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Meet The Fockers
Filmed in Chicago IL, this is a funny sequel to Meet The Parents. Meet The Fockers motion picture stars Owen Wilson, it will make you laugh a lot. Odds are it has more chuckles than Meet The Parents, though the chuckles aren’t as hearty or subtle or fresh. Like many sequels, it has several scenes that are simply versions of the original film, including the puns on “focker,” the cameo from Owen Wilson, the pet incident, the sports competition incident, and the dinner incident.
My Best Friend’s WeddingCode Snippet ma-customfonts 3.4.2
Many girls cite this as their favorite movie but it’s enjoyable for guys to watch it too. Especially if you live in Illinois because — wait for it…you don’t know what I’m gonna say — My Best Friend’s Wedding was filmed in Illinois. Rupert Everett walks like a panther. Throughout the picture he offers his friend sensible advice and sticks by his friend. You’ll enjoy this movie each time you watch it. The ending wasn’t sad. Julia wouldn’t have been happy with Dermot’s rigid schedule anyway. When she walks free though she didn’t achieve her goal, she realizes it’s not what would make her happy. In the end she remains single, which is life. Sometimes you have to let go of someone you love and face life on your own. There’s no prince appearing on a magic carpet the day you become single, but maybe a prince on a magic carpet wouldn’t make you happy like you expect.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Possibly the funniest Christmas movie ever made. In cinema history, the screenplay is among the most intelligent, sharp, and hilarious. Without a doubt the direction and pacing is inspired. It captures the essence and ambiance of a family gathering and the spirit of Christmas. Everyone in the dream cast has superb comic timing and exhibits great talent. This motion picture was set in Chicago Illinois of all places.
Parker
This 2013 remake of the best movie of all time Payback (1999), though not as good as Payback, is still great in its own right. Parker takes place in Chicago IL. Many people criticize Jason Statham for always doing the same role, but personally I couldn’t care less how versatile an actor is. I don’t watch a movie to see how talented or versatile an actor is. I watch a movie to enjoy the movie. If the acting is good, I’m happy. In Parker, Statham plays Parker, a thief. But a thief who doesn’t steal from those who can’t afford to lose what’s stolen, and a thief who doesn’t hurt people if they weren’t asking for it. As in the original Payback movie, Parker is doublecrossed by his partners and left for dead. The bulk of the picture is his revenge.
Planes, Trains And Automobiles
This is both a comedy and a drama, and will move you to tears. One of my favorite movies. Chicago businessman Neil Page (played by Steve Martin) tries to get home for the holiday of Thanksgiving, but throughout this movie he has the worst luck. Even worse, he can’t get rid of shower-curtain-ring-salesman Del Griffith. The film is one of those where two opposite people are forced to be confined together (forget what that’s called), which is funny. But we learn that Del has a secret.
Primal Fear
Ed Norton and Richard Gere have great chemistry in Illinois throughout this well-crafted film. The acting is top shelf throughout. Richard Gere achieves the goal of any actor—making the viewer care about the sort of person we generally dislike. For a 2 hour movie, the plot is intricate and tight, with pacing, never fast or slow.
Public Enemies
This is one of those movies I wish everyone watched, whether in or out of Illinois. Public Enemies is a beautiful film. Johnny Depp plays John Dillinger. During the Great Depression, people were suffering and crime was on the rise. For most, it was a time of despair and desperation. For John Dillinger, it was a time of opportunity. Depp portrays Dillinger flawlessly—a man that adapted well to the era as only a Chicagoan in 1933 could. The story is and the action is fun.
Raw Deal
At his peak, Schwarzenegger is a juggernaut one-man army as he collapses a Chicago crime family with one hand tied behind his back.
Road to Perdition
This film is beautiful and haunting, and the setting is Chicago Illinois. Though the first 15 minutes are slow-going, the whole cast gives faultless performances. This may be Tom Hanks best work. Paul Newman gives the best performance in the film, though his character has an Irish accent, Newman, as always, played the role perfectly, never overdoing it or underdoing it.
Sleepless in Seattle
When you think romantic comedy, this is the movie that comes to mind. The film is starts in Illinois where Sam (played by Tom Hanks) lives with his son Jonah. To escape the memories linked with his wife’s death, Sam decides to move away from Chicago and settle in Seattle. The son Jonah wants his father to find a new wife, but Sam hasn’t even begun to think about dating again.
