Ferris Bueller's day off - Museum scene

[craigmarshallsmith1]

I always cry. "Nighthawks," the "human aquarium" Robert

Hushes said. It is all that you need to know as a young artist.

These things change lives.

[tag1231000]

He should have married Mia Sara :(

[StreetSpirit64]

Last year I went to the Chicago art museum with my high school band and did the same thing

[IamStevenD]

One of the best bits

[jasonm1420]

does anyone know the name of this song?

[Cubbieblu2310]

@jasonm1420 The song is Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want. Originally done by Morrissey and The Smiths. This is a cover version by Dream Academy.

[Dzoni73]

Does anyone notice when camera zooms in "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte" painting, childs face, her mouth looks like it got big vampire/beast like teeth. And Cameron is like "WTH"?

[rutherfordmarshsears]

This scene gets me down

[postshanna]

john hughes was a racist. rest in piss bitch.

[NESherv]

@postshanna How was he a racist?

[cmdugan]

I miss John Hughes so much. His movies were so full of humanity, warmth and humor without resorting to gross-out gags or cynicism. Nobody is making movies like this anymore.

[cmdugan]

I remember on one of the DVD commentaries Hughes pointing out that the painting Cameron is looking at is done in the Pointillism technique, meaning the closer you look at it the more abstract and indistinct it looks. That sums up what's going on in Cameron's brain perfectly.

[Drizae]

Can't stop thinking about Stewie now.

[Th3DoM1naToR]

Great now i have to find schadaras comment.

[rly2good]

song?

[codednines]

It's beautiful..... but the contrast between ferris+sloane and cameron is so sad.  They have something special together, yet besides them, he has nothing. I know it's not real, but still.

[ssips720]

whats the name of 0:33 painting? my mom had this in the bathroom for years

[pretendingtoswim]

@ssips720 The Child's Bath, by Pierre Auguste Renoir. It's also sometimes called The Bath.

[ssips720]

@pretendingtoswim thanks

[Cubbieblu2310]

@pretendingtoswim Actually The Child's Bath is by Mary Cassatt.

[pretendingtoswim]

@Cubbieblu2310 Thank you :)

[Astiengaw1]

@ssips720 the man with the guitar or the other one?

[flik221]

i wish chicks still dressed like that. damn sexy.

[alexisriley]

The painting at :18 is Hopper's Nighthawks

[HomerSimpsonIsTheMa]

Anybody know the painting at :18 ?

[bpende]

This is my favourite-est scene in the whole film.

[nerdishnori]

favorited by ferris bueller himself. (chuckachucka2012)

[XxpauldadudexX]

i wanna go to this museum...my dads been there. man i really like this movie and this music is stuck with me....i uploaded like 4 versions of it and i still aint bored with it. the only thing wrong with america is about...hmmmm.....150 000 000 dicks...the rest are awesome xP

[QuiietHeart]

Oh, cameron. :)

[SamGuthrie1977]

The painting is "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat. The child Cameron is staring at in the center is the only figure breaking the fourth wall, looking at the viewer. She is screaming, yelling, or singing. The implication is that the child can meta-textually see through the illusion of her false material reality, much like Ferris always does. Cameron will go on to nearly drown, kill the car, and then see through the lie as well, no longer fearing his father.

[maddorg9]

whats the name of the music and who does it come from,does anybody know.

[rbabich]

@maddorg9 Its from the Smiths, Please Please Please let me get what i want.

[XxpauldadudexX]

@maddorg9 its from a old english band called The Dream Academy ....i loved it since last year...its like hauntingly sad but awesome aswell

[Cubbieblu2310]

@XxpauldadudexX Actually Morrissey and The Smiths did it first. Dream Academy covered it.

[MegaRich82]

I wish i lived there.

[midniqht31]

I love this music so much and I don't even know why lol ! This movie came out about 8 years before I was born and it never gets old. Movies like this such "Breakfast Club" and "16 Candles" are timeless movies that will never be forgotten, I hope!

[LiberalAlien]

my favorite scene

Cameron was so cute back then

[LugeoLeon]

Idiot! You thought no one would be able to tell that the actual music you put is out of sync with the movie..

[chrisbpreston]

@mzmadmike - it is - its the instrumental.

[MatlockJack]

It would be lovely if the children featured in this sequence could return just once more as adults to re-enact the gallery walkthrough, with the original cast alongside them. Maybe it's already happened, but this track always says something about the transience of youth and the dreams that carry it. sad that so many of those dreams end up as exhibits in the museum of our minds.

[rossfullerton1]

Most of us are faceless members of society. Ferris on the other hand is centre stage of society. It's not sad, it's just natural in life.

