Director John Hughes has helped bring a lot of attention to Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. So much so, one of his classics has been named the most famous movie set in Illinois.
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” made Business Insider’s list of most memorable movies from each state. In the film best friends Ferris, Sloane, and Cam skip school to experience the sights and sounds of Chicago.
The iconic movie takes audience members throughout some of the city’s most famous landmarks, from the Art Institute to Wrigley Field.
Business Insider selected movies based on the state’s prominence, how much money earned, and its critical acclaim. Here are the other states and movies that made Business Insider’s list:
1. Alabama: "Forrest Gump"
2. Alaska: "Into the Wild"
3. Arizona: "Raising Arizona"
4. Arkansas: “Sling Blade”
5. California: “Clueless”
6. Colorado: “The Shining”
7. Connecticut: “The Stepford Wives”
8. Delaware: “Fight Club”
9. Florida: “Scarface”
10. Georgia: “Gone with the Wind”
11. Hawaii: “Pearl Harbor”
12. Idaho: “Napolean Dynamite”
13. Illinois: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
14. Indiana: “A Christmas Story”
15. Iowa: “Field of Dreams”
16. Kansas: “Wizard of Oz”
17. Kentucky: “Coal Miner’s Daughter”
18. Louisiana: “The Green Mile”
19. Maine: “The Shawshank Redemption”
20. Maryland: “Hairspray”
21. Massachusetts: “Good Will Hunting”
22. Michigan: “American Pie”
23. Minnesota: “The Mighty Ducks”
24. Mississippi: “In the Heat of the Night”
25. Missouri: “Gone Girl”
26. Montana: “Legends of the Fall”
27. Nebraska: “Nebraska”
28. Nevada: “The Hangover”
29. New Hampshire: “Jumanji”
30. New Jersey: “Clerks”
31. New Mexico: “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
32. New York: “Taxi Driver”
33. North Carolina: “Cape Fear”
34. North Dakota: “Fargo”
35. Ohio: “Heathers”
36. Oklahoma: “Twister”
37. Oregon: “The Goonies”
38. Pennsylvania: “Rocky”
39. Rhode Island: “The Witches of Eastwick”
40. South Carolina: “The Notebook”
41. South Dakota: “Dances with Wolves”
42. Tennessee: “Walk the Line”
43. Texas: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
44. Utah: “127 Hours”
45. Vermont: “Super Troopers”
46. Virginia: “Remember the Titans”
47. Washington: “Sleepless in Seattle”
48. Washington, D.C.: “A Few Good Men”
49. West Virginia: “October Sky”
50. Wisconsin: “Dawn of the Dead”
51. Wyoming: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
