30th Anniversary ‘Ferris Bueller’ TWIST and SHOUT Recreation! – FERRIS FEST
On Sunday May 22nd 2016, close to 3000 fans of the classic 1986 John Hughes comedy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, convened on Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago, Illinois for a live re-creation of the celebrated “Twist and Shout” parade scene from the original film. The event provided a rousing finale to the 30th Anniversary “Ferris Fest” celebration events that took place that weekend.
With look-alikes of Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron in attendance, the Chicago crowd took part in a spot-on re-enactment of the parade singing performances and dance routines of “Danke Schoen” and “Twist and Shout.” For Lee Ann Marie, the Dance Production Director, it was like deja vu all over again. 30 years prior, Lee Ann had been one of the original Fräulein performers in the film and she was excited to return with six talented Fräulein-costumed dancers to re-create the iconic parade performance. Every single move, step, turn, and high kick was carefully arranged using only the movie’s dance scene as their guide.
Beyond the Marquee‘s Creative Director, Steve Czarnecki, flew in to Chicago with the BTM crew and had unlimited access to all of the “Ferris Fest” locations, events, cast members, and VIP attendees throughout the weekend. A self-proclaimed uber-fan of John Hughes films and Ferris Bueller, Steve was thrilled to be on hand to archive all of the memorable moments that made up the 30th Anniversary celebration. It was an amazing honor and highlight for the BTM crew to produce and film the “Twist & Shout” homage dance routine as seen in the video above and we think it’s probably the biggest shoot we’ve directed yet!
