day day american teen comedy film written produced directed produced film stars high school spends day school regularly breaks character explain techniques inner thoughts hughes wrote screenplay week shot film months featuring landmarks notably tower film hughes love letter chicago wanted capture chicago architecture landscape spirit released paramount_pictures june film grossing films year receiving million million budget enthusiastically acclaimed critics audiences alike film selected preservation deemed culturally historically aesthetically significant paramount events released film pretty pink celebrate 30th anniversary plot chicago high school senior sickness stay home frequently breaks character giving audience advice skip school younger sister convinced goes school dean notes suspects absence commits catching uses computer alter school records indicate convinces friend absent report girlfriend grandmother died doubts succeed planned father prized ferrari california cameron instinct cameron drive chicago leaving car parking promptly trio visit tower field french restaurant lunch poses narrowly avoiding father eating lunch restaurant failing find visits residence fails enter attacked family car towed class returns home discovers brother ruse encounters kicks calls police arrest false reporting leaves station meets juvenile advises worry cab ride cameron impromptu joins parade float von day parade lip cover rendition beatles twist shout gets entire crowd dancing things shine bright retrieve car notice miles added revelation cameron state self analysis realizing life controlled father figure coming return car cameron garage try unsuccessfully run backwards remove miles suggests crack open turn manually cameron refuses anger father kicking severely leaning car falls jack flies crashing despite insistence cameron decides blame car destruction police station picks finds kissing returns home realizes limited time return home avoid trouble rushes house spotted driving mother home tries run avoids noticed coming direction home time catches trying enter door asks like spend year supervision discovers kitchen floor proof broke change heart letting telling hospitalized indicating awareness break door dog attacks leaps bed second assuring parents don suspect thing leave reminds audience life moves pretty fast don stop look miss camera fading black credits roll defeated heads home picked school bus students offering bear post credits scene emerges room bids home cast good hearted kid wants skip school day friends life changes friend younger lovely girlfriend dean students economics teacher english teacher boy police station parking garage attendant larry flash attendant pilot economics student blake singing nurse bus driver production writing film kept track progress spiral bound noted basic storyline developed february successfully pitched following day chief intrigued concept wary hours away studio hughes wrote screenplay week notes night pages pages pages pages pages pages editor explained hughes trance like concentration script writing process working hours end later shoot film essentially draft script cut day ended hours minutes shortening script come cutting room said having story episodic taking place day meant characters wearing clothes suspect hughes writes scripts costume changes kind freedom editing hughes intended movie focused characters plot know movie begins know ends said hughes don know rest doesn matter events important characters going event real time wanted create character handle casting hughes said mind wrote screenplay saying actor think pull role calling clever charming certain guys played thought hughes said look charm come played needed matthew actors considered role included surprised hughes auditioned role funny didn know old said wanted older girl play year old said older kind dignity needed fell chair told wanted play according john wouldn let said wasn big previously auditioned role went hughes remembered cast year old according hughes character cameron based large friend high school sort lost person family neglected took license legitimately sick actually felt good difficult diseases actually relaxed said role cameron originally offered turned time want kiss said thank worried age difference worried years step wouldn know cool hip going high school didn know stuff thought hell character wouldn damn stuff feel guilty didn know wasn surprised find cast young sort looked said maybe genetic previously acted broadway production cameron voice joke imitation director felt ease working crashing trailer didn instant friendship like movie said friends jones cast based role played emperor hughes thought character modern equivalent actually small script important wasn swept recalls jones opposition presented lot opportunities weren script expanded john receptive offer got ideas way fun working hughes told time thought blowing horn said going known rest life thought sure right says got role economics teacher degrees separation richard_nixon introduced man named new_york_times columnist introduced guy executive introduced guy casting director introduced republicans picture business movie said hughes said easy early choice role teacher wasn professional actor flat voice looked like teacher filming chicago said hughes lot sort love letter city people upset fact film sure exactly film funny says filming new_york america great reverence new_york look decaying horror pit let people chicago enjoy film hughes got chance expansive look city grew took helicopter chance outside making movie point pictures pretty small wanted capture chicago architecture landscape spirit shooting began chicago monday september late october production moved los_angeles shooting ended friday november scene filmed saturday september scenes filmed locations downtown chicago home mother real estate office etc scenes filmed illinois including school drive long street neighboring situated exterior house located country club drive california modernist house located beech street illinois known designed architects designed main building designed pavilion owned photographer car collection pavilion cameron father ferrari california pavilion movie according art professor filming scene ferrari crashes window explained hughes prevent car damaging rest pavilion fixed connections wall building remained intact said hughes afterward owe hughes paid scenes shot chicago california death house came sale sold according hughes scene self scene place refuge went bit loved knew paintings building chance building paintings favorite museum shot producers film approached remember hughes saying going works art movie recalled according editor original cut museum scene fared poorly test screenings switched sequences hughes changed