It’s the weekend, let’s have some fun: Congratulations to the Woodstock Farmers Market, which is opening its outdoor season on this chilly April Saturday. Woodstock is located about 60 miles northwest of Chicago, and if you’re a movie fan visiting for the first time you might get a sense of déjà vu… and ask yourself why this place looks so familiar. What hugely popular movie was filmed in Woodstock… and what is your favorite movie filmed or set in the Chicago region?
I got you, babe! Jim Slama rings in with the correct answer. Woodstock stood in for Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in this film about a snarky weatherman, played brilliantly by Bill Murray, who gets caught in the existential hell of repeating Groundhog Day over and over and over until he evolves from being a jerk to becoming a caring, compassionate person. It's my favorite movie filmed in Illinois... wildly funny but with a great underlying message of redemption through self-improvement.
There are other great Illinois-based movies so let's keep the convo going.
Groundhog Day! Great movie and filmed in Woodstock!
Bob, I would say the Fugitive is way up there. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is probably the one that least goes well with dinner.
Blue Brothers - what else?
I got you, babe! Jim Slama rings in with the correct answer. Woodstock stood in for Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in this film about a snarky weatherman, played brilliantly by Bill Murray, who gets caught in the existential hell of repeating Groundhog Day over and over and over until he evolves from being a jerk to becoming a caring, compassionate person. It's my favorite movie filmed in Illinois... wildly funny but with a great underlying message of redemption through self-improvement.
There are other great Illinois-based movies so let's keep the convo going.