Windy City (1984)
8/10
A much-underrated, almost-forgotten film
24 May 2009
Warning: Spoilers
I love this movie. I'm not sure why -- there are parts that drag and a few that don't make sense. But it is a movie with tremendous heart, and the things that Danny does for his best friend when he knows things aren't going to get better are things we all wish we could do.

At the time of this movie, along with "Dreamscape," "A Little Sex" and the second Indiana Jones movie, I would have sworn Kate Capshaw was going to become a major movie star. I suppose it could possibly have happened, but she made the choice to become Mrs. Spielberg instead. As for John Shea, he showed up in other things -- I liked him as the dad in Mark Harmon's "Stealing Home" -- but he was more of a quirky leading man that a classic one.

I wish "Windy City" were out on DVD. It seems like so much garbage gets released, and movies like this are still sitting in the vaults.
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