CS Movie Day Planner: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Comingsoon.net is introducing a new feature called CS Movie Day Planner, where we pick a movie and list all the activities the main character did in a single day. Check out Ferris Bueller’s day in the gallery below!

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Many of us around the world have the day off. Our circumstances are less than appealing but we must stay optimistic. John Hughes’ character, Ferris Bueller from the 1986 classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, is one of the most optimistic personas to ever grace the screen. The guy can handle anything. He epitomizes what it means to be alive and free—missing 9 days of school not to slack off, watch television or play video games, but to live and embrace the world he lives in.

We can’t do that last part right now but we can live vicariously through Ferris. Faking sick may not be the most appropriate way to acquire some free time (especially during a global pandemic); however, the day Bueller had in 1986 is that of legend. It’s not just about what he did but how he did it: liberating his best friend Cameron and spending time with the girl he loved. Most of the quotes in the following list are by Ferris as we follow his POV (unless stated otherwise). With Ferris-like tenacity, we’ve done our best to honor the schedule of the greatest day off of all-time (but it’s also a movie so suspend your disbelief a little).

Ferris Bueller Day Planner

6:30 a.m. - Lie in Bed Looking Deathly Ill for Your Parents to See

Tell them that your stomach hurts but exhibit a desire to persevere:

"I'm fine, I have a test today. I want to do good so that I can go to college and have a fruitful life."
6:35 a.m. - Discredit a Suspecting and Spiteful Sister

"Jeanie? Is that you? I can't see that far."

Then wink at her.
6:45 a.m. - Say Goodbye to Your Parents Before They Go to Work

"It's nice to known I have such loving, caring parents. You're both very special people."
7:00 a.m. - Turn on MTV and Address the Audience

"Incredible. One of the worst performances of may career and they never doubted it for second."
7:05 a.m. - Open Your Blinds and Admire the Beautiful Day

"How could I possible handle school on a day like this?"
7:10 a.m. - Set Up Bed Decoy
7:15 - Head to the Bathroom to Shower but First Say Iconic Line

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
7:22 a.m. - Sing in Shower

"I recall, Central Park in fall. How you tore your dress, what a mess, I confess. That’s not all."
7:45 a.m. - Express Your Disapproval of Isms

"It's not that i support fascism or any ism for that matter. Isms in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Not bad, but then again he was the walrus."
8:00 a.m. - Call Cameron

Who's actually sick (or just being a hypochondriac).

"Cameron. Babe. What's happening?"
8:05 a.m. - Call Cameron Again

"You're not dying."
8:23 a.m - Hack School Computer to Reduce Number of Recorded Sick Days While Mr. Rooney Calls Your Mom

"I asked for a car, I got a computer."
8:30 a.m. - Play the Clarinet

"Never had one lesson."
8:45 a.m. - Call the High School Phone Booth and Spread the News of Your Deteriorating Health to Freshman

Freshman: How desperate is the situation?

- Did you see Alien? When the creature was in that guy's stomach?
9:00 a.m. - Call Cameron Again

"Take some Pepto Bismol and get over here."
9:03 a.m. - Pickup Call From Dad on Other Line

Continue acting sick:

"All of this talking is making me feel light-headed. I think I should lie down."
9:30 a.m. - Get Cameron to Pretend to Be Your Girlfriend's Dad

Using an aged voice, Cameron will claim to be George Peterson calling Glenbrook North High School because Sloane Peterson's grandmother has passed away.

"I'm sorry, did you say you wanted to see a body?"
9:35 a.m. - Call Mr. Rooney So He Knows It's Not You Pretending to Be Mr. Peterson

Edward Rooney will panic.
9:50 a.m. - Pick Up Sloane From School

In Cameron's dad's prized 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder.

Bonus: Kiss Sloane dressed as Sloane's dad.

"So that's how it is in their family." - Edward Rooney
10:00 a.m. - Ask the Audience if They'd Take the Ferrari Home

"If you had access to a car like this would you?"
10:01 a.m. - Don't Take the Car Home

"Neither would I."

chicka chicka bow
10:40 a.m. - Drop Car Off at Parking Ramp/Garage Downtown

"What's going to happen to it?"

Tip the attendant a fiver.
11:00 a.m. - Visit the Sears Tower

And lean against the windows (in a scene that will be recreated for decades).
11:30 a.m. - Visit the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Ask Sloane if she wants to get married.
12:00 p.m. - Get Lunch at Chez Quis

Pretend to be the sausage king of Chicago and eat pancreas.

A. You can never go too far.

B. If I'm going to get busted, it is not gonna be by a guy like that.
12:30 p.m. - Go to the Bathroom

Discuss Cameron's family with the audience (his parents fight a lot and his dad's a dick) and tip the attendant. Don't notice your dad in the stall.
12:45 p.m. - Notice Your Father Outside the Restaurant

And then narrowly avoid him the rest of the day.

"Four thousand restaurants in the downtown area, I pick the one my father goes to."

Cameron:
"We're pinched, for sure."

"Only the meek get pinched. The bold survive."
1:30 p.m. - Attend a Game at Wrigley Field and Get on T.V.

“Hey batter batter batter! Swing batter!"
2:00 p.m. - Visit the Art Institute of Chicago
2:05 p.m. - Makeout with Sloane

While Cameron becomes unenthusiastic.
3:00 p.m. - Get on Parade Float During the Von Steuben Day Parade to Cheer Up Cameron

"I'd like to dedicate this to a young man who doesn't think he's seen anything good today."

Then proceed to lip-sync Wayne Newton's "Danke Schoen" and The Beatles' Twist and Shout" - VERY IMPORTANT.

A dance mob will ensure.
4:00 p.m. - Retrieve Car From Garage Guys

Tip attendant again.

Garage Guy:

"Hey, you're a very generous individual."
4:20 p.m. - Notice There Are Way More Miles on the Ferrari

"This is where Cameron loses it."
4:30 p.m. - Care to Cameron

"I think he might have blown a micro chip or something."

Also, open up to the audience about losing Cameron and Sloane as you grow up.
5:00 p.m. - Hot Tub Time

"You feeling better Cameron?"
5:05 p.m. - Save Cameron From Fake Drowning

Cameron:

"Ferris Bueller, you're my hero."
5:20 p.m. - Jack Up the Ferrari and Run It in Reverse

In an effort to run back the mileage so Cameron's dad won't notice.
5:30 p.m. - Offer to Take the Blame for Killing the Car

Thanks to Cameron bottling up rage towards his father, he'll kick the car jack repeatedly. This will end with the Ferrari driving itself out the window. However, Cameron will decide to deal the incident by himself and finally stand up to his father.
5:50 - Get Sloane Home

Kiss her and realize your parents will be home any minute...Tell Sloane you love her as you run away.
5:55 p.m. - Race on Foot Through the Neighborhood

Run into Jeanie and your mom in the street (with only Jeanie noticing you), steal a soda from a man grilling, stop to say hello to the attractive female, and be strategic about the use of your neighbor's trampoline.
6:00 p.m. - Rush to Bed

After racing home, you run into the pedophile, Mr. Rooney at your back door. Jeanie will save you by insisting that you walked home from the hospital. Finally at peace with your differences, Jeanie will allow you to slide by your parents and get upstairs, beating the buzzer.
6:05 p.m. - Say Iconic Line Again

After telling you parents you feel 150% better.

"Yup. I said it before and I'll say it again, life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once and awhile, you could miss it."
6:25 p.m. - Remind the Audience That the Film is Over

"You're still here? It's over. Go home."