Movies featuring Chicago?

[pokerfan]

Risky Business
The Blues Brothers
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
My Best Friend's Wedding
Ocean's Eleven

Others? Friend of mine is from there and I'm trying to find a DVD that she doesn't already have.

[dysfunctional press]

1. high fidelity, chain reaction, the fugitive, mercury rising, the fury...

actually the fury features old chicago...the indoor amusement park.

[Broken_Hero]

2. Only the Lonely, with John Candy, Stir of Echoes, nt

[lutefisk]

3. "Thief" ...............Very cool movie....n/t

[Robeson]

11. Excellent call...

...a classic.

[lutefisk]

13. I love that film. It's in my top 50. Worth watching more than once.n/t

[pokerfan]

25. "Thief" with James Caan? From 1981?

Haven't seen it but I'm gonna check it out.

Checked imdb and Chicago is the only filming location so that helps too.

I tried searchng imdb for films with Chicago filming location and it returned 1657 hits. :(

Thanks to everyone who contributed so far.

[Broken_Hero]

4. Rookie of the Year, nt

[Robeson]

5. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

[KitchenWitch]

6. Return to Me

A lot of Jim Belushi movies (the above has him in a supporting role)

[Broken_Hero]

7. National Lampoons Family Vacation, Xmas movies. nt

[leeroysphitz]

8. DePalma's The Untouchables. n/t

[Broken_Hero]

9. Red Heat, nt

[Bicoastal]

10. I believe Chicago is featured in "Chicago"...

...but it may ACTUALLY be Toronto for all I know.

[LeftyMom]

12. Primal Fear

[Missy Vixen]

14. While You Were Sleeping

Shall We Dance
School of Rock

I LOVE "While You Were Sleeping". It's just so sweet.

Julie

[LadyoftheRabbits]

15. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

I'm pretty sure, at least. :P

[Jade Fox]

16. Lake House

[PittPoliSci]

17. tommy boy!

[pokerfan]

24. Tommy Boy?

I'm looking for films that "feature" Chicago, as in lots of exterior shots. I don't even see Illinois on this list:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/locations

[PittPoliSci]

26. oh shit.

i was drunk and confused chicago for detroit.

that's a big oops.

oh well.

[pokerfan]

30. I wonder who should be more offended

Detroit or Chicago? :)

[grace0418]

18. Stranger Than Fiction. It's not obvious to anyone but a Chicagoan, at least until

you watch the extras. They tried to make it look like Everycity USA but native/long-time Chicagoans can pick it out. Plus it's a great movie. I wasn't expecting to like and I really did.

[oregonjen]

19. Somewhere in Time

Love that movie! :hi:

[Crabby Appleton]

20. "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" nt

[WritingIsMyReligion]

21. Isn't PROOF supposed to take place at the University of Chicago?

Or am I delusional?

:)

ETA: I'm sane--it's all about U of C, and even includes Northwestern references as well. Two Chicago-area schools for the price of one! :D

[hellbound-liberal]

22. Running Scared with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines was filmed there I believe.

[Nailzberg]

23. The Fugitive

[Stuart G]

27. An old one ...I guarntee she doesn't have it..

# Call Northside 777 (1948) .... P.J. McNeal
... aka Calling Northside 777

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040202/

Staring Jimmie Stewart...semi documentary detective story, written from a true story...lots of fun..

[no name no slogan]

28. Uncle Buck, Sixteen Candles

Just about any/all John Hughes flicks feature Chicagoland in some way

[Gidney N Cloyd]

29. Chicago fills in for Gotham City.

[SocratesInSpirit]

31. Chicago?

:shrug: :)

[fudge stripe cookays]

32. Wicker Park. n/t

[Skittles]

33. About Last Night nt

[speedoo]

34. Ordinary People, and maybe The Sting. nt

nt

[TommyO]

35. Adventures in Babysitting

[lizziegrace]

36. Backdraft

Robert DeNiro and one of the Baldwin brothers.

[terrya]

37. "While You Were Sleeping"

Ultra cute movie with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.

[MotorCityMan]

38. "The Hunter" starring Steve McQueen

The movie has a scene where a car is driven off the parking garage of one of the Marina City buildings into the Chicago River. Marina City is the twin buildings that look like salt and pepper shakers.

My uncle lived for years there and it was just so cool at the time.

[AngryAmish]

39. Jacob's Ladder

[XNASA]

40. 'Road to Perdition', 'Cooley High', 'My Bodyguard'..

'Glengarry Glen Ross'

The movie with the best 'feel' of Chicago is 'The Fugitive'. At least from my perspective.