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Ferris Bueller's day Off

Author
Donald Lowndes Sanderson
Published
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://rss.com/podcasts/in-the-mood-for-films/2208873

In which Donald, Wes and Rob discuss the phenomenon of the high school movie as exemplified by John Hughes's '80s classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In the US this location for films is so ubiquitous that it can be part of the horror, musical, comedy and even film noir genres. Other films we discuss are Wes Anderson's sophomore movie Rushmore, Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater's next film after Slacker and Lindsay Anderson's incendiary English public school based If... . Our school days are a time we never forget, but what do we remember about them?

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