Awesome / Ferris Bueller's Day Off

• When Ferris leaps on the parade float and lip syncs to "Twist & Shout" by The Beatles. With a horn section.
  • The choreography in that scene was done by Kenny Ortega of High School Musical fame. It shows.
• Can't forget when Ferris calls out the Head Waiter, despite the fact that he is lying about who he is.
  Head Waiter: "I appreciate your understanding."
  Ferris: "Don't think twice. It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a person such as yourself."
  Head Waiter: *laughs uncomfortably* "Thank you."
  Ferris: "Don't mention it."
  Head Waiter: "Well... enjoy your lunch."
• Ferris and Cameron making Mr. Rooney think he just told Sloane's father to "kiss [his] big ol' white butt."
  • Part of what makes this awesome is how Cameron initially sounds convincingly over the phone like Ferris imitating Mr. Peterson, almost as though he's setting up Mr. Rooney for humiliating himself. The sudden cut to Cameron saying "Well, I should say you do!", revealing that Rooney is indeed getting played, is just hilariously perfect.
  • Also Cameron proves he, the timid lackey of Ferris, is also just as capable of deception and trickery.
• A Moment of Awesome for both Cameron and Ferris: first Cameron, who's normally terrified of his father, destroys the Ferrari and vows to stand up to his father for the first time in his life, then Ferris, when we realize that this appears to have been The Plan all along.
• The introduction of the Cool Car, set to the tune of Yello's "Oh Yeah".
• When Jeannie catches what she fears is a rapist or burglar in her house (actually Mr. Rooney), her immediate response is to kick him in the mouth not one, not two, but three times before running up the stairs and calling the police. And then she uses the intercom to talk to Rooney from her bedroom.
  Jeannie, over the intercom: Excuse me. If whoever's in the house is still in the house, I'd like you to know that I have just called the police. If you have any brains whatsoever, you'll get your ass out of my house real quick. I'd also like to add that I have my father's gun. And a scorching case of herpes.
• When Rooney catches Ferris, only for Jeannie to bail him out. Not only did she thwart the film's main antagonist in a way that the hero couldn't, but she managed to make Ferris sweat by leaving him at Rooney's mercy for a good long while before deciding to save him. For possibly the first time in her life, Jeannie had complete control over the situation.
  • Then there's when Rooney glares at her, only for Jeannie to hold up his wallet, which he dropped in the kitchen. A music sting plays as we get a shot of his eyes widening, then his mouth opening, floundering in the realization that he can’t bust Ferris for skipping school without her revealing that he’s guilty of an even worse crime than Ferris.
    • In a way, it’s perfect Laser-Guided Karma for a Dean Bitterman who, in his obsession to catch the class clown in the act of playing hookey, becomes a rule-breaker.
    • Then Jeannie throws the wallet off so it wakes up the dog who chases Rooney off the yard.
  • And even after Rooney's gone, Jeannie leaves Ferris with no doubt that he owes her big time.

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