... Ferris Bueller, but the two films share some of the same themes. Mr. Vernon, the vice principal of Shermer High School, is assigned to monitor a Saturday morning detention attended by Brian, a "brain", Andrew, a "jock", Claire, a "princess", Allison, a "basket case", and Bender, a "criminal." Bender and Mr. Vernon argue throughout the film, and ... different as they once thought and reveal the true reason for their situation, their parents, which gives them something in common to bring them together. Brian's parents constantly pressure him to keep his grades up; Andrew's father pressures ...

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... he doesn't necessarily WANT to be. Rather than disappoint them, he simply becomes who they think he is. This creates a lot of internal anger, which surfaces often throughout the movie. Brian Johnson, Anthony Michael Hall, excels academically but has little self-confidence to show for it. He tends to be hard on himself, and can't handle failure. Straight-laced and timid ... ...

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