A Lot You Got to Holler

EP 1: Chicago Plays Itself


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From the 80s to the 90s, movies set and filmed in Chicago showed a city cleaving itself in half. From John Hughes suburban-kid-in-the-city hijinks to the near apocalyptic urban horror of Candyman and Child's Play, these 20 years of film reflected the straining inequalities of the city that produced them. Newcity Design Editor Ben Schulman and Chicago architectural journalist Zach Mortice recount Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines as sociopath cops and that time Kentucky hillbillies took on the Chicago Outfit. With special guest Bill Hogan (dude was in Home Alone).  

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A Lot You Got to HollerBy Newcity Design Editor Ben Schulman and Zach Mortice

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