50 largest US Cities - Can you name films that take place in each one?
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50 largest US Cities - Can you name films that take place in each one?
I was wondering, for each of these 55 cities, can you name a film that is set there? It would be interesting to see who can match up the most films/cities:
New York, New York (pop 8,084,316)
Los Angeles, California (pop 3,798,981)
Chicago, Illinois (pop 2,886,251)
Houston, Texas (pop 2,009,834)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (pop 1,492,231)
Phoenix, Arizona (pop 1,371,960)
San Diego, California (pop 1,259,532)
Dallas, Texas (pop 1,211,467)
San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,194,222)
Detroit, Michigan (pop 925,051)
San Jose, California (pop 900,443)
Indianapolis, Indiana (pop 783,612)
San Francisco, California (pop 764,049)
Columbus, Ohio (pop 725,228)
Louisville, Kentucky (699,827)
Memphis, Tennessee (680,768)
Austin, Texas (pop 671,873)
Baltimore, Maryland (pop 638,614)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (pop 590,895)
Boston, Massachusetts (pop 589,281)
Nashville, Tennessee (575,261)
Washington, District of Columbia (pop 570,898)
El Paso, Texas (pop 577,415)
Seattle, Washington (pop 570,426)
Denver, Colorado (pop 560,415)
Charlotte, North Carolina (pop 580,597)
Fort Worth, Texas (pop 567,516)
Portland, Oregon (pop 539,438)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (pop 519,034)
Tucson, Arizona (pop 503,151)
New Orleans, Louisiana (pop 473,681)
Las Vegas, Nevada (pop 508,604)
Cleveland, Ohio (pop 467,851)
Long Beach, California (pop 472,412)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (pop 463,874)
Kansas City, Missouri (pop 443,471)
Fresno, California (pop 445,227)
Virginia Beach, Virginia (pop 433,934)
Atlanta, Georgia (pop 424,868)
Sacramento, California (pop 435,245)
Oakland, California (pop 402,777)
Mesa, Arizona (pop 426,841)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop 391,908)
Omaha, Nebraska (pop 399,357)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (pop 375,635)
Honolulu, Hawaii (pop 378,155)
Colorado Springs, Colorado (pop 371,182)
St. Louis, Missouri (pop 338,353)
Wichita, Kansas (pop 355,126)
Santa Ana, California (pop 343,413)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (pop 327,898)
Arlington, Texas (pop 349,944)
Cincinnati, Ohio (pop 323,885)
Miami, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
New York, New York (pop 8,084,316)
Los Angeles, California (pop 3,798,981)
Chicago, Illinois (pop 2,886,251)
Houston, Texas (pop 2,009,834)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (pop 1,492,231)
Phoenix, Arizona (pop 1,371,960)
San Diego, California (pop 1,259,532)
Dallas, Texas (pop 1,211,467)
San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,194,222)
Detroit, Michigan (pop 925,051)
San Jose, California (pop 900,443)
Indianapolis, Indiana (pop 783,612)
San Francisco, California (pop 764,049)
Columbus, Ohio (pop 725,228)
Louisville, Kentucky (699,827)
Memphis, Tennessee (680,768)
Austin, Texas (pop 671,873)
Baltimore, Maryland (pop 638,614)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (pop 590,895)
Boston, Massachusetts (pop 589,281)
Nashville, Tennessee (575,261)
Washington, District of Columbia (pop 570,898)
El Paso, Texas (pop 577,415)
Seattle, Washington (pop 570,426)
Denver, Colorado (pop 560,415)
Charlotte, North Carolina (pop 580,597)
Fort Worth, Texas (pop 567,516)
Portland, Oregon (pop 539,438)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (pop 519,034)
Tucson, Arizona (pop 503,151)
New Orleans, Louisiana (pop 473,681)
Las Vegas, Nevada (pop 508,604)
Cleveland, Ohio (pop 467,851)
Long Beach, California (pop 472,412)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (pop 463,874)
Kansas City, Missouri (pop 443,471)
Fresno, California (pop 445,227)
Virginia Beach, Virginia (pop 433,934)
Atlanta, Georgia (pop 424,868)
Sacramento, California (pop 435,245)
Oakland, California (pop 402,777)
Mesa, Arizona (pop 426,841)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop 391,908)
Omaha, Nebraska (pop 399,357)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (pop 375,635)
Honolulu, Hawaii (pop 378,155)
Colorado Springs, Colorado (pop 371,182)
St. Louis, Missouri (pop 338,353)
Wichita, Kansas (pop 355,126)
Santa Ana, California (pop 343,413)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (pop 327,898)
Arlington, Texas (pop 349,944)
Cincinnati, Ohio (pop 323,885)
Miami, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Last edited by Jaymole; 02-16-07 at 05:06 PM.
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I'm stuck on #1 & #2.
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What are the rules concerning films that take place in more than one city? Does the whole movie have to take place there or just part or most of it?
Also, can we start naming them off like in the TV shows in states thread, do you want us to try to get all of them at once?
Also, can we start naming them off like in the TV shows in states thread, do you want us to try to get all of them at once?
