Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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1882

Movies in which someone’s feet played a prominent role in the plot

  1. Raya and the Last Dragon - Raya proves her worth to her father by defiantly getting a single toe on the center platform during her training
  2. The Little Mermaid – Ariel wants to be human and have legs (and of course, feet) instead of fins
  3. Die Hard - John McClane finds it necessary to walk barefoot on broken glass
  4. Clash of the Titans - Perseus dons a helmet of invisibility to successfully spy on the evil Calibos, but doesn’t realize his footprints give him away.
  5. Misery - Annie breaks Paul’s ankles with a sledgehammer to keep him a helpless captive
  6. My Left Foot - Daniel Day-Lewis plays Christy Brown, a disabled artist who painted with his foot
  7. The Big Lebowski - the supposed kidnapped victim loses her toe; turns out it was an acquaintance of the fake kidnappers who gave up her toe.

“You want a toe? I can get you a toe. I can get a toe by 3 o’clock.” - a great line from John Goodman.

1883

Movies in which someone’s feet played a prominent role in the plot

  1. Raya and the Last Dragon - Raya proves her worth to her father by defiantly getting a single toe on the center platform during her training
  2. The Little Mermaid – Ariel wants to be human and have legs (and of course, feet) instead of fins
  3. Die Hard - John McClane finds it necessary to walk barefoot on broken glass
  4. Clash of the Titans - Perseus dons a helmet of invisibility to successfully spy on the evil Calibos, but doesn’t realize his footprints give him away.
  5. Misery - Annie breaks Paul’s ankles with a sledgehammer to keep him a helpless captive
  6. My Left Foot - Daniel Day-Lewis plays Christy Brown, a disabled artist who painted with his foot
  7. The Big Lebowski - the supposed kidnapped victim loses her toe; turns out it was an acquaintance of the fake kidnappers who gave up her toe.
  8. Happy Feet - Mumble the penguin tap dances; his colony learns to dance as well in an attempt to communicate with humans.
1884

Movies in which someone’s feet played a prominent role in the plot

  1. Raya and the Last Dragon - Raya proves her worth to her father by defiantly getting a single toe on the center platform during her training
  2. The Little Mermaid – Ariel wants to be human and have legs (and of course, feet) instead of fins
  3. Die Hard - John McClane finds it necessary to walk barefoot on broken glass
  4. Clash of the Titans - Perseus dons a helmet of invisibility to successfully spy on the evil Calibos, but doesn’t realize his footprints give him away.
  5. Misery - Annie breaks Paul’s ankles with a sledgehammer to keep him a helpless captive
  6. My Left Foot - Daniel Day-Lewis plays Christy Brown, a disabled artist who painted with his foot
  7. The Big Lebowski - the supposed kidnapped victim loses her toe; turns out it was an acquaintance of the fake kidnappers who gave up her toe.
  8. Happy Feet - Mumble the penguin tap dances; his colony learns to dance as well in an attempt to communicate with humans.
  9. The Abyss - Lindsey’s high-heeled feet, and the Navy SEAL team’s boots, get some serious on-screen exposure when they land on a ship at sea
1885

Movies in which someone’s feet played a prominent role in the plot

  1. Raya and the Last Dragon - Raya proves her worth to her father by defiantly getting a single toe on the center platform during her training
  2. The Little Mermaid – Ariel wants to be human and have legs (and of course, feet) instead of fins
  3. Die Hard - John McClane finds it necessary to walk barefoot on broken glass
  4. Clash of the Titans - Perseus dons a helmet of invisibility to successfully spy on the evil Calibos, but doesn’t realize his footprints give him away.
  5. Misery - Annie breaks Paul’s ankles with a sledgehammer to keep him a helpless captive
  6. My Left Foot - Daniel Day-Lewis plays Christy Brown, a disabled artist who painted with his foot
  7. The Big Lebowski - the supposed kidnapped victim loses her toe; turns out it was an acquaintance of the fake kidnappers who gave up her toe.
  8. Happy Feet - Mumble the penguin tap dances; his colony learns to dance as well in an attempt to communicate with humans.
  9. The Abyss - Lindsey’s high-heeled feet, and the Navy SEAL team’s boots, get some serious on-screen exposure when they land on a ship at sea
  10. Cinderella - After losing her glass slipper at the ball, the Prince searches for the woman whose foot fits it.

