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Spotlight on... Screwball Comedies

November gloom got you down in the dumps? Dig yourself out of the doldrums with a screwball comedy. Characterized by snappy dialogue, wacky characters, and fast-paced plots, screwballs are one of the most popular comedy genres.

Try a classic or a contemporary from our collection!

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Medium cool (1969)
A cameraman finds himself personally involved in the violence of the 1968 Democratic convention. Chicago: Amphitheater, Field Museum, Grant Park

      
Mercury rising (1998)
An outcast FBI agent is assigned to protect an autistic boy who is the target of assassins. Chicago: Hyde Park, Wrigley Building

      
My bodyguard (1980)
The most feared kid in school becomes the bodyguard of a boy who is picked on by a bully. Chicago: Lake View High School, Lincoln Park, Omni Ambassador East Hotel

      
National Lampoon’s vacation (1983)
The Griswold family’s cross-country drive to Wally World predictably becomes a disaster. Chicago: Buckingham Fountain; East St. Louis: Poplar Street Bridge

      
Never been kissed (1999)
A journalist enrolls in high school to research a story. Chicago: “Boystown,” Navy Pier

      
North by Northwest (1959)
Enemy agents purse an ad executive whom they mistake for an American agent. Chicago: downtown, LaSalle Street Station, Midway Airport, Near North Side

      
Ocean’s eleven (2001)
Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. Chicago: Emmett’s Irish Pub on Milwaukee

      
Ocean’s twelve (2004)
Ocean's gang is back, dividing forces to tackle new objectives. Bannockburn; Chicago; Highwood; Lincolnwood; Waukegan; Winnetka

      
Ordinary people (1980)
The accidental death of a son shatters an upper middle class family. Chicago; Fort Sheridan; Highland Park; Lake Bluff; Lake Forest: Lake Forest High School; Northbrook; Wilmette: Original Pancake House

      
Planes, trains, and automobiles (1987)
A man struggles to get home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious shower curtain ring salesman in tow. Braidwood: Sun Motel; Gurnee: El Rancho Motel

      
Proof (2005)
A daughter worries that she has inherited her father’s madness as well as his intelligence. Chicago: University of Chicago, Hyde Park

      
Return to me (2000)
A man falls in love with a woman who received his dead wife’s heart in a transplant. Chicago: Lincoln Park Zoo, Michael Reese Hospital, Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern

      
Risky business (1983)
A suburban teen’s parents leave him home alone, and he cuts loose with a prostitute and her pimp. Chicago: Drake Hotel; Deerfield; Highland Park; Skokie: Niles East High School

      
Road to perdition (2002)
A hit man’s son witnesses what his father does for a living. Chicago: LaSalle Street Bridge, Board of Trade, Cultural Center, Wrigley Building

      
Roll bounce (2005)
Teen skaters compete for the attention of pretty girls at a 1970s roller rink. Lynwood: Lynwood Sport Center; Summit: Fleetwood Roller Rink

      
Rookie of the year (1993)
An accident gives a boy an incredible arm, and he becomes a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Chicago: Comiskey Park, Wrigley Field; Oak Park; Westmont

      
Rudy (1993)
Rudy is determined to overcome his small stature and blue collar background to play football for Notre Dame. Chicago: St. Rita’s High School; Joliet; Rockdale

      
Running scared (2006)
A mob underling who neglected to dispose of a gun has the police and the mob after him. Chicago: downtown “L” tracks

      
Shall we dance? (2004)
A bored lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. Chicago: Downtown "L"

      
Silver Streak (1976)
A man on a cross-country train trip witnesses a murder and finds himself in danger. Chicago: old Northwestern Station



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