Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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Matthew Broderick stands center stage singing with arm raised on a parade float, surrounded by dancers and American flags, in a scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

film by Hughes [1986]

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