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◊ 2006-09-23 19:59 |
![]() Honda Accord: -- Last edit: 2013-04-19 22:38:02 |
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◊ 2007-03-12 22:12 |
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0089003/locations |
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◊ 2008-06-24 03:50 |
Hmmm. I just saw this movie. Mybe i'll put off that trip to New York a little while ![]() |
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◊ 2008-06-24 04:19 |
Alphabet City NYC photos (1970s): http://www.filthymess.com/blight6.asp There is no indication from wikipedia that this area was featured in the film. -- Last edit: 2008-06-24 04:40:19 |
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◊ 2008-07-16 13:15 |
wow, thanks, 58Roadmaster You really convinced me. ;( |
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◊ 2009-09-04 14:57 |
I thought this was supposed to be East New York, Brooklyn. -- Last edit: 2009-09-04 14:57:32 |
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◊ 2009-09-04 23:07 |
Yes, but part of the film was shot in London. |
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◊ 2009-10-22 05:10 |
At least the disgusting shootout and actually all scenes that take place on the street were shot in London on a site where a big hospital from the Victorian age used to be. Director Michael Winner chose the place not only because it was being demolished at the time but also because it was only a few minutes away from his London home. If you take a look at the picture where the '74 Gran Fury is listed you can clearly see a brick building in the background whose architecture style is undoubtedly Victorian. When I heard about that story the first thing that occured to me was the making of the movie "Full Metal Jacket" which was also shot in the London area, at least as far as the cobat scenes are concerned. Still, my second thought was that comparing these two movies is actually an insult to "Full Metal Jacket" and its entire cast. |
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◊ 2009-10-22 15:57 |
Well I don't think anyone would compare Michael Winner to Stanley Kubrick! |
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◊ 2010-08-12 21:57 |
This film is awesome well done Michael Winner for making a great film |
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◊ 2012-01-22 19:21 |
I just finished watching it on Youtube after not having seen it for about 10 years. One thing about it is that it is VERY exaggerated but not much CGI.The fire was real, the crashes were real, and I really thought it was shot in the wost part of New York in the 80s. BTW, the script referred to the area as "Sutter and Belmont". In actuality, these streets are very long and run parallel to each other. They made it sound like they intersected. Nowadays, these streets combine a mixture of raggedy old buildings with window bars and newer, nicer infill development.Sutter Avenue does NOT look like this now and has seen a great deal of re-growth (see what google images teaches you :>). And I don't think it was open season on elderly people,killing them at the rate they were killed and victimized here, even in the 80s.As I said, very exaggerated,but also very disturbing to watch, which to me means, if you were impacted in any way, good or bad, the filmmaker did a good job of making a movie that won't be easily forgotten. -- Last edit: 2012-01-22 19:24:37 |
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◊ 2012-01-22 19:44 |
Well, photorealistic CGI didn't exist in 1985. There wasn't any way to fake fires without obvious optical effects or fake crashes without obvious miniatures. |
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◊ 2012-08-26 00:37 |
Hmmm... How about those NYPD cars, did they ship them to London? Or are they just fake, i don't think so. -- Last edit: 2012-08-26 00:42:20 |
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◊ 2012-08-26 01:15 |
As Gag has mentioned above, this movie was filmed in Brooklyn, too. You can see typical N.Y.architecture and other background items on several pics. |
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◊ 2013-04-18 22:19 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvZX-1Yq-E Here's a movie featurette that can put aside some of the arguments about what scenes were filmed where. |
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