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| Image: Recreated by The Ferris File |
Seen in FBDO
This Wall of Voodoo poster is best seen at 00:03:26 in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off as Ferris approaches his bedroom window to open the curtains. The poster can be seen above the stereo shelf at the top of the wall behind Ferris.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
Description
The poster seen in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is in promotion of the Wall of Voodoo album Seven Days in Sammystown which showcases the band's unique blend of rock, new wave, and experimental sounds. Released in 1985, this album marked a significant departure from their earlier work, as it featured a new lineup with Andy Prieboy taking over lead vocals.
While Seven Days in Sammystown may not have achieved the same commercial success as some of Wall of Voodoo's earlier work, it remains a popular album among fans and critics – specifically tracks like “Far Side of Crazy” and “This Business of Love.”
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| Image: Yperano Records |
The image seen on the poster was featured on the cover of the 12” Wall of Voodoo release of their single “Far Side of Crazy.”
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Notes
- Seen in the film, the right half of the poster is covered up by another poster on Ferris’s bedroom wall.
Finding This Item
Trying to find another shot of Ferris’s bedroom that showed a better view or maybe even more of this poster proved to be more difficult than I’d hoped. The best possibility had to have been the wide shot of the room as Ferris dives into bed at the end of the film, but the top of the shot is cut off with the poster just out of view.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
I’d exhausted every possibility I could think of when it came to two-person music combos from the genres represented elsewhere in Ferris’s bedroom and I had nearly reached the point of surrender. Then, glancing through screenshots from the open matte version of FBDO, a few letters caught my eye. The same shot seen above reveals the text “OODOO” just below where the two people would be on the poster seen earlier in the film.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
Saving any “something D-O-O” jokes here, I cut to the chase and started looking for Wall of Voodoo posters. From there, it didn’t take long to find the poster from the film.
Find Your Own
- Check for Wall of Voodoo posters on eBay!
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Learn More
- Purchase or stream music by Wall of Voodoo on Amazon Music.