"It is a beautiful day in Chicago today." "Temperatures expected to reach the upper 70s." "73 at O'Hare." "Don nelson with SkyView traffic." "Ferris?" "Thanks." "We've got scores of accidents." "Ferris?" "Tom!" "What's the matter?" "lt's Ferris." "What?" "What's wrong?" "What's wrong?" "For Christ's sake honey." "Ferris?" "but he says his stomach hurts and he's seeing spots." "Ferris?" "Papa?" "feel his hands." "They're cold and clammy." "I'm fine." "l can get up." "No." "l have a test today." "No." "You... I have to take it." "so I can have a fruitful life." "now." "Fine." "What's this?" "What's his problem?" "right." "you can fertilize the lawn." "Jeanie?" "is that you?" "Jeanie?" "I can't see that far." "I..." "Jeanie." "You get to school." "you're letting him stay home?" "I can't believe this." "If I was bleeding out my eyes you guys would make me go to school." "This is so unfair." "please don't be upset with me." "You have your health." "Be thankful." "That's it. I want out of this family." "I'm okay. I'll just sleep." "Maybe I'll have an aspirin around noon. that family from Vermont today." "So I'll be in the area." "okay?" "Okay." "Okay." "pal." "caring parents." "You're both very special people." "pumpkin." "pumpkin." "I'll be home at 6:00 sharp." "call." "Ringy-dingy." "too." "Call if you need us." "They bought it." "Incredible." "One of the worst performances of my career and they never doubted it for a second." "How could I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?" "This is my ninth sick day this semester." "It's getting pretty tough coming up with new illnesses." "I'm probably gonna have to barf up a lung." "So I better make this one count." "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." "phony fever is a dead lock." "you could wind up in a doctor's office." "That's worse than school." "You fake a stomach cramp you lick your palms. so is high school." "Life moves pretty fast." "you could miss it." "I do have a test today." "That wasn't bullshit." "what's the point?" "I'm not European." "I don't plan on being European." "who gives a crap if they're socialists?" "They could be fascist anarchists." "It still wouldn't change the fact that I don't own a car." "It's not that I condone fascism for that matter." "are not good." "he should believe in himself." "I just believe in me." "he was "The Walrus." "I could be "The Walrus." l'd still have to bum rides off of people." "Adams?" "Here." "Adamley?" "Here." "Adamowsky?" "Adamson?" "Here." "Adler?" "Here." "Anderson?" "Anderson?" "Here." "Bueller?" "Bueller?" "He's sick." "My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend who's going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at Thirty-One Flavors last night." "I guess it's pretty serious." "Simone." "No problem whatsoever." "Frye?" "Frye?" "Frye?" "Hello?" "what's happening?" "Very little." "How do you feel?" "Shredded." "is your mother in the room?" "she's not staying." "Where are you?" "I'm taking the day off." "Now get dressed and come on over." "I'm sick." "That's all in your head." "Come on over." "Ferris." "I can't go anywhere." "I'm sorry to hear that." "Now come on over here and pick me up." "I'm dying." "You're not dying." "You just can't think of anything good to do." "it's Cameron." "He has a lot of things to sort out before he graduates." "He can't be wound up this tight and go to college." "His roommate will kill him." "When Cameron was in Egypt's land" "Let my Cameron go but Cameron is so tight in two weeks you'd have a diamond." "Katie Bueller." "Dean of Students." "my God. I'm so sorry." "I just completely forgot to call." "Then you are aware that your son is not in school today?" "sick." "I had a meeting first thing this morning." "it just completely slipped my mind." "I'm really very sorry." "that" "Ferris does not have what we consider to be an exemplary attendance record?" "I don't understand." "He has missed an unacceptable number of school days." "Ferris is not taking his academic growth seriously." "I've spent my morning examining his records." "If Ferris thinks that he can just coast through this month he is sorely mistaken." "about holding him back another year." "This is all news to