Check It Out in Film
January 11th, 2011 by www.vintage-chicago.com
If you want to tap into even more “all things Chicago” you may want to check oout a few of the following list of films that were filmed in the city and have fun with some “landmark spotting” that pops up along the way. You can check your local listings or add them to your Netflix queue; but either way, it might be a fun way to spend some lazy winter days this year.
About Last Night (1986)The Blues Brothers (1980)Continental Divide (1981)Cooley High (1975)The Dark Knight (2008)Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)High Fidelity (2000)Home Alone (19990)North by Northwest (1959)Nothing in Common (1986)Ordinary People (1980)Public Enemies (2009)Risky Business (1983)The Untouchables (1987)
There are more, of course; like The Fugitive (1993) and Stir of Echoes (1999), we offer these up only as a sampling to whet your appetite and give you a basis to start your foray into discovering more of what Chicago-land has to offer!