Towns & cities
Highland Park
City in Lake County, Illinois, United States
Wikipedia names Highland Park as where 9 films and series were filmed; each title’s page links to the sentence that says so. Wikidata records no shoot here yet.
1 place inside Highland Park has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Highland Park as well.
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Wikipedia says these were filmed in Highland Park. Each title’s page links to the sentence that says so.
Ordinary PeopleDrama film1980
Ferris Bueller's Day OffComedy film1986
The Color of MoneyThriller film1986
Risky BusinessRomantic comedy film1983
Weird ScienceScience fiction film1985
Sixteen CandlesRomantic comedy film1984- LucasRomantic comedy film1986
- Prelude to a KissRomantic comedy film1992
The Ice HarvestThriller film2005
Filming locations inside Highland Park
1 place inside Highland Park, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Highland Park too.
Named here by Highland Park’s own Wikipedia article
Highland Park’s own Wikipedia page says these were shot here. Not on the map: each title’s page quotes the sentence so you can check it.
- Risky BusinessRomantic comedy film1983
Shattered GlassCrime film2003
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Ben Rose House
United States · 2 km south-east
Home in Highland Park, Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Highwood
United States · 3 km north
City in Illinois
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Castles & palaces
Philip H. Sheridan Reserve Center
United States · 3 km north
Historical United States Army base in Lake County, Illinois
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Landmarks & buildings
Northbrook Court
United States · 4 km south
Shopping mall in Northbrook, Illinois
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Towns & cities
Deerfield
United States · 4 km south-west
Village in Illinois, United States
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Towns & cities
Bannockburn
United States · 5 km west
Village in West Deerfield and Vernon townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States
What Wikipedia says about Highland Park
4 sentences quoted word for word from Wikipedia, each with the production it describes and a link to the article it comes from.
“The modernist house of Cameron Frye is located in Highland Park, Illinois.” Wikipedia
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
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
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