🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Glenbrook North High School
public high school in Northbrook, Illinois
🇺🇸 United States · 42.1113, -87.8342
Glenbrook North High School is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“The same school was used for interior scenes of Hughes's 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which also featured exterior shots from nearby Glenbrook North High School.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Glenbrook North High School as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Breakfast Club 1985
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
“Many of the other scenes were filmed in Northbrook, Illinois, including at Glenbrook North High School.” Wikipedia
Named here by Glenbrook North High School’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Glenbrook North High School, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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The Breakfast Club 1985
“Hughes used interiors of the school in his film The Breakfast Club.” Wikipedia
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“John Hughes was an alumnus who used exteriors of the school in his film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chicago
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
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LaSalle Street
🇺🇸 United States
street in Chicago
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🛣 Streets & squares
Wacker Drive
🇺🇸 United States
major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Navy Pier
🇺🇸 United States
amusement pier in Chicago
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Willis Tower
🇺🇸 United States
skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago Theatre
🇺🇸 United States
theater and former movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Glenbrook North High School?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at Glenbrook North High School, including The Breakfast Club (1985) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Glenbrook North High School?
The Breakfast Club (1985), covered by 53 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Glenbrook North High School?
Glenbrook North High School is in United States, at 42.1113, -87.8342.
What other filming locations are near Glenbrook North High School?
Chicago, LaSalle Street, Wacker Drive, Navy Pier and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Dustin Batt, CC BY-SA 2.0.