Apex Mountain
Chicago diners; Robert Prosky death scenes; Joliet Prison
In the discussion (10)
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- James Caan, Tuesday Weld (though really good) and Michael Mann are all no.
- Prosky is not at Apex despite a hell of a debut; he became Prosky in the early 90s with Hoffa and Mrs. Doubtfire.
- Chicago diners are a yes.
- Illegal adoption is floated as an Apex ("cut out the middleman") without an explicit yes, prompting a Thief 2 joke about Frank's grown son.
- Willie Nelson is no.
- Robert Prosky death scenes are a yes, one of the first times someone makes noise after being shot in the head.
- Joliet Prison never got better than the Blues Brothers-Thief stretch; its Apex Mountain is somewhere in there.
- For Chicago movies, candidates include The Blues Brothers, The Fugitive, Ferris Bueller, Home Alone (ruled suburban) and Hoop Dreams; the answer is Ferris Bueller.
- Running Scared is raised; as its self-described number one fan he finds it tough, but Ferris Bueller uses Chicago the best. — Bill Simmons
- Also named: The Untouchables, Widows, Candyman and Public Enemies; there haven't been enough good Chicago movies.