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What's with the snooty names?

posted 11 years ago by Samclyde2
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Ferris, Sloane, Cameron? Surprised the movie didn't have a Kendall and a Madison.

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[–] jensmom18 11 years ago

It's North suburban Chicago, the area is rife with them.

[–] BingoFlip20943 11 years ago

Snotty?

[–] Splarne 11 years ago

snotty.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Snooty.

[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 4 years ago

LOL!!

[–] nutsberryfarm 9 years ago

a julio would have been cool.

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[–] janoss (214) 5 years ago

Done and done. North Chicago suburbs are lousy with richies. You can't go 100 yards without running into another Benz or Porche dealer.
Everyone is Rutherford B. T. Snodgrass III or some such nonsense of a name. They're all 2 paychecks away from bankruptcy so just let them be.
It's still a fun movie.

[–] PillowRock 9 years ago

Surprised the movie didn't have a Kendall and a Madison.

It was too soon for a Madison to be in high school. Or, they were too old to have a Madison in their group (whichever way you prefer to think of it).

Madison didn't really exist as a first name until Splash, and that came out just a couple years before Ferris Bueller.

[–] Shawshanked 9 years ago

I can understand the other two but what's wrong with Cameron.

[–] kaskait 9 years ago

Sloane is English. That would fit with the WASPY area the whole crowd comes from in the film.

I would still question Ferris and Cameron. They aren't English more Scottish and/or Irish based.

[–] lollipop15 8 years ago

I like the name Ferris. Reminds me of the ferris wheel at the fun fair.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Ferris .. Ferr- ar -is. Ferraris.

A fitting name, considering that Camaro is also a sporty car name. Cameron.. Camaro.. I wonder if other people also have car-based names, hmm.

[–] QOK (1504) 5 years ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8CrY_ZfFk

[–] bobbydallas (8529) 4 years ago

hahah Kendall is an awesome name

[–] IMDBrefugee (435) 4 years ago

My friend named his kid Cameron. I've never met anyone named Ferris or Sloane.

[–] Artisan (3464) 4 years ago

I always got the impression they were rich kids. Look at Ferris' bedroom set up!

I liked the name Sloane.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

They were rich kids? You don't say..

[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 4 years ago

News to me.