I had such high hopes for
Without A Clue, a comedy with
Ben Kingsley and
Michael Caine that's an alternate representation of Sherlock Holmes as a fictional concoction of Dr. Watson, but it just wasn't that funny or engaging. Yet, it did have
Jeffrey Jones as Inspector Lestrade, which reminded me of an important John Hughes film,
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (well to be fair, Ferris has also come up in many conversations recently). Jones is probably best known for his role as Ed Rooney, the principal determined to track down the charming and elusive truant Ferris. This was one of those seminal films in my adolescence and was in a constant viewing rotation with
The Goonies and
The Lost Boys. It may be set in Chi-town but it wouldn't have been much of anything without Ohio. Well, at the very least, some of the most memorable characters would perhaps be quite different in our minds today if Ohio wasn't a factor:
1.
Alan Ruck (Cameron Frye) was born in Cleveland and attended high school in
Parma.
2.
Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller) is married to
Sarah Jessica Parker (
Sex and the City fame), who was born in
Nelsonville, Ohio and later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio before moving to New York to further her career as a child actor. SJP attended
The School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) when her family was based in Cincinnati.
3.
Jennifer Grey's (Jeannie Bueller) father is
Joel Grey, who is perhaps best known as the Master of Ceremonies in the film version of
Cabaret.
Joel grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and began his career as a child actor in the Cleveland Playhouse.
4.
Charlie Sheen's (Boy in Police Station) dad,
Martin Sheen, grew up in Dayton, Ohio
FBDO Trailer
Cameron Montage
Broderick interview with focus on FBDO
Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey in FBDO
Obama campaign ad Ferris Bueller-style
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