Matthew’s Day Off

By Barry Ritholtz - February 1st, 2012, 6:00AM

Missus Big Picture, who teaches fashion illustration & design, tells me that her students are watching the 1986 flick Ferris Buellers Day Off in order to understand the Superbowl commercial for Honda.

If you are familiar with the movie (DVD here), the commercial parallels the film in lots of amusing ways.

Here is the extended version CR-V Game Day Commercial – “Matthew’s Day Off” :

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Category: Film, Weekend.

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