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Broderick Reveals Ferris Details, Abandoned Sequel, New Reunion Film

7/21/2026

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Matthew Broderick revealed on the film’s 40th anniversary that his character wore flag-covered socks, he suggested the beret, and that Marilyn Vance and John Hughes planned a leather coat.
He said a sequel was discussed while John Hughes was alive but was abandoned because too much time had passed.
He and Alan Ruck will reunite in the forthcoming movie The Best is Yet to Come, which has no release date.

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Matthew Broderick revealed on the film’s 40th anniversary that his character wore flag-covered socks, he suggested the beret, and that Marilyn Vance and John Hughes planned a leather coat.
He said a sequel was discussed while John Hughes was alive but was abandoned because too much time had passed.
He and Alan Ruck will reunite in the forthcoming movie The Best is Yet to Come, which has no release date.