me." "Usually is." "So far this semester he has been absent nine times." "Nine times?" "Nine times." "I don't remember him being sick nine times." "he was skipping school." "Mrs. Bueller." "It's a fool's paradise." "He is just leading you down the primrose path." "I can't believe it." "I've got it right here in front of me." "He has missed nine days." "I got a computer." "How's that for being born under a bad sign?" "Grace?" "Grace!" "that Ferris is home and he is very ill." "I debated whether or not I should even leave him." "Grace!" "I can appreciate how this time of year children are prone to taking the day off." "he is truly a very sick boy." "Never had one lesson. in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... passed the..." "Anyone?" "Anyone?" "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." "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? 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." "Jeanie." "I'm really sorry about your brother." "What are you sorry for?" "I have to live with the trouser snake." "I heard he's really sick." "Whoa." "Whoa." "Who said he's sick?" "A whole bunch of people." "They said he's like on the verge of death." "This guy in my biology class he's giving his eyes to Stevie Wonder." "He's such a sweetie." "Got to go." "Jeanie." "Shut up." "do not yank my cord on this." "How desperate is the situation?" "did you see Alien?" "When that creature was in that guy's stomach?" "It kind of feels like that." "Freshmen." "are you kidding?" "of course I'm not kidding." "Do I sound like I'm kidding?" "Who's he talking to?" "do you know him?" "Yeah." "He's getting me out of summer school." "We appreciate you letting us know how you're doing." "dude." "Thanks." "Shit. I hope he doesn't die." "I can't handle summer school." "hold on." "why?" "Hello?" "Hi." "how's your bod?" "you're dying?" "ls it serious?" "l don't know. I hope not." "Think I may need a kidney transplant." "Shit." "Are you upset?" "Excuse me." "I'd say I will." "Great." "Maybe I'll see you." "Bye." "I don't trust this kid any further than I can throw him." "you shouldn't throw anybody." "It's true." "What is so dangerous about a character like Ferris Bueller is he gives good kids bad ideas." "The last thing I need at this point in my career is 500 Ferris Bueller disciples running around these halls." "He jeopardizes my ability to effectively govern this student body." "Ed." "Grace. I think you're wrong." "Ed. they all adore him." "They think he's a righteous dude." "That is why I have got to catch him this time." "To show these kids that the example he sets is a first-class ticket to nowhere." "Ed." "You sounded like Dirty Harry just then." "Really?" "Grace." "this is ridiculous." "Making me wait around the house for you." "Why can't you let me rot in peace?" "this is my ninth sick day." "I won't graduate." "I'm doing it for you." "Do you know what my diastolic is?" "Be a man." "and come on over here." "l'm tired of this stuff." "Shut up." "I got another call." "Hello?" "Ferris?" "Hi." "You sound terrible." "Really?" "Darn. I thought I was improving." "Were you sleeping?" "can you hang on for a second?" "pal." "Hang on." "it's my dad." "Great." "Keep me out of it." "you can find a new best friend." "You've been saying that since the fifth grade." "Dad?" "Yeah?" "All this talking has made me kind of light-headed." "I think I ought to lie down." "Take a hot bath and then wrap a hot towel around your head." "Wrap a hot towel around my head?" "And then make yourself some soup." "Get a nap." "Okay?" "Okay." "Ferris?" "Yeah?" "too." "I'm so disappointed in Cameron." "debating about whether or not he should go out." "He'll keep calling me." "He'll keep calling me until I come over." "He'll make me feel guilty." "This... I'll go." "Shit." "Goddamn it!" "Forget it." "That's it." "I'm not going." "In what way" "does the author's use of the prison" "symbolize" "the protagonist's struggle?" "And how does this relate to our discussion of the uses of irony?" "please?" "Sloane Peterson?" "dear?" "I'm afraid that I'm the bearer of bad tidings." "Your father called." "Your grandmother has just passed." "honey." "Dead grandmother?" "that's what Mr. Peterson said." "I had