🏙 Towns & cities
Joliet
city in Illinois, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 41.5252, -88.0834
Joliet is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 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.
“Exterior scenes were filmed in areas around Chicago, Woodstock, and Joliet in Illinois.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Joliet 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.
- Prison Break 2005–2017
- Public Enemies 2009
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The Blues Brothers
1980
“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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Natural Born Killers
1994
“Filming locations included the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge just west of Taos, New Mexico, where the wedding scene was filmed, and Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois, where the prison riot was filmed.” Wikipedia
Named here by Joliet’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Joliet, 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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Prison Break 2005–2017
“The Joliet Prison has been a site for many other films and television shows, such as the film Let's Go to Prison, and the opening season of Fox's Prison Break was filmed predominately at the Joliet Prison, at which time part of the prison was still in use.” Wikipedia
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The Blues Brothers 1980
“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
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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LaSalle Street
🇺🇸 United States
street 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
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
McCormick Place
🇺🇸 United States
convention center in the United States
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Illinois Route 50
🇺🇸 United States
State highway in northeastern Illinois, US
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Joliet?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Joliet, including Prison Break (2005–2017), Public Enemies (2009) and The Blues Brothers (1980). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Joliet?
Prison Break (2005–2017), covered by 89 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Joliet?
Joliet is in the United States, at 41.5252, -88.0834.
What other filming locations are near Joliet?
Chicago, LaSalle Street, Willis Tower, Chicago Theatre 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 Dennisyerger84, CC BY-SA 4.0.