Insomnia* wouldn’t have worked very well if it had been set in LA.
Two more movies set in Boston, both legal thrillers: The Verdict and A Civil Action.
The Perfect Storm which was of course based on a true story was set in a seacoast town north of Boston (there was apparently filming in Gloucester but I don’t know if they changed the name for the movie).
Well, not to sound like a jerk, but Maryland is about as close to New York as it is to my native North Carolina which - though it has coastline, “piedmont”, and mountain regions - is nearly covered from border to border with deciduous trees, much like Maryland and New York. I really don’t see how any east coast state can approach the geographic diversity of California, or - as mentioned - Washington.
I would guess that Alessan is a Howard Stern fan. It’s a running joke on the show.
Most of John Waters’ movies are set in Baltimore. I haven’t seen very many movies set there other than his.
Canadian Bacon was set in Niagara Falls, NY.
Diabolique (the one from the nineties with Demi Moore) was set and shot in Pittsburgh, and a handful of scenes were shot in my hometown of Uniontown, PA.
Baltimore native Barry Levinson has set – and filmed – several of his movies there, including:
Diner (1982)
Tin Men (1987)
Avalon (1990)
Liberty Heights (1999).
All of Kevin Smith’s films are set either partially (Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) or completely (Clerks, Mallrats, Jersey Girl) in New Jersey.
Pretty much all of Steven King’s movies are set in Castle Rock, Maine.
Wayne’s World was set in Aurora, IL. That’s rather unique.
Wasn’t Stand By Me set in Castle Rock, Oregon?
Aurora is a suburb of Chicago, which is a very common setting for movies.
[hijack]Yet another good reason not to listen to Howard Stern. A running joke about mocking the name of a talented yet (gasp!) foreign-born filmmaker. How very funny![/hijack]
Oh, the humanity! :rolleyes: You probably don’t know or care that Shyamalan is a friend of the show, do you?
And let me guess, the rest of your “good reasons” for not listening are based on that stupid E! show where they take the raciest 20 minutes out of a 5 hour program and put them on tv. Right?
Antonius Black
Another film set in Baltimore is:
Chamber of Horrors (1966)
(More importanly, it probably was the only movie to feature the “horror horn” and the “fear flasher”. Look at the IMDB trivia for that.)
Would you believe I couldn’t remember how to spell Shyamalan’s name? Really. I’m very sensitive to correct spelling and pronunciation of names - my own surname is constantly misspelled - and I’d rather make a weak pun than an actual mistake.
Incidentally, It’s not from Howard Sten. While I would like to listen to Stern’s show, I am limited by the fact that it is not broadcast within 8,000 miles of my home.
“Manos” The Hands of Fate was set in El Paso, Texas.
As were (in whole or in part):
- The Border
- The Getaway
- Extreme Prejudice
- Take The High Ground
And sometime this year Disney will release Glory Road, a film about the 1966 NCAA Basketball Tournament, which was won by Texas Western (now UT El Paso).
Try checking with the local police, city public works (street) folks. They usually have to block off streets, etc., for movie-makers and might remember or have records. Do you know who was in it or what year it was done? That will help. And try the local news media, they probably had some publicity on it at the time and may have a file on it.
BTW, a lot of movies are made in Canada, though “set” elsewhere because Canada gives large financial incentives to the producers. It’s doing a real job on other movie studios in the US - putting some out of business.
Umm, not to be picky (or ruin your joke :D), but all of his films are set in the Philadelphia area. Signs was placed in Bucks County, directly north of the city, and the Village was set
Well, ok, I don’t remember if they said specifically, but I’m pretty sure that the preserve was somewhere in the area.
Wherever most of the film was set, I believe the flashbacks, or at least the old pictures (did they do full flashbacks?) were set in Philly.
How about the Gobi?
Flight of the Phoenix
Most desert movies are set in the Sahara or the American West.