Where was Uncle Buck filmed?
1989 film by John Hughes
Uncle Buck (1989) was filmed in Chicago, Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka and Northfield — 5 recorded filming locations in the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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Chicago
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
“Filmed primarily in and around Chicago, Uncle Buck was the first film Hughes wrote, directed, and produced under his multi-picture agreement with Universal Pictures.” Wikipedia
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Winnetka
🇺🇸 United States
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
“The exteriors and practical locations were shot in Chicago, Cicero, Skokie, Northbrook, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Riverwoods.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wilmette
🇺🇸 United States
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Evanston
🇺🇸 United States
suburban city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
“A colonial-style house in Evanston was chosen for the exterior of the Russell house.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Northfield
🇺🇸 United States
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
“Much of the production was based at the vacant New Trier High School in Northfield, Illinois, where several of the film's interior sets were constructed.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Production section
Wikipedia’s Production section names 5 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
Northbrook
🇺🇸 United States
village in Illinois, United States
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Skokie
🇺🇸 United States
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Glencoe
🇺🇸 United States
village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Cicero
🇺🇸 United States
town in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Riverwoods
🇺🇸 United States
village in Lake County, Illinois, United States of America
Also shot in these places
- The Dark Knight 2008
- Batman Begins 2005
- Goodfellas 1990
- Spider-Man 2 2004
- Man of Steel 2013
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
- The Batman 2022
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
- North by Northwest 1959
- Diamonds Are Forever 1971
- Ocean's Eleven 2001
- Lincoln 2012
Set in the same places
- Watch Dogs
- Hitman: Absolution
- Midtown Madness
- I Am Alive
- Burnout 3: Takedown
- Perfect Dark
- Lethal Enforcers
- Déjà Vu
- Gangsters: Organized Crime
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Uncle Buck have?
5 places recorded on Wikidata, and 5 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.