Florence Sparrow notify Sloane." "Poor little lamb." "Who's this girl going out with?" "It's so hard to tell these days." "I do see her with Ferris Bueller quite a little bit." "please?" "Surely." "Ed Rooney's office." "This is George Peterson." "Please hold." "What do you know?" "It's Mr. Peterson." "You still want his daytime number?" "Ed Rooney." "Ed." "This is George Peterson." "sir?" "as you may have heard." "and I'm all broken up." "what a blow." "Yeah." "Yeah." "and we've got a lot of family business to take care of." "So" "I'd appreciate it." "I'd be happy to." "and I'll release Sloane." "firsthand." "Ed?" "the little twerp." "I'm gonna set the trap and let him fall right into it." "did you say you wanted to see a body?" "that's right." "and I'll dig up your daughter." "that's school policy." "Oh?" "my wife's mother." "Ed Rooney's office." "please?" "Thank you." "Hold. and smooch my big old white butt." "buttercup." "What?" "Ferris Bueller's on line two." "how you doing?" "but I'm not feeling very well today and I was wondering if it might be possible for my sister to bring home any assignments from my classes that I might need." "Have a nice day." "Mr. Peterson?" "sir." "I should say you do." "l... I... for Christ's sake." "A family member dies and you insult me." "What the hell is the matter with you anyway?" "Well... sir." "I didn't think I was talking to you." "I thought I was talking to somebody else." "that I would never deliberately insult you like that. I... I can't begin to tell you how embarrassed I am. but you're an asshole." "What do you want?" "Asshole." "sir." "You've hit the nail right on the head." "Find out where she is." "buster." "Do you read me?" "Mr. Peterson." "goddamn it!" "sir." "That's better." "buster." "And remember who you're dealing with." "Ferris Bueller." "I'm a little scared 'cause what if he recognizes my voice?" "lmpossible." "You're doing great." "Yeah?" "She's in..." "Wait." "Rooney!" "calm down!" "Just a moment." "Ed!" "Get in here!" "sir." "I don't have all day to bark at you." "So I'm gonna make this short and sweet." "It's great." "Perfect. I love it." "I want my daughter out in front of the school in 10 minutes by herself." "I don't want anybody..." "What?" "It's too suspicious." "He'll think something's up." "Cover it." "You." "Talk." "You." "Talk." "Come on." "Talk." "No." "Rooney!" "Rooney." "yes." "pay attention." "I changed my mind." "I want you out in front of the school with her." "by God." "we don't have time to talk right now." "We'll get together soon and we'll have lunch." "What the hell is wrong with you?" "Wait." "Where's your brain?" "Why'd you kick me?" "Where's your brain?" "l asked you first." "How can we pick up Sloane if Rooney is there with her?" "I said for her to be there alone and you freaked." "I didn't..." "I didn't hit you." "I lightly slapped you." "You hit me." "don't ask me to participate in your stupid crap if you don't like the way I do it." "You make me get out of bed." "You make me come over here." "You make me make a phony phone call to Edward Rooney? you deliberately hurt my feelings." "I did not deliberately..." "I didn't deliberately hurt your feelings." "I didn't." "What are you doing?" "I'm going home." "don't do that." "Have a nice life." "come back." "I didn't mean to lose my temper." "I'm sorry. lt was uncalled for." "You serious?" "Yeah." "Here you go." "Thank you." "right?" "not that it was completely your fault. to fix the situation I'm gonna have to ask you for a small favor." "The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California." "Less than 100 were made." "My father spent three years restoring this car." "it is his passion... lt is his fault he didn't lock the garage." "what are you talking about?" "my father loves this car more than life itself." "A man with priorities so far out of whack doesn't deserve such a fine automobile." "No." "No." "Apparently you don't understand." "Wow." "he never drives it." "He just rubs it with a diaper." "remember how insane he went when I broke my retainer?" "this is a Ferrari." "but we can't pick up Sloane in your car." "Mr. Rooney would never believe Mr. Peterson drives that piece of shit." "lt's not a piece of