[pierre12001]

@rossfullerton1 - Yes, Dream Accademy, let me get what I want, beautiful

[TheSeansings]

please please please let me get what i want......morrisey.. thats what this song is an instrumental of

[Gillyfish12]

How 5 people disliked this I will never know, but I will be praying for them.

[Chimon742]

Honestly kept playing this part on VHS (back then) and made me happy and sad.

LMAO where the sister kicks the principal runs up stairs.

[Ollie7707]

The last time I was at the Chicago Institute of Art, I stood exactly where Cameron stood and stared at the painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte" for a long time. No one else was around. It was so cool!

[pierre12001]

@Ollie7707 - When I go to Chicago it will be my first port of call to go to the Chicago Institute of Art and see the painting, I want to stand where Cameron was

[Ollie7707]

@pierre12001

Yeah, do it! Chicago is an awesome city. Good food, cool sights, great art museum:)

[Zoidberg312]

Just reminds me of my childhood. Going on field trips to places like the museum.  Seemed like such simpler times.

[JohnathanPozzi]

Lol, i knew Family Guy was referencing something...and I finally found it.

[toniogreat]

Lol I searched this jus for family guy stewie scence

[Justindoingwork]

simba!



[Back2DaFuture98]

on tv after  1:16 they cut it all out :(

[kurtywurty85]

I WANT TO MAKE A FILM. *sigh*

[hotgoatlove]

I am just watching this on repeat. It has me in tears.

[sakusia]

@hotgoatlove your right same here, very soul searching material.

[fxtrader92]

best...movie...ever...

[ethereal5115]

Do we acknowledge that pschopaths are just born and are not there when we look in their' usually ' blue eyes??

[JazSmithPresentation]

For my 18th birthday I went to chicago, from The Uk.....and went here....saw all the Ferris Bueller Sights, amazing film.

[Cubbieblu2310]

@JazSmithPresentation Glad you like Chicago. I have lived here all my life and wouldnt have it any other way.

[sandirandy]

I have always loved this movie especially this scene..and I see it differently at different stages of my life. I was 17 when this was released..and now I see it totally differently again. The way my life is now..I see it as breaking away from what I am "supposed to do" (like them ditching school :) and letting a day of life take me somewhere unexpected... I love this scene so much

[fuckpants69]

Eric0100, you should have boned that slut when you had the chance

[dons77]

gives me shivers down my spine this scene

[mitchman1295]

OH noooow i get my stewie was looking at the panitng

[iomelinamela]

@SofGangsta: 'course! That's why I've written "covered by" :) I love the original much more than this one.. but somehow this version (I mean, especially the fact that it's instrumental) fits in perfectly with the scene.

I think that maybe the scene is so powerful because, you know, it's kinda of pure cinematography: no surplus meaning required.. just images and music ( no words indeed).

[cherrymonkeyalexis]

I thought the background music sounded familiar, I was like man that sounds like that one song by the smiths so judging by the comments I guess I was right then

[HotPinkbabexoxo]

If I was Sloan, I'd totally make out with Matthew Broderick. He is super cute!!!! :D

[lauramoniquee]

his eyes are so pretty

[meof]

also for me is my fav movie scene...

[MondoBeno]

In my senior year I used to ditch school to go to museums. If there was a school carnival or sports day, I said "fuck it" and jumped on the LIRR to go to the Whitney or the MOMA.

If I was being interviewed for a college in the city, I'd arrange the interview in the morning so I could spend the rest of the day at a museum. Or the Tower Records, back when it was still there.

[normandusvang]

The most you pay attention on a girl, the less you understand her

[Maxshard]

Probably my favourite scene from any film. Brings back such fond memories. The Smiths, 'Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want' is the song, covered here by The Dream Academy.

[tonbonthemon]

I was watching this on Comedy Central and they took the last 35 seconds out of the scene. They went to the commercials right before Ferris kissed Sloan.

What the fuck man

[sandirandy]

@tonbonthemon I saw that too! seriously missing the best parts of the best scene...

[wwechikka]

One of my favorite scenes of all time.

[captankickass]

Awesome.

[azurenscens]

great movie. great song. end of story. period. nada mas. you smell what i'm steppin' in?

[LambadLambadLambda]

3 people are going to hell for disliking this.

[bfnputz]

@LambadLambadLambda They are already there.

[MrTruthtalking]

if I could go back in time I would probably sit in the theatre of each of John hughes movies with a fresh soda and a bucket of pop corn (and a blunt)

[CanadianLPer]

didnt they remake this scene in family guy?!?!

[Cruzzem]

@CanadianLPer yeah they did hahahaha. wasn't it stewie doing this part?

