North Shore (Chicago) - Films Set or Filmed On The North Shore

Films Set or Filmed On The North Shore

This area received much exposure in the 1980s as the setting of many teen films, particularly those of writer/director John Hughes. The most notable films through the years are:

  • Ordinary People (1980) was filmed in Highwood, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Northbrook and Wilmette.
  • Class (1983) was filmed at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest and other locations in Chicago.
  • Risky Business (1983) was filmed in Deerfield, Highland Park, Skokie, Winnetka and Wilmette, in addition to Lake Shore Drive.
  • Sixteen Candles (1984) was filmed in Evanston, Glencoe, Highland Park, Skokie and Winnetka.
  • The Breakfast Club (1985) was filmed at Maine North and Maine West High School in Des Plaines.
  • Weird Science (1985) was filmed in Highland Park, Skokie and Northbrook.
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) was filmed in Highland Park, Winnetka, Northbrook, Lake Forest, Des Plaines, and Glencoe, in addition to many locations in Chicago itself, with scenes filmed at Glenbrook North, New Trier High School and Maine North High School.
  • She's Having a Baby (1988) was filmed in Winnetka, Skokie, Glencoe and Northbrook in addition to many locations in Chicago itself.
  • Uncle Buck (1989) was filmed in Evanston, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette and Winnetka, in addition to many locations in Chicago itself.
  • Home Alone (1990) was filmed in Lake Forest, Winnetka, Wilmette, Highland Park and Evanston.
  • Home Alone 2 (1992)
  • Home Alone 3 (1997)
  • Chain Reaction (1996) has scenes at a famous Lake Bluff estate and was largely shot in downtown Chicago
  • My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) has scenes at Cuneo Museum & Gardens and various Chicago locations
  • Shattered Glass (2003)
  • Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
  • Ocean's 12 (2004) many of the opening scenes were filmed in Lake Forest
  • Surviving Christmas (2004)
  • Mean Girls (2004) takes place at the fictional North Shore High School, which in the film is located in Evanston. North Shore High School is based on New Trier High School which is located in the neighboring community of Winnetka. While the movie tacked the Old Orchard Shopping Center name on the mall in the film, nothing from this movie was filmed on the North Shore.
  • Derailed (2005)
  • The Weather Man (2005) was filmed in Evanston and Skokie in addition to many locations in Chicago itself.
  • Source Code (2011)

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