shit." "lt is a piece of shit." "I have to envy yours." "Thanks." "there's nothing else we can do." "Ferris." "He doesn't trust you?" "this is real simple." "we'll take off." "How?" "We'll drive home backwards." "No." "No!" "forget it." "You're just gonna have to think of something else." "I'm putting my foot down." "How about we rent a nice Cadillac?" "My treat." "We could call a limo!" "A nice stretch job with a TV and a bar." "How about that?" "live a little." "let me tell you how deeply saddened I am by your loss. I... once." "actually." "Deficits." "Who will have to pay that eventually?" "Anyone?" "Anyone know?" "Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live and is full of misery" "He cometh up and is cut down like a flow'r" "He flee'th as if it were a shadow and never continueth in one stay" "dear." "l'll take grief." "Great." "dear." "Hurry along now." "I guess that's my dad." "Yeah." "Gotta go." "Mr. Rooney... you're a beautiful man." "Thank you." "I wanna thank you for your warmth and compassion." "Higher "what" rates?" "Anyone?" "Higher marginal rates on your taxes." "Any questions so far?" "Shit." "Hi." "Do you have a kiss for Daddy?" "Are you kidding?" "that's how it is in their family." "Sloane." "No." "What are we gonna do?" "The question isn't:" "What are we going to do?" "The question is:" "What aren't we going to do?" "Don't say we're not going to take the car home." "Please don't say we're not going to take the car home. would you take it back right away?" "Neither would I." "don't go so fast!" "get out!" "Thank you." "Save Ferris." "you're very generous." "save Ferris." "Save Ferris Bueller." "Save Ferris." "Save Ferris?" "What?" "we're collecting money to buy Ferris Bueller a new kidney so if you could help out..." "Go piss up a flagpole." "l'm sorry?" "You should be." "Hey..." "Hey!" "Hey..." "What if you need a favor someday huh?" "You heartless wench." "Peterson home on line one." "And watch your mouth this time." "Go soak your head." "We can't come to the phone right now." "We've had a death in the family." "Ferris Bueller's behind this." "There is no doubt in my mind." "And now he's got Sloane Peterson involved in this thing." "too." "You pinhead." "If you need to reach us we'll be at the following number." "Okay." "I did not achieve this position in life by having some snot-nosed punk leave my cheese out in the wind." "You have reached the Coughlin Brothers Mortuary." "we'll get back to you as soon as is humanly possible." "goddamn it." "And I'm gonna find out what it is." "I'm gonna catch this kid and I'm gonna put one hell of a dent in his future. he is going to remember Edward Rooney." "Wrong." "What?" "Not here." "We're not leaving the car here." "Why not?" "Because we're not." "right now." "let's go." "what's gonna happen to it?" "It's in a garage. a pigeon could shit on it." "Who knows?" "please?" "I'm gonna give the guy $5 to watch it." "What guy?" "how you doing?" "Do you speak English?" "What country do you think this is? I want you to take extra special care of this vehicle." "Okay?" "no problem." "Great." "Trust me." "Sir?" "Come on." "Come." "Relax." "You fellows have nothing to worry about. I'm a professional." "Professional what?" "See what a finski can do to a guy's attitude?" "come on." "come on." "Paper?" "look at that." "Go!" "Go!" "Bless his little heart." "Nine times." "you think the car's all right?" "Sure." "This is the world's tallest building." "I don't feel too good." "Can we leave soon?" "353 feet up in the air... climb up on this." "everybody." "Cameron." "now lean forward against the glass like this." "my God." "Isn't that great?" "The city looks so peaceful from up here." "353 feet." "I think I see my dad." "let's go." "Shit." "The son of a bitch is down there somewhere." "You want to get married?" "Sure." "Today?" "I'm serious." "l'm not getting married." "Why not?" "Why not?" Think about it. give me one good reason why not." "I'll give you two good reasons why not:" "my mother and my father." "They're married and they hate each other." "You've seen them." "Am I right?" "it's like that car." "He loves the car." "He hates his wife." "Thank you." "Can we please get the hell out of here?" "This place