[guitfan33]

Favorite scene out of any movie...

[eFFeCTz141]

this is very awkward

[BassHeadsProduction]

Poor Cameron...that douche bag Ferris gets that hot ass chick and uses his best friend just for his car.

[SuperMegabar]

@BassHeadsProduction I think you misunderstood the role of Ferris.. He didn't just use Cameron for his car. Without Ferris, Cameron would have never stood up to his dad and would have always been tightly wound and submissive... Ferris was Cameron's savior!

[ddddddddddddddsdsDF]

any one know the painting in the back ground at 0:18

[wrmuma]

@ddddddddddddddsdsDF Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.

[thesilverfighter]

My favourite scene in a movie. Ever.

[vazette]

Oh my god, that look on Cameron's face... I can't even.

[gravelandgrain100]

@vazette -

I think it is a "universal given" that no matter where you come from or what your label in school was-there was a time for all of us to have been where Cameron stood. Some of us more than others. Amazing scene.

[Makrillol]

Anyone else see the demon face in the little girl?

[K2ACP]

such great quality. this was made in the 80's?!?!?!?? holy crap! they're all like 45 now

[edgecityfilms]

@K2ACP we all are.......... ha

[ohkfilms]

I am so proud of myself im familiar with the majority of the paintings featured

[mjcrawf]

@smillly, it's an instrumental version of the Smiths "Please Please Please let me get what I want". Amazing video. Thanks for posting!

[smilllypunkimwitagun]

Song?!?!

[shamrockcorp]

this is my favorite scene of all time from any movie

[schadara]

@shamrockcorp may i ask why it was special to you? this scene was very memorable to me too, but i don't know why... :)

[shamrockcorp]

@schadara because there are so many powerful, natural, and fleeting moments happening in this scene of less than two minutes. it has elements of fun, romance and camaraderie, as well as isolation, anxiety and abstraction. i think that cameron, like you, realizes there is something important to him in what he is looking at, but can't quite put his finger on it. ferris, cameron and sloane are having the last field trip of their life, joined by kids who are having perhaps their first. beautiful.

[rsbarrett4991]

@shamrockcorp yep, lots going on on many levels... cameron decides to look at the child in the painting and overanalyze himself in the process while ferris throws caution, and social appropriateness, to the wind and decides to make out a bit in the museum... the paths their used to

[bakjbsd]

I see Gustaves painting a rainy day in Paris in the beginning ;)

[6everymorning]

yay we have the same surname B)

[RaineBJayhawk]

im gonna go to chicago and stare at that painting just like cameron did.

[WuHa105]

Thanks a lot for uploading this. It's definitely one of my favorite scenes, if not the best. I loved it (and the whole movie) even before I realized it has a deeper meaning. Cameron happens to be my favorite character too. I almost want to cry at the end when he's staring at the painting almost in horror.

Btw, I think they played this same instrumental cover song on the weather channel once. It's nice and fits the scene too.

[mikkm]

can anyone tell me what painting is camreron standing in front of?

[mahimax]

@mikkm it's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat

[JulesRules06]

this scene brings tears to my eyes :') I love this movie so much!

[dukinhower]

Oh nostalgia!

[jakeyone1]

WHO ARE THE TWO IGNORANTS WITH THE THUMBS DOWN?

[JakeandElwoodBlues]

@jakeyone1 Jeanie Bueller and Principal Rooney.

[Biamedici]

My favorite scene in Hughes's wonderful love letter to Chicago, where I live.

[cradleofdeath123]

this is diffrent from the music in family guy

[u2keaneshaped]

thanks for sharing this! it's the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie today!

[iomelinamela]

@u2keaneshaped thank YOU for letting me know it! ;)

[peaceinside25]

@u2keaneshaped my favorite movie ever, stay young people and believe in yourself

thank you John Hughes

[sandirandy]

@u2keaneshaped ... where.. where has 25 years gone. this song brings back so many forgotten memories. 25 years. wow...

[shamiir18]

great movies, great music, great decade

[thesanfranfreak55]

one of my all-time favorite scenes in movies.

[MrSeminoleB]

I miss John Hughes. His work will forever hold a special place with my generation...

[shahoney]

lol Cameron staring/freaking out at Seurat's painting is topnotch. Fucking priceless scene.

[elunitario]

amo esta pelicula, y esta escena en particular =D

[minervamay17]

What museum is this??

[funforalgernon]

@minervamay17 Art Institute of Chicago.

[PaleFire09]

cool scene and song, though nothing beats the original by The Smiths!

[FleshHungryFiend]

Such a fucking beautiful scene! Oh how I love this!

