) Where the irony with which Reefer Madness was adopted as a midnight favorite had its roots in a countercultural sensibility, in the latter's place there is now the paradoxical element of nostalgia: the leading revivals currently on the circuit ironically include clearly non-cult films like John Hughes oeuvre — The Breakfast Club ( 1985 ), Pretty in Pink ( 1986 ), and Ferris Bueller's Day Off ( 1986 ), which were major studio productions and popular and financially successful during their original releases, and the teen adventure film The Goonies ( 1985 ).

A reference is made to the song in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off when a bedridden Cameron Frye sings, " When Cameron was in Egypt's land, let my Cameron go ".

The Mayflower Compact, a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris which was widely reproduced through much of the 20th century

His paternal grandfather was Maximilian Steiner ( 1830 – 1880 ), the influential manager of Vienna's Theater an der Wien ; his father was Gabor Steiner ( 1858 – 1944 ), Viennese impresario and carnival and exposition manager, responsible for the Ferris wheel in the Prater that would become the setting for a key scene of the film The Third Man ( 1949 ); his godfather was the composer Richard Strauss.

In addition, Sadassa Silvia is a character who claims that Ferris Fremont is actually a communist covert agent recruited by Sadassa's mother when Fremont was still a teenager.

Filming took place at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Illinois, the same school used for some of the school-based scenes in Hughes's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which was released just a year after The Breakfast Club.

Some of the posters on the walls during filming of The Breakfast Club were still there when Ferris Bueller was filmed.

Michigan Governor Woodbridge Nathan Ferris and Ohio Governor Frank B. Willis shake on a truce over state line markers erected in 1915. Differences of opinion about the exact boundary location continued until a definitive re-survey was performed in 1915.

This idealized depiction of ( left to right ) Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson working on the Declaration ( Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1900 ) was widely reprinted.

The famous Ferris Wheel, which proved to be a major attendance draw and helped save the fair from bankruptcy, was not finished until June, because of waffling by the board of directors the previous year on whether to build it.

It was also used in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and the 1987 film Matewan, where it was used by Baldwin-Felts agents just before a violent attack on striking coal miners.

The first spelling of " Rhyncophthirina " by Ferris was a lapse, and in subsequent use of the term he spelled it " Rhynchophthirina " adding the second " h ".

Examples: William Faulkner in A Rose for Emily ( Faulkner was an avid experimenter in using unusual points of view-see his Spotted Horses, told in third person plural ); Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey in Cheaper By the Dozen ; Frederik Pohl in Man Plus ; and more recently, Jeffrey Eugenides in his novel The Virgin Suicides and Joshua Ferris in Then We Came to the End.

This Audiophone machine was wide and bulky, and had eight separate turntables mounted on a rotating Ferris wheel-like device, allowing patrons to select from eight different records.

Construction was slated for the interchange with County Routes 516 and 527 in Old Bridge as there is no way to access either of them without driving through a residential area off Route 18 ( Marlboro Road, Ferris Street, Sadowski & Marsad Drive ).

Released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986, Ferris Bueller's Day Off became one of the top grossing films of the year and was enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike.

" My part was actually quite small in the script, but what seemed to be the important part to me was that I was the only one who wasn't swept along by Ferris ", recalls Jones.

" Twist and Shout " charted again, 16 years after the Beatles broke up, as a result of its prominent appearance in both this film and Back To School ( where Rodney Dangerfield performs a cover version ) which was released the same weekend as Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

It was gradually revealed that Terry and Bob's full names were Terence Daniel Collier and Robert Andrew Scarborough Ferris (" Scarborough " not revealed until the 1970s colour series ).

* Leslie Ferris ( Bob's dad ) ( Note: It was established in the 1960s series that Bob's father was in fact deceased )

Politicians from Lawton include: US Senator Thomas Gore, US Representatives Scott Ferris, L. M. Gensman, Elmer Thomas, Democratic State Senator Randy Bass and former US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Julian Niemczyk ( born on Fort Sill ).

Matthew Broderick ( born March 21, 1962 ) is an American film and stage actor who, among other roles, played the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, voiced Simba in The Lion King, and portrayed Leo Bloom in the Hollywood and Broadway productions of The Producers.

In April 1874, Ferris returned to his home state and on December 23 in Fulton he married Helen Frances Gillespie ( born September 7, 1853 ).

