Roger & Me is filmed in Flint and Detroit. But a documentary... The new John Frankenheimer film, "Reindeer Games" is set in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Don't know where it was filmed...
There was a gangsta/mafia flick with Nicholas Cage and Michael Rappaport (Dick Richey) that came out two or three years ago - really sucked. This was set in Detroit. Was "The Equalizer" set in New York or Detroit? I can't remember. Probably wasn't filmed there at any rate. Can't forget the Beverly Hills Cop series... Not sure if these were filmed in Detroit. An addendum: almost everything is filmed off site. "Northern Exposure" was shot in Washington, not Alaska, most of the X-Files were filmed in Vancouver. Most American movies and television are filmed in Hollywood, except for establishing shots. This doesn't include Scorcese and Woody Allen (and a few others). One thing I've noticed: Detroit seems to be a lot less prominent in the American national media in the 90s than it was in the 80s. Probably because decline is more newsworthy than reconstruction??? Don't really know enough about it to say, and I don't pay enough attention to the news anyway, so this may be completely off base. Regardless, filmmakers always seem to have a distinct purpose in mind when shooting/setting a film in Detroit. There is a distinct mood associated with Detroit in the American consciousness. My filmic $.02 Tristan ========================================== PHONOPSIA<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/5102/index.htm "FrogboyMCI" on AOL Instant Messenger New mix, "Propper Techno" and new Album, "Québécois", online now. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 313@hyperreal.org <313@hyperreal.org> Date: Thursday, April 13, 2000 3:47 AM Subject: Re: (313) movies that were filmed in Tha D > >In a message dated 4/13/00 2:30:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< in dan sicko's book he mentions that robocop was one of many films which >were set in detroit but not filmed in the city. what films were actually >filmed in the city? > >blair >> > >There was this made-for-cable movie with Bonnie Bedelia (Bruce Willis' wife >in the "Die Hard" flicks) about five years ago that was actually filmed on >location here. The old Hudson's building (RIP) and Old County Building were >used (Bedelia's character was a judge). > >Parts of "Out of Sight" (Clooney and Lopez) were filmed here, not just >exteriors. > >Exteriors and establishing shots for the now-defunct CBS TV series "EZ >Streets" (Ken Olin) were filmed here. > >The opening sequence of "Beverly Hills Cop" was shot here, the bit that ran >under the credits. None of the actual narrative, though. > >"Polish Wedding" (Liam Neeson and Claire Danes) was actually filmed in >Hamtramck. > >I didn't see "Grosse Pointe Blank" but I heard most of it was filmed here. > >Ice Cube's character in "Three Kings" was a Detroiter. > >Weren't parts of "True Romance" (Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper) actually >filmed on location here ? I doubt it. I know the story takes place here >though. > >I'd bet that the insurance companies that cover film shoots are scared >shitless to come here and do films. Even cats like Sam Raimi ("A Simple >Plan") who's from here, never come back to shoot films. > >Also, they tear shit down like nothing in this city. "The Temptations" TV >biopic was actually shot in Pittsburgh because 1960s Detroit doesn't exist >anymore, either demolished or bombed-out ghetto or a freeway. There was a big >fuss in the local press over it. They actually rebuilt Hitsville USA in >Pittsburgh ! It was pretty accurate though, down to the funeral home next >door. In contrast, the old "Crime Story" TV series, set in 1963 Chicago, was >filmed on location there, and still looked like the 60s. > >My friend was in from LA shooting a low-budget movie here back in 1998, but >they ran out of money. > >a. >watches too many movies. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