gives me the creeps." "Why didn't you tell me we were coming to a... may I help you?" "You can sure as hell try." "Hi. I'm Abe Froman." "Party of three for 12:00." "is there a problem?" "You are Abe Froman?" "That's right. I'm Abe Froman." "The sausage king of Chicago?" "Yeah." "That's me." "l'm very busy here." "Why don't you take the kids and go back to the clubhouse?" "Are you suggesting that I'm not who I say I am?" "I'm suggesting that you leave before I have to get snooty." "Snooty?" "Snotty." "let's go." "we'd like to be seated." "either you take the field trip outside or I'm going to have to call the police." "The..." "You're gonna call the police on me?" "Yes." "I'll call them myself." "Yes." "Call the police." "This'll be a hoot." "give me the phone." "I have another call." "No." "l've had enough of this horsing around." "Rat." "There's another phone around here somewhere." "Find it." "Wonderful." "I weep for the future." "please?" "please." "You've gone too far." "You're gonna get busted." "A:" "You can never go too far." "it is not gonna be by a guy like that." "Abe." "Ask for Abe Froman." "the sausage king of Chicago?" "Abe Froman?" "Let me check the restaurant." "please?" "sweater vest." "He's devastatingly handsome." "thank you." "Chicago Police." "l appreciate your understanding." "Don't think twice." "It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a person like yourself." "Thank you." "Don't mention it." "Enjoy your lunch." "you were wonderful. you thought we wouldn't have any fun." "Shame on you." "Maybe I'm overreacting." "Maybe Ferris isn't such a bad guy." "I got a car." "He got a computer." "whenever he wants?" "Why should everything work out for him?" "What makes him so goddamn special?" "Screw him." "I used to think that my family was the only one that had weirdness in it." "That used to worry me." "Then I saw how Cameron's family functioned." "His home life is really twisted." "That's why he's sick all the time." "It really bothers him." "He's the only guy I know who feels better when he's sick." "too." "The place is like a museum." "It's very beautiful and very cold and you're not allowed to touch anything." "Can you appreciate what it must have been like for Cameron to be in that joint as a baby?" "I'm actually amazed that I got the car out of the garage." "I caught Cameron digging the ride once or twice." "It's good for him." "It teaches him to deal with his fear." "l love driving it. lt is so choice." "I highly recommend picking one up." "sir." "Mint." "Jeanie." "Who's bothering you now?" "is Mr. Rooney in?" "he's not." "Can I help you?" "I seriously doubt it." "When's he back?" "I don't know." "He's left the school grounds on personal business." "What's that supposed to mean?" "young lady." "Nice attitude." "Isn't Mrs. Hagel expecting you in consumer ed. class?" "Probably." "What a little asshole." "you've got to consider raising your advertising budget. you have to spend." "It's as simple as that." "Four thousand restaurants in the downtown area." "I pick the one my father goes to." "Cameron." "Only the meek get pinched." "The bold survive." "Let's go." "Let's surrender." "Never." "I know it sounds like I'm beating a dead horse on this one." "that that's not the case." "We don't have the money." "We don't have the... you're one of the brightest guys in this business." "You know what it takes to push this over the top." "We're gonna go heavy on TV and lighten up on the radio and the print." "Okay?" "come on back to my office." "l'll lay out the entire..." "He's got the money." "we know you've got the money." "you bonehead." "Bueller." "Les jeux sont faits." "Translation:" "The game is up." "Your ass is mine." "nobody out." "only the fourth hit in the game." "the count." "and into foul territory." "I'm really surprised they didn't go for it in that inning." "Lee Smith." "nothing." "Who's winning?" "The Bears." "bunted foul back to the screen." "I don't know..." "Think I broke my thumb." "batter." "Come on." "batter." "batter." "Cameron." "right now we'd be in gym?" "keep moving." "You're up now." "get the piano off that back." "Let's go." "let's go." "You'll never get out of here." "Move!" "move!" "I hate him." "Who is