Luxury home where Ferris Bueller spent his day off goes up for sale for $1.65m

Homes make history for various reasons – a famous architect, a historical event or … in some cases … an epic film that captured the zeitgeist of a young generation through humor and romance. Yes, the classic modern steel-and-glass box home from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is up for sale.

For those who missed the movie, well, spoiler alert: in a climactic end scene the frustrated co-star tries to rewind the miles on his dad’s car after a day of adventure … but the idea backfires, in more ways than one.

When the plan (putting the car in reverse and propping it up) doesn’t work, he kicks the vehicle until (surprise!) it comes loose and cruises straight through the floor-to-ceiling window along the back of the house, then drops to the forest floor a few stories below.

To own this piece of cinematic history, one would need to shell out over a million and a half dollars … but don’t worry: they did fix the glass at least.

Associations aside, though, the home is truly beautiful (in a modern mininamlist way), with exposed steel structural frame, huge window panels and warm wood ceilings and floors to balance white walls, floors and appliances.
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For sale: This home in Highland Park, Illinois, which featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, is on the market for $1.65m

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Bow bow... chicka chicka: Ferris Bueller in the famous garage scene

Minimalist: The home, built in 1953, was designed by architects A. James Speyer and David Haid 

The character famously has a breakdown when he returns his father's Ferrari and discovers that hundreds of miles have been added to the speedometer.

Cameron and Ferris then watch in horror as the luxury vehicle breaks through the glass garage and smashes below.

The glass-wrapped home boasts four bedrooms, three bathrooms and features floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking trees.

Architects A. James Speyer and David Haid designed the 1953 house.

The glass-enclosed garage was designed especially to store a collection of vintage cars.

The home originally went on the market in 2009 for $2.3 million.