Monica Reed

Can you imagine Matthew Broderick not doing the movie, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off??”

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Actor Matthew Broderick attends the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1' at Alice Tully Hall on November 15, 2010 in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock

Can you imagine Matthew Broderick not doing the movie, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off??”

Matthew Broderick said he almost didn’t do the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

He shared this juicy little tidbit during an interview with Sirius XM’s Quarantined with Bruce Bozzi.  Matthew said his main reason for hesitating was because he thought the film would stereotype him as the actor who talks to the camera.

While Matthew did question saying yes for the role, everyone else urged him to take it, as it was a John Hughes film.

“My memory is, before I had hung up the phone, he was like behind me in the room, saying, ‘Yes, you should do it.’” Matthew recalled of his agent’s insistence. “He flew to New York. ‘I’ll see you tomorrow. Let’s just not talk about it anymore now, I’ll see you tomorrow,’ and he came and was suddenly in the room with me, saying, ‘Yeah, I do think you should do it.’”

 

 

Obviously, the move was a good one, as the film is a now a classic.

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