But in Tuesdays episode,Limitlessis drawing on an entirely different movie for inspiration.
Its not healthy to know as much about either of those movies as I know.
Its realizing you have this powerful influence that you werent cognizant of before, he says.

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The opening is amazingly long, Sweeny says.
Matthew Broderick is an incredible actor.
He carries like seven minutes of just talking to the screen.
Oh my God, this is what theyre doing?
Theres like eight iconic moments in that iconic sequence, he adds.
And so we just tried to capture as many as we could.
I squatted in the mud a lot in the rain in the woods for your entertainment, Sweeny says.
All in all, it does get you wondering what Ferris Bueller wouldve been able to do on NZT.
You almost want someone to go back and remakeFerris Buellers Day Offwith Jake McDorman, Sweeny says, laughing.
I mean, that would be a travesty.
But if anybody were to do it, I would say Jake.