event The John Hughes Experience: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Fri Sep 4
8 pm
The John Hughes Experience: Ferris Bueller's Day Off at Starz FilmCenter
Matthew Broderick, in the titular role that made him a household name, plays a snarky, world-wise high-school student whose ninth sick day—he’s faking, of course—ends up in adventures around Chicago. If not for Hughes’ eminently repeatable dialogue and a string of funny minor characters (Jeffrey Jones as Principal Rooney, Jennifer Grey as Ferris’ nosy sister, Ben Stein repeating “Bueller” ad infinitum), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off could have been another forgettable teen romp. Instead, it’s a touchstone of ’80s culture.
Starz FilmCenter 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver/Boulder, CO
Matthew Broderick, in the titular role that made him a household name, plays a snarky, world-wise high-school student whose ninth sick day—he’s faking, of course—ends up in adventures around Chicago. If not for Hughes’ eminently repeatable dialogue and a string of funny minor characters (Jeffrey Jones as Principal Rooney, Jennifer Grey as Ferris’ nosy sister, Ben Stein repeating “Bueller” ad infinitum), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off could have been another forgettable teen romp. Instead, it’s a touchstone of ’80s culture.
Updated 08/02/2011