soundtrack piece music originally chose classical guitar solo played acoustic guitar lot cut sequence music irregular thought great hughes loved showed studio went screenings audience said museum scene scene like decided replace music loved audience hated said think know hate museum scene wrong place originally parade sequence came museum sequence realized parade highlight day way thing kids home agreed events day moved museum sequence parade screened everybody loved museum scene feeling loved came right point sequence events john felt loved music basically line worked music final version museum sequence instrumental cover version let want performed passionate beatles fan hughes makes multiple references john_lennon script filming hughes listened white album single day days hughes pays tribute childhood hero cameron jersey sent jersey said howe nice seeing big screen car film convinces cameron borrow father rare insert shots ferrari real california hughes explains dvd commentary cars wide shots obviously cars way expensive destroy number pretty good tight shots needed real brought stage shot prior filming hughes learned produced california replica ferrari prototype offered hughes saw mention company car magazine decided research recalls day hughes contacted ask seeing time called hung thought friend given practical jokes called convinced mark took car office waiting outside meet hughes looking fellow came building began looking car thought appearance looked window shouted heads look looking fellow people window staff turned hughes chose automobile designed kits film chronicled whereabouts cars today built leased paramount filming jumps camera shot end filming paramount returned exhaust crushed cracks body bit superficial damage held said rebuilt sold young couple california husband later ran road rebuilt end owner sold turned hasn emerged sold paramount kit assemble stunt car poor job basically aside going backwards window cameron house rebuilt ended planet hollywood minneapolis moved closed kit supposed built shell window scene completed disappeared film completed thinks heard eventually completed sold lot paramount sold april united_kingdom universally hated crew said didn work right scene turns car leave garage attendant shot dozen times start car built real wheel base ford engine instead time filming original california model worth release film expensive cars sold going auction recently plate cameron dad ferrari spells plates seen film hughes earlier works mom day economic lecture famous lecture originally hughes script camera amusement student cast going camera student extras laughed hard heard voice hughes said camera know lot gave lecture supply economics thought everybody set applauded thought learned supply economics thought boring best day life said parade scene parade scene took multiple days filming spent time practicing dance moves scared said fortunately sequence carefully choreographed worked moves little studio shot saturdays heart downtown chicago day real parade john got long shots radio stations carried announcements inviting people movie word got fast people showed final shot turned saw river people hands end number heard huge understand rock stars feel kind reaction feeds moves choreographed later fame scrapped injured knee badly scenes running neighbors pretty sore said got parade couldn knee spins things like worked shoot choreography remember john okay don choreography wanted total mess somewhat choreographed twist shout said making hughes explained scene spontaneously filmed happened actual parade float unbeknownst anybody people reviewing stand knew including governor field field featured interwoven consecutive scenes scene looking pizza joint voice announces action shown play play descriptions uniforms player numbers game identified june game chicago_cubs foul ball ripped left field stands looks away briefly close moment catching scene pizza joint continues tries game guy counter scene cameron left field stands inside hand pain supposedly catching foul ball scene characters enjoy game joke played rules park shots including previous scene catches foul ball filmed september game cubs season braves wore powder blue uniforms road games seamless editing hughes difficult distinguish game seen described pizza joint different game different cubs opponent filmed inside stadium originally wanted film scene baseball game park hughes chicago white fan time constraints location moved field minute october field celebrated 25th anniversary film showing giant screens infield deleted scenes scenes cut final film lost scene entitled isles teenagers trying order french restaurant shocked discover menu finished film says ate day featured edition dvd scenes available dvd version scenes included additional screen time locker room younger brother sister completely removed film additional alternate lines dialogue film seen original theatrical trailer hughes wanted film scene cameron strip club paramount executives told shooting days left scene scrapped music limited edition fan club soundtrack official soundtrack released film director felt songs work continuous album according interview hughes noted sent vinyl singles containing songs featured film members fan list hughes gave details refusal release soundtrack interview official soundtrack day list angry thought want songs mean kids want yeah record probably twist shout parents contemporary stuff like english beat didn think anybody like seven inch songs owned rights beat city forget english bands soundtrack sent list costing piece mail packages labor love songs film songs featured film include love missile theme dream beat city star wars let want instrumental cover song celebrated performed twist shout beatles radio people afraid edge forever march remix rotating heads english beat yeah bad big audio dynamite moses credited jubilee singers like song cameron sings lying sick bed recurring motifs film sung hughes called awful song youth time came wanted scream face taking german high school meant listened school couldn away according singing shower idea brilliance john deciding sing float parade heard song learning parade scene shower scene thought little rehearsal hair know good directors stop wait till roll john stuff reception critical film received widely positive reviews critics certified fresh rating rotten_tomatoes having critical film review score site consensus reads day light fun movie young having fun roger_ebert gave stars calling innocent movies long time sweet warm hearted comedy called favorite movies time highest factors film seen watch sincerity day suicide prevention film story young man trying help friend gain measure self worth mission cameron world passing life pretty sweet wake embrace lasting message day