Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1986
- 103 min
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1 BLACK SCREEN1
MAIN TITLES:
IT'S SILENT. A BEAT...AND AN EXPLOSION OF SOUND. A HOUSEHOLD
IN THE MORNING. KIDS GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL. CLOCK RADIOS.
KITCHEN APPLIANCES. SHOWERS. FIGHTING. PEOPLE YELLING. DOG
BARKING. APPLIANCES BUZZING. CAR HORNS. IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE
YOUR HOUSE DID. STREAMS OF ROCK'N ROLL FADE IN AND OUT. HUEY
LEWIS TO LIONEL RITCHIE TO HUSKER DU. SURROUND MAKES IT FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE IN THE ROOM. AN AURAL TOUR OF A HOUSE ON A
SCHOOL MORNING. BEGINING IN THE KITCHEN AND MOVING UPSTAIRS.
FATHER'S VOICE (TOM)
Where's my wallet?!
YOU IDIOT!!
TWELVE YEAR OLD GIRL (KIMBERLY)
MOM!
TODD:
SHUT-UP!
EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL (JEANIE)
I NEED A TOWEL!!
TOM:
JOYCE!
KIMBERLY:
(whispers, sadistic)
When you turn ten, your head's going
to swell up real big like a watermelon
and we're going to have to put you
to sleep like they do with a dog.
TODD:
MOM!
TOM:
JOYCE!!
JEANIE:
WHO PISSED ON THE TOILET SEAT!? MOTHER!!
TOM:
Where's Mom?
TODD:
TOM:
What?!
JEANIE:
OH, MY GOD! THE TOILET PAPER'S ALL WET!!!
MOTHER (JOYCE)
(screams)
TOM!
The house falls dead SILENT. We hear footsteps thundering
through the house. A TENSE STRAIN OF MUSIC FADES UP.
TODD:
What's that?
KIMBERLY:
Wait! Hold still!
TODD:
What?!
KIMBERLY:
You heads starting to swell up!!
Todd screams. We hear the sound of Tom's footsteps running
through the kitchen, down the hall, up the stairs, up the
hallway. A door open.
TOM:
(breathless)
What's the matter?
JOYCE:
(worried)
It's Ferris!
TOM:
What's wrong?
JOYCE:
(snaps)
What's wrong? For Christ's sake!
Look at him!
2 CLOSE-UP. FERRIS2
An eighteen year-old boy. He's staring lifelessly at CAMERA.
His mouth's open. His eyes are bugged-out. His tongue is fat
and dry in his mouth. He's laying in bed, on his side.
3 INT. BOY'S BEDROOM 3
Ferris' parents, TOM and JOYCE BUELLER are standing at
bedside. They're in their late forties, early fifties.
Handsome, upper-middle class parents. They're both dressed
for work.
TOM:
Ferris?
JOYCE:
He doesn't have a fever. But he says
his stomach hurts and he's seeing spots.
4 CLOSE-UP. FERRIS4
His lifeless eyes blink.
5 INT. BEDROOM. PARENTS 5
Tom bends down and touches Ferris' forehead.
TOM:
What's the matter, Ferris?
JOYCE:
Feel his hands. They're cold and clammy.
Tom takes one of Ferris' hands.
TOM:
(discreetly)
Should you call the doctor?
JOYCE:
(whispers)
He doesn't want me to.
TOM:
Why don't you want Mom to call
the doctor?
Ferris exhales loudly. He tries to speak but all he can
manage is a choked gasp.
TOM:
What?
Ferris tries again.
FERRIS:
(raspy)
Don't make a fuss. I'm fine. I'll get up.
He starts to get up. Joyce gently pushes him back down.
FERRIS:
I have a test today. I have to take it.
I want to get into a good college
so I can have a fruitful life...
JOYCE:
You're not going to school like
this.
(to Tom)
Maybe I should call the office and
tell them I won't be in.
FERRIS:
I'm okay, Mom. I feel perfectly...Oh, God!
He's gripped by a seizure. His body stiffens and he chokes.
His older sister, JEANIE, walks into the room. She's dressed
for school. She's cute and stuck-up. A major pill.
JEAN:
Oh, fine. What's this? What's his problem?
