My husband and I are huge movie fans and we are shortly going to be making our first trip to NYC. Apart from the obvious "must see" sights, I thought it would be quite cool to try and see the locations of famous movie scenes (if they indeed exist!) Top on the list would be "Central Perk" in Friends - is this an actual coffee shop? If so, can you provide a street location - and any other possible famous scenes?? This could be fun! (And yes, we ARE very sad people!)
Sorry, but the coffee shop in Friends doesn't exist in real life. It's a set.
One of the grandfathers of all the NYC movie locations is the top of the Empire State Building, the site of many films from An Affair to Remember to Sleepless in Seattle. Then, there's Times Square, most recently seen in Tom Cruise's Vanilla Sky.
Hell, the whole city's a movie set!
One of the grandfathers of all the NYC movie locations is the top of the Empire State Building, the site of many films from An Affair to Remember to Sleepless in Seattle. Then, there's Times Square, most recently seen in Tom Cruise's Vanilla Sky.
Hell, the whole city's a movie set!
There's a book out called Manhattan on Film which lists a lot of movie locations from all over the city. The book has been out for a few years, but he's coming out with another book at the end of September. I bought it when it first came out, and it's really fascinating.
There are lots of Seinfeld sites to see. In fact, I suggest having a bowl of soup at Soup Kitchen International, the "soup nazi". It is located on 55th at 8th Avenue and is incredibly good. You don't say when you are going, but I think he closes for the summer.
The real life Kramer, upon whose life the show's character was loosely based runs a "Seinfeld reality tour" which takes you by bus to a number of Seinfeld sites in the city.
The real life Kramer, upon whose life the show's character was loosely based runs a "Seinfeld reality tour" which takes you by bus to a number of Seinfeld sites in the city.
The apartment building that they show in Friends as that of Monica, Rachel, etc is on the southwest corner of Bedford and Grove in the West Village. Many scenes from movies and television are located in that neighborhood. For example, nearby St. Lukes Pl. was used as the the Huxtable's house in Cosby, and was also the setting of the Audrey Hepburn movie Wait Until Dark.
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Friends is not a movie... yet... thank god.
Many movie have been shot around Central Park. I was trying to remember the name of a thriller that featured the boat house. I keyed information on movies with Central Park in the background. A list of movie made in New York and the year they came out was found at this web site. You might try doing that if you are interested.
Oscar asked for movie locations, not how good the dessert is.
The Apartment building from "Ghostbusters" is on Central Park West - anyone out there have the exact address? Also the NY Public library was used for this movie, and the Ghostbuster firehouse is also real, not a set . . .location?
The Apartment building from "Ghostbusters" is on Central Park West - anyone out there have the exact address? Also the NY Public library was used for this movie, and the Ghostbuster firehouse is also real, not a set . . .location?
"When Harry Met Sally" - Washington Square Park & Katz's Deli on E. Houston St. "Searching for Bobby Fischer" _ Washingon Sq. Park, South West corner whree they play chess. "Ghost Busters" was also filmed in various location around Central Park.
Since you didn't say they had to be GOOD movies, the nice apartment Howard Stern had in Private Parts was on the top floor of the apartment building The Boulevard, on Broadway between 86th and 87th. The building also has been used in several Law and Order episodes (they filmed one in the summer of '98 when we were living in the building).
