The team behind Netflix's Cobra Kai is gearing up to revive another nostalgic flick with their take on Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald will produce a spin-off to John Hughes' cult classic, with the script being penned by Bill Posley (via Deadline). But don't expect Ferris or Cameron to take centre stage this time around as the upcoming film will be all about two unsung heroes of the OG adventure.
Sam and Victor's Day Off will follow the Chicago valets who took Cameron's dad's Ferrari on a joy ride, adding many more miles on the odometer and causing Cameron to panic later on.
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Originally played by Richard Edson and Larry 'Flash' Jenkins, who died in 2019, the characters didn't have official names and were only seen briefly. But the Cobra Kai creators are about to change that, zeroing in on what truly happened in those few hours.
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off was epic. But the valets who stole Cameron's dad's car had a pretty insane day too. It's time for their story to be told," Hurwitz wrote on Twitter.
"Thrilled to be working with one of our Cobra Kai superstars @BillPosley on Sam & Victor's Day Off!"
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Released in 1986, Ferris Bueller's Day Off follows Matthew Broderick's titular hero as he pretends to be ill to skip school. He subsequently drags his girlfriend Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara) and best friend Cameron (Succession's Alan Ruck) on a chaotic day trip to Chicago.
Meanwhile, Ferris's sister Jeannie (Dirty Dancing's Jennifer Grey) sees straight through his lies, while Dean of Students Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) also tries to expose his archenemy's elaborate truancy scheme.
Sam and Victor's Day Off does not currently have a release window.
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