🏙 Towns & cities
Highland Park
city in Lake County, Illinois, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 42.1825, -87.8069
Highland Park is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“The modernist house of Cameron Frye is located in Highland Park, Illinois.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Highland Park as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
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Sixteen Candles
1984
“Highland Park was used for location shots for several movies written and directed by John Hughes in the 1980s including Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone.” Wikipedia
Named here by Highland Park’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Highland Park, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Risky Business 1983
“Other popular films from the 1980s shot or partially set in Highland Park include Ordinary People, Risky Business, and Lucas. Since 2000, Highland Park movies have included Kicking & Screaming and Shattered Memories of Love.” Wikipedia
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Shattered Glass 2003
“In the film Shattered Glass, Stephen Glass, portrayed by actor Hayden Christensen, makes repeated reference to his family's residence in Highland Park as an indication of the high expectations they have for his career.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chicago
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
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🛣 Streets & squares
LaSalle Street
🇺🇸 United States
street in Chicago
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🛣 Streets & squares
Wacker Drive
🇺🇸 United States
major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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🛣 Streets & squares
Navy Pier
🇺🇸 United States
amusement pier in Chicago
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Willis Tower
🇺🇸 United States
skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Chicago Theatre
🇺🇸 United States
theater and former movie theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Highland Park?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Highland Park, including Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Sixteen Candles (1984). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Highland Park?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), covered by 42 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Highland Park?
Highland Park is in United States, at 42.1825, -87.8069.
What other filming locations are near Highland Park?
Chicago, LaSalle Street, Wacker Drive, Navy Pier and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by JeremyA, CC BY-SA 3.0.