The John Hughes classic continues to have an outsized impact on pop culture; even this year's superhero hit "Deadpool" featured a "Ferris" shout-out. Yet there are still things you may not know about Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron's epic day of hooky in Chicago -- who almost starred in it, what was left out, and its various life-imitates-art moments. So fire up your friend's father's Ferrari as we fly through these forgotten Ferris factoids.
2. Matthew Broderick was Hughes's first choice for Ferris; nonetheless, the filmmakers considered John Cusack, Michael J. Fox, Tom Cruise, and the then-little-known Jim Carrey.
4. Alan Ruck was 29 when cast as high school senior Cameron. He remains grateful to Hughes's "Breakfast Club" star Emilio Estevez for turning down the role that made Ruck's career.
6. Cameron's Detroit Red Wings jersey with Gordie Howe's No. 9 on the back was Hughes's tribute to the hockey icon of his youth. In fact, he got Howe himself to send him the jersey used in the film.
8. Left on the cutting room floor were all the scenes of Ferris and Jeanie's (Jennifer Grey) kid brother and sister. Never filmed was a scene that would have had the three school-ditching teens visit a strip club.
10. Lyman Ward and Cindy Pickett, who played Ferris and Jeanie's parents, met on the "Ferris" set, fell in love, and got married in real life. They played a couple again in the 1992 horror movie "Sleepwalkers."
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