Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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| - | '''Sigue Sigue Sputnik''' is a British [[Pop music|pop]]-[[cyberpunk]] influenced band led by former [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] bassist [[Tony James]]. The band played a style of [[New Wave music|new wave]] music similar to [[New York]] [[electronica]] duo [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] and Swiss techno-rock duo [[Yello]], by layering vocals, yelps, guitar riffs, electronic sound effects and short [[sampling (music)|samples]] over pulsating [[synthesizer]] bass lines. Their use of video montage, as well as their music, is similar to that of the American New Wave act [[Devo]]. The band achieved moderate fame in the mid- to late 1980s, when the song "[[Love Missile F1-11]]" hit the pop charts around the world, helped by its use in the cult-hit movie ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]''. | ||
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| - | The themes and imagery in the band's songs were often influenced by futuristic, [[dystopian]] or [[post-apocalyptic]] films such as ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'', ''[[The Terminator]]'', ''[[Blade Runner]]'' and the ''[[Mad Max]]'' trilogy. The band's music and image also mashed together a range of other pop culture influences, including the electronica/Krautrock influences of [[Kraftwerk]], [[Marc Bolan]]'s [[T. Rex (band)|T-Rex]], and the swagger and sex appeal of [[Eddie Cochran]], [[Elvis Presley]] and [[glam rock]]. | ||
| + | '''''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''''' is a [[1986 in film|1986]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[John Hughes (film director)|John Hughes]]. It stars [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Mia Sara]], [[Jeffrey Jones]] and [[Jennifer Grey]]. The film was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on [[June 11]], [[1986]]. | ||
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| + | The film follows [[high school]] senior Ferris Bueller from the [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]], who, one spring day (after eight previous absences throughout the semester; nine total including this "day off"), decides to skip school again and spend the day in downtown [[Chicago]] with his girlfriend Sloane Peterson and his best friend Cameron Frye while creatively avoiding his school's dean of students Mr. Edward Rooney, his resentful sister Jeanie, and his parents. Bueller frequently breaks the [[fourth wall]] to explain to the audience his techniques and thoughts. In the opening scene, graphics appear onscreen illustrating his explanations. | ||
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. It stars Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones and Jennifer Grey. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986.
The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller from the North Shore, who, one spring day (after eight previous absences throughout the semester; nine total including this "day off"), decides to skip school again and spend the day in downtown Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane Peterson and his best friend Cameron Frye while creatively avoiding his school's dean of students Mr. Edward Rooney, his resentful sister Jeanie, and his parents. Bueller frequently breaks the fourth wall to explain to the audience his techniques and thoughts. In the opening scene, graphics appear onscreen illustrating his explanations.
