Party on, because the Chicago suburbs have been hiding one of the most excellent secrets in movie history right under your nose.
Berwyn, Illinois, that unassuming little city just west of Chicago, played a starring role in one of the most quotable comedies of the 1990s, and chances are you’ve driven through it without even realizing you were on hallowed cinematic ground.
You know how sometimes you discover that your quiet neighbor used to be a rock star, or that the unassuming guy at the grocery store once won an Olympic medal?
That’s basically Berwyn’s story, except instead of athletic glory, this town of about 57,000 people got to host Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar during their quest for rock and roll immortality…