Kaufmann quiz: Filming in Illinois
How well do you know movie locations in the Chicago area?
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This movie was shot during an actual St. Patrick's Day parade downtown.
"The Fugitive"
"The Matrix"
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
"Uncle Buck"
Correct answer: "The Fugitive"
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This film production shut down the town square in Woodstock, Illinois to shoot the same scene over and over.
"Groundhog Day"
"Ghostbusters"
"Road to Perdition"
"Chiraq"
Correct answer: "Groundhog Day"
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"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" used a local house to shoot the famous car scene at the end. Where is that house located?
Deerfield
Naperville
Lake Bluff
Highland Park
Correct answer: Highland Park
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This film featured the Biograph Theater in Lincoln Park.
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Public Enemies"
"The Untouchables"
"Widows"
Correct answer: "Public Enemies"
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This movie shot its thrilling climax scene at the newly constructed State of Illinois building.
"Risky Business"
"Thief"
"The Fugitive"
"Running Scared"
Correct answer: "Running Scared"
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This HBO comedy was set in Kansas, but shot most of its three seasons in Lockport, Illinois.
"Silicon Valley"
"Six Feet Under"
"Somebody Somewhere"
"Barry"
Correct answer: "Somebody Somewhere"
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"The Blues Brothers" was famously shot in this now demolished mall.
Woodfield Mall
Ford City Mall
North Riverside Park Mall
Dixie Square Mall
Correct answer: Dixie Square Mall
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What building did Elisabeth Shue hang off the roof of in "Adventures in Babysitting"?
Smurfit-Stone Building
The Wrigley Building
Hancock Tower
The Civic Opera House
Correct answer: Smurfit-Stone Building
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What dystopian science fiction film was shot at an apocalyptic-looking Navy Pier?
"The Hunger Games"
"Divergent"
"Jupiter Ascending"
"Star Trek"
Correct answer: "Divergent"
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What "L" stop did "ER" use as the train station closest to the fictional hospital they worked at?
Red Line - State/Lake
Purple Line - Howard Street
Brown Line - Chicago Avenue
Blue Line - UIC/Halsted
Correct answer: Brown Line - Chicago Avenue
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