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| Image: The Ferris File |
Seen in FBDO
A Wrigley Field marquee can be seen at approximately 01:36:29 in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. For only a split second, it is seen in the top left corner of Ferris’s bedroom as he rushes into the room.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
Description
The iconic marquee outside Chicago’s Wrigley Field is a beloved fixture of the ballpark and serves as one of many symbols representing the Cubs and their rich history on the city’s North Side.
The replica marquee seen in Ferris Bueller’s bedroom is a plastic mold mounted on a heavy cardboard backing. It measures approximately 25” wide, 18” high and 1.5” thick.
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| Image: The Ferris File |
Finding This Item
It’s safe to say the average viewer would never see this item in Ferris’s bedroom considering the bottom half of the marquee is all that can be seen in the widescreen version of the film … not to mention the fact that it gets a total of a half-second of screen time.
A viewer watching the full screen version of FBDO, however, might have a slightly better possibility of the marquee catching their attention. The same scene referenced above but viewed in full screen doesn’t provide a longer look but does give a more complete look at the sign’s full shape.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
Earlier in the film, as Ferris details the key to faking out his parents, the top of the camera shot leaves the Wrigley Field marquee just out of range.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
But, once again, the full screen version of the film reveals more.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures |
Comparing this Wrigley Field marquee replica to the actual display outside the ballpark, it’s a perfect match with the sign’s details of that era as seen at 00:50:19 in the film.
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| Image: Paramount Pictures/The Ferris File |
Find Your Own
- Check eBay for a mid-80s Wrigley Field marquee replica of your own!
Learn More
- Discover more about the history of Wrigley Field’s iconic marquee at MLB.com
- Pick up a copy of Wrigley Field Year By Year: A Century at the Friendly Confines – a “full-color celebration” of the Cubs’ historic North Side home.