it?" "Ferris." "I'd like to have a word with you." "I'm sorry." "I can't come to the door right now." "I could take a nasty spill down the stairs and subject myself to further school absences." "Ferris." "Come down here." "You can reach my parents at their places of business." "Thank you for stopping by." "I appreciate your concern for my well-being." "Ferris." "Have a nice day." "buster!" "Get down here!" "Ferris." "Ferris!" "Who is it?" "You know goddamn well who it is!" "I'm sorry." "I can't come to the door right now." "I could take a nasty spill down the stairs and subject myself to further school absences." "You can reach my parents at their places of business." "Thank you for stopping by." "I appreciate your concern for my well-being." "Have a nice day." "Damn it." "mud." "you son of a bitch." "My shoe." "Damn it." "shit." "Not sure about this family." "doggie." "boy." "no." "Stay." "Stay." "Sit." "Heel." "Stay." "Silbernen Ritter Drum and Bugle Corps." "The United German-American Male and Female Caucus." "The Empire German-Americans." "we better go get the car back home." "What?" "What do you..." "We have a few hours." "We have until 6:00." "but it does mean my ass." "You think I don't care?" "l know you don't care." "Cameron." "what have you seen today?" "Nothing good." "Nothing..." "Nothing good?" "This..." "Nothing good"?" "We've seen everything good!" "We've seen the whole city!" "we saw priceless works of art." "We ate pancreas." "Saw..." "What?" "What's wrong?" "Look over there." "What's he doing?" "He's licking the glass and making obscene gestures with his hands." "What?" "Don't!" "Don't." "He didn't leave." "He's probably doing something." "you know?" "he didn't ditch us or anything." "He's here." "he went back to school." "He would not go back to school." "he'd do it." "He'd just do it just to make me sweat." "come on." "Makes me mad." "you're such a wonderful crowd." "We'd like to play a little tune for you." "It's one of my personal favorites and I'd like to dedicate it to a young man who doesn't think he's seen anything good today." "this one's for you." "Ferris!" "Get off of the float!" "What are you doing?" "Get off the float!" "I can't believe you." "How'd you get up there?" "You're out of your mind!" "as long as I've known him everything works for him." "There's nothing he can't handle." "I can't handle anything." "the future..." "Ferris can do anything." "I don't know what I'm gonna do." "College." "Yeah." "But to do what?" "What are you interested in?" "Nothing." "Me neither." "You're crazy!" "What do you think Ferris is gonna do?" "He's gonna be a fry cook at Venus." "Christ." "poochie." "you little fucker." "Jeez." "pooch." "I knew it!" "where is she?" "this is her daughter." "do you know where she is?" "Do you know when she'll be back?" "Do you know anything?" "Ferris." "Bueller." "Ha!" "Ya!" "man." "You're out of your goddamn mind." "I can't believe you did that." "I can't believe you went on a goddamn parade float!" "wait." "Okay." "yeah." "This tune is one of my personal favorites." "You're out of your mind." "Do you realize how many people saw you?" "no." "You are." "You're nailed." "You are." "Who'd believe that I was in a parade?" "Who the hell am I?" "anybody who would nail me wouldn't go to a parade." "My mother would." "l'm not worried about your mother." "That was so quick." "Hey." "Cameron." "let's roll." "Here you go." "Nice job." "Thank you." "You're a very generous individual." "Come back anytime." "okay." "Watch the seat." "Thanks a lot." "Sorry." "you guys." "see you later." "Later." "we gotta do this again." "this..." "This is not a phony phone call. in my kitchen." "my..." "My name's Bueller. okay?" "I am very cute." "I am very alone." "And I'm very protective of my body." "all right?" "I need help!" "Speak-a de English?" "Dickhead." "God." "Excuse me." "I'd like you to know that I've just called the police." "you'll get your ass out of my house real quick." "I'd also like to add that I have my father's gun and a scorching case of herpes." "wait." "That's my car!" "I'll move it!" "He got my keys!" "You shithead!" "I feel pretty good." "Yeah?" "l feel real good." "huh?" "At the garage." "I was a little worried about