Ferris Bueller's Day Off Page #18
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1986
- 103 min
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SLOANE:
It's better than "hello".
FERRIS:
Hellos' generic.
SLOANE:
You wanna be generic?
CAMERON:
It's help.
Cameron smiles at his wisdom. Ferris and Sloane think about
it. It's a good choice. Cameron gets up and walks to the
Ferrari.
CAMERON:
The word is help.
Cameron peeks in the window.
CU. ODOMETER
Nothing's happening.
INT. GARAGE
Cameron pulls his head out of the car.
CAMERON:
Ferris? It's not working.
Ferris looks up.
CAMERON:
The miles aren't coming off, running
it in reverse.
FERRIS:
I thought that might be a problem.
Let's crack open the odometer and
roll it back by hand.
Cameron shakes his head.
CAMERON:
I got a better idea. It's cool.
He walks back around behind the Ferrari.
CAMERON:
Seventeen years and I've never
taken a stand. Now, I'm gonna
do it. I'm taking a stand against
my father, against my family,
against myself, against my past,
my present and my future. I will
not sit idly by as events that affect
me unfold to change the course of
my life. I will take a stand and I
will defend it. When my father comes
home tonight, he's finally going
to have to deal with me. Good or
bad, I'm taking a stand.
CU. FERRIS
He turns to CAMERA.
FERRIS:
This is a big U-2 fan.
CU. SLOANE
She smiles proudly at Cameron. She applauds him.
CU. CAMERON
He's serious and determined. He has made up his mind and it
appears that it won't be changed by anyone but himself.
CU. TIRES
It's spinning wildly.
CU. MERCEDES BUMPER
Cameron's foot rests on the bumper. A beat and it gives a
mighty shove.
CU. TIRE
The spinning tires slam down on the cement.
INT. GARAGE
Cameron has kicked the Ferrari off the jack. It squeals out
of the garage in a cloud of blue tire smoke. A $50,000
unmanned investment heading backwards down a driveway.
They're in shock.
EXT. HOUSE
The Ferrari shoots down the driveway.
INT. GARAGE
Cameron watches the car go. He's strangely placcid about the
impending disaster. Ferris and Sloane are bewildered.
THEIR POV:
The Ferrari travels down the driveway, across the street,
over the curb into the wooded property opposite the house.
CU. TREE
The Ferrari's brief journey ends as it smacks a tree trunk.
INT. GARAGE
Ferris and Sloane exchange baffled looks. They look at
Cameron. He's proud and bold.
FERRIS:
What was that about?
SLOANE:
This has to be a dream.
FERRIS:
Cameron? One quick question.
Why'd you do that?
Cameron holds his proud posture for a beat. Then a look of
bewilderment comes over his face. He shoots a look to
Ferris. A puzzled look.
FERRIS:
You trashed the car.
Cameron looks across the street.
SLOANE:
Why?
CAMERON:
I took a stand.
FERRIS:
No, Cameron. You wrecked a car.
Cameron thinks for a moment. Then he regains his confidence.
CAMERON:
It's okay.
Ferris looks across the street at the car.
FERRIS:
I have an idea. If you're interested.
Cameron looks at him. He shakes his head.
CAMERON:
FERRIS:
CAMERON:
No, thanks. I want to deal with
it by myself.
SLOANE:
What about your one word?
CAMERON:
You already did it. If I need it
again, I'll use it.
He smiles. He raises am impish eyebrow.
CAMERON:
It's cool. I'm loose.
188 INT. POLICE STATION. OFFICE 188
Joyce is talking with the juvenile officer. Outside the
office, on the bench, we see Jeanie and the boy making out.
JOYCE:
She's never been in trouble before.
This is a shock to me. First, I
don't know why she wasn't at school.
Second, I don't know why she'd call
you with this story about a rapist.
OFFICER:
For whatever reasons she did it,
I think she'd had a good scare.
JOYCE:
I hope so. I appreciate your calling
me. I can assure you that her father
and I will have a long talk with her.
The gathers her purse and jacket and stands.
JOYCE:
Thank you.
OFFICER:
Oh, by the way, I hope you son's
feeling better.
Joyce looks at the officer curiously.
OFFICER:
Tell him, all the guys at the
station here are pulling for
him.
189 INT. POLICE STATION. WAITING ROOM 189
Jeanie quickly breaks the embrace with the boy as Joyce
steps out of the juvenile officer's room. She's still a
little bewildered that everybody knows Ferris was ill.
Jeanie wipes her lips and sits up straight. The boy adjusts
his pants to better hide his passion.
JEANIE:
(to the boy)
If you keep this to yourself, I
think we can probably get it on
pretty good.
BOY:
For sure.
Jeanie stands up.
JEANIE:
Hi.
JOYCE:
Don't "hi" me, young lady. Get
your stuff.
Jeanie reaches down for her purse.
BOY:
What's your name?
JEANIE:
Jean. What's yours?
BOY:
Garth Volbeck.
190 EXT. SLOANE'S BACKYARD 190
Sloane and Ferris are standing at the back fence.
SLOANE:
I had a great time today.
FERRIS:
Yeah. It was pretty cool.
SLOANE:
alright?
FERRIS:
Sure. He had to so it, I guess.
His old man had it coming. He'll
be okay. I'd be worried if he'd
taken my idea.
Sloane smiles knowingly.
SLOANE:
You didn't have an idea, did you?
FERRIS:
Not a glimmer.
SLOANE:
You're so smart.
FERRIS:
No. I'm just real loose.
He kisses her.
FERRIS:
I'll call you tonight.
Sloane nods. Ferris jumps the fence and takes off across the
backyards. Sloane watches him go. A huge smile spreads
across her face.
SLOANE:
I LOVE YOU!
She backs away from the fence. MUSIC FADES UP.
SLOANE:
He's gonna marry me. I know it.
She turns and runs into the house.
191 EXT. BACKYARD 191
Ferris sprints across a backyard. He jumps a plaster elf.
Ferris vaults a fence. He runs directly for a swimming pool.
He's approaching it from the side. He leaps, hits the diving
board, springs off, does a flip and lands on the grass on
the other side of the pool.
193 CU. BEDSPREAD 193
Neatly bundles stacks of bills and rolled coins. A
significant amount of cash.
CU. SLOANE
She's writing.
We see a portion of the typewritten letter as she signs it.
"...in the amount of $1,765.33. It
gives us great pleasure to assist
you in performance of your worthy
and much needed survives to those
so desperately in need.
Sincerely,
Sloane Peterson
Executive Director
The Ferris Bueller Foundation"
194 EXT. FERRIS' STREET 194
He's running down the middle of the street. A car honks.
Ferris moves to the side. The car pulls around him.
INT. CAR.
Tom's at the wheel. He glances in the mirror. He does a
take.
HIS POV. MIRROR
We see Ferris cut across a front lawn and into a house.
CU. TOM
He realizes it couldn't be Ferris.
195 INT. HOUSE195
Ferris runs through the kitchen, past a WOMAN, fixing dinner
and out her backdoor. The Woman looks up curiously.
196 EXT. FERRIS' HOUSE 196
Tom pulls in the driveway. He parks and gets out. Joyce
pulls in from the other direction.
197 EXT. HOUSE. BACK PORCH 197
Ferris tries the door. It's locked. He reaches down and
lifts the doormat.
CU. PORCH
The outline of a key in the dirt under the mat. The key's
gone. The toe of a chewed-up dress shoe steps INTO FRAME. An
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