He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way.



Brian De Palma’s prohibition-era gangster thriller was released in 1987 to near-universal critical acclaim. Written by award-winning playwright David Mamet, and boasting an all-star cast, it is based on the real-life take down of legendary mob boss Al Capone by Eliot Ness and his crew of so-called Untouchables.

We’re off to 1930s Chicago. A time of corruption, crime and Capone. I think I’ll have a drink…