“15 Most Memorable Ferris Bueller Moments”
From “Ferris’ monologue” to “The infamous car crash,” Moviefill provides its “15 Most Memorable Ferris Bueller Moments.
I agree that Ferris’ monologue is pretty choice. But I still can’t believe they allowed Ben Stein to take up so much screen time with this bit of business:
In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… Anyone? Anyone?… the Great Depression, passed the… Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?… raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. “Voodoo” economics.
Great stuff.
What’s your favorite Ferris Bueller moment?
H/T to MMonFilm for the link.
UPDATE: Inspired by tania in comments, here’s “Twist and Shout” from Ferris: