As a kid I loved Ferris Bueller. As an adult I think he has all the makings of a sociopath. But back then I didn’t see such flaws. Instead I saw him as a teenage Robin Hood – taking from the old to give to the young, namely himself. But as much as I wanted to believe that a high school student could pack that much fun into just one day, the story needed to add up, numerically speaking.
Yes, I am well aware this classic teen movie is a work of fiction. But I was interested in knowing if Ferris and company could actually have crammed in as much as they did during the time that they had. That’s all. And yes, this is my idea of a good time.
The deadline we have is Ferris’ parents returning home at 6pm. So let’s get started.
Morning
Bueller residence
John Hughes wrote the script for in just one week. It helped that Hughes was a Chicago native and had an intimate knowledge of the city. The
