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In the beginning of the
movie you see different shots of the school hallways and classrooms,
you can see what the flare gun did to Brian's locker. Also there
is a picture of a former Shermer High School student "Man of the
Year." The guy in the picture is the janitor.
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Director John Hughes actually
attended Glenbrook North High School,
one of the schools where the movie was filmed.
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The opening narration refers
to Shermer, IL, which does not actually exist.
It is a local name for the area around Main North and Glenbrook
North High Schools,
where the movie was filmed. The 60062 zip code belongs to the suburb
of
Northbrook, where Glenbrook North High School is.
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Emilio Estevez was originally
going to play Bender, But Hughes couldn't find
someone to play Andrew Clark so Emilio agreed to play Clark.
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Ally Sheedy was originally
cast as Claire.
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The guidance counsellor's
desk has a name plaque which says "R. Hashimoto".
Richard Hashimoto was the production supervisor.
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A prom queen election poster
contains the name of
Michelle Manning, who co-produced the film.
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Director John Hughes insisted
that the entire cast and crew eat their meals
on location in the Maine North High School cafeteria.
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Directors Cameo (John Hughes):
Brian's father.
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The car license plate of
Brian Johnson's parents' car is EMC2.
