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Alan Ruck Revisits Ferris Bueller’s Wrigley Field Scene Ahead of Broderick Reunion

After recalling morning close-ups and raucous afternoon shots during a real Cubs game, Ruck said filming felt like coming home ahead of his summer reunion with Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick, right, stars as Ferris Bueller in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," with his girlfriend, Sloane, center, played by Mia Sara, and best friend, Cameron, left, played by Alan Ruck, as they view paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Paramount Pictures/AP)
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Overview

  • Research by MLB.com pinpointed that while the film depicts a June 5, 1985 Braves-Cubs game, Ruck and Broderick actually shot the scene during a September 24, 1985 Cubs-Expos contest at Wrigley Field.
  • Ruck, who became a Cubs fan while attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, described the shoot as “coming home” to a city where he’d spent afternoons in the bleachers.
  • Director John Hughes filmed close-up footage with Ruck and Broderick before the gates opened, then captured wider shots as real fans streamed into the stadium.
  • The iconic “Hey batter, batter, sa-wing batter!” chant was inspired by Ruck’s high school catcher Marc Hilow and echoes of taunts he heard in Little League.
  • This summer, Ruck will reteam with Matthew Broderick for a new film titled The Best Is Yet to Come, marking their first project together since Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.