Any Ferris Bueller fans out there?

foodonastump

14 years ago

Classic Superbowl ad...

Here is a link that might be useful: CRV ad

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dedtired
14 years ago
Well, the first thing I thought was Matthew Broderick is old and his hairline is receding. I loved Ferris Bueller but I missed most of the references. Ferris sure has taken a big step down from Cameron's father's Ferrari to a Honda CRV. I loved the scene when they had the Ferrari in reverse trying to turn back the odometer. Oops.
sushipup1
14 years ago
I loved the ad, all the funny references to the movie, but it would have been perfect to have the same people playing his pals!
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lindac
14 years ago
Yeah....my son sent me that link, he owned a CRV a few years back....for a few months before it got totaled in a hail storm!! he replaced it with something different......and mourned.
Great commercial....great idea to do it!
rob333 (zone 7b)
14 years ago
How ironic! That movie is en route to me from Netflix as my son has never seen it.
sheesh
14 years ago
Lots of fun there!
jessyf
14 years ago
Side by side with the movie. Thanks gizmodo.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ferris vs Broderick
westsider40
14 years ago
Any fans? Any fans? You kidding? I live in Ferris Bueller's town and have been here since 1977. Now Ferris' big beautiful white house was in another suburb but much of the film was made on our streets, our school exterior, I think and it was our town water tower which was painted with Ferris references. John Hughes attended school here and loved his town. Many Hughes films are done here and about here. The parents of my daughters friends(age 21) were extras in the movies.

Yes, we are Ferris B fans here. The first name of a puppy on my street is "Ferris" and I won't say the last name.

We also love Home Alone, et al., Sixteen Candles

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