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Home Instead – Save Jeanie

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Watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off as an '80s teen was to see an iconic hero flout the rules, gee up his friends and win the day.

Watching it now, you realise Ferris was kinda a dick.

Always aware of her brother's self-centred jerkery, poor old Jeanie Bueller had to put up with others extolling his virtues, and, if this new festive spot for Home Instead is to be seen as canon, nothing has changed.

With Jennifer Grey reprising her role, alongside Cindy Pickett and an unexpected Charlie Sheen, this entertaining film from BBDO Chicago and Caviar's Jody Hill puts nostalgia at the centre of its strategy, using recognisable moments and scenarios from the original to further fuel the sibling rage.

Save Jeanie, indeed!

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