The stunning 1920s mansion, located near chicago, provided an. Their musical taste followed the railwaytracks heading south from detroit to chicago, through to memphis, stoppingoff at muscle shoals in alabama, before ridingon down to new orleans a musical. Jun 04, 2012 anyone familiar with the filmography of the late john hughes has heard and seen quite a bit of shermer, illinois, the north shore suburb of chicago where many of his films were set. Below is how the same location appeared in august of 2015. Heres a look at the where the cast members of uncle buck are now. Find 9 listings related to uncle buck in chicago on. John candy is good here and he brings his zany humor to an average script. Evanston has served as a filming location in more than a dozen movies.
But little by little buck begins to take his responsibility seriously, putting the needs of his nieces and nephew before his own, earning their love and respect. Buck s brother bob calls one night with an emergency. The only person to watch the kids when the parents leave for a family emergency is buck, a carefree slob who must watch the two younger children and the rebellious teen. The song is featured in the 1989 film uncle buck, and appears in both the 2000 film dude, wheres my car. The great outdoors is a 1988 american comedy film directed by howard deutch, and written and produced by john hughes. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 54 produced by 4. Evanston home where sixteen candles filmed is for sale. Mansion featured in home alone looks radically different after. Nov 08, 2018 filming locations include the houses from sixteen candles, home alone, shes having a baby, uncle buck, planes trains and automobiles, and a bonus location from risky businessyes i know, not a. Uncle buck movie cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. S paratrooper serving overseas john candy was one of my favorite actors i lived two blocks from bowling alley on 25th. Stolen summer 2002 was set in the north shore and filmed in deerfield. In the next shot there are two envelopes near the windshield, no red box.
Filmed in evanston, glencoe, highland park, lake forest, northbrook, northfield, wilmette and winnetka, in addition to many locations in chicago. Brown, laurie metcalf, jay underwood, brian tarantina, mike starr, suzanne shepherd, william windom, dennis cockrum and joel robinson. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Uncle buck began filming, was released in theaters, and was released on home video all within 1989. Chicago pd is filming at 76 e monroe st in chicago.
Above is the uncle buck house as it appeared in the film. John hughes uncle buck is the sentient version of the. What was then longest gap in between hughes entertainment productions from june, 1988, to august, 1989 ended with uncle buck, a movie that does not necessarily benefit from having been so long in the hopper, nor from what we can presumably refer to as john hughess creative exhaustion at the close of the 80s an impression strengthened when we. Uncle buck 1989 filming locations the movie district. The greater chicago area had few cinematic boosters more tireless than john hughes. When chicago suburbanite cindy russells father suffers a. Avondale alternative elementary school 25 bunty lane, toronto, ontario, canada. Uncle buck soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Shattered glass 2003 cheaper by the dozen 2003, as well as the beginning of its 2005 sequel. Similar to other john hughes films like home alone and ferris buellers day off, it was filmed in the chicago area. The company decided to keep the production facilities and locations as close as possible. When uncle buck and tia are talking in the car after uncle buck kidnapped bug, the first 56 shots show a red box and some envelopes near the windshield. In this cheerful, lightweight comedy, excruciatingly clumsy, disorganized, and messy uncle buck russell john candy becomes the screens most unlikely babysitter since clifton webb in sitting pretty. This movie stars the hilarious john candy as the bachelor, slob, uncle who is called upon to watch his uppermiddle class niece and nephew.
I used to work there in my high school days but when the movie was filmed i was a u. John candy, jean louisa kelly, gaby hoffman, macaulay culkin, amy madigan, elaine bromka, garrett m. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. John candy in uncle buck 1989 macaulay culkin in uncle buck 1989 gaby. There is another website totally dedicated to all of the john hughes movies. I have watched the movie uncle buck more than anyone i know so the excitement building to this particular location was intense. Uncle buck 910 movie clip so much for promises 1989. Its like having a relative in the dumpster business.
