ferris bueller
Happy Anniversary to one of the great teen comedies of all time, ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.’ [1]
“Ferris Bueller” actor Ben Stein is suing ad agency Seiter & Miller, along with Kyocera Corp, for cutting ties with Stein due to his beliefs about global warming. [2]
Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes ’s film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. [3]
The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), who decides to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago. [4]
Though based on the film, the series was not a continuation of the film, rather, the series was set up to portray itself as being the “real life” situations upon which the film was based. [3]
In honor of today’s 25-year milestone, our pals at Moviefone had a chat with Edie McClurg — who played the hit film’s hilarious school secretary Grace — about working with Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones and the late John Hughes. [1]
Based on the popular feature film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," this half hour situation comedy followed the high school adventures of Ferris Bueller and his friends. [5]
In the pilot episode, Ferris (Schlatter) refers to the film and expresses his displeasure at Matthew Broderick portraying him, even going as far as destroying a life-size cardboard cutout of Broderick with a chainsaw. [3]
Ben and Frances Rose house will be for sale again after renovations. [6]
The lawsuit states that in February 2011, Grace Yao, of Seiter & Miller, contacted Stein’s agent, Marcia Hurwitz, informing her that there had been concerns raised over Stein’s beliefs about global warming and if they were “sufficiently conventional and politically correct for Kyocera.” [2]
Sources:
[1] ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Turns 25 | PopEater.com
[2] Ben Stein Lawsuit: ‘Ferris Bueller’ Star, Clear Eyes Spokesman …
[3] Ferris Bueller (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Ferris Bueller (TV Series 1990′1991) - IMDb
[6] Ferris Bueller Home Goes Off the Market - Highland Park, IL Patch