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What is YOUR favorite movie set in Chicago?

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  • Wedding_Mom May 9, 2012 @ 7:26 am | delete
    The Breakfast Club.
  • brynimagire Mar 26, 2012 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Nice video. Thanks.
  • poddys Mar 14, 2012 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    There is one really intense one about friends in an RV going to a ball game getting lost in the ghetto - Judgement Night. Well worth seeing. Good list of movies, blessed.
  • Chigirl68 Feb 27, 2012 @ 9:44 am | delete
    Stir of Echos, Red Heat, Hi Fidelity. Those are a few that should be on your list.
  • Beautiful-Bridal Feb 24, 2012 @ 9:56 am | delete
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding!
  • Li-Li-ThePinkBookworm Feb 2, 2012 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    The Blues Brothers and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

    Li Li
  • Afteretc Jan 20, 2012 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Probably the Batman or Transformers movie. They filmed both near my work. Have you ever done the Movie Tour? It's very cool! I saw it on a Groupon and bought it, very very fun!
  • Blessedmombygrace Jan 4, 2012 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding hands down!
  • thesuccess Dec 15, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    Jen, How about a Poll (your favorite Chicago Film)?
  • thesuccess Dec 15, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    If you love Blues Brothers then you are my friend!
  • bhavesh Dec 8, 2011 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    Home Alone, of course, and all the other Holiday movies set in Chicago.
  • bloomingrose Nov 19, 2011 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    Oh boy! Blues brothers and My Big Fat Greek Wedding!
  • MaxReily Sep 25, 2011 @ 10:17 am | delete
    Probably "Road to Perdition", but I like a lot of others on this list, too! I'd never thought about how many movies are set in Chicago. I've been to Chicago a few times--once I spent most of a day in Union Station on a stopover--we did get out to do some sightseeing, and mostly at O'Hare, changing planes. Someday I want to spend more time in your fascinating city! Great lens!
  • christinsword Sep 7, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Thanks for the Like! Don't forget that Transformers 3 was also shot in Chicago...although i wouldn't say it was a 'good' movie LOL
  • Duane_Jackson Aug 25, 2011 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    Nice lens....I loved the 'Home Alone' series from among the movies you have listed here...
  • FengShuiStyle Aug 13, 2011 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    I know it's lesser known, but one of my favorite movies of all time is "About Last Night" (Classic 80's with Demi Moore and Rob Lowe), which is based on the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" ~ (that title probably wouldn't have flown as well at the box office ;-) This movie has some of the best lines ever.
  • Eric_Rogers Jul 31, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    You should mention the next Superman movie is currently being filmed in Plano - about 40 mins west of Chicago but still part of the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area.
    Eric Rogers
  • howdoyouspellstupid Jul 27, 2011 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    These are some great movies, for sure!! Ferris Bueller is classic... So is Blues Brothers!! I didn't know that all of these were set in Chicago! Good to know. Awesome lens!
    Blessed by a Squid Angel!! :)
  • Brownhub Jul 26, 2011 @ 6:49 am | delete
    I wish I can visit those set in Chicago but I don't know what is the approach to visit over there.

    Brown Hub
  • Tipi Jul 5, 2011 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Wowzers, what a list of great movies made in Chicago...and since you are including only the best, I would guess there are many, many more!
  • ---Chazz Jul 2, 2011 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    I'm amazed at how many of my favorite movies are on this lens! (And I've never even been to Chicago. Guess I should plan to visit soon!)
  • JCEverett Jun 25, 2011 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Basically all of John Hughes' movies. Great Lens.
  • ClinicallySignificantProductions Jun 22, 2011 @ 1:58 pm | delete
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off!

    Maitre D': "You're Abe Froman?"
    Ferris: "That's right, I'm Abe Froman."
    Maitre D': "The Sausage King of Chicago?"
    Ferris: "Uh... yeah, that's me."

    lol.. I love that movie.

    Thanks for a great lens!
  • Cinnamonbite Jun 9, 2011 @ 5:26 pm | delete
    Really? Had no idea those movies were in Chicago.
    Spouse is in Chicago right now on business. He says it's cold, in June, too funny!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Apr 11, 2011 @ 5:05 am | delete
    Well, Chicago, is my favorite movie, of course!