Uncle buck delivered their own special take on the music, sounds and rhythms from the heartlands and rich legacy of classic americana. Dec 18, 2018 25 things you might not know about home alone. Nov 06, 2011 what was then longest gap in between hughes entertainment productions from june, 1988, to august, 1989 ended with uncle buck, a movie that does not necessarily benefit from having been so long in the hopper, nor from what we can presumably refer to as john hughess creative exhaustion at the close of the 80s an impression strengthened when we observe that 1990 would end up being the. In response to the evolving covid19 pandemic, the city of chicago has joined the state of illinois in issuing a stay at home order effective saturday, march 21st at 5pm ct. Find out when and where you can watch uncle buck on tv with the full listings schedule at. I thought john candy put in one of his best performances ever with uncle buck. Their parents need to go out of town in an emergency so they call buck. Jul 26, 2014 a visit to the house where uncle buck was filmed. So for production, the team set up shop in new trier township high school, an abandoned school in winnetka, illinois where hughes also filmed ferris buellers day off and uncle buck. You can find it at 3705 north sheffield avenue in chicago, illinois. The following interview was originally published at on august 21st, 2012. At first buck doesnt even know how many times a day to feed the dog, much less the kids. The city was the setting for nearly every youthcentric story he told, from the detention hall of the breakfast club to the suburban streets of home alone.
Few performers are lucky enough to make their bigscreen debut in a hit movie, let alone two. Uncle buck is a typical john hughes family film, and probably the first of the beginning of a series of family films as directorwriter hughes left the world of teenage film making though career opportunities would be released the early 90s. In 1989, 7yearold gaby hoffmann starred opposite john candy and macaulay culkin in john hughes uncle buck, as well as shared the screen with kevin costner. Ok, so uncle buck isnt necessarily a movie about the holidays, but it takes place in the winter, as there is snow, so i am including it on this list. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Uncle buck rob on location filming locations website. Uncle buck is a 1989 american comedy film directed by john hughes and starring john candy, jean louisa kelly, and amy madigan, with gaby hoffmann, macaulay culkin, jay underwood, and laurie metcalf in supporting roles. Uncle buck attempts to tell a heartwarming story through a series of uncomfortable and unpleasant scenes.
Weve tracked them all down, and some of the results may surprise you. Visit and feel free to subscribe to my north of chicago real estate and other stuff blog to see more related posts. Bust a move song wikipedia while studying in chicago, mckay attended his first film shootfor the 1989 comedy uncle buck. Thief 1981, running scared 1986, uncle buck 1989, planes trains and automobiles 1987, backdraft 1991, medium cool 1969, the untouchables 1987, call northside 777 1948, barbershop 2002, risky business 1983 are all great chicago movies that arent just set in the city, but feel like chicago, use chicago as a character or accelerant or tone setter. The insane truth about the house in home alone where. Uncle buck s merc was 12 years old when the story took place, and it looked like those had been hard years. The auto service facility in uncle buck stands at the northeast corner of dempster st.
He battles the washing machine and sends miles to school with an utterly inedible bag lunch. Uncle buck movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The interior house sets were built inside the schools large gymnasium. Augusta, ga austin, tx baltimore, md birmingham, al boston, ma buffalo, ny champaign, il charleston, sc charlotte, nc chicago, il cincinnati, oh cleveland, oh colo springs, co columbus, oh dallas, tx dayton, oh denver, co. Uncle buck is only the third theatrically released film starring macaulay culkin. Uncle buck was filmed in chicago in united states of america. Most of the interior house scenes and the scenes dropping the daughter off at school were filmed at new trier west high school in northfield, illinois. Bucks apartment uncle buck filming location chicago, il. Perhaps the title character in uncle buck was inspired by the hapless, lovable character played by candy in hughes 1987 comedy, planes, trains and automobiles. Club, were looking back on some essential chicago movies, set and often filmed in the windy city. Oceans 12 2004 has filmed in the chicago area and has a few north shore filming locations.
