Free Youth Movie In The Park In Downtown Battle Creek

The Youth Alliance Committee (YAC) of the Battle Creek Community Foundation is will be hosting a FREE screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off at Festival Market Square at 25 South McCamly Street in Downtown Battle Creek on Wednesday, June 26th at 9:00 p.m.

The free movie in the park is ONLY for youths ages 13 to 18.

Entrance to the movie will be completely free and concessions will be available for purchase on site. Be sure to bring your own chair or blanket!

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson, according to Wikipedia. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who spends a day off from school, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly "breaks 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 landmarks, including the then Sears Tower and the Art Institute of Chicago, the film was Hughes' 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 one of the top-grossing films of the year, receiving $70.1 million over a $5.8 million budget, and was enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." In 2016, Paramount, Turner Classic Movies, and Fathom Events re-released the film and Pretty in Pink to celebrate their 30th anniversary.