Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states. Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States.
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American horror film directed by Andrew Douglas, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George and Philip Baker Hall. Written by Scott Kosar, it is based on the novel The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson and is a remake of the 1979 film from the same name. It is the ninth film in the Amityville Horror film series, which documents the experiences of the Lutz family after they move into a house at 112 Ocean Avenue, Long Island. In 1974, real-life mass murderer Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed six members of his family at 412 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, New York.
Filming locations in Illinois:
- Village Pub - 899 Main Street, Antioch, Illinois, USA
- Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
- Fox Lake, Illinois, USA
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- St. Peter's Catholic Church - 557 Lake Street, Antioch, Illinois, USA
- 1500 Busch Pky., Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
- Antioch, Illinois, USA
The Lucky Ones (2008)
Filming locations in Illinois:
- Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
- Bakers Square, Niles, Illinois, USA
- Naperville, Illinois, USA
- Niles, Illinois, USA
- Alsip, Illinois, USA
- Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
- Barrington, Illinois, USA
- Comfort Inn Northshore - 9333 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois, USA
- Corner of W. Talcott & Greenwood Streets, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
- Northwest Community Hospital - 800 W. Central Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
- Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy as teenagers from different high school cliques who spend a Saturday in detention with their authoritarian assistant principal (Paul Gleason).
Filming locations in Illinois:
- Maine North High School - 9511 Harrison Street, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
- Glenbrook North High School - 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
- Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
- Northbrook, Illinois, USA
- Illinois, USA
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror_(2005_film)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384806/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384806/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucky_Ones_(film)
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0981072/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakfast_Club
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc