Where was The Blues Brothers filmed?
1980 film directed by John Landis
The Blues Brothers (1980) was filmed in Chicago — 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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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
“When not on set, he went out to his familiar Chicago haunts such as Wrigley Field and the Old Town Ale House.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 18 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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🛣 Streets & squares
Wacker Drive
🇺🇸 United States
major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, USA
“The other chase scenes included lower Wacker Drive, Lake Street and Richard J. Daley Center.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Joliet
🇺🇸 United States
city in Illinois, United States
“Much of The Blues Brothers was shot on location in and around Chicago between July and October 1979, including Joliet Correctional Center in nearby Joliet, Illinois, and Wauconda, Illinois, where the car crashes into the side of Route 12.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Joliet Correctional Center
🇺🇸 United States
closed prison in Joliet, Illinois
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chicago Loop
🇺🇸 United States
central business district of Chicago, Illinois, United States
“The filming in downtown Chicago was conducted on Sundays during the summer of 1979, and much of downtown was cordoned off from the public.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Milwaukee
🇺🇸 United States
city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, and largest city in State of Wisconsin, United States
“The shot leading up to the car drop, where the Illinois Nazis drive off a freeway ramp, was shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, near the Hoan Bridge on Interstate 794.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hollywood Palladium
🇺🇸 United States
music and theatre venue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
“Filming there again ran smoothly until it came time to shoot the final sequence at the Hollywood Palladium.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Wrigley Field
🇺🇸 United States
baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, USA; home venue of the Chicago Cubs
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🛣 Streets & squares
Lake Street
🇺🇸 United States
street in Chicago, Illinois and west suburbs
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Old Town Ale House, Chicago
🇺🇸 United States
Saloon
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wauconda
🇺🇸 United States
village in Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Park Ridge
🇺🇸 United States
city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
“The first traffic stop was in Park Ridge, Illinois.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Dixie Square Mall
🇺🇸 United States
former shopping mall in Harvey, Illinois, United States
“The shopping mall car chase was filmed in the real, albeit shuttered, Dixie Square Mall, in Harvey, Illinois.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Harvey
🇺🇸 United States
city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Calumet River
🇺🇸 United States
river in the United States of America
“The bridge jump was filmed on an actual drawbridge, the 95th Street bridge over the Calumet River, on Chicago's southeast side.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
Hoan Bridge
🇺🇸 United States
bridge in Wisconsin, U.S
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
U.S. Bank Center
🇺🇸 United States
skyscraper in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
“Several Milwaukee skyscrapers are visible in the background as the Bluesmobile flips over, notably the U.S. Bank Center.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
South Shore Cultural Center
🇺🇸 United States
building in Illinois, United States
“The Palace Hotel Ballroom, where the band performs their climactic concert, was at the time of filming a country club, but later became the South Shore Cultural Center, named after the Chicago neighborhood where it is located.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
10 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Joliet United States
“The prison was also used for the opening scenes in the 1980 movie, The Blues Brothers, which starred John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues.” Wikipedia
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Richard J. Daley Center United States
“The plaza was used extensively in the climactic scenes of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.” Wikipedia
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Hollywood Palladium United States
“The final concert scene in The Blues Brothers depicted as "Palace Hotel Ballroom".” Wikipedia
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Dixie Square Mall United States
“After closure, the mall was used for a scene in the film The Blues Brothers and then left abandoned.” Wikipedia
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Harvey United States
“The Dixie Square Mall, an abandoned shopping mall in Harvey, was the setting for filming of the car chase scene in The Blues Brothers.” Wikipedia
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Hoan Bridge United States
“It was widely believed that the unfinished bridge was the location of a car chase scene in the movie The Blues Brothers.” Wikipedia
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Park Ridge United States
“The 1980 film The Blues Brothers had some scenes filmed in Park Ridge, including the scene in which the brothers are first pulled over by the state police and the beginning of the subsequent chase.” Wikipedia
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South Shore Cultural Center United States
“The building's exteriors were used as the "Palace Hotel Ballroom" in The Blues Brothers.” Wikipedia
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Wauconda United States
“The Blues Brothers was partially filmed in the village.” Wikipedia
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Eugene United States
“John Belushi had the idea for the film The Blues Brothers during filming of Animal House when he happened to meet Curtis Salgado at what was then the Eugene Hotel.” Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Blues Brothers have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 18 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Dark Knight (2008), Batman Begins (2005), Goodfellas (1990), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.