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Ferris’s Day Off

due complications with director John Hughes. Broderick revealed that Hughes was worried that his performance in would not be right during an appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s podcast “It Happened In Hollywood”. Broderick says Hughes’s apprehension was a result of early costume test footage that showed him, co-stars Mia Sara and Alan Ruck walking through Chicago streets. Broderick says Hughes thought the trio (Broderick, Sara, and Ruck) lacked chemistry and were boring to watch.Broderick quickly doubles back after laying down this truth bomb by saying, “Actually, some of us he did like, but some he did not, and I was one he did not.”Broderick can still recall Hughes’s harsh analysis of his acting skills, which surprised the actor.

“To have him say ‘I’m used to having someone be so dead’ or whatever he told me,”[the film], he says, while being lost in his memory. “I don’t think he said ‘dead’ but, you know, I wasn’t really ‘in it’ or something.”

While Hughes’s comments appear cruel, it’s not the first time a director questioned Broderick’s talent. He said: “I drive people crazy because I don’t seem to be doing anything,”. But, hopefully, I will.

wasn’t the first director who grabbed me at some point to ask, “What is wrong with You? Broderick was not going to take Hughes’s remarks lying down. He remembered firing back at the Director, saying: “So that happened, and I said to him, ‘Get somebody you like. I’m happy to do that if that’s what you’re looking for. ‘” A retort like this would get most people fired on the spot, but Broderick and Hughes soldiered on.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_QiXypYxSM

As filming on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off continued, Hughes and Broderick continued to clash. Broderick claims Hughes didn’t hide his anger very well. You knew if the director was angry with you. Broderick remembers Hughes saying, “I like it when your eyes get big, then smaller, then wide again.” “I said, if you tell me what my face looks like, I’ll be very self-conscious. Now I’m thinking about my face. Hughes, frustrated by the situation and unable to give Broderick any instructions, resisted giving him any. Broderick was left questioning every move he made by this defiant, petulant action. The actor confronted the director and suggested he drop the issue in favor of the performance. He said, “Well, then I won’t be directing you at all.” [Hughes]

“And, for a couple of days, he didn’t give me anything, until I finally had say, ‘John, you have direct me, come one.’ That was our worst.” The two would eventually come to an agreement and continue working. Still, Broderick couldn’t help but feel like their dynamic was apt, given that Ferris annoys everyone in the film, especially his parents.“Maybe I was annoying him the way Ferris annoys his own parents? It may be true. Broderick jokes: “John Hughes is like Frankenstein, and Ferris Bueller is the monster.” What do you think of Broderick’s overall performance? Does Hughes’ stress show in his work as a result of working with him? Comment below and let us know what you thought.

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