Film Challenge-New York

ToniTuddle

For a bit of fun seeing as I have no access to the telly tonight and a hell of alot of time on my hands

Name a film you can think of that was filmed in New York with key buildings/areas from New York in a scene/scenes.

• It can be a view of a bar/music store/restaurant/famous tattoo shop/any wacky place or whatever.
• In the background of the scene or as a major part of the scene.
• As long as this building actually does exist in NY!
• Not just a general aerial view of NY as a whole!! That doesn't count:p

I'll start it of and hopefully some of you film buffs can think of many more funky ones!


Sleepless in Seattle - on top of Empire State Building
Ghostbusters - when they make the Statue of Liberty come alive!

Hank_Jones

Home Alone 2 - Rockefeller Centre.

Elf - Empire State Building

ToniTuddle

Finding Forrester- Madison Square Garden

hshortt

Spiderman... ehhhh.... lots of NYC
Sleepless in Seattle - Empire State Building. Already mentioned.

BlitzKrieg

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Ghostbusters - when they make the Statue of Liberty come alive!

dude you suck at your own game, that was ghostbusters 2


and my entry

Godzilla (or zilla for those of the japanese background) -They blow up the chrisler building, godzilla takes a sh*t in madison square gardens and passess out on the brooklyn bridge

ToniTuddle

Ha! I already used that one but fair play for having a go

Serendipity - the ice-rink in Central park!

(this film is also on tomorrow night or the night after so watch it!):D

Hank_Jones

The NY Public Library - The Day After Tomorrow

BlitzKrieg

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Ha! I already used that one but fair play for having a go

???

you already said godzilla? I dont see it in the thread.

Die Hard 3 - central park

Hank_Jones

Time Square - Vanilla Sky

hotspur147

x-men=statue of liberty
manhattan= er,manhattan
wall street= er,wall street
armageddon & the fisher king=grand central station
die hard with a vengance=central park

ToniTuddle

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

???

you already said godzilla? I dont see it in the thread.

Die Hard 3 - central park

Nope I was referring to Sleepless in Seattle

rednik

Heres an old one for you.
The Pan Am building from Coogans Bluff.

ToniTuddle

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

dude you suck at your own game, that was ghostbusters 2

Thank you for correcting me

When Harry Met Sally - Shakespeare and Co Bookstore

BlitzKrieg

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Nope I was referring to Sleeplass in Seattle

ahh quote who you are talking to cause it looked like you were talking to me.




to keep things going

Night at the Meuseum -Meuseum of natural history.

oh and hotspur147 I beat you to die hard 3.

BlitzKrieg

king kong (original) Empire state building

King King 1970's Twin Towers (does it count if they are not there anymore?)

King Kong 2005 Empire State Building (again)

triple points!

hshortt

One we shouldn't forget - World Trade Centre. Location errmmm... there.

ToniTuddle

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

ahh quote who you are talking to cause it looked like you were talking to me.

When I hit the reply button your message had not been there you see

Taxi Driver- The Porno Theatres on 48th Street!

BlitzKrieg

sticking with the world trade centre theme

Escape from New York

ToniTuddle

(only know this one as we had to do a report on it-well worth a watch)

12 Angry Men - New York Supreme Courthouse

Dman001

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

sticking with the world trade centre theme

Escape from New York

Speaking of Escape from New York, Cloverfield was based in NYC (I know they are not really releated but the DVD covers are very similar).

Jessibelle

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - Metropolitan Museum of Art

BlitzKrieg

Dman001 wrote: »

Speaking of Escape from New York, Cloverfield was based in NYC (I know they are not really releated but the DVD covers are very similar).

it was set in new york and there's numerous landmarks you could easily identify, easiest of which is coney island (at the start and end) and central park (right before the end)

Hank_Jones

Grand Central Station - Carlitos Way

ToniTuddle

Saturday Night Fever - Bay Ridge Home Center, Brooklyn
(it's the hardware store he worked in)

Happynappy

Trinity Church - National Treasure

Natural History Museum - Night at the Museum

BlitzKrieg

Happynappy wrote: »

Natural History Museum - Night at the Museum

beat you to it...