Stranger than Fiction
An odd film about a man whose life is narrated—literally. He can hear the narration. Harold (played by Will Ferrell) had been a boring IRS auditor based out of Illinois, when one day he wakes to discover his life is audibly narrated. Then he meets the author who is writing his life. Stranger than Stranger than Fiction was Will Ferrell’s first foray into a dark comedy—away from the bang-you-over-the-head comedies. The film combines existential philosophy with cookie-cutter comedy.
This is Spinal Tap
Maybe the first mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap is legend and still one of the best mockumentaries set within Chicago IL. While still respecting the music of the rock and roll universe, the film presents the absurdity of it all. All aspects of the music scene is ridiculed: the volume, the Beatles, the has-beens, the crybabies backstage, the arrogance. It’s as quotable as Airplane!. If you hate music as much as I do, you need to see This Is Spinal Tap.
The Time Traveler’s Wife
This is another of my favorite films. It’s a sci fi film, and like all good sci fi films, it will make you cry. A Chicago librarian, Henry (played by Eric Bana), was born with a gene that makes him time travel involuntarily, which results in marital complications. The way Isummed up it, it sounds like a comedy, but watch it. It’s more of a tragedy.
Home Alone
The best movie with the worst actor of all time, Home Alone was filmed in Chicago Illinois and features Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Catherine O’Hara, and John Candy. Despite Macaulay Culkin’s race to the end of each line, the motion picture did well at the box office.
Tommy Boy
It can only be hilarious, Tommy Boy is a comedy classic movie. The bumbling imbecile Tommy, played by Chris Farley, heads out on the streets with his father’s protege to raise funds they can salvage the family business from Chicago Illinois misfortunes.
Uncle Buck
John Candy aced every movie he acted in, but this heartwarming comedy tops the lot. It’s safe to say this movie is a triumph not because it takes place at Chicago IL, but because John Candy was Uncle Buck.
Curly Sue
A Chicago con artist Bill teams up with his unruly daughter to scam Chicagoans to survive. Despite his best efforts, Bill falls in love with a woman he scammed, but his daughter Curly Sue won’t have any of it. Not only is Curly Sue set in Chicago, but the main actor, Jim Belushi, is a Chicago celebrity in his own right.
Wayne’s World
Party on! A blockbuster hit and hugely popular when it first came out, Wayne’s World is a hilarious comedy. Wayne and Garth (played by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) host a cable TV show out of their basement. Their ship finally comes in big time when their show catches a big break and goes commercial, but executive in charge Kane may have something sinister in mind. Though you’ll no doubt remember Aurora Illinois, Chicago IL is where this motion picture was taped.
What Women Want
This Illinois rom com proves once and for all that, given most women’s general inability or refusal to communicate, the only way for men to understand what women want is to become mind readers. Nick (played by the greatest actor of our time, Mel Gibson), is the sort of man that women want and other men admire. Now one day, Nick got himself electrocuted in his bathtub. Sometimes when that happens, instead of dying, you develop telepathic abilities—you can now become a mentalist. When he goes to work the next day, he discovers that women don’t care for him as he’d thought. This rom com was done in Illinois.
When Harry Met Sally
This romantic comedy—shot in Chicago Illinois—will keep you hooked on the characters from beginning to end. If this were a book, it would be a page-turner.
While You Were Sleeping
A nobody working for Chicago Transit Authority as a token collector in Illinois (played by Sandra Bullock) is mistaken for the fiancee of an important hospital patient in a coma (played by Bill Pullman). This motion picture set in Chicago Illinois during Christmas season, and makes you believe in following your dreams and makes you believe in fate. The motion picture is sentimental and romantic, and Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock have chemistry. The best time to watch it is when it’s cold outside.
Closing credits: Chicago, movie metropolis
Chicago has shown its range as a cinematic city. Comedy, drama, action — the Windy City has played it all. From its chart-topping skyline to its classic neighborhoods, Chicago provides the celluloid backdrop. The city intimately connects with these 34 movies. Chicago’s unique personality shines through on the silver screen. The Bean, the L Train, the ballparks — these Chicago landmarks ground the stories in a real place and light up movie theaters in Chicago. Audiences around the world have toured Chicago through these films. They’ve experienced the city’s vibrant spirit. From Ferris Bueller’s day off to the Blues Brothers’ musical mission, Chicago plays an unforgettable role. The Windy City is a celluloid love letter to the Midwest metropolis and a one-of-a-kind destination for movie magic.