[vanillaskulldirector]

Wow... say what you want about the rest of him, Cameron has gorgeous eyes... <3

[OneZeroFour104]

The best interpretation of this movie that I've ever heard came from a Cracked.com article.

The interpretation is that the entire movie was all just in Cameron's head, that he invented Ferris to be the ideal person he seeks to be and Sloane as the ideal girl he wants. When watching the movie, and especially when watching this scene (among others), it explains a lot of things. You can find the full article from Cracked with a quick google search.

[jacekicksass]

@OneZeroFour104 great theory, might have to rewatch it with that angle :0

The whole article on cracked com is really good too! "6 Insane Fan Theories That Actually Make Great Movies Better"

[tomwylo]

Hughes commentary reminds me a verse I'm very fond of, it's from I song I love:

"You're the kind of girl I like, because you're empty and I'm empty

and you can never quarantine the past"

[AlternativeUses]

life attempts to imitate art all the time

[ler012]

i just found this link because i saw the family guy episode that references this hahahaha

[gmjjack]

what music is this?

[iomelinamela]

@gmjjack "Please, Please, Please, let me get what i want" (covered by The Dream Academy)

:)

[SofGangsta]

@iomelinamela Original song is by The Smiths

[MissSonyasue]

I can't find this instrumental version of "how soon is now" to downliad help! :)

[BlackHallow55]

That scene where Cameron is looking at the one painting depicting the park is probably one of my favourite scenes in a movie.

It almost makes me cry since it shows so much of what's going through Cameron's head with his family. Great scene.

[gravelandgrain100]

@BlackHallow55 -

so true-we all went through it a some point of our lives. Maybe only for a minute or maybe several years.. I often wonder what would have become of Cameron after the movie ended. Great movie and great comment,black...

[kerishblackend]

Hey guys. Like this if you went to the Art Institute of Chicago and stared at Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" just like Camden.

[gravelandgrain100]

@kerishblackend -

i am going to Chicago in August and that museum is first thing on my list and that painting plus "NightHawks" amazing illustrations of loneliness and detachment-so 80's. Great times nonetheless!

[CandyHam]

reading these comments, i can't believe someone would cut Cameron's scene out.... its one of the most important and pivotal parts in the film

[resoonder1]

This is the best scene in the movie right here. It reminds me off all the times I've been to the Art Institute in Chicago.

[mintsafterfish]

This is one of my favorite movie scenes, ever.

[crustylovesock]

i love thisso much it takes me back to my childhood which is the best feeling in the world. goosebumps and all emotional crazy but true

[tokyokurisu]

f*ck stupid A&E for thinking it was so important to fit it into time slots they cut out Cameron's scene with the painting! first time seeing this movie and was looking forward to that part. LEAVE JOHN HUGHES MOVIES ALONE!!! who cares about time slots because anything after it was most likely crap!

[sicstyl]

I had always thought this scene placed the characters in a confrontation with growing up. It starts with the 'buddy system' train with the children which leads to the 'teenage' characters- they pose, almost rebelliously, mocking a sculpture. But then the way they face the paintings after that they seem almost humbled.. Ferris and his girlfriend kiss afterward, symbolizing the acceptance some people have of growing up and moving on- Cameron symbolizes the fear of it.

[YouthFreedomFighters]

@sicstyl Very good interpretation. Never thought of it that way, I just thought it was another scene of Ferris and his buddies having fun, enjoying a day off. One scene that used to puzzle me is the one of Cameron staring at the little girl's face in the painting until it becomes just a bunch of dots but after doing some research I found that it symbolizes Cameron looking at himself and seeing himself as nothing and this starts a change in Cameron where he wants to do more with himself.

[chitobeckham]

Does anyone knows the name of the song ???

[cesarMYERS]

@chitobeckham This a instrumental version....the music complet is PLease please let me get i want - the smiths

[loser5million]

@chitobeckham it's an instrumental version of the song Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

[KARBELAEZ]

@chitobeckham true this is the instrumental version but it is being played by Dream Academy which also does a cover of the Smith's song Please,please let me get what i want. w/ the lyrics

[Chthon128]

This move ran on cable the other day---the fucking idiots cut this scene with Cameron looking at the kid out! waited the whole movie for it, and they edited it out right after Ferris kisses Mia Sara. I nearly put my foot through my TV.

[barcode66]

nostalgia at its best

[riceball23]

this song always reminds me of kingdom hearts

[Scottydont66]

Gossebumps

[johnbakerian]

Its beauty, Its magic and its freedom......were we ever this young

[cesarMYERS]

@johnbakerian Is true...

[swinsontinson]

@johnbakerian you sir, are a faggot

[troglodyto]

@johnbakerian true, john hughes rocks