Ah, the Ricky Gervias school of character development. Derek must be kind, because all the other characters keep saying he is kind.
Whilst they are all saying how nice he is, doesn't Bueller trick the students into thinking he is seriously ill or dying? (Sorry if I have this wrong. It's a...
I have an even more unpopular view. I hated Bueller and hated the film. I wanted his Headteacher to catch him. He was the personification of the Reagan years: take what you want and damn everyone else. Why anyone would like him is utterly beyond me. Bueller's face was what I imagined...