John candy is back in a role just his size chicago tribune. Top 40 movies filmed in chicago at chicago magazine. Buck s apartment in the film uncle buck was located right outside of wrigley field. The 25 best movies filmed in chicago page 3 taste of. The vacant new trier high school in northfield, illinois was chosen for the production facility. It remains in operation as a firestone retailer, as it was at the time of the filming. Above the law adventures in babysitting the babe baby on board. Apr 14, 2015 a john hughes guide to movie filming locations in chicago 02122015 02. The insane truth about the house in home alone where was. Prompted by a latenight phone call, uncle buck played by john candy leaves his wrigleyville apartment to babysit his nieces and nephew at their home on the north shore. John candy was an actor and comedian known for such films as splash, uncle buck and cool runnings. Nelson algren, the man with the golden arm isbn 1583220089. Chicago, illinois evanston, illinois winnetka, illinois. Due to current events, we have made the decision to temporarily close all uncle julios locations.
Many years of chicago street parking had taken their toll, and uncle buck was perhaps too busy with bowling, golf, and horse races to devote much time to the mercurys upkeep. When their mothers father has a heart attack, the parents of the three children have to leave town to visit him, so they need a babysitter, pronto. It has more in depth information on the locations plus a lot more stuff on each of the movies. The russell residence uncle buck filming location evanston, il this is one of those locations that i could not miss while visiting chicago. Uncle buck is a good mix of comedy and a little drama towards the end of the film. In the plot, uncle buck goes to stay with his nieces and nephew. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film was originally supposed to take place in st. Aug 25, 2016 the late writer, director and producer john hughes made some of the most iconic teen angst films during the 1980s and 1990s.
Sep 09, 2015 buck s apartment in the film uncle buck was located right outside of wrigley field. Uncle buck, the comedy film starring john candy, was released in 1989. In uncle buck, which opens today at the warner and other theaters, john hughes has had the good sitcom idea of placing uncle buck in. Jan 03, 2020 so for production, the team set up shop in new trier township high school, an abandoned school in winnetka, illinois where hughes also filmed ferris buellers day off and uncle buck. Many of the elements in uncle buck represent familiar territory for hughes, who often deals with teenagers and almost always shoots in chicago s northern suburbs. Uncle buck movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind.
Uncle buck is a cute, innocuous family film about an unusual uncle trying to adapt to parenting skills, of which he basically has none. It stars john candy as the title character, a bighearted softy who has been drifting through life as an unemployed horseracing fan. Shes having a baby 1988 with elizabeth mcgovern and kevin bacon, was filmed in winnetka, skokie. Uncle buck swinging the golf club shooting at ball at bug was on the ntw campus too in a round school bus turnaround. The 1990 john hughes movie home alone made both macaulay culkin and the redbrick georgianstyle colonial his character kevin lived in famous it remains one of the most popular and beloved movie houses ever, so its pretty big news that its on the market in winnetka, illinois. A john hughes guide to movie filming locations in chicago. The film follows two families spending time on vacation in wisconsin. If youre wondering what the stars of uncle buck are up to today, youre in luck. Posted on november 27, 2016 november 27, 2016 by jerimie richardson. John hughes wrote, directed, and produced the film. The movie works because, as with all hughes films, it was very carefully cast. Heres a bit more23 east is part of the heyworth building 1904 d. The homes exterior can be seen 22 minutes into the film.
Six bucks and my right nut says were not landing in chicago. Feel free to contact me for any real estate needs in chicago north shore, il and surrounding areas. Uncle buck is a good comedy from john hughes, but it is not his best work. It stars dan aykroyd, john candy, stephanie faracy and annette bening in her feature film debut.
Monday, april filming locations for girls, the knick. Stream six bucks and my right nut says were not landing in chicago by unclebuckldk from desktop or your mobile device. The apartment belonging to uncle buck is located at 3708 north sheffield avenue. This is a list of fiction set in or near the city of chicago novels. Can you choose them based on what buildings starred in them.