About Last Night
Two singles struggle to turn a one-night stand into an ongoing relationship. Rob Lowe, Demi Moore. Shot in Chicago.

The Babe
Depicts the life of baseball legend Babe Ruth. John Goodman. Shot in Chicago, Lake Forest.

Backdraft
A firefighter tries to earn his older brother’s respect while chasing an arsonist. Kurt Russell, Robert DeNiro. Shot in Chicago, Hinsdale, Oak Park.

Barbershop
A day in the life of a South Side barbershop. Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer. Shot in Chicago.

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Another day in the life of a South Side barbershop. Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer. Shot in Chicago.

Batman Begins
In the wake of his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne unleashes his alter ego, Batman, to fight the sinister forces in Gotham City. Christian Bale, Michael Caine. Shot in Chicago, Waukegan.

Blink
A blind woman whose sight is restored thinks she sees a murder. Madeleine Stowe. Shot in Chicago.

The Blues Brothers
Jake and Elwood Blues try to save the children’s home where they were raised. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd. Shot in Chicago, Harvey, Joliet, Park Ridge Wauconda, Waukegan.

The Breakfast Club
Five high school kids in detention discover they have a lot in common. Brat Pack. Shot in Des Plaines, Northbrook.

Call Northside 777
A reporter reopens a 10-year-old murder case. James Stewart. Shot in Chicago, Springfield.

Candyman
Grad student’s folklore research inadvertently summons the spirit of the Candyman, igniting a string of murders. Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd. Shot in Chicago.

Chain Reaction
Two researchers framed for murder go on the run. Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman. Shot in Chicago, Argonne, Barrington Hills, Evanston, Kankakee.

The Color of Money
A hustler tries to teach a young pool player his tricks. Paul Newman, Tom Cruise. Shot in Chicago.

The Company
Ensemble drama about a group of ballet dancers. Neve Campbell. Shot in Chicago.

Cooley High
Comedy centering around a group of high school friends in 1964. Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris. Shot in Chicago.

Curly Sue
Con man and his orphan accomplice hit the jackpot. James Belushi, Alisan Porter. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Northfield.

Damien: Omen II
Sequel to The Omen about boy possessed with demonic powers. William Holden, Lee Grant. Shot in Chicago, Lake Forest.

The Deep End of the Ocean
When her son is kidnapped, a woman lives in agony for nine years not knowing where he is. Michelle Pfeiffer. Shot in Chicago.

Dennis the Menace
Dennis torments cranky neighbor Mr. Wilson in this comic strip adaptation. Mason Gamble, Walter Matthau. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Des Plaines.

Derailed
A one-night stand turns dangerous when a violent criminal threatens to expose the couple’s secret. Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen. Shot in Chicago, Joliet.

Eight Men Out
The story of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal. John Cusack, Charlie Sheen. Shot in Chicago.

A Family Thing
White man from Arkansas travels to Chicago to meet the African-American half-brother he just learned he has. Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones. Shot in Chicago

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
A boy skips school and drags his friends along for the ride. Matthew Broderick. Shot in Chicago, Glencoe, Highland Park, Northbrook, Winnetka.

Flatliners
Medical students experiment with near-death experiences. Julia Roberts. Shot in Chicago.

The Fugitive
A doctor goes on the run when police wrongly suspect him of killing his wife. Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones. Shot in Chicago.

Groundhog Day
A weatherman is forced to relive Groundhog Day over and over again. Bill Murray. Shot in Rockford, Waukegan, Woodstock.

Hellcab
A cabbie picks up an odd assortment of passengers. Paul Dillon. Shot in Chicago.

Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer
A brutally realistic portrait of a man who enjoys killing. Michael Rooker. Shot in Chicago.

High Fidelity
The owner of a record store consoles himself after the end of his latest relationship by reexamining his romantic past. John Cusack. Shot in Chicago.

His New Job
A man trying to get a job in a movie has a series of mishaps. Charlie Chaplin. Shot in Chicago.