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
1886
  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
1887

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
1888

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
1889

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
  5. The Blues Brothers - Daley Plaza, City Hall, Maxwell Street and other locations around Chicago
1890

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
  5. The Blues Brothers - Daley Plaza, City Hall, Maxwell Street and other locations around Chicago
  6. My Bodyguard - Final confrontation takes place at the lagoon at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
1891

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
  5. The Blues Brothers - Daley Plaza, City Hall, Maxwell Street and other locations around Chicago
  6. My Bodyguard - Final confrontation takes place at the lagoon at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
  7. Rocky - the famous steps in Philadelphia
1892

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
  5. The Blues Brothers - Daley Plaza, City Hall, Maxwell Street and other locations around Chicago
  6. My Bodyguard - Final confrontation takes place at the lagoon at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
  7. Rocky - the famous steps in Philadelphia
  8. Sleepless in Seattle - the top of the Empire State Building

Also a part of the plot of the 50s film that inspired it, and the 30s film that inspired the 50s film

1893

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
  5. The Blues Brothers - Daley Plaza, City Hall, Maxwell Street and other locations around Chicago
  6. My Bodyguard - Final confrontation takes place at the lagoon at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
  7. Rocky - the famous steps in Philadelphia
  8. Sleepless in Seattle - the top of the Empire State Building
  9. The Bourne Ultimatum - Waterloo Station in London
1894

Actual movie locations that were included in the plot

  1. Spotlight - scenes were filmed at the then-current Boston Globe newspaper office.
  2. Breaking Away - The whole film was shot on location in Bloomington, IN, and the shots on campus at IU were really at IU, with the bicycle race being filmed at the track where IU’s yearly race is actually run.
  3. Annapolis - Filmed around Annapolis, MD and the United States Naval Academy
  4. North by Northwest - Mount Rushmore and its restaurant and parking lot
  5. The Blues Brothers - Daley Plaza, City Hall, Maxwell Street and other locations around Chicago
  6. My Bodyguard - Final confrontation takes place at the lagoon at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
  7. Rocky - the famous steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
  8. Sleepless in Seattle - the top of the Empire State Building
  9. The Bourne Ultimatum - Waterloo Station in London
  10. All the President’s Men - The Watergate complex, White House, U.S. Capitol, Kennedy Center and Library of Congress are all shown

Pass.

1895

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes

This 2001 film is set in Chicago, but much of it is filmed in Toronto. One of the first things one sees in the opening scene is Toronto’s iconic CN Tower. Other very recognizable Toronto landmarks of the time are clearly manifest: the Honest Ed’s discount store, Sam the Record Man, even a Toronto bus drives by in one scene in full sight.

1896

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Rumble in the Bronx

Filmed in Vancouver, mountains are clearly seen in the background.

1897

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Rumble in the Bronx
  3. The Beginning of the End

As Mike Nelson says in the MST3K episode featuring this film: “This is so not Illinois.”

1898

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Rumble in the Bronx
  3. The Beginning of the End
  4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indy travels to Cusco, Peru, where we see the Chichen Itza pyramid. It’s actually in Mexico.

1899

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Rumble in the Bronx
  3. The Beginning of the End
  4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  5. Casablanca

Starts out with a market set surrounded by a big unrealistic matte painting.

1900

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Rumble in the Bronx
  3. The Beginning of the End
  4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  5. Casablanca
  6. The Fault in Our Stars

The book takes place in Indianapolis. So does the film, allegedly. But it’s filmed in Pittsburgh.

1901

Movies that do a very poor job (if any) of masking their actual filming location

  1. Angel Eyes
  2. Rumble in the Bronx
  3. The Beginning of the End
  4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  5. Casablanca
  6. The Fault in Our Stars
  7. Kill the Irishman / Alex Cross

The first was set in Cleveland but filmed in Detroit; the second was set in Detroit but filmed in Cleveland. Proof that Hollywood considers the cities essentially interchangeable!