The Producers (both of them) -Broadway/central park

ToniTuddle

Awakenings - Conservatory, New York Botanical Gardens

Happynappy

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

beat you to it...

You did I see:D

Good thread this



Central Park Zoo- Madagascar (maybe)

Happynappy

Grand Central Station- Prince of Tides

ToniTuddle

Goodfellas - Long Island Railroad Tracks, Queens, New York
and New York County Courthouse (think it's the Supreme one as well)

Tomohawk

The Taking of Pelham 123 - Brooklyn subway

The French Connection - famous car chase under the West End line in Brooklyn.

PI - again some scenes shot in the subway and Wall street.

25th hour - key scene at the end on the George Washington Bridge

Gangs of New York - the Five Points district.

ToniTuddle

Tudor City Place (Apartment block) , East 41st Street

-scene in Scarface
-home to Tom Hanks in Splash
-Norman Osborn's home in Spider Man 1+2

indough

planet of the apes

hotspur147

http://www.movielocationsguide.com/movie_location_maps/New_York_Filming_Locations.php
its cheating i know but this map shows where a lot a films were shot.

ToniTuddle

hotspur147 wrote: »

http://www.movielocationsguide.com/movie_location_maps/New_York_Filming_Locations.php
its cheating i know but this map shows where a lot a films were shot.

I'll be using that map in the summer time then so!

Live and Let Die- Oh Cult Voodoo Shop, New York

hshortt

The Fisher King - Central Park, Grand Central Station, Brookyln Bridge, Chrysler Building.
Enchanted - Columbus Circle, Central Park, Empire State Building.

bnt

Breakfast at Tiffany's - it's on Fifth Avenue.
The Godfather has some exterior scenes on Long Island, with the Manhattan skyline in the background - does that count?

krudler

I Am Legend, great big chunks of it

hshortt

Wall St. -

bnt

Another oldie: On The Town:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v7QfCxuvLo

D-Generate

The Untouchables - Grand Central Station.
Great scene it was too!

skelliser

D-Generate wrote: »

The Untouchables - Grand Central Station.
Great scene it was too!

thats actually union station in chicago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_Union_Station_grand_staircase.jpg

ToniTuddle

St Regis(Hotel)- Devil Wears Prada!

Just on the telly.
I'm almost sure it was filmed in NY...I should check.
But I'm intoxicated so I won't bother.
BUT I'm almost sure!!

bonerm

55 central park west (dana barretts apartment ghostbusters )
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=55+central+park+west&sll=40.714623,-74.002436&sspn=0.004212,0.011362&ie=UTF8&hq=55+Central+Park+West&hnear=55+Central+Park+West,+New+York,+NY+10023&ll=40.772181,-73.978908&spn=0.001983,0.011362&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.772181,-73.978906&panoid=5LMtl7nC1vjOHv31aHWhhQ&cbp=11,295.71,,0,5

ghostbusters firehouse
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ghostbusters+firehouse+new+york&sll=40.803545,-73.971291&sspn=0.058473,0.154495&ie=UTF8&ll=40.719766,-74.006578&spn=0.000388,0.002414&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.719767,-74.006579&panoid=c82axPXDa4l8f03JvLTqdA&cbp=11,183.54,,0,-20.12

lincoln center (venkman explains zuul to dana)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lincoln+Center+for+the+Performing+Arts&sll=40.771848,-73.983779&sspn=0.001641,0.004823&ie=UTF8&radius=0.13&rq=1&ev=zi&hq=Lincoln+Center+for+the+Performing+Arts&hnear=&ll=40.771974,-73.982808&spn=0,359.995177&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.772071,-73.982747&panoid=w2-7mamANxGdOf4H8uOGqA&cbp=12,126.86,,0,2.1


ghostbusters location (bank of new york). this is the street they're on when they get the loan to start ghostbusters
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bank+of+New+York,&sll=40.707873,-74.012103&sspn=0.001643,0.004823&ie=UTF8&radius=0.13&rq=1&ev=zi&hq=Bank+of+New+York,&hnear=&ll=40.707779,-74.011942&spn=0,359.995177&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.707741,-74.011719&panoid=R3Ari3gAZZY3qHHIPXHP5A&cbp=12,161.37,,0,-5.51

