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The main criterion for this list was that the films reallyuseChicago.
Dont just have a character mention the city and then film the movie on L.A. sets.
And try not to have mountains in the background if you claim to be in the Midwest.
And, of course, its got a few shots of the L. Every good Chicago movie does.
The Blues Brothers(1980)
Is this the ultimate Chicago movie?
Its certainly a top-three contender, right?
And there are, inevitably, guides to the filming locationsonline.
Its a great horror movie that has become something more, especially for people who love Chicago.
In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox took payoffs from gangsters to throw the World Series.
Its an ideal hunting ground for a lunatic.
Some films use Chicago as a rather personality-less backdrop, but P.J.
Hogan hops all over the Windy City in what feels like an effort to highlight its beauty and vibrance.
It is truly a Chicago production, with even the interiors shot on sets built in the area.
Chicagoans know major arteries like Ashland and Diversey, and Mann knows how to use them in this movie.
A lot of the family scenes were also shot in nearby La Grange.