them." "Turned out good." "Hey." "Cameron?" "Yeah?" "How many miles did you say this thing had on it when we left?" "One hundred and twenty-six and halfway between three and four-tenths." "Why?" "How many miles are on it now?" "Here's where Cameron goes berserk." "Cameron." "Are you okay?" "Cam?" "cut that out." "Who is it?" "I'm sorry." "I can't come to the door right now." "I could take a nasty spill down the stairs and subject myself..." "God bless the police." "thank you." "You are the best." "Have a nice day." "Thank... I heard that you were feeling ill." "and a chill." "I came to help restore your pluck 'cause I'm the nurse who likes to..." "This may very well be for real." "I think Cameron might have blown a microchip or two." "He's always been a little keyed up." "All I wanted to do was give him a good day." "We're gonna graduate in a couple of months and then we'll have the summer." "He'll work and I'll work." "We'll see each other at night and on the weekends." "Then he'll go to one school and I'll go to another." "Basically that will be it." "Sloane's as big a problem." "She still has another year of high school." "How do I deal with that?" "I was serious when I said I would marry her." "I would." "Cameron?" "Cam?" "Can you hear me?" "Cameron?" "Blink if you understand me." "Cameron has never been in love." "At least nobody's ever been in love with him." "he's gonna marry the first girl he lays." "And she's gonna treat him like shit because she will have given him what he has built up in his mind be-all of human existence." "She won't respect him." "'Cause you can't respect somebody who kisses your ass." "Just doesn't work." "Ferris." "We better try something else." "This isn't working." "Cameron?" "why don't you come in here?" "It's really nice." "too." "It's okay." "Sooner or later everybody goes to the zoo." "Maybe he's really sick." "Maybe he isn't just torturing himself." "Hey." "hey." "Cameron." "wake up!" "wake up." "come on." "Cameron!" "wake up!" "Hey." "What is that?" "you're my hero." "man." "you son of a bitch." "Come on." "Tarzan." "Sheena!" "Drugs?" "no. I'm straight." "are you in here for drugs?" "Why are you here?" "Drugs." "I don't know why I'm here." "Why don't you go home?" "Why don't you put your thumb up your butt?" "You wear too much eye make-up." "My sister wears too much." "People think she's a whore." "You don't wanna talk about your problem?" "With you?" "Are you serious?" "l'm serious." "Blow yourself." "you wanna know what's wrong?" "I know what's wrong." "I just wanna hear you say it." "I hate my brother." "How's that?" "That's cool." "Did you blow him away or something?" "not yet." "I went home to confirm that the shithead a guy broke into the house." "I called the cops and they picked me up for making a phony phone call." "What do you care if your brother ditches school?" "when everybody else has to go?" "I'd get caught." "I see." "is that it?" "Basically." "Basically." "Then your problem is you." "Excuse me?" "Excuse you." "You ought to spend a little more time dealing with yourself a little less time worrying about what your brother does." "That's just an opinion." "a psychiatrist?" "No." "Then why don't you keep your opinions to yourself?" "There's somebody you should talk to." "you lose a testicle." "you know him?" "that whole time I was just thinking things over." "meditating." "Then I sort of watched myself from inside." "I realized it was ridiculous wishing I was dead." "All that shit." "I'm tired of it." "It's the best day of my life." "I'm gonna miss you guys next year." "Cameron?" "Can I ask you a question?" "Yeah." "Did you see me change out of my clothes by the Jacuzzi?" "Did you?" "You saw me?" "I thought you were catatonic." "That's okay." "I'm not embarrassed." "I better check on the car." "Ferris!" "Yeah?" "The miles aren't coming off." "The miles aren't coming off going in reverse." "I thought that might be a problem." "roll it back by hand." "No." "Forget it." "Forget it." "I gotta take a stand." "I'm bullshit." "I put up with everything." "My old man pushes me around." "I never say anything!" "he's not the problem." "I'm the problem." "I gotta take a stand." "I gotta take a stand against him." "I am not gonna