Venkman and stantz drinking whiskey and discussing what to do next
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Columbia+University+library+new+york&sll=40.808474,-73.961822&sspn=0.00164,0.004823&ie=UTF8&hq=Columbia+University+library&hnear=New+York,+NY&ll=40.808547,-73.961066&spn=0.003281,0.009645&t=h&z=17

new york public library - the librarian ghost
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=new+york+public+library&sll=40.772236,-73.977811&sspn=0.000829,0.002411&ie=UTF8&hq=New+York+Public+Library&hnear=New+York+Public+Library,+New+York,+NY+10018&ll=40.752906,-73.981376&spn=0,359.990355&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.752814,-73.981372&panoid=soTV8XBfdDiYC_z3bh2HfQ&cbp=12,299.66,,0,-5.71

tavern on the green (louis tully begs to be let in to escape the terror dogs)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=tavern+on+the+Green&sll=40.772072,-73.982749&sspn=0.001658,0.004823&ie=UTF8&hq=Tavern+on+the+Green&hnear=Tavern+on+the+Green,+New+York,+NY+10023&ll=40.772236,-73.977811&spn=0.000829,0.002411&t=h&z=19

This is where the Marshmallow man started his journey from (columbus circle)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=55+central+park+west&sll=40.714623,-74.002436&sspn=0.004212,0.011362&ie=UTF8&hq=55+Central+Park+West&hnear=55+Central+Park+West,+New+York,+NY+10023&ll=40.768346,-73.981601&spn=0.001983,0.011362&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.768343,-73.981604&panoid=KoOFKd0Y4QpmI3NvHhUu6g&cbp=11,225.28,,0,-11.44


This is where the GB's started their journey from after the mayor pardons them
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=park+row+new+york&sll=40.713732,-74.006905&sspn=0.004212,0.011362&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Park+Row,+New+York&ll=40.712136,-74.005698&spn=0.000496,0.00284&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.712136,-74.005698&panoid=YOdJD2So05AKEms8PnWMbw&cbp=11,338.52,,0,-3.84

This is where the mayors office is
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=park+row+new+york&sll=40.713732,-74.006905&sspn=0.004212,0.011362&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Park+Row,+New+York&ll=40.712136,-74.005698&spn=0.000496,0.00284&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.712136,-74.005698&panoid=YOdJD2So05AKEms8PnWMbw&cbp=11,338.52,,0,-3.84

You can see this street when the marshmallow man attacks
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=55+central+park+west&sll=40.714623,-74.002436&sspn=0.004212,0.011362&ie=UTF8&hq=55+Central+Park+West&hnear=55+Central+Park+West,+New+York,+NY+10023&ll=40.768346,-73.981601&spn=0.001983,0.011362&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.768343,-73.981604&panoid=KoOFKd0Y4QpmI3NvHhUu6g&cbp=11,225.28,,0,-11.44

This is where the police escort begins after the GB's are released from prison
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=park+row+new+york&sll=40.713732,-74.006905&sspn=0.004212,0.011362&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Park+Row,+New+York&ll=40.7132,-74.004003&spn=0.001895,0.011362&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.713196,-74.003998&panoid=S3pZb6gmyKwL-NkxvmaCtA&cbp=11,126.62,,0,-7.32

ToniTuddle

bonerm wrote: »

55 central park west (dana barretts apartment ghostbusters .....

If I could double thank you I would!! Excellent!
More to add to the list.

bonerm

ToniTuddle wrote: »

If I could double thank you I would!! Excellent!
More to add to the list.

No problem. If it doubles your irony value i realised afterwards that I walked right by this place when I was in NY and didnt' even realise it! Had I known I'd have have gone inside and taken the stairs right to the "22nd floor" just to check it out!