Home Alone
A boy accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation thwarts thieves trying to break into his house. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kevin McCallister has another run-in with the West Bandits, this time in New York. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. Shot in Chicago, Winnetka.

Home Alone 3
Whiz-kid Alex Pruitt foils the scheme of a band of international crooks. Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Skokie.

Hoop Dreams
Documentary about two teens who hope to become pro basketball players. Shot in Chicago, Westchester.

The Hudsucker Proxy
A naïve man from the mail room is chosen to run a major corporation. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman. Shot in Chicago.

The Ice Harvest
A mob lawyer and his associate try to steal millions of dollars from the local mob boss on Christmas. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton. Shot in Northbrook, Carpentersville, Glenview, Highland Park, Marengo, Maywood, Waukegan.

A League of Their Own
As men are called up during World War II, a women’s baseball league is formed. Geena Davis, Tom Hanks. Scenes in Wrigley Field.

Light of Day
A brother and sister play in a rock band despite their mother’s disapproval. Michael J. Fox, Joan Jett. Shot in Chicago, Streamwood.

Limit Up
Woman makes Faustian deal to become a commodities trader. Nancy Allen, Dean Stockwell. Shot in Chicago.

Losing Isaiah
Adoptive and biological mothers of a child battle over custody. Jessica Lange, Halle Berry. Shot in Chicago.

Love Jones
Love leads to complications for a Chicago couple. Larenz Tate, Nia Long. Shot in Chicago.

Lucas
A boy develops a crush on a new girl in school, but she’s in love with a football player. Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen. Shot in Chicago, Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Highland Park, Wilmette.

Mercury Rising
An FBI agent must protect an autistic boy who cracked a secret code. Bruce Willis. Shot in Chicago.

Michael
Two reporters investigate a sighting of the Archangel Michael. John Travolta. Shot in Chicago.

Miracle on 34 th Street
Remake of the family holiday classic about a department store Kris Kringle. Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson. Shot in Chicago, Lake Forest.

Music Box
Attorney represents her Hungarian immigrant father when he is accused of Nazi war crimes. Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl. Shot in Chicago.

My Best Friend’s Wedding
A woman decides she’s in love with her best friend on the eve of his wedding. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney. Shot in Chicago, Vernon Hills.

My Bodyguard
When a boy is harassed by bullies, he hires the most feared kid in school as his bodyguard. Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin. Shot in Chicago.

Never Been Kissed
A Sun-Times reporter goes undercover as a high school student and discovers a popularity she never had as a teen. Drew Barrymore. Shot in Chicago.

North by Northwest
An ad exec mistaken for a government agent is pursued across the U.S. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Scenes in Chicago.

Nothing in Common
A successful businessman has to cope with family issues when his mother leaves his father. Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason. Shot in Chicago.

On the Line
A shy man meets his dream girl on the L, then searches for her after failing to get her phone number. Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Emmanuelle Chriqui. Shot in Chicago.

Only the Lonely
A man can’t bring himself to tell his mother about his engagement. John Candy. Shot in Chicago.

Ordinary People
A depressed teenager’s family is unsure how to deal with him. Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler Moore. Shot in Lake Forest, Northbrook Court.

The Package
A soldier escorting a prisoner home from Germany must call on his friends when the man escapes. Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones. Shot in Chicago, Lake Forest.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Mishaps befall a man trying to get home for Thanksgiving. Steve Martin, John Candy. Shot in Chicago, Braidwood, Coal City, Wilmington, Woodstock.

Prelude to a Kiss
After a whirlwind courtship, the bride kisses a guest at their wedding and the groom suspects supernatural intervention. Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin. Shot in Chicago and Highland Park.

Pretty in Pink
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks falls in love with a popular boy. Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer. Shot in Chicago.

Primal Fear
A public defender is hired to represent an angelic-looking altar boy accused of killing a popular bishop. Richard Gere, Edward Norton. Shot in Chicago.