    Nice lens, I didn't know that all of those movie were in Chicago.
  • MarkFashionista Apr 2, 2011 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    Ferris Buellers Day Off for sure! I love that movie :)
  • Twism360 Mar 19, 2011 @ 10:19 am | delete
    Ferris Buellers Day Off
  • paperfacets Feb 24, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Some day I will get to Chicago.
  • Hiyaha Nov 25, 2010 @ 3:52 am | delete
    Blues Brothers.
  • poutine Nov 23, 2010 @ 12:42 pm | delete
    The Blues Brothers.
  • Jodi_k Nov 14, 2010 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    The Untouchables!
  • MarkUpshaw Nov 9, 2010 @ 1:00 am | delete
    Ferris Buehler
  • jasminesphotography Nov 8, 2010 @ 7:06 am | delete
    The Untouchables!
  • Timewarp Oct 29, 2010 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    It's nice when Hollywood occasionally gets itself outside of Hollywood!
  • BuckHawk Oct 19, 2010 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    I lived over 20 years of my life in Chicago and still have a daughter living there, and never knew some of these movies were made there. How exciting. And I love your lens!
  • JDWheeler Oct 19, 2010 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    gotta be the Blues Brothers. Honorable mention would be Uncle Buck and Home Alone for the tree-lined streets and neighborhoods.
  • nightcats Oct 12, 2010 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    I'd have to go with Miracle on 34th Street. I was a very young kid at the time. As a matter of fact, it was the first movie I ever saw. Memorable for that reason, perhaps.
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 22, 2010 @ 9:32 am | delete
    OhMy! I'm no good at picking favorites...great idea for a lens. You have me thinking that probably very few movies were ever made in my homecity.
  • drifter0658 Sep 21, 2010 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    I second the Color of Money nod, although you could throw a blanket over that and Road to Perdition
  • Sep 11, 2010 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    The Color of Money - I think that was the title of the Paul Newman/Tom Cruise movie about pool sharks. I actually shot pool in the hall they used for the early scenes in the movie. :)
    Great showcase on Chicago's movie scenes!
  • Pukeko Aug 18, 2010 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    I grew up in Chicago, and love watching movies filmed there. I even have a few friend in extra scenes of Risky Business and Pretty in Pink. I LOVE this lens. I posting out on facebook for all my "Chicago" friends.
  • DMNOLOGY Aug 3, 2010 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    why is Cooley High nowhere on this list!!!! its one of the best movies ever made and is the most Chicago out of all of these suburban Chicago movies listed!!!!
  • WordCustard Jun 30, 2010 @ 11:31 am | delete
    I've seen more than I even knew were set in Chicago! Love Uncle Buck and Breakfast Club, and My Best Friend's Wedding showed off Chicago well so I knew that one was set there.
  • _Joan_ Jun 21, 2010 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Ferris!!!!!
  • mulberry May 9, 2010 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    I've seen a few of these but not all of them. Love Chicago. I live just a couple of hours away so we find our way up there a few times a year.
  • Geekness_FortWorth Feb 21, 2010 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    The Fugitive.
  • JohannTheDog Jan 28, 2010 @ 5:16 am | delete
    How fun!!! This are some of my favorite movies. Love the Blues Brothers, BOL!!!
  • WindyWinters Jan 6, 2010 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    Chicago...what a lovely setting for a movie. My absolute favorite movie of all time is "Home Alone." I have no idea why! There are so many more favorite movies here. Happy New Year!
  • Frankster Dec 21, 2009 @ 6:46 pm | delete
    Great lens. Didn't know so many movies had been made in or about Chicago.
  • The-Best-Movies Dec 3, 2009 @ 11:11 am | delete
    What a great lineup of movies! My favorite is "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - I've never laughed so hard in my life!
  • JLS84 Nov 27, 2009 @ 10:46 am | delete
    They forgot Adventures in Babysitiing!!
  • aj2008 Nov 26, 2009 @ 8:47 am | delete
    I dont know about which is my fav movie set in Chicago but thanks for reminding me that I have not seen one of my fav films in a long time: The Blue Brothers. Now lets see if you have done a fav TV sets in Chicago - ER?????
  • whitemoss Oct 22, 2009 @ 2:49 am | delete
    I had no idea so many movies were set in Chicago.
    I've visited several times- but only the airport, sorry! Next time I'll try to stop over instead of just changing planes!
  • BigGirlBlue Sep 2, 2009 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    Wow, I had no idea I have seen so many movies set in Chicago.
  • OneFootPutt Aug 11, 2009 @ 8:54 am | delete
    I've watched the original Miracle on 34th street for years and since it was about New York, I always assummed the remake was there too. I'll have to go out and rent it now.
  • AppalachianCountry Jun 3, 2009 @ 7:48 am | delete
    Great lens. We enjoyed the Greek wedding movie. Thank-you for all the info on the others and GO Cubs. We want to see them win the series (that's on our bucket list).
  • California_Dreamin May 21, 2009 @ 10:28 am | delete
    Great idea for a lens. 5 stars for sure but, IMHO, The Blues Brothers wins the contest of best movie set in Chicago hands down.
  • cappuccino136 May 8, 2009 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    One of my favorite movies, While You Were Sleeping, is set in Chicago. Sandra Bullock's character works for the transit authority taking subway tokens. There are some nice shots of the city in the movie. I love the part when she takes a walk from downtown back home with Bill Pullman. It is very sweet and funny. A wonderful romantic family comedy.

    Great lens and a wonderful idea.
  • jaye3000 May 8, 2009 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    Cool lens~ Gotta love the Blues Brothers :)
  • Sojourn Apr 16, 2009 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    How cute! I do have a friend who is from Chicago and I never know what to get him for Christmas or birthdays. I think I'll start adding to his Chicago movie list. He travels and always needs a movie to take with him. Bookmarked for future reference. Nice job!
  • Mortira Feb 21, 2009 @ 12:41 am | delete
    Great idea for a list!

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