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 9 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.”

Prison Break (2005–2017) · Wikipedia

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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
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
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
Red Heat 1988
Derailed 2005
Stir of Echoes 1999
“The theater from this sequence is located in Joliet, Illinois.” Wikipedia
The Hunter 1980
“The opening street scene was shot in Joliet, Illinois.” Wikipedia
Paper Girls 2022–
“On May 28, 2021, photography took place in and around the Joliet police station.” 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.

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
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

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Joliet?

9 productions are recorded as filmed in Joliet, including Prison Break (2005–2017), Public Enemies (2009) and The Blues Brothers (1980). 9 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. Its coordinates are 41.5252, -88.0834.

What other filming locations are near Joliet?

Joliet Correctional Center (3 km north), Crest Hill (5 km north-west), Stateville Correctional Center (6 km north), Lockport (9 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

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.