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I would say the majority of the film has to take place in that city.
Obviously for cities like NYC & LA there are hundreds of films you can name....I guess I'm more interested in seeing if somone can match-up as many as they can...although it would be interesting to see how many films we can name that take place in Cincinnati.
Obviously for cities like NYC & LA there are hundreds of films you can name....I guess I'm more interested in seeing if somone can match-up as many as they can...although it would be interesting to see how many films we can name that take place in Cincinnati.
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Well I live in Philly, so I can tack off a couple from here...
Rocky
Philadelphia
12 Monkeys
Fallen
Invincable
huh... Damn, I thought I could name more.
Doc
Rocky
Philadelphia
12 Monkeys
Fallen
Invincable
huh... Damn, I thought I could name more.
Doc
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Detroit:
Action Jackson
Four Brothers
first half of both Beverly Hills Cop and True Romance
plenty more but those were the first few that popped into my head
Action Jackson
Four Brothers
first half of both Beverly Hills Cop and True Romance
plenty more but those were the first few that popped into my head
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I live in Portland, OR and I remember a few of the main streets downtown were shut down while they were filming The Hunted. I can't remember any other movies that took place or were filmed here.
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Boston - The Departed, Mystic River, Good Will Hunting, Boondock Saints
also, i had no idea Columbus Ohio was that big. I visited it and it didn't even seem bigger than Boston to me.
also, i had no idea Columbus Ohio was that big. I visited it and it didn't even seem bigger than Boston to me.
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OK here is my attempt (avoiding all the obvious ones for #1 and #2)
Chicago - adventures in babysitting, fugitive, Home alone (?)
Houston - Apollo 13
Philadelphia - Sixth Sense
Damn more difficult than I thought
Chicago - adventures in babysitting, fugitive, Home alone (?)
Houston - Apollo 13
Philadelphia - Sixth Sense
Damn more difficult than I thought
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Where did you find this list? The reason I am asking is I found other lists online with different cities. Two glaring omissions from this list are Jacksonville and Miami, FL with around 700,000 and 500,000 in population respectively.
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I found it somewhere on the internet...I don't remember where.
I have added Miami & Jacksonville to the list at the bottom. Now foggy, since you brought them up, name some films set in those cities
I have added Miami & Jacksonville to the list at the bottom. Now foggy, since you brought them up, name some films set in those cities
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Originally Posted by Jason
Pittsburgh:
Flashdance
One of those Bruce Willis cop movies
Flashdance
One of those Bruce Willis cop movies
Also in or around da 'burgh:
Inspector Gadget.
Silence of the Lambs (technically outside the city, down the Ohio River in a suburb.)
Dogma
Houseguest
Sudden Death
Groundhog Day (some nice opening shots of the city, before moving to Punxy)
Factory Girl (Sienna Miller stuck her foot in her mouth several times while here, causing a scene at a bar, and referring to the city as "Sh!tsburgh."
A Drake Bell show is set to be filmed here.
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Other missing cities:
Memphis, Tennessee (680,768)
Nashville, Tennessee (575,261)
Louisville, Kentucky (699,827)
I'm not going to cheat and use IMDB, but I can say that for some reason (I haven't seen it in 10 years or so), I remember that Can't Buy Me Love took place in Tucson, Arizona.
Memphis, Tennessee (680,768)
Nashville, Tennessee (575,261)
Louisville, Kentucky (699,827)
I'm not going to cheat and use IMDB, but I can say that for some reason (I haven't seen it in 10 years or so), I remember that Can't Buy Me Love took place in Tucson, Arizona.
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Last Days Of Disco - New York, New York
2 Days In The Valley - Los Angeles, California
The Blues Brothers - Chicago, Illinois
Student Bodies - Houston, Texas
Trading Places - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anchorman - San Diego, California
Cloak And Dagger - San Antonio, Texas
Detroit Rock City - Detroit, Michigan
Big Trouble In Little China - San Francisco, California
Coma - Boston, Massachusetts
Amazing Colossal Man - Las Vegas, Nevada
Dawn Of The Dead - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2 Days In The Valley - Los Angeles, California
The Blues Brothers - Chicago, Illinois
Student Bodies - Houston, Texas
Trading Places - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anchorman - San Diego, California
Cloak And Dagger - San Antonio, Texas
Detroit Rock City - Detroit, Michigan
Big Trouble In Little China - San Francisco, California
Coma - Boston, Massachusetts
Amazing Colossal Man - Las Vegas, Nevada
Dawn Of The Dead - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Originally Posted by Doc MacGyver
Well I live in Philly, so I can tack off a couple from here...
Rocky
Philadelphia
12 Monkeys
Fallen
Invincable
huh... Damn, I thought I could name more.
Doc
Rocky
Philadelphia
12 Monkeys
Fallen
Invincable
huh... Damn, I thought I could name more.
Doc
The Sixth Sense
Unbreakable
The Lady in the Water
the other two were just outside of Philly:
The Village
Signs
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Factory Girl (Sienna Miller stuck her foot in her mouth several times while here, causing a scene at a bar, and referring to the city as "Sh!tsburgh."
cheers,
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