Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. According to the 2019 United States Census. Joliet’s population was estimated to be 147,344, making it the third-largest city in Illinois. While the heart and history of Joliet are centered around the Des Plaines River, Joliet actually expands across both the Des Plaines and DuPage Rivers.
Joliet is known as the “Crossroads of Mid-America,” due to which many companies have selected Joliet for over a century due to its access to multi-modal infrastructure and diverse local economy.
Some of the movies filmed in this city are mentioned below.
Sinister 2 (2015):
This horror mystery thriller movie is written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill and is directed by Ciaran Foy. This movie has been nominated for 4 awards out of which it won 1 award (Golden Trailer Awards for Best Motion Poster). It has the tagline of “Be Careful, children at play.”
In a farmhouse, Ellison Oswalt lives with her sons, Zach and Dylan. This house has a history of supernatural occurrences and families being murdered in cold-blooded and then the house being burned. Dylan has nightmares and is visited by ghostly children led by the boy Milo. his other brother Zach is made to watch old movies of 8 families being killed in that house by children before. Courtney who has recently left her abusive husband is provided help by a police officer with whom she also starts a love affair. Will the family be able to survive the supernatural propaganda of killing families or will Ellison be able to save her kids from their monstrous father?
Filming Locations:
Joliet, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Kankakee, Illinois
Grant Park, Illinois
St. Anne, Illinois
Dreams (2013):
This drama movie is written by Joel Kapity (story), and Charice Long (screenplay) and it is directed by Joel Kapity. This movie has the tagline of “Through the pain, dreams still come true.”
The story revolves around the life of four people, and all of them have their own dreams to pursue. Mia dreams of singing, Quentin dreams of dancing, Paalo wants to mend the relationship with his daughter, and Alonzo hopes to reconnect with his family, but in reality, all of them have so many broken parts that it is very hard to mend them. These four stories are woven together in an inspiring tale that tells how much hard work one has to do to achieve their dreams.
Filming Locations:
Joliet, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Nashville, Tennessee
Derailed (2005):
This crime drama thriller movie is written by Stuart Beattie (screenplay), and James Siegel (novel) and it is directed by Michael Hafstrom. This movie has the tagline of “Some lines should never be crossed.”
The story revolves around the life of two married businessmen executives. Although married but they are having an affair. They are now both blackmailed by a violent and brutal criminal who robs them and wants to kill them. The two must turn the tables on him in order to save themselves and their families.
Filming Location:
Joliet, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
London, England
Stir of Echoes (1999):
This horror mystery thriller movie is written by Richard Matheson (novel “A Stir of Echoes”), and David Koepp (screenplay) and it is directed by David Koepp. This movie has been nominated for 5 awards out of which it won 3 awards (Gerardmer Film Festival, International Horror Guild, and National Board of Review USA). It has the tagline of “Some doors weren’t meant to be opened.”
The story revolves around the life of a man who has been hypnotized by his sister-in-law at a party. Everything is normal until one day he starts having visions of a girl that takes him to the brink of insanity. In order to get rid of this girl ghost, he must find out the truth behind her death. The more he digs in the more he puts his family in danger.
Filming Locations:
Joliet, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois
https://www.joliet.gov/business/economic-development/sites-buildings
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752772/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870375/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398017/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164181/?ref_=adv_li_tt