Continuity mistake: The rear view mirror disappears when Jeanie is speeding home.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
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Directed by: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey
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Ferris: Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Trivia: Charlie Sheen stayed awake for 2 days to play the guy in the police station, so he could get the right look for the scene.
Answer: I thought he was freaking out, realizing the picture was made of thousands of tiny dots (pointillism).
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Answer: Cameron stares specifically at the child in the painting, because he identifies with it. He feels the lack of affection and attention from his own family (unlike the child in the painting who is enjoying time with her family, the mother is holding her hand).
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