Daily Dialogue — September 2, 2010

“The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it. A lot of people will tell you that a good phony fever is a dead lock, but, uh… you get a nervous mother, you could wind up in a doctor’s office. That’s worse than school. You fake a stomach cramp, and when you’re bent over, moaning and wailing, you lick your palms. It’s a little childish and stupid, but then, so is high school.”

 — Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), Ferris Bueller’s Day off (1986), written by John Hughes

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is character’s breaking the 4th wall, suggested by Joshua James. Ferris Bueller suggested by… like… everybody!

Trivia: John Hughes told Ben Stein, who had a degree in Economics, to present an actual Economics lecture in his scenes. Hence nothing Ben Stein says (aside from the roll call) is scripted.