Mr. Rooney- Conan O'Brien
Jeanie- Rachel Bilson (OC)
Oooh, this is a good one, although I feel it is sacrilegious to even THINK about recasting, I will give it a whirl:
Ferris: Joseph Gordon Levitt
28Sloane: Emmy Rossum
Cameron:Zach Braff
Mr. Rooney: Bill Murray
Jeanie: Alexis Bledel
Ferris Bueller - Ryan Reynolds
29Sloane Peterson - Laura Prepon
Cameron Frye - Daniel Radcliffe
Ed Rooney - Kevin Nealon
Jeanie Bueller - Rachel McAdams
(I purposely did not read any other choices before I did mine, I am surprised how many of us chose Ryan Reynolds
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30Ferris Bueller Drake Bell
31Sloane Peterson Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Cameron Frye Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Ed Rooney Quentin Tarantino
Jeanie Bueller Rachel Bilson
ferris bueller - adam brody
32sloane paterson - sophia bush
cameron frye - topher grace
ed rooney - will ferrell
jeanie bueller - kirsten dunst
Ferris Bueller- Ashton Kutcher
33Sloane Paterson- Jessica Alba or Mandy Moore
Cameron Frye- Collin Hanks
Ed Rooney- Christopher Walkin
Jeanie Bueller- Hayden Panettiere
Feris = Adam Brody
34Sloane= Emmanuelle Chriqui
Cameron= Jon Heder
Ed= Bruce Willis
Jeanie= Jenna Fisher
He looks so young in the poster!
35Ferris - Shia LaBeouf
36Sloane - Rachel Bilson
Cameron - Topher Grace (he may be a bit too old, but he can probably still pull this off)
Ed Rooney - Steve Carell
Jeanie - Emma Watson
Ferris: Joseph Gordon Levitt
37Sloane: Olivia Wilde
Cameron: Chris Lowell
Jeanie: Lizzy Caplan
Rooney: Neil Flynn
I'm staying out of these for a while since I won the rear window one, but there are a lot of great suggestions up there. Great movie to recast. Good luck everyone!
38Characters:
39Ferris Bueller (Adam Brody)
Sloane Peterson (Kristen Bell)
Cameron Frye (Liam Aiken)
Ed Rooney (Kevin Farley)
Jeanie Bueller (Lacey Chabert)
Characters to recast:
Ferris Bueller (Shia LaBeouf)
Sloane Peterson (Zooey Deschanel)
Cameron Frye (John Heder)
Ed Rooney (Ben Stiler)
Jeanie Bueller (Evan Rachel Wood)
that was really hard..the original was sooo amazing..its a classic.
40Ferris: Shia LeBeouf
Sloane: ScarJo
Cameron: Nick Cannon
Ed: Christopher Guest
Jeanie: JoJo (the pop singer)
Cameron gave me the most trouble...I had to think of the scene in which the sports car goes through the garage...Ruck was so good!
41Here we go:
Ferris Bueller- Justin Chatwin
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Sloane Peterson- Emmy Rossum
Cameron Frye- Colin Hanks (yes he's around 30 but so was Alan Ruck
Ed Rooney- Carey Elwes
Jeanie Bueller- Jenna Malone
"Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness."
--The Problem of Pain
42Ferris Bueller - Tom Welling
43Sloane Peterson - Rachel McAdams
Cameron Frye - John Heder
Ed Rooney - Steve Carrel
Jeanie Bueller - Maggie Grace (from Lost)
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