What's almost worse than making remakes of beloved '80s films [1]? Making sequels to beloved '80s films! Especially when it's a sequel to a John Hughes movie that might be made 21 years after the first one and probably won't be directed by Hughes himself.
That's right, folks, apparently screenwriter Rick Rapier has written the script for Ferris Bueller 2: Another Day Off in which Bueller, now 40 years old, has turned his motto "Life Moves Pretty Fast" into a self-help motivational career with his buddy Cameron managing the thriving business.
Rapier provided TampaBay.com blog, StuckInThe80s [2], with a copy of the script [3] which they deemed "a blast." The blog is now claiming that fans of the original would love a sequel.
To check out the sequel's plot details and more,
The plot is this: "Despite his phenomenal success, Ferris is a bit distracted on his 40th birthday (which, considering his massive fame, is being watched on pay-per-view TV by millions of devoted fans). He decides to take the day off, sending Cameron, his business associates and family into a frenzy." Rapier reportedly wants all the original actors to come back to reprise their roles, and has included each of them in the sequel's story:
- Ferris' sister Jeannie (Jennifer Grey) is married to the boy she met in the police station (Charlie Sheen).
- No longer a school administrator, [Principal] Rooney is still stalking Ferris for revenge.
- The economics teacher played by Ben Stein now is an airline gate representative.
- Ferris' girlfriend Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) is a Hollywood star going through a rough marriage.
But what is a John Hughes movie without John Hughes? As Cinematical points out [4], he's never once directed a movie he didn't write and it's hard to imagine he'd start now with Another Day Off.
What do you think? Would you like to see a sequel to Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
Source [5]