Proof
The devoted daughter of a brilliant but mentally unstable mathematician comes to terms with her father’s death. Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins. Shot in Chicago.

Red Heat
Soviet and Chicago cops team up to catch an Eastern European drug lord. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi. Shot in Chicago.

The Relic
Relic shipped to a Chicago museum runs amok. Penelope Ann Miller. Shot in Chicago.

Return to Me
A man whose wife died falls in love with a woman who received his wife’s heart. David Duchovny, Minnie Driver. Shot in Chicago.

Risky Business
A teen goes wild when his parents leave town. Tom Cruise. Shot in Chicago, Glencoe, Highland Park, Wilmette.

Road to Perdition
Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living. Tom Hanks, Paul Newman. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Kankakee, Barrington Hills.

Rookie of the Year
Twelve-year-old pitching sensation joins the Cubs. Shot in Chicago, Oak Park, Westmont, Evanston.

Running Scared
Two cops track down the man who nearly killed them. Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines. Shot in Chicago.

Save the Last Dance
Former ballerina moves to Chicago and reignites her love of dance through romance with a hip-hop-minded classmate. Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas. Shot in Chicago.

She’s Having a Baby
Newlyweds decide to become parents. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern. Shot in Chicago, Northbrook, Winnetka.

Silver Streak
Murder mystery aboard a train bound from Los Angeles to Chicago. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor. Shot in Chicago.

Sixteen Candles
A girl has a crush on the most popular boy in school. Molly Ringwald. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Glencoe, Highland Park, Winnetka, Northfield.

Soul Food
A family falls apart when their mother is hospitalized. Vanessa Williams. Shot in Chicago, Oak Park.

Spider-man 2
Peter Parker in torn between his civilian life and his Spider-Man identity as he battles brilliant scientist Dr. Otto Octavius. Tobey Maguire, Alfred Molina. Shot in Chicago.

The Sting
Two conmen try to put the sting on a high-roller. Paul Newman, Robert Redford. Shot in Chicago.

Stir of Echoes
After being hypnotized, a man sees visions of a girl’s murder. Kevin Bacon. Shot in Chicago, Joliet.

Stranger Than Fiction
Dull IRS agent hears narration in his head of his own life and discovers a novelist is writing his life story and predicting his death. Will Ferrell. Shot in Chicago.

Thief
Atmospheric thriller in which a professional thief signs on with the mafia. James Caan. Shot in Chicago.

Uncle Buck
Slob bachelor baby-sits his rebellious niece and her cute siblings. John Candy. Shot in Northbrook, Highland Park, Glencoe, Northfield, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Evanston, Chicago, Wilmette.

The Untouchables
Elliot Ness is determined to stop Al Capone. Kevin Costner, Robert DeNiro. Shot in Chicago.

V.I. Warshawski
Tough-talking female detective from Sara Paretsky’s novels investigates a murder. Kathleen Turner. Shot in Chicago.

The Watcher
A serial killer taunts the FBI agent tracking him. James Spader, Keanu Reeves. Shot in Chicago.

Wayne’s World
Wayne and Garth host a cable show from a basement. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey. Shot in Chicago, Berwyn.

Wayne’s World 2
Wayne and Garth stage a rock concert, “Waynestock.” Mike Myers, Dana Carvey. Shot in Chicago.

The Weather Man
A weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive. Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine. Shot in Chicago, Evanston, Skokie.

A Wedding
Ensemble comedy about a Lake Forest wedding between disparate families. Carol Burnett. Shot in Chicago, Oak Park, Lake Forest.

What Women Want
An ad exec discovers that he can read women’s minds. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt. Shot in Chicago.

While You Were Sleeping
A lonely woman pretends to be the fiancée of a man in a coma. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman. Shot in Chicago, La Grange.

For more information on specific filming locations, see Hollywood on Lake Michigan: 100 Years of Chicago and the Movies by Arnie Bernstein ( Chicago, Ill. : Lake Claremont Press, 1998) (917.7311 BER)