JOYCE:
He doesn't feel well.
JEAN:
Yeah, right. Dry that one out
and you can fertilize the lawn.
TOM:
That's enough, Jeanie.
JEANIE:
You're not falling for this, are you?
Tell me you're not falling for this.
FERRIS:
Is that Jeanie? I can't see that
far. Jeanie?
JEANIE:
Pucker up and squat, Ferris.
JOYCE:
(annoyed)
Thank you, Jeanie. Get to school.
JEANIE:
(angry, defeated)
You're really letting him stay home?
I can't believe this. If I was bleeding
out my eyes, you guys'd make me go to
school. It's so unfair.
FERRIS:
Please don't be upset with me, Jeanie.
Be thankful that you're fit and have
your health. Cherish it.
JEANIE:
(to herself)
Oh, I wanna puke.
She glares at Ferris. Her eyes are mascara and vengence. She
slips out of the room. Ferris' brother, TODD and sister,
KIMBERLY peek into the room.
KIMBERLY:
Myocardial infarction?
JOYCE:
Get your stuff. Daddy'll be right
down.
KIMBERLY:
Syphilitic meningitus? That would be
a huge family embarrassment.
TOM:
Get downstairs!
KIMBERLY:
If he dies, I got dibs on his stereo.
She turns sharply and exits.
TODD:
(worried)
Dad? Does my head look alright?
JOYCE:
Get downstairs! Now!
TODD:
Just answer me one question! Is it
swelling up? Kim said it was going
to get as big as...
KIMBERLY (OC)
A WATERMELON!
TODD:
(yells out the room)
Shut-up!
JOYCE:
Get downstairs! NOW!
Todd backs out of the room.
FERRIS:
I'll be okay. I'll just sleep.
Maybe I'll have an aspirin around
noon.
JOYCE:
(to Ferris)
I'm showing houses to the family
from California today but I'll be in
the area. My office'll know where
I am, if you need me.
TOM:
I'll check it with you, too.
FERRIS:
It's nice to know I have such
loving, caring parents. You're
both very special people.
6 CU. FERRIS 6
He acknowledges Tom with a pathetic flutter of his eyelids.
7 INT. BEDROOM. JOYCE 7
She strokes Ferris' hair.
JOYCE:
I hope you feel better, pumpkin.
She leans down and kisses his forehead. Tom pats his
shoulder.
TOM:
Get some rest.
8 CU. FERRIS 8
Ferris lets out a wheeze. His glassy eyes follow his parents
to the door.
JOYCE (OC)
We love you, sweetie.
TOM (OC)
Call if you need us.
They close the door. The lock clicks. Ferris' eyes shift
from the door to CAMERA. A sly, little smile crawls across
his lips.
FERRIS:
They bought it.
The TV at the foot of Ferris' bed. The MTV logo is playing.
10 INT. BEDROOM 10
Ferris yanks open the drapes. The pall of the sickroom
disappears in the brilliant glow of morning sunlight.
FERRIS:
Incredible! One of the worst performances
of my career and they never doubted it
for a second.
(looks out the window)
What a beautiful day!
He turns from the window.
FERRIS:
Parents always fall for the clammy hands.
It's physical evidence of illness. It's
a good, non-specific symptom. Parents are
generally pretty hip to the fever scams.
And to make them work you have to go a hundred
and one, hundred and two. You get a nervous
mother and you end up in a doctor's office
and that's worse than school.
He flips on his stereo and fills the room with the MTV
broadcast. A NEW SONG begins.
FERRIS:
Fake a stomach cramp and when you're
doubled over, moaning and wailing, just
lick your palms. It's a little stupid
and childish but then so if high school.
Right?
He equalizes the sound a little.
FERRIS:
This is my ninth sick day with semester.
If I go for ten, I'm probably going to
have to barf up a lung. So, I absolutely
must make this one count.
He exits into the hallway.
11 INT. BATHROOM 11
Ferris walks into the bathroom. It's littered with Jean's
debris. He turns on the shower water.
FERRIS:
I don't care if you're fifty five
or seven, everybody needs a day off
now and then. It's a beautiful day.
How can I be expected to handle
high school?
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