license plate pays homage film conservative columnist george hailed movie film true general spirit movies spirit called sophisticated teen movie seen adding hughes lot good movies film consider true art reaches power time true piercing age applauded performance going far saying deserved performance film allows assume power modern new_york_times reviewer portrayal played specific detail characterized adolescent characters hughes films created basically stable forgettable character conversely praised grey performances people grow movie cameron played humor sensitivity sister played appropriate self pity authentic grey manages play teen attractive likable writer lauded film celebration liberty better expression ordinary american freedom day day absolutely best girl best friend taking baseball game art museum fine meal good gets wrote exceptionally moved film calling life movie possibly entire post war period comedies gone wind added die responds calls forth human emotions isn dirty mean spirited want free want good time know going able lives know going work know going eventually family men women responsibilities pay bills couple good days look taking issue film rebel cause called film author agreed adding ridiculous exercise film reagan era near appetite immediate living moment gene panned film chicago centric perspective saying doesn fun don sit kids like sit cubs games incidentally hughes revealed dvd commentary cubs fan enjoy chemistry thought eager find flaws film view chicago nominated golden globe award best actor motion picture musical comedy american_film_institute recognition afi years years movie quotes life moves pretty fast don stop look miss nominated box office film opened theaters united_states total weekend gross opening day total gross united_states approximately making box office success subsequently 10th highest grossing film rankings influential popular film day included film rating lists film number funniest movies came 26th british ranked number entertainment_weekly list film featured vh1 television love 80s aired readers magazine voted day 23rd greatest comedy film time empire magazine article declared day number teen film time cultural impact lady film commencement address find joy life said day life moves pretty fast don stop look miss responding audience enthusiastic applause added going tell george george phrases day voiced taking roll class trying probe students answers cheerful problem whatsoever popular culture performance actually launched acting career said role eclipsed admit degree later oscar tribute hughes said past years nearly day comes shoulder says hey day says hughes gave best movie success took big chance forever grateful making movie knew good says realization john impact teen comedy genre later teen comedies tend ridiculous rule sex self involvement kind hold kids ridicule way hughes added element dignity advocate teenagers complete human beings honored hopes dreams movies play parents met set married short time played parents horror film starred television advertisement prepared promoting super bowl pays homage featuring illness skip work enjoy los_angeles elements use song yeah calling appear teaser appeared weeks prior super bowl created rumors possible film sequel produced based directed called great homage original film time calling sick film shoot enjoying day hand called spot movie post credit scene homage post credit scene dressed talks directly audience hallway looks similar movie similar says home end scene frame doorway makes sound episode titled brian black series paid homage movie music film influence popular culture extends film musical elements film received example song yeah explains hit slice swiss vocal effects driving percussion illustrate cameron dad ferrari synonymous time movie commercial wants jaw dropping impact hot auto synth drum starts deep voice yeah concerning influence song film writes finest moments later teen film draw elaborate courtship song draws twist shout sequence day bands named allusion day twist shout charted years beatles broke result prominent appearance film school performs cover version released weekend day released single reached compilation album containing track early beatles entered album charts version heard film includes brass overdubbed beatles original recording paul_mccartney liked film overdubbed brass stuff needed brass stuck hearing reaction hughes felt bad ing wasn song saw band needed hear instruments sequel hughes stayed touch production thought sequel college job kind things happen found exciting hook movie singular time life week leave school end school way doesn sequel little moment lightning flash life mean try repeat college time don partly think couldn think added fun said think don wait matthew cameron nursing home doesn need decided life committed nursing home comes breaks like bar ridiculous stuff happens end movie cameron dies academic analysis scholars discussed length film depiction youth culture film portrayed teachers function prevent teenagers having good time specifically teachers type adult characterization general asserts adults day irrelevant nemesis school obsessed getting obsession emerges strangely serves role model clearly possesses imagination power lacks capturing hopes reduce influence students adults traditional authority figures concludes essentially comedic figure attempts discipline primary source humor film writes adult villains day real threat played laughs remarks casting principal comic figure questions adults provide young people effective direction value adulthood course adults stars main characters film notes brings teen genre ultimately sense possible cool popular rich sports hero unlike heroes computer geek skill taken trouble learn home media film released vhs laserdisc released vhs film released dvd times including original dvd release edition love 80s edition original dvd like paramount_pictures films released dvd time bonus features feature commentary hughes longer available sale director commentary available release bonus features contain commentary track original dvd release love 80s edition identical dvd release features aside commentary includes bonus songs 1980s songs featured film edition multiple bonus features interviews cast crew clip commentaries film philosophy impact blu ray disc release edition bonus material released 25th anniversary edition dvd blu ray released august television series series called started nbc starring series served prequel film pilot episode audience sees cutting cardboard saying hated performance produced ltd productions association competition similar series parker lewis lose series canceled thirteen episodes aired later success shows diagnosis murder
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