Need a list of movies shot in or about Chi-Town

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07-30-03, 09:51 AM

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07-30-03, 10:29 AM

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Originally posted by costanza187
All the National Lampoon's Vacation movies at least started in Chicago...

wasnt the Breakfast Club also set around Chicago,

as was Weird Science, at least in Illinois

Home Alone, HA2 started in Chi

Only The Lonely and Uncle Buck (John Candy)

Most of the '80s John Hughes movies take place in the fictional Chicago suburb of "Shermer, Illinois", but are filmed in and around Chicago.

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07-30-03, 01:52 PM

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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. The presentation's tomorrow so hopefully I won't bore all the undergrads talking about how cool Chicago is. I'll try to avoid movies/scenes with major errors in them since they frustrate me.