Ferris Bueller 2 Trailer or Super Bowl Ad?

Posted by on January 27th, 2012   Filed under: Comedy, Internet, Rumours, Trailers, TV
Source: The Wrap

I can remember hearing rumors about a sequel to the classic John Hughes film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off since the late ’90s. Back in 2007, Sean reported that there was actually a script called Ferris Bueller 2: Another Day Off penned by Rick Rapier with the hope of Hughes to direct. Matthew Broderick denied a sequel in an interview with Variety back in ’07. “Ferris Bueller is about the week before you leave school, it’s about the end of school. It doesn’t have a sequel,” Broderick said. “It’s a little moment and it’s a lightning flash in your life.”

Now, five years later, with John Hughes gone and Broderick grey-haired and bloated (he turns 50 this year), we get the following teaser (mysteriously posted on YouTube this morning as “Coming Soon” with little description) that most are saying is an ad for… another ad. A Super Bowl ad. That would be a first, as far as I know, but it is almost more believable than a sequel at this point. There are no clues on the IMDb Pro pages for either Broderick or Rapier. Still, I have hope. Maybe Alan Ruck finally sat Broderick down for an intervention after Tower Heist because rumors about a film based on Rapier’s script began circulating again last year.

The teaser features Broderick recreating a piece of the opening scene from the esteemed original film, by pulling open his curtains and delivering into the camera, “How can I handle work on a day like today?” (a twist on the original line “How can I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?”). Check out the video after the jump.

So, whether we have a teaser for an ad or a teaser for a movie, it seems we’ll find out on Sunday, February 5th. Cruel to make us watch the Super Bowl to find out. But, I think it would be even more cruel if this were just a commercial for Expedia or Marriott Hotels as some have suggested. Am I alone in wanting to see this? Broderick hasn’t given us much to be hopeful about lately, but Election was enough for me to think he could pull off this big a role as an adult. I will say that, if it is a movie, the photography looks a little more “Glamor Shots by Deb” than I’d hope. Maybe that is a point in favor of it being an ad.

What do you think? Super Bowl ad or movie? And if it is a movie, is it a good idea?



  • Blake

    It will be a commercial. I’d put money down on that (and I’m not a betting man).

  • Colin

    Ad for Honda

  • Josh

    So, Broderick is too principled to revive Ferris for a sequel, but not for an ad campaign? Next we’ll see Bill Murray in a Ghostbusters ad for Axe. If it is a Honda ad, I hope we’ll see Broderick and Alan Ruck running it in reverse to get the miles off.

  • Steve

    Hey, everyone needs a payday.

  • Jim

  • Sounds like it’s just an ad for Honda. Cock teasers. I’ll never buy one of their cars again.

  • I really really hope it’s an ad. Ferris is the one movie I *never* want to see a sequel to. Or a reboot for that matter.

    That movie is my favorite comedy and pretty damn close to my fave movie of all time.

    Please.. please please don’t mess that up Hollywood… pretty please. For me?

  • La Menthe

    #7 I can agree with you about FB being one of the best comedies (and probably the best comedy depicting the 1980’s the way I have always imagined it to be). But if you really like the movie, you should get excited, or atleast not condemn the project. I myself am apatic to sequels, as they 95% of the time are produced for the more money and therefore almost never succeed. But that doesn’t mean I get angry if the films i hold dear gets remakes or sequels. The original is still gonna be there, and that’s the only thing that matters (one of the reasons why i hate George Lucas for not making Star Wars avaliable without changing it).

  • @La Menthe – Well seeing as it’s a commercial for Honda and not the beginnings of a sequel, I’m a little less nervous.

    Also, I’m not against sequels in general. Even to those of beloved movies (for instance I might actually enjoy a Goonies sequel with the kids all grown up and such). I’m also not really angry at the thought of it happening anyway.

    But Ferris Bueller is just one of those movies I think could never be enhanced by or outdone by a sequel or remake. Most importantly, the only person (John Hughes) who could have done a decent job with any type of sequel/remake to this film died several years ago. To resurrect it now would be an absolute insult to his memory imho.

    I’m kind of borderline when it comes to the commercial for this reason. Using a movie/TV character from my childhood to hawk cars is certainly not new, but it’s also certainly never appreciated, at least by me. And the fact that they are doing so *after* Hughes died makes me wonder how long he denied them use of the character to do so, even if that’s not the case.

    To be clear, I felt the same way about the wholly unsuccessful early 90s TV series.

    There is simply nothing more constructive that I believe could be said or done as far as the concept of that movie goes. If someone comes along and proves me wrong, I’m okay with that, but I’m definitely going to remain pessimistic (especially considering what’s been done so far via the shitty TV series and now a car ad) until I judge for myself.