Bueller? Bueller? The Ferris Bueller extended Super Bowl ad (Ahem, I mean the Matthew Broderick Super Bowl Ad)

In Honda’s new Super Bowl commercial, Matthew Broderick revamps one of his most famous roles – Ferris Bueller – in the latest commercial for the all new redesigned Honda CR-V. According to the press release:

The new Honda CR-V commercial features Matthew Broderick as himself, skipping out on a day of acting work and living it up in his all-new CR-V. Relive movie history with Honda’s fresh twist and wonderful homage to this ’80s classic.

I’ve always been a big Ferris fan and even imagined what a sequel might look like here: Ferris Bueller’s Next Day Off.

Broderick ends the spot with the classic movie quote – Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Another  surprise at the very end of the spot stays true to the original movie as well. A nice touch.

Ferris Bueller’s Next Day Off

Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is arguably one of the best teen comedies of the eighties. It featured Matthew Broderick as the lovable, mischievous Ferris Bueller. At the time I thought Broderick would go on to star in a string of hip Hollywood movies. I was wrong. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was the high point. Not that he’s not a talented actor, but he hasn’t made any movies since that really can compare to the Ferris character. Call it typecasting but Bueller was the kind of guy that everybody wanted to be like. He was a risk taker. He was a hero. And, he always got the girl.

Broderick has experienced a recent resurgence these past few years and I think the timing is right for a sequel – “Ferris Bueller’s Other Day Off.” Fast forward twenty-two years to 2008. The story would shift from Chicago to New York City. Ferris would be at the top of his game. Today he’s a successful stock broker on Wall Street. With his best friend Cameron Frye (played by original actor Alan Ruck) in tow, he would once again wreak havoc on New York City and Cameron’s life.

This time, walking in the steps of his father, Cameron has an expensive car collection. He even owns a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California just like the one Ferris scamed Cameron into taking out for a joy ride in the original day off. He’s a high powered defense attorney with a wife and four kids. Although he’s grown up, he’s still a bit on the shy side outside of the courtroom.

The whole drama unfolds in one crazy day. So what happens next? I want to hear your comments on this one.