June 11, 1986 …. a momentous day in film history.
This is the day 25 years ago that Paramount Pictures released John Hughes‘ subversive comedy masterpiece Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The movie means a lot to those who have enjoyed it all these years, and it also has lent itself to be interpreted in many different ways by those same people. Our own band of subversively merry Clackers are celebrating this filmic milestone over at our new sister site, CliqueClack Flicks.
We invite you to celebrate this milestone with us, and hopefully you’ll poke around and find other movie related posts to your liking (including reviews of the latest blockbusters and other movie-related news). Check out our newest Clacker, Jeremy Fogelman, and his thoughts on why Ferris Bueller may just be a state of mind. We’ll also have a look at the music of the movie from Michael and Debbie will share with us all the knowledge she’s gleaned from Ferris Bueller.
But why am I even mentioning this on the TV site? Well, besides drawing your attention to the new CliqueClack Flicks page, the movie also gave birth to a (very) short-lived TV show — premiering in 1990 and running for 13 episodes — simply called Ferris Bueller and starring Charlie Schlatter in the title role (it can be argued that the slightly more successful Parker Lewis Can’t Lose — also premiering in 1990, running for 3 seasons — was also the spawn of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off). Don’t remember the show? Keith will explain why that is probably all for the better!
So help us celebrate Ferris Bueller Day at CliqueClack Flicks and, as always, feel free to share your thoughts with us on this groundbreaking teen comedy.
Clacked by Chuck Duncan 
on Jun 11, 2011 @ 15:00 EST5EDT
