Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | Prof Picks with Michael Dwyer Associate Prof. of Media at Arcadia
Schedule
Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19002 | Ambler, PA
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This Spring we have partnered with local professors to bring an all new season of of our Prof Picks Series back to the Ambler! Local professors and experts curate a film for the big screen, introduce the movie and then, after the film, they host a post movie Q&A in the theater! The Series continues in April with FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF! Selected and presented by Michael Dwyer, Associate Professor of Media and Communication at Arcadia. Don't miss the screening on April 23rd at 7pm. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐: amblertheater.org/specialsThanks to generous underwriting, this screening is FREE for all Student tickets w/ valid ID.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ: High schooler Ferris Bueller convinces his parents and school that heโs sick in bed - and then hits the streets of Chicago with his girlfriend and best friend for a day of fun. But the schoolโs suspicious principal is determined to catch him and put an end to his freedom. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year โ Matthew Broderick is irresistibly charming as Bueller in one of the true standout teen movies of the โ80s.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ: Michael D. Dwyer is Associate Professor of Media and Communication at Arcadia, where he teaches courses in media studies, cultural studies, and writing. Currently, he is at work on a book manuscript titled Tinsel and Rust: Hollywood Film and Postindustrial America, an examination of how Hollywood helped to define and circulate the idea of 'the Rust Belt,' and the ways that cities like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit have attempted to use filmmaking as a way to transform their 'postindustrial' public images. His first book, Back to the Fifties, which explores the diverse and often competing uses of nostalgia for the 1950s in film and pop music from 1973-1988, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. His broader research interests include the relationship between popular narratives and cultural memory, the interaction between popular music and Hollywood film, fan cultures, and the politics of DIY arts and music, and his writing has appeared in outlets like CultureBot, Alphaville, Flow, Negative Dunkalectics and In Media Res.
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