Mel Gibson Films in Chicago

The Patriot, Mel's film about the American Revolution  opened June 28, 2000.   To find out why Cornwallis left Carolinas for Virginia and defeat click below.

Mel Gibson was my neighbor for two weeks the spring of 2000 when he filmed the  romantic comedy, "What Women Want."   His advertising executive character in the film called my Lincoln Park condo home.  You see the building designed by Mies van der Rohe in the photo to the right.  The building was lit up the last night of shooting for Mel's farewell scenes with Marissa Tomei.            -- Carolyn Daily O'Connor          original photos and story                   copyright May 2000         [e-mail me by clicking at top          of page  for permission                         to use photos.]

See Carolina plantation where The Patriot was filmed.  Click below.