Monday, August 30, 2021

Ball Park Stars, Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park-- Part 2: Ferris Bueller and the Lonely

I should mention that the White Sox play in Comiskey Park, no matter what the new name is.

"FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF"  (1986)

Ferris Bueller, Cameron Frye and Sloane Peterson were in Wrigley Field's lower-deck corner where Ferris caught a foul ball.  This scene was actually shot during a June 5, 1985, Cubs-Braves game.

"You realize," Bueller says, "if we played by the rules, right bow we'd be in gym."

Meanwhile, Ferris' nemesis, dean of students Ed Rooney is at a pizza joint where the game is on TV.  And, guess who he saw?

"ONLY THE LONELY"  (1991)

This romantic comedy featuring John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Quinn is the first-date picnic on the field of an empty Comiskey Park.

--DaCoot


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