Daily Dialogue — October 17, 2017

“I asked for a car, I got a computer. How’s that for being born under a bad sign?”

— Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), written by John Hughes

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Computer.

Trivia: Despite his frequent absences, Ferris is actually an excellent student. During the scene where Mr. Rooney calls Ferris’ mother to report on Ferris’ absences, his transcript is shown on a computer screen. For his Senior year, Ferris is enrolled in English Composition, Calculus, Chemistry, Gym, Computer Science, Utopian Society, and European History, attaining an A, A-, A, A-, A, A, B+ respectively in the previous semester. This makes his GPA 3.814. By skipping school, Ferris misses a test on European socialism for European History, his “worst” subject.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Bueller’s obsession with not having a car blinds him to the fact he has an awesome stereo system and a home computer which he can use to hack into his school’s system.