[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

March in Windy City

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
73
YOUR RATING
David Jason in March in Windy City (1998)
ComedyThriller

Retired MI6 agent Steven March is called back into action by his former employers. His task is to assassinate Chicago politician Dan Paterson, an ambitious and ruthless Russian who March has... Read allRetired MI6 agent Steven March is called back into action by his former employers. His task is to assassinate Chicago politician Dan Paterson, an ambitious and ruthless Russian who March has encountered before. March's task is made more difficult when Paterson's daughter is kidna... Read allRetired MI6 agent Steven March is called back into action by his former employers. His task is to assassinate Chicago politician Dan Paterson, an ambitious and ruthless Russian who March has encountered before. March's task is made more difficult when Paterson's daughter is kidnapped, apparently by Chinese gangsters.

  • Director
    • Graham Theakston
  • Writers
    • Thomas Ellice
    • Geoff McQueen
  • Stars
    • David Jason
    • Vanessa Earl
    • Jerome Willis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    73
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Graham Theakston
    • Writers
      • Thomas Ellice
      • Geoff McQueen
    • Stars
      • David Jason
      • Vanessa Earl
      • Jerome Willis
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos

    Top cast29

    Edit
    David Jason
    David Jason
    • Steven March
    Vanessa Earl
    Vanessa Earl
    • Jennifer
    Jerome Willis
    Jerome Willis
    • Sir Henry Bryant
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Dan Paterson…
    Helene Kvale
    Helene Kvale
    • Margaretha
    Kate Goehring
    Kate Goehring
    • Det. Grace Wallace
    Paul Bates
    Paul Bates
    • Det. Joe Riggs
    Stevie Lee
    Stevie Lee
    • Garry
    • (as Stevie Lee Richardson)
    Mindy Bell
    • Customs Officer
    Quincy Wong
    • FBI Agent
    Michael Park Ingram
    • FBI Agent
    Heather Prete
    • Natalie Paterson
    Robert Mohler
    • Paterson's PR man
    Ned Schmidtke
    Ned Schmidtke
    • Police Chief Mills
    Marc Grapey
    Marc Grapey
    • Det. Pete Swartz
    Bob Murdy
    • Prisoner Fetcher
    Tom Milanovich
    Tom Milanovich
    • Prisoner Young
    Doreen Calderon
    Doreen Calderon
    • Postal Worker
    • Director
      • Graham Theakston
    • Writers
      • Thomas Ellice
      • Geoff McQueen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews2

    6.373
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    4Sleepin_Dragon

    I wanted it to be great, it's actually quite poor.

    Former MI6 agent Steven March is pulled out of retirement to carry out one last, lucrative after for his former boss, to travel to The Windy City and assassinate Dan Paterson, a Russian born, American businessman, a face from the past. March gets involved when Paterson's daughter is kidnapped by a gang of Chinese gangsters.

    Has this perhaps not aged very well, or does it just suck? I have genuinely waited years for this, and in the end I succumbed and bought it, I wish I'd saved my £12.

    It's not great, I'm stunned to discover that 11 million people tuned in to watch this, no wonder it's never had a commercial release, did someone perhaps watch this and this and think The Royal Bodyguard was a good idea.

    It's not all terrible, a few lighter moments, David Jason is always good value and Chicago looks great, sadly I can find no more plus points.

    Further negatives include the awful music, which invades like a plague of locusts, a rather silly storyline, too many hard to believe moments, including the high profile kidnapping and the stereotypical obese Chicago cop, shoving down an enormous takeaway. A waste of David McCallum.

    One more positive, I don't think I've ever seen David Jason look so smart, that looks really did suit him.

    4/10.
    3rmcmurdo

    Shockingly bad

    Very interesting......... so maybe this is what happens to very successful UK stars that fall off the radar . Cannot believe that David Jason/David Macallum would have gotten involved in this genre !! Mix of bad American cop series vs Man from Uncle spy,American made obviously with Septic production. A movie that defies belief which surely did not make a profit.Cannot make my mind up if it was classified as a spoof or a comedy because it is certainly NOT a thriller !! I can only think that both main actors had commitments to their pension funds that needed servicing !! David Jason has surely lowered himself to the edge of his profession in this with epics of old like INspector Frost and other high class UK "made for TV" series and specials

    More like this

    Albert's Memorial
    6.7
    Albert's Memorial
    Le vaisseau fantôme
    6.4
    Le vaisseau fantôme
    Come Rain Come Shine
    6.5
    Come Rain Come Shine
    Nouveau départ
    7.0
    Nouveau départ
    A Cold Supper Behind Harrods
    A Cold Supper Behind Harrods
    Too Good to Be True
    7.3
    Too Good to Be True
    Inspecteur Frost
    7.9
    Inspecteur Frost
    A Sharp Intake of Breath
    6.8
    A Sharp Intake of Breath
    Only Fools and Football (Euro 2020 Message from Del Boy)
    5.8
    Only Fools and Football (Euro 2020 Message from Del Boy)
    The Second Quest
    7.7
    The Second Quest
    The Final Quest
    8.0
    The Final Quest
    Lucky Feller
    6.5
    Lucky Feller

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Ranked eleventh in the charts with 11.58 million viewers. It was also the highest-rated non-soap on UK TV that week, coming behind ten combined episodes of Coronation Street (1960), EastEnders (1985) and Emmerdale Farm (1972).

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 25, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tehtävä Chicagossa
    • Filming locations
      • University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(location)
    • Production company
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Color
      • Color

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.