FREE "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Showing & Party

We're so excited to be partnering with The Garden Theater to showcase a beloved film to start the school year off right: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986, PG-13)!

The showing is FREE to all guests, and if you dress up in your "best '80s teen' outfit," you get a free Kilwins treat! (Limited to first-come, first-serve basis.)

We couldn't BELIEVE the turnout to our free showing of Practical Magic back in October 2023 when we first started this thing; we had around 125 of you show up, and probably 90% of you were dressed up as a witch!

So we decided we'd like to make this a MONTHLY event, and we're calling it "Monthly Movie Club," where we will feature great nostalgic flicks!

January 2024: Grumpy Old Men - 75 people
February 2024: Casablanca - 130 people
March 2024: The Big Lebowski - 105 people
April 2024: A League of Their Own - 105 people
May 2024: The Great Outdoors - 70 people
June 2024: The Goonies - 210 people
July 2024: Dirty Dancing - 170 people
August 2024: Overboard - 100 people
September 2024: Clueless - 65 people
October 2024: Beetlejuice - 75 people
November 2024: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles - 85 people
December 2024: Love Actually - 125 people
January 2025: The Shining - 55 people
February 2025: Sleepless In Seattle- 80 people
March 2025: The Shawshank Redemption - 70 people
April 2025: You've Got Mail - 60 people
May 2025: Best In Show - 70 people
June 2025: Stand By Me - 155 people
July 2025: Top Gun - 255 people
August 2025: Now & Then - 60 people

We can't wait to see you on Friday, September 12, at 7:30pm--bring your friends!

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film-- written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes and starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, with supporting roles from Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Lyman Ward, and Charlie Sheen.

The film tells the story of the eponymous character, a charismatic high school slacker who lives in Chicago and skips school with his best friend, Cameron, and his girlfriend, Sloane, for a day; he also regularly breaking the fourth wall to explain his techniques and inner thoughts.

Hughes wrote the screenplay in less than a week. Filming began in September 1985 and finished in November, featuring many Chicago landmarks, including the Sears Tower, Wrigley Field, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The film was Hughes's love letter to Chicago:

"I really wanted to capture as much of Chicago as I could. Not just in the architecture and landscape, but the spirit."

Released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986, the film became the 10th-highest-grossing film of 1986 in the United States, grossing $70 million over a $5 million budget.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, who praised Broderick's performance, and the film's humor and tone.

In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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