‘Ferris Bueller' stars Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck reunite nearly 40 years later on set of new comedy film
Nearly 40 years after starring in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck have reunited for a new comedy film.
The duo were spotted on the set of 'The Best Is Yet to Come' in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday.
12 Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck on the set of their new comedy 'The Best Is Yet to Come' in Vancouver on Aug. 20.
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12 Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck head to lunch during a break from filming.
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12 Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck's wife, actress Mireille Enos, and Ruck on the film set in Vancouver.
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In the photos, the actors walked to get lunch during a break in filming. They were joined by some of Ruck's family, including his wife, actress Mireille Enos, and their two children.
The 'Succession' alum, 69, wore a maroon suit with black dress shoes and glasses, while Broderick, 63, had on a blue suit with a grey tie, brown shoes and glasses.
12 Alan Ruck heads to lunch with his family on the set of his new movie.
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12 Matthew Broderick joins Alan Ruck's family for lunch in Vancouver.
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In Jon Turteltaub's 'The Best Is Yet to Come,' Broderick and Ruck 'play best friends who, through a colossal misunderstanding that creates a ticking clock, hop in a car to find the estranged son of one of them and also try to do all the things that life has prevented them from do,' according to Deadline.
12 Alan Ruck grabbing lunch on a break from filming his new comedy in Vancouver on Aug. 20.
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12 Matthew Broderick eating lunch on the set of 'The Best Is Yet to Come.'
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The comedy flick, written by Allan Loeb, is based on the 2019 French film of the same name. The upcoming movie is being produced by Dimitri Rassam, who produced the original.
Broderick and Ruck have stayed close friends since starring in 1986's 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
12 Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara and Alan Ruck in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
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12 Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in 2005.
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In the late John Hughes' 1986 classic, Broderick played the titular high school senior who skips classes for a day with his best friend, Cameron Frye, (Ruck) and his girlfriend, Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara).
Before 'Ferris Bueller,' Broderick and Ruck worked together in a 1985 Broadway production of 'Biloxi Blues.' Twelve years after their beloved comedy, they co-starred in the 1998 drama film 'Walking to the Waterline.'
12 Alan Ruck and Matthew Broderick in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
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12 Mia Sara, Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'
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In May 2023, the pair reunited at the 'Succession' Season 4 premiere in New York City. HBO shared a clip of them in the photo booth with the caption, 'Life moves pretty fast.'
A month earlier, the actors chatted for Interview Magazine and Ruck explained to Broderick why he owes him for his career.
12 Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck at the 'Succession' Season 4 premiere afterparty in March 2023.
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'Because if there was no Matthew Broderick, there probably wouldn't have been a 'Biloxi Blues,' and that was a major springboard for me,' Ruck shared.
'If it wasn't for 'Biloxi Blues,' 'Ferris Bueller' wouldn't have happened for me,' he said. 'I've told you this before, but I think in a previous life you saved me from some horrible death.'
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