Filming Locations
Exploring filming locations from movies and television, especially those connected to road trips and Route 66. Discover where your favorite scenes were filmed and how they connect to real-world travel destinations.
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Some Came Running Filming Locations
Some Came Running is the story of US Army veteran and two-time author, Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra). Bitter from being sent to a boys’ home by his brother at age 12, Dave’s return to his hometown after 16 years shakes up the small town of Parkman, Indiana. US 421, Milton, Kentucky In the film’s opening scene, Dave is on a bus heading to the fictional town of Parkman, Indiana. Drunk, he was put on a bus in Chicago. Through the bus windows, the “Long View Inn” is barely visible. In reality, the bus was heading down US 421 in Milton, Kentucky, heading toward the Milton-Madison Bridge. This building appears to…
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The Blues Brothers Filming Locations
Joliet Correctional Center (aka Joliet Prison) – SR IL 171, Joliet, Illinois November 2005: November 2005: Dixie Square Mall – Harvey, Illinois August 2010: August 2010: August 2010: Quality Inn – 3801 North Mannheim Road, Schiller Park, IL In trying to put the band back together, Jake and Elwood discover that many of their former band members are now in a band called “Murph and the Magic Tones” and playing at the lounge at a Holiday Inn. Jake and Elwood are horrified to find them in red velvet suits, singing “Quando Quando Quando.” August 2009: Of course, all of the glorious Holiday Inn “Great Signs” have gone away, and even…
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Mickey Blue Eyes Filming Locations
My daughter Amber documented the following series of photos from “Mickey Blue Eyes” The Minetta Tavern – MacDougal & Minetta Streets, New York, New York James Caan outside the Minetta Tavern, aka “The La Trattoria” in the movie. June 2008 Hugh Grant enters the Minetta Tavern, aka “The La Trattoria” in the movie. June 2008 The Alleva Dairy – Little Italy, New York June 2008 Central Park West at 67th Street – New York, New York June 2008 MacDougal Street – New York, New York June 2008
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The Grapes of Wrath Filming Locations
Beckham County Courthouse, US 66 – Sayre, Oklahoma US 66 west of Albuquerque, New Mexico One day, I was watching The Grapes of Wrath and noticed that this particular view looked very familiar. I checked our Route 66 honeymoon photos from June 2002 and saw the 2nd photo below. I don’t think I could have taken the photo of the same location and had it match more perfectly with a printed screenshot with me! We took this photo without even knowing about this particular scene! June 2002 Trails Arch Bridge – Route 66, Topock, Arizona 2002. This bridge crossing on Route 66 from Topock, Arizona into California over the Colorado…
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Men in Black II Filming Locations
My daughter Amber documented the following series of photos from “Men in Black II” New York Subway – 81st Street Station / Museum of Natural History June 2008 Hayden Planetarium – New York, New York June 2008 Famous Ben’s Pizza of Soho – New York, New York June 2008
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Movie Filming Locations
Here’s a random collection of movie filming locations, of which I don’t have enough photos to warrant a separate page. Big FAO Schwarz, 5th Avenue & 58th Street, New York, New York 12-year old Josh Baskin, frustrated at his slight stature, turns into a grownup after making a wish with a fortune telling machine called Zoltar. After frantically searching for the Zoltar machine to turn back into a kid, Josh has some time on his hands, while waiting for information from the Department of Consumer affairs as to the location of a Zoltar machine, and gets a job in the data processing department at MacMillan Toys. One Saturday, Josh spends a…
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Moonstruck Filming Locations
Another favorite film of mine is “Moonstruck.” Cher plays Loretta Castorini, an Italian-American widow living with her parents in Brooklyn, who is torn between her fiancé and his brother. First, here is a video montage created by my daughter Amber, containing her photos, as well as some of mine. Once you have enjoyed that, I have the locations listed below, with the photos. Not all locations in the video are up on this page yet…it’s a work in progress! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9t7PMToEoE&hl=en&fs=1] 19 Cranberry Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Here are two views of the Castorini House from the movie. 2004 Loretta walking back to her house on Cranberry Street May 2008 West on Cranberry…
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Saturday Night Fever Filming Locations
I had fun while in New York back in May 2008 tracing the footsteps of Tony Manero, footsteps that walked the streets of Brooklyn to the pulsating rhythm of “Stayin’ Alive.” Of course, Tony Manero, played by John Travolta, is the main character of the film, king of the (paint) store by day and the disco floor by night. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge – Brooklyn, New York The opening of the film starts with an aerial shot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Staten Island. From the point of view of the camera, Manhattan is visible in the background. There’s alot of significance to the scene. You can’t see…
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Yeah, Rain Man definitely filmed here
Here’s a compilation of screen shots from the 1988 film “Rain Man” starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman and photos of some of the locations, taken by me. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge / Cincinnati – Covington Here is a scene where they are crossing the Roebling Bridge between Ohio and Kentucky: Here is a photo I took of the bridge: Pompilio’s Restaurant – Newport, Kentucky There was a scene filmed at Pompilio’s Restaurant. Here is the exterior from the film: I took this photo last year. It looks so much less barren now! Here’s the interior of the restaurant, a scene when they are ordering their pancakes from their waitress: Sally…
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Fried Green Tomatoes Filming Locations
Juliette, Georgia During August of 2004 (and again in 2005), we visited Atlanta, Georgia. We also made a side trip to the tiny town of Juliette, about an hour south of Atlanta. Juliette was the location for Fried Green Tomatoes, serving as the fictional Whistle Stop, Alabama. We revisited Juliette in October 2023 as well. This shot is from the beginning of the movie, which took place in the 1990’s, when Evelyn (Kathy Bates) and her husband Ed are lost in Whistle Stop on the way to visit Ed’s aunt in a nursing home. Juliette, Georgia actually looked this way before the movie was made. The movie people cleaned up…