Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell has never been big on the theatrics that defined his predecessor, Will Wynn. But with a single campaign video, Leffingwell surpasses Wynn鈥檚 , and in one fell swoop.
Leffingwell started campaigning early for re-election this May, before former council member . This new campaign clip, an homage to 鈥�,鈥� seeks to promote his campaign headquarters gala next weekend, complete with an screening of the original film. But the most viral thing about the video may be a bedridden Wynn, inhabiting the role of Ferris鈥� ailing friend . City Council member Chris Riley also appears in a reprise of the film鈥檚 famous classroom scene.
The clip鈥檚 casting opens a world of possibilities. In a full-length Austin politics remake, who else would you cast?
Correction: An earlier version of this post stated the campaign's film screening is the weekend of Feb. 18; the event is scheduled for Feb. 25.
