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Is that Sloane's pool?

posted 8 years ago by WeAintFoundShin
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Maybe

[–] bueller55 8 years ago

Yes it is 100% Sloane's pool.

Yes it is 100% Sloane's pool.

Wrong.

It is 100% not Sloane's pool.

I just listened to a commentary track and Hughes specifically says it's not Ferris' or Sloane's pool. It's just a random person's pool that they crashed.

[–] bueller55 7 years ago

It's what they used for the film. He meant that there was no pool on the set of Sloane's house.

[–] TheApostle 7 years ago

No. You're wrong.

Ferris Cameron and Sloane are not meant to be at Sloane's pool in the film. Here is exactly what Hughes says...

"We never identified where this was or whose house this was. I always presumed it was someone else's house. This wasn't really Sloane's house. It certainly wasn't Matthew's house and it wasn't Cameron's house. They just sort of stopped and used someone else's Jacuzzi."

[–] avortac4 (3505) 2 years ago

"We never identified where this was or whose house this was. I always presumed it was someone else's house. This wasn't really Sloane's house. It certainly wasn't Matthew's house and it wasn't Cameron's house. They just sort of stopped and used someone else's Jacuzzi."

MATTHEW'S?

Doesn't he mean FERRIS's?

How can he not even get his own character names right? Why use character names for everyone else, but the ACTOR'S name for Ferris? I wouldn't trust such a quote that's THAT inconsistent that it can't even get the names right. That can't be him saying that, OR he's so bad at making decisions and movies that nothing he says is trustworth, and therefore, it CAN be Sloane's house, or anyone's.

The thing is, if it WAS Sloane's house, she would have had a better wardrobe system, and Cameron couldn't have seen her naked. Not that he would anyway, because there's NO WAY a teen girl would show a simp-type nerd her naked body JUST because she thinks he MIGHT be 'catatonic' or whatnot. It wouldn't have mattered to her how 'catatonic' he is, THAT would not have been enough of a 'dressing room' for her, she would definitely have wanted to undress in private REGARDLESS OF CAMERON'S (PRESUMED) CONDITION.

Another thing that doesn't make sense.. I have to stop doing this or I can't enjoy this movie at all anymore.

[–] ziereng 7 years ago

It makes no sense for it to be her pool because all of them just undressed to their underwear to take a dip in the pool or the whirlpool. She's just wearing a bra and a slip, Ferris has on short leopard stripe boxer shorts and Cameron more traditional white, mid-thigh length boxers, probably reflecting the influence of his oppressive father. They all would have put on swimming suits if it had been her pool. Who knows whose pool they chose to "borrow?"

[–] bueller55 7 years ago

When Cameron is on the diving board you can see the backyard is the exact same yard as Sloan's.

[–] avortac4 (3505) 2 years ago

It's not 'Sloan', it's 'Sloane'.

Therefore, use 'Sloane's', not 'Sloan's'.

Also, when are we shown Sloane's backyard in the movie?

[–] avortac4 (3505) 4 years ago

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