Edie McClurg

You would probably recognize her voice if you heard her perky Midwest accent. She has done voice over work and has had lots of different roles, but I will always remember her for two in particular. First is as Mr. Rooney's secretary "Grace" in 1986's Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I did an issue of Preview Review on this movie which is worth checking out if you missed it. I surprisingly could not find a video of one of the memorable scenes featuring Edie McClurg, but I did find an audio link so you can hear it...

Then the other is in a small role where she appears for less than 2 minutes in 1987's Planes, Trains and Automobiles as the counter person for a car rental company. I included this in my special Thanksgiving issue on P,T & A which is once again worth checking out if you haven't read that one before. Edie McClurg's short scene in this movie is one of my very favorites of all time. WARNING: It does contain vulgarity. In fact, the scene is exactly one minute long from the time Steve Martin starts his tirade, to the time the car rental associate ends the scene. In that 60 seconds, the word "f***ing" is used (impressively) 18 times! This scene is the main reason why this film received an R rating, but in my opinion it was well worth it (plus they shot an alternate version of the scene without the f-word to be used for television). Edie's line at the end makes the whole scene...

Planes, Trains And Automobiles - Funny home videos are a click away

Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are two of my very favorite films from the 80s and Edie McClurg made a significant contribution to both. You click on this link to her IMDB profile to see everything she has done in her impressive career. Even though she has lots of other solid work to her credit, I will always remember for those 80s moments. Thank you and Happy Birthday, Edie!

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Check this out: As you should well know by now, I enjoy a humorous, ironic or seemingly unnecessary sign. Here is one that I came across recently which fits in those categories. Makes me laugh, so thought some of you might too...

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