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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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Sixteen candles (1984)
A girl’s “sweet 16” birthday is more mortifying than special. Evanston; Glencoe: Union Church; Highland Park; Skokie: Niles East and Niles North High Schools; Northbrook: village hall; Skokie: Skokie Historical Society, Skokie Public Library; Winnetka: New Trier High School

      
Somewhere in time (1980)
A young writer sacrifices his life in the present to find true love in the past. Chicago: 932 N. Halsted

      
Soul food (1997)
When serious bickering threatens to tear an extended African-American family apart, it is up to the grandson to get everyone back together. Chicago

      
Space jam (1996)
Michael Jordan agrees to help the Looney Toons play a basketball game against the aliens who have kidnapped them. Chicago: United Center

      
Stranger than fiction (2006)
An IRS auditor hears an author inside his head narrating his life. Chicago: Daley Plaza, South Lawndale, Ukrainian Village, UIC East Campus

      
The Amityville horror (2005)
A family moves into a house where a murder was committed, and spirits drive them away. Antioch: St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Village Pub; Buffalo Grove; Chicago; Fox Lake

      
The breakfast club (1985)
Five teens with nothing in common except Saturday detention open up to each other. Northbrook: Glenbrook North High School

      
The break-up (2006)
A couple breaks up, but neither wants to lose possession of the apartment. Chicago: North Avenue Beach, Fireside Bowl on Fullerton, Riviera Theatre, Wrigley Field

      
The color of money (1986)
A mature pool hustler takes on a protégé. Berwyn: Fitzgerald’s

      
The fugitive (1993)
A doctor accused of killing his wife must find the real murderer and elude a U.S. Marshal. Chicago: Daley Plaza, Hilton Chicago, Dearborn at Washington, Wrigley Building

      
The fugitive (1993)
A doctor accused of killing his wife must find the real murderer and elude a U.S. Marshal. Chicago: Daley Plaza, Hilton Chicago, Dearborn at Washington, Wrigley Building

      
The Hudsucker proxy (1994)
Clerk Norville Barnes is a dim bulb—just what Hudsucker Industries is looking for in a president. Chicago: Merchandise Mart

      
The hunter (1980)
A bounty hunter becomes the prey of a vengeful psychopath in this true story. Aroma Park; Bonfield; Chicago: Marina City; Joliet; Lamont; Manteno; Momence

      
The lake house (2006)
Two people exchange love letters by mail and discover that they are living two years apart. Aurora; Chicago: The Green Mill, Navy Pier; McHenry; Oak Park; Palos Hills: Maple Lake; Riverside; Willow Springs

      
The sting (1973)
A 1930s con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. Chicago: LaSalle Street Station, Penn Central Freight Yards, Union Station

      
The untouchables (1987)
Elliot Ness brings crime boss Al Capone to justice during the mob wars of the 1920s. Chicago: Wrigleyville, Rookery, Board of Trade, Chicago Theatre, Auditorium, Blackstone Hotel, Cultural Center, Union Station

      
The watcher (2000)
A serial killer follows a burned out FBI agent who moves to another city. Chicago, Oak Park

      
The weather man (2005)
A TV weather man’s career is looking up, but his personal life is spiraling out of control. Chicago: Millennium Park; Evanston; Plainfield: archery range; Skokie: Old Orchard Mall

      
Uncle Buck (1989)
A bachelor and all round slob babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister. Cicero: Windy City Bowling Alley; Evanston: 2604 Lincoln St., Northfield: New Trier West; Wilmette: Romona Elementary

      
Unconditional love (2002)
After her husband leaves her, a middle-aged woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star. Chicago: 5660 W. Taylor St.



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