Movie: Ferris has choice seats and catches a foul ball.
Froman, party of three, eats wings at Hooters. (Chez Quis doesn't exist.) Turns out Cyrano's isn't serving sweetbreads-it isn't even serving lunch. Me: After learning that the CME gallery no longer permits walk-ins, we cab it to Cyrano's, the only spot I can find serving sweetbreads for lunch. Movie: After watching the action at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from a private room, Ferris scores a table at a snooty restaurant by impersonating Abe Froman, sausage king of Chicago, humiliates the priggish maître d', and orders pancreas. I push my forehead against the glass alone.
Only when we are 1,353 feet up does Cameron mention his fear of heights. Me: We're ushered through a subterranean maze of gift shops and lines and forced to endure a History Channel documentary. Movie: Ferris and friends punctuate their quick visit to the Skydeck by pressing their faces to the glass and looking down. Our attendant doesn't appear eager to drive it anywhere, or even park it. Me: I gladly hand over the keys to my Honda, which still has the kids' Cheerios stuck to the seat. Movie: Cameron reluctantly parts with his father's car, certain that the slippery parking attendant will take it for a joy ride. When we try to peel out, the car almost stalls. Me: We're greeted by curious construction workers. Movie: Ferris rescues Sloane from the smarmy dean, subversively mocking him before squealing out of the parking lot.
#FERRIS BUELLER SEARS TOWER MOVIE#
And while my Sloane wore gray suede boots like her movie counterpart's, she had to be back at work by three. I couldn't be exact, unfortunately: My Cameron did not have a gleaming 1961 Ferrari 250 GT in his father's garage, for example. Recently, I re-created Ferris's day as closely as I could, complete with companions. Film geeks posit that Ferris couldn't possibly have accomplished everything he does in the movie in one day and still have returned to his north suburban home by six o'clock, ahead of his parents. For more information, visit the official Ferris Fest website.In the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ferris skips school with his buddy Cameron and his girlfriend, Sloane, and gads around Chicago. One-day tickets for Saturday or Sunday are $175. Organizers say they’re trying to recruit even more actors and producers to join the event.Īs the Chicago Tribune points out, Ferris Bueller's Day Off received a two-star review from Tribune movie critic Gene Siskel, who deemed it a “film that doesn’t seem to know what it’s about until the end.” However, no one can argue that the flick isn't a celebration of the Windy City from start to finish.įull three-day festival tickets are $300, and include admission to the above tours and activities along with access to meet-and-greets, an opening night party, admission to a replica of Ferris Bueller's bedroom, and a T-shirt. Film critic Richard Roeper will host the event, which will include a Q&A with Ferris's parents, played by Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward, and the French restaurant maitre d' Jonathan Schmock. The event will also feature a special screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off at the John and Nancy Hughes Theater in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Saturday, May 21.
Keeping in the spirit of the movie, Ferris Fest will offer a live re-creation of the film's "Twist and Shout" parade sequence and a two-day, two-part bus tour of movie locations, including the Willis Tower, Glenbrook North High School (the suburban high school where exterior shots of Bueller’s fictional alma mater were filmed), and Cameron’s house in Highland Park, Illinois. They dine at a French restaurant, crash a parade, regale onlookers with a rendition of The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout," and visit a slew of landmarks, including the Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower), the Art Institute of Chicago, and Wrigley Field. The trio skips school and spends a day frolicking around downtown Chicago. The three-day Ferris Fest-to be held in and around the Chicago area from May 20 to 22, according to WGN-TV-will mark the 30th anniversary of '80s film classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which was released in theaters on June 11, 1986.ĭirected and written by John Hughes, the flick starred Matthew Broderick as the titular character, along with Mia Sara as Bueller's girlfriend, Sloane Peterson, and Alan Ruck as his best friend Cameron. However, that isn’t stopping the city of Chicago from throwing a big party this spring to honor the Midwest's most charming fictional troublemaker: Ferris Bueller. A high school student playing hooky is usually cause for condemnation, not celebration.
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