sit on my ass as the events that affect me unfold to determine the course of my life." "I'm gonna take a stand." "I'm gonna defend it." "I'm gonna defend it." "I'm so sick of his shit!" "and I hate this goddamn car." "Who do you love?" "Who do you love?" "You love a car." "You son of a bitch." "Shit." "I dented the shit out of it." "Good." "he'll see what I did. I can't hide this." "he'll see what I did." "He'll have to deal with me." "I really don't." "I'm just tired of being afraid." "Hell with him." "I can't wait to see the look on the bastard's face." "What'd I do?" "What'd I do?" "You killed the car." "Whoa." "Holy shit." "it's my fault." "I'll take the heat for it." "We'll wait for your father to come home l'll tell him that I did it." "He hates me anyway." "No. I'll take it." "I'll take it." "you don't want this much heat." "l wouldn't have let you take the car out this morning." "I made you take the car this morning." "I could've stopped you." "you know?" "I want it. I'm gonna take it." "That's it. he and I'll just have a little chat." "It's cool." "it's gonna be good." "Thanks anyway." "This is a shock to me." "I don't know why she wasn't in school." "I just can't believe she came to you with this story about an intruder." "I think she's had a pretty good scare." "I really appreciate your calling me." "Really." "I can assure you that her father and I are going to have a long talk with her when we get home." "Thank you so much." "I hope your son is feeling better." "I beg your pardon?" "Tell him all the guys at the station here are pulling for him." "right." "young lady." "all right?" "Okay." "now." "Let's get out of here." "Okay." "Okay?" "Yes." "Now." "Fine." "Okay." "She's a little hyper." "Yeah." "all right?" "Okay?" "You didn't tell me your name." "a lot of guys call me Shauna." "Jean." "Cool." "That's great." "okay?" "Yeah." "now!" "Now!" "Okay!" "I had a great time today." "Yeah. lt was pretty cool." "Do you..." "Do you think Cameron's gonna be okay?" "yeah." "sure." "For the first time in his life." "He's gonna be just fine." "didn't you?" "Me?" "No." "shit. I have to go." "l'll call you tonight." "Okay." "too!" "He's gonna marry me." "Do you know what it's like to be pulled out of work to pick up your daughter at the police station?" "not really." "l was about to close the damn deal with the Vermont people." "I'm sorry." "I was gonna take my commission and buy Ferris a car." "what the hell are you doing?" "You trying to kill us?" "look at this mess." "Paper all over the place." "I'll never get this back in order." "Jeanie!" "Slow down!" "Now!" "Now!" "l can't drive when you're yelling at me!" "Stop it!" "how you doing?" "Ferris Bueller." "Hi." "don't get up." "Hey." "Smells delicious." "Dinner's ready." "What?" "Who's that?" "What's wrong?" "Everything." "I just picked up Jeanie at the police station." "another speeding ticket and I lost the Vermont deal because of her." "I think we should shoot her." "Looking for this?" "Ferris." "honey." "Yeah." "How was your day?" "I have dreamed about this." "l've got you right where l want you." "we're home. how would you feel about another year of high school?" "Under my close personal supervision." "Hi." "we've been worried sick about you." "for driving him home." "Now I want you to go upstairs and get in bed." "Scoot!" "Can you imagine someone as sick as Ferris trying to walk home from the hospital?" "kids." "you left your wallet on the kitchen floor." "Honey." "He's still awfully warm." "How do you feel?" "150% better." "Thank you. don't make me stay home again." "I wanna go to school." "I have to graduate in June." "And I want... you're sick." "Now don't go pushing it and making yourself worse." "pal." "How'd you get to be so sweet?" "Years of practice." "Blanket." "Get well." "Come on." "okay?" "Yup." "I said it before and I'll say it again." "Life moves pretty fast." "you could miss it." "Four years of chasing this kid." "Four years he has been making a fool of me." "what's going on?" "Did you get in a fight?" "Want a lift?" "I bet you never smelled a real school bus before." "Gummy Bear?" "They've been in my pocket." "They're real warm and soft." "You're still here?" "It's over." "Go home." "Go."