Artemis Fowl star Josh Gad wrapped up his Reunited Apart web series on Sunday by bringing together the cast of the critically acclaimed teen comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off from 1986.
But the 45-minute charity special on the classic class dropout eventually turned into a full tribute to its director, the late great John Hughes.
Among the topics reviewed was the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, which in most scenes was actually a replica of a casing on a Ford V8 stunt car.
34 years later! Josh Gad wrapped up his Reunited Apart web series on Sunday by reuniting the cast of the critically acclaimed teen comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off from 1986.
RIP: But the 45-minute charity special on the classic classic morphed into a complete tribute to its director, the late great John Hughes (photographed in 1985)
“There was a very nice Ferrari that we were only allowed to get close to,” recalled Matthew Broderick, who played Ferris Bueller.
“It was a Ford with a plastic Ferrari stuck on it.”
Gad was surprised to hear that Broderick injured his knee while filming the weather scene, hindering his performance during the parade scene.
It was at the Von Steuben Day parade that choreographer Kenny Ortega originally met Jennifer Gray (who played Jeanie Bueller) before working together on Dirty Dancing.
Vroom! Among the topics reviewed was the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, which in most scenes was actually a replica casing on a Ford V8 stunt car
Matthew Broderick, who played Ferris Bueller, recalled: “There was a very nice Ferrari that we were only allowed to get close to … It was a Ford with a plastic Ferrari stuck on it.”
LA doubles for Chicago: Gad was surprised to hear that Broderick injured his knee while filming the weather scene, hindering his performance during the parade scene.
Coincidence: It was at the Von Steuben Day Parade where choreographer Kenny Ortega (BR) originally met Jennifer Gray (TL, who played Jeanie Bueller) before working together on Dirty Dancing
Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Ben Stein, Lyman Ward, and Cindy Pickett recounted more memories, revealing that the two youngest Buellers were entirely removed from the film.
“If you look at the kitchen scene, his drawings are still on the refrigerator,” said Pickett, who played the foreign mother Katie.
‘Kindergarten Drawings’.
Josh recruited superfan Jake Gyllenhaal to ask questions to the set of questions and answers where it was revealed that all of the toilet plates in the movie were referring to past John Hughes movies.
Recalling: Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Ben Stein, Lyman Ward, and Cindy Pickett recounted more memories, revealing that the two youngest Buellers were entirely removed from the film.
Pickett, who played the foreign mother Katie, noted, “ If you look at the kitchen scene, her drawings are still on the refrigerator. Kindergarten drawings
Questions and Answers: Josh recruited superfan Jake Gyllenhaal (BR) to ask questions to the set of questions and answers where it was revealed that all the toilet plates in the movie were referring to previous John Hughes movies
Ignored: Notably missing from the meeting were the troublesome duo Jeffrey Jones (as director Ed Rooney) and Charlie Sheen, who have since been accused of pedophilia.
Troubled duo Jeffrey Jones (as director Ed Rooney) and Charlie Sheen, who have been accused of pedophilia, notoriously disappeared from the meeting.
The cast of Ferris Bueller lovingly remembered Hughes, who died at age 59 of a heart attack in 2009.
The special concluded with celebrities like Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and Steve Martin delivering iconic snippets of dialogue from their movies with John.
Catherine O’Hara pulled him out of the park with his phrase: “Kevin!” – and passed out of Hughes’ most successful script / production effort, Home Alone.
At the helm: The cast of Ferris Bueller lovingly remembered Hughes (3-L) who died, at age 59, of a heart attack in 2009
Queen! Catherine O’Hara pulled her out of the park with her phrase: “Kevin!” – and passed out of Hughes’ most successful script / production effort, Home Alone
Nostalgia overhead! There were cameos from Julia Louis-Dreyfus (L), Michael Keaton (M), Jane Krakowski (R), Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Cryer, Chevy Chase, Laurie Metcalf, Beverly D’Angelo, Alison Porter and more
There were cameos from Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Keaton, Jane Krakowski, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Cryer, Chevy Chase, Laurie Metcalf, Beverly D’Angelo, Alison Porter, and more.
The beloved filmmaker never won awards, but he certainly made his mark in film history and pop culture with a library of memorable and heartwarming films.
So far, the Ferris Bueller special has raised $ 4,767 for the COVID-19 CORE charity, in addition to the $ 25K donation already made by Barefoot Wine.
It was the sixth and final web episode of Reunited Apart after Gad brought back the characters from Ghostbusters, Lord of the Rings, Splash, Back to the Future, and The Goonies.
1950-2009: The beloved filmmaker (R) never won awards, but he certainly made his mark in the history of cinema and pop culture with a library of memorable and moving films
Fundraiser: So far, the Ferris Bueller special has raised $ 4,767 for the COVID-19 CORE charity, in addition to the $ 25K donation already made by Barefoot Wine
Farewell! It was the sixth and final web episode of Reunited Apart after Gad brought back the characters from Ghostbusters (pictured), Lord of the Rings, Splash, Back to the Future, and The Goonies.
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