Seven Fictional Characters They Should Turn Into Statues

Rocky Balboa has one in Philly. If the people of Detroit get their way, they’ll have one of Robocop. This got us thinking… who are some other fictional characters that cities should erect statues of? We discussed our choices (and more) in the latest episode of our podcast, “Raise the Stakes!” Here are the ones we came up with: Chicago – Ferris Bueller By virtue of watching this movie, you essentially get to tour the city of Chicago (art museum, Sears Tower, Wrigley Field, parade in downtown). It makes it look like the most awesome place to spend a day. (Granted, basically anything is better than high school.) And Ferris’s manipulation and hoodwinking is somewhat reminiscent of mob bosses from back in the day, just with far less killing. San Francisco – Dirty Harry The persona of Clint Eastwood is in directly conflict with the overall perception of SanFran (that is, hippies). But that’s what makes this perfect. It shows that these two t...