Reviews

Very enjoyable [Columbus Controversies: Chicago Statues and a Hollywood Makeover]

Excellent tour of the Joliet prison. Tour guides were excellent and knowledgeable. Loved the movie and TV presentation!

Kelli's presentation on Batman was very interesting, with film clips and fun facts about how the movie was made in Chicago, the stunts they used, the locations and areas they used, very informative.

Best Mother Daughter Date Ever! Such a fun tour for both my daughter and me. Kelli is extremely knowledgeable about so many facets of Ferris Bueller & The Art Institute. This tour ranked right up there with the Architecture Tour for my soon to be college film student and me. Highly, highly recommend!!

Very much enjoyed our movie tour with Kelli! She's warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and a good herder of cattle 😄 (which you need to be when navigating busy downtown especially with folks who aren't used to the city). I'm a lifelong Chicagoan and learned facts and visited places I've never been. Our out of town guests loved seeing the pretty architecture, the underbelly of the city, and where various films were shot. I loved the interactiveness, from the questions to the complementary media, and the getting our steps in but in a way that was accessible to everyone in the group.

Kelli is very knowledgeable and her presentations are always very enjoyable. If you love movies and Chicago, Chicago Movie Tours is a must! Check them out in person and virtually. You won’t be disappointed!

If you've never taken a virtual Chicago Movies Tour with Kelli Marshall, you're in for a real treat! Kelli's contagious enthusiasm and seemingly endless knowledge of the film industry and Chicago's rich history always combine to offer an unforgettable experience. Her latest virtual tour offered the usual high number of fascinating tidbits and revelations surrounding the background and removal of three controversial Christopher Columbus statues. Like all of her well-organized presentations, Columbus Controversies - Chicago Statues and a Hollywood Makeover left me better informed and eager to learn more about movies and their connections to Chicago.

Kelli is a great tour guide! I enjoyed the Old Joliet Prison tour very much (note: this was NOT the "haunted" prison tour--that is completely different), especially learning about all the movies and TV shows that were filmed here ("Blues Brothers," etc.).

I have been a patron of Chicago Movie Tours for over four years now, and I have always found Kelli's tours to be entertaining, engaging and informative! I always look forward to every tour!

Amazing! A wonderful and engaging tour! Learned just as much about the art as the movie! The tour was set at a wonderful pace even though the museum was packed. I don’t have a single complaint or criticism about the tour!

If you enjoyed the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, you will definitely enjoy this tour. Kelli presented the most detailed and informative facts of how John Hughes, the writer and director of this well done movie, implemented works of art from the Art institute of Chicago. You will not be disappointed! Highly recommend this tour, The Art of Ferris Bueller!

Kelli provided a fun, informative, and well-prepared, virtual presentation on comedian Bob Newhart's Chicago roots. She covered his long and successful career in stand-up comedy. as well as his hit television series The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart. A special treat was to see some of the places where he lived in the city, and the famous statue dedicated to him at Navy Pier. If you're wanting to learn more about the Windy City's role in film and television, we highly recommend checking out Kelli's tours.

Kelli managed to tie 3 unique Chicago themes together in a very well researched and presented 75-minute tour. You may have never been on this select part of the U of C campus, but now you'll find yourself drawn to the outsized and outstanding Lorado Taft offerings. Kelli managed to include as many visual aids as one could handle while walking. I also appreciated the size and energy of our group.

I loved this tour. Kelli is an informative and fun guide to both the movie and the Art Institute. I took some great photos and have some great memories. Also, she has great taste in T-shirts!

This is one of the best tours I’ve ever been on! Some friends and I took the tour of Union Station film history and loved every second of it! I’ll definitely be going on another tour in the future :)

What a fantastic tour of Beneath the Big Screen that my husband and I enjoyed on July 26. We knew some movies were made in Chicago, but not as many that Kelli introduced to our group. Kelli was very detailed as she explained how movies were made — from lighting to how and why various scenes and characters were photographed. Kelli was not only extremely knowledgeable, but also very engaging with our group. We highly recommend this tour. You will not be disappointed!

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour Beneath the Big Screen! Kelli is a delightful and knowledgeable tour guide. I learned so much about both Chicago and movies which were filmed here! Would definitely do it again!

Fantastic presentation (Bob Newhart's Chicago)