Woodbridge Nathan Ferris was born January 6, 1853 in a log cabin near Spencer, Tioga County, New York, the son of John Ferris, Jr. and Stella Reed Ferris.

* November 22-George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. ( born 1859 ), American civil engineer.

Jeffrey Duncan Jones ( born September 28, 1946 ) is an American actor best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Miloš Forman ’ s Amadeus, Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice, and Dean of Students Edward R. Rooney in the 1986 John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Pamela E. " Pam " Ferris ( born 11 May 1948 ) is a German-born Welsh actress.

Ferris was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, to Welsh parents, while her father was serving in the Royal Air Force.

Alan Ruck ( born July 1, 1956 ) is an American film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Stuart Bondek on Spin City.

Jennifer Grey ( born March 26, 1960 ) is an American actress known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Dirty Dancing, the latter for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

William Henry Ferris ( born July 20, 1874-died 1941 ) was an author, minister, and scholar.

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut as the son of David H. and Sarah Ann Jefferson Ferris.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Stephen James Ferris, a portrait painter and a devotee of Jean-Léon Gérôme ( after whom he was named ) and Mariano Fortuny.

Martin Ferris ( born 10 February 1952 ) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a former Provisional Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) volunteer.

Ferris was born in Strand Street Tralee, County Kerry to Agnes and Patie Ferris.

Ferris Fain was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Oscar Fain, a jockey best known for leading his horse Duval to a second place finish in the 1912 Kentucky Derby and a domestic maid.

Timothy Ferris ( born August 29, 1944 ) is a science writer and the best-selling author of twelve books, including The Science of Liberty ( 2010 ) and Coming of Age in the Milky Way ( 1988 ), for which he was awarded the American Institute of Physics Prize and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Ferris was born Jeanne Margaret Whitlow in Auckland, New Zealand.

Also popular were the films of John Hughes such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

* Archer, Christon I .; John R. Ferris, Holger H. Herwig.

On the Ferris Bueller's Day Off DVD commentary ( featured on the 2004 DVD version ), John Hughes reveals that he shot the two films back to back to save time and money, and some outtakes of both films feature elements of the film crews working on the other film in each case.

At the 82nd Academy Awards Sheedy, Hall, Ringwald and Nelson all appeared in a tribute to John Hughes, along with other actors who had worked with Hughes, including Jon Cryer from Pretty in Pink, Matthew Broderick from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone.

The cricketers chosen are George Lohmann, Bobby Peel, Johnny Briggs, Charles Turner, John Ferris and Sammy Woods.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming of age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes.

Samuel Whittlesey House ( 1808 ), and John Ferris House ( 1800 ).

Dart ( ship-sloop, Captain John Ferris Devonshire )

She chose Jerry Ferris, an art gallery director, over fellow finalist John Paul Merritt in a first live, final rose ceremony.

* August 30 – John Ferris captures the world record from fellow-American Mark Spitz in the men's 200m butterfly ( long course ) by swimming 2: 06. 0 at a meet in Tokyo, Japan.

* Wisden Six Great Bowlers of the Year – George Lohmann, Johnny Briggs, John Ferris, Charlie Turner, Sammy Woods, Bobby Peel

* Most wickets – John Ferris 36 @ 15. 83 ( BB 6 – 62 )

Principal cast members included Leonard Teale, John Hamblin, Gordon Glenwright, Jeanie Drynan, Anne Louise Lambert, Megan Williams, Joanne Samuel, Carla Hoogeveen, John Dietrich, Jan Kingsbury, Vince Martin, Judy Ferris, Carol Vincent-Smythe, Kevin Miles, Mark Hollis ; and in 1975 Abigail, Peta Toppano, Peter Bensley, Briony Behets, Angela Punch-McGregor, Peter Flett, Marty Rhone, Anne Charleston.

* John Ferris, businessman, explorer and politician ( b. 1811 )

" This was the principal cause of Gore's defeat in the Democratic primary in 1920 by Congressman Scott Ferris, who was in turn defeated in the general election by Republican John W. Harreld.

Beginning in 2007, trade publications reported that a Westworld remake starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was in production, and would be written by Terminator 3 screenwriters Michael Ferris and John Bracanto.