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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:30:43 -0700

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points!

In Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ferris references a movie when describing his "illness." What movie does he reference?

Buzz In: How Has John Hughes Influenced You?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:30:01 -0700

John Hughes' work is so far-reaching, he is still making news today despite having quit directing in 1991. The L.A. Times recently ran a story in which some of the most popular directors and actors today point to movies like Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and The Breakfast Club as movies that made an impact on them as artists.

A ton of Hughes nostalgia has been popping up online lately, like this interview with Jon Cryer EW dug up in which he stated:

John had a real need to believe in teenage icons and create teenage iconography - that's what he was doing with Breakfast Club. I think he was really tortured in his high school, and [movies] were a way of him psychologically coming to terms with his youth and sort of reordering it in his mind as a storyteller. I think kids will always latch on to people saying, "Your experience is important. What you're going through right now is not trivial. We care about it, and we're right there with ya."

My sentiments exactly. What about you? Has John Hughes' work influenced you? What mark, if any, do you think he's left on Hollywood's portrayal of teenagers? To see what folks like Judd Apatow, Kevin Smith and Courtney Love have said about the now-reclusive filmmaker, read more.

Bad Idea of the Week: Ferris Bueller's Day Off 2

BuzzSugar — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:30:00 -0700

What's almost worse than making remakes of beloved '80s films? 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, with a copy of the script 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, read 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, 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?

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The Results Are In: Recast Ferris Bueller's Day Off

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:37:12 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie and the winner gets a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This week's movie was clearly a beloved favorite for many of you - and it looks like you had a lot of fun thinking of new actors for Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Of course, nobody will ever be able to replace the mischievous Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, though I liked many of the choices, in particular the popular choice of Ryan Reynolds.

It was entertaining to see who you chose for the role of Ed Rooney - Pinkrabbit's pick of Will Arnett and hokku241's suggestion of Quentin Tarantino were among my favorites. Casting Jena Malone as Jeanie, as hollywoodholiday offered up, is another fun idea.

But the best cast overall came from sumbum, whose choices all seemed young enough to play high-schoolers, and Michael Cera would be ideal as Cameron! Congrats, sumbum!

To see sumbum's list and the new cast photo, read more

sumbum's cast:
Ferris Bueller - Shia LaBeouf
Sloane Peterson - Hilary Duff
Cameron Frye - Michael Cera
Ed Rooney - Bradley Whitford
Janine Bueller - Rachel Bilson

Recast Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:14:54 -0700

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)

The BuzzSugar t-shirt

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