Shermer Illinois Merch

Go BULLDOGS

Jay & Silent Bob found out, in Dogma, to their dismay, that the Chicago suburb-town of Shermer, Illinois, was actually an entirely fictional place, dreamed up by the master of the 80s teen comedy/drama - John Hughes. Many of the films he wrote or directed were set in the same fictitious universe. In a 1999 interview he revealed the scale of this "Shermer-verse". 15 years worth of notebooks detailed how Ferris Bueller (FB's Day Off) was friends with Sam Baker (16 Candles), John Bender (The Breakfast Club) lived three doors down from Del Griffiths (Planes, Trains & Automobiles) and so on. What a shame his untimely death meant we did not get to see this 'verse expanded upon. The bulldog mascot was briefly mention in Ferris Buelle...

The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science - all Shermer High School movies in part of John Hughes movie universe.

Welcome to Shermer Illinois!

A retro classic Shermer High School logo shirt.

Show your John Hughe school spirit...

Everyone's favorite Illinois high school.

Aries Custom Graphics "Shermer High School" design. Inspired by the movies of the late John Hughes.

Shermer High School is the fictional Illinois public school that was used in multiple John Hughes films, including The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Sixteen Candles, and Weird Science. The school’s mascot and teams are known as the Bulldogs, and this particular example is based on the one seen in 1985’s Weird Science. Well, based on the one that was cut into a tube top and worn quite well by none other than Kelly LeBrock.

The greatest fictional high school in the history of 80's movies, okay all movies ever.

Fake illness, fool parents, ring the school, fool the Dean of Students, pick up best friend (in his dad’s car), collect girlfriend, fool the Dean of Students, drive to Chicago, get up to crazy antics, fool the Dean of Students, drop off friend (destroy his dad’s car), get home in time to beat parents (and jealous sister), fool the Dean of Students one last time. Relax.