My Nerdy Hobby

[IamSeaDevil]

I like to find locations in my favorite movies

Pulp fiction


Smokey and The Bandit


It's interesting to see the change that happens

 

[reverend1]

That's very cool.

 

[tiger roach]

Heh. I haven't heard of that hobby, but it's kinda interesting!

Show us some other ones!

 

[Grave Bomber]

Actually, that's awesome.

 

[Chad]

I dig it. Sounds pretty fun to me.

 

[Elias Graves]

I was gonna do that but Alderaan isn't there any more. :(

 

[IamSeaDevil]

Yeah when I was a kid watching Rockford Files I always wanted to know if the locations were real addresses. When I moved to SoCal I was able to drive around LA finding the locations
Now I just use a combination of Yelp, Google Earth, Google Maps, Netflix and a program called Jing to capture specific images on the screen like street signs.

Here's Resevoir dogs

The corner of York BLVD and Ave 50.
Used to be an insurance agent and now it's a Mexican cafe

 

[Modern Saint]

That ain't nerdy, actually this kinda cool!

In Long Beach there is a diner called George's 50's Diner which has been used in a number of films. The food isn't bad, just your run of the mill local food joint.

A Cinderella Story

http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2010/01/15/georges-50s-diner/

They have done other movies but I can't seem to locate any at this time. I see a film crew out there every once in awhile.

 

[IamSeaDevil]

I was gonna do that but Alderaan isn't there any more. :(

But Tatooine is

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/..._n_3271555.html?utm_hp_ref=arts#slide=2447007

 

[Foo]

wow. that's cool. don't think i could find many around oklahoma. i know there have been some, the movie twister for instance.

 

[Elias Graves]

Hmm. Know any smugglers I might book some passage with?

 

[IamSeaDevil]

Hmm. Know any smugglers I might book some passage with?

I know of one. He made the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs.

Which makes no sense since a parsec is a unit of distance not time

 

[Mark Wein]

 

[Tralfaz]

There was a Charlie Sheen movie (The Chase) that was partly filmed around Houston and the Clear Lake area in Texas. I could show you the locations, but I'm pretty sure no one ever saw that movie.

 

[IamSeaDevil]

There was a Charlie Sheen movie (The Chase) that was partly filmed around Houston and the Clear Lake area in Texas. I could show you the locations, but I'm pretty sure no one ever saw that movie.

I remember that movie Christy Swanson rode Charlie while he was driving and Ron Jeremy played a cameraman that was more convincing than Charlie's character

 

[BlackCat]

That is awesome!

It's probably easier in Cali. I might be able to find a few out here. Probably more from TV.

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[IamSeaDevil]

I just find businesses in the background and figure out addresses on Google Earth

 

[Alex W]

That's pretty cool. I live down the street from the old prison where they filmed Shawshank Repemption and Tango and Cash. That's about as close as I get to movie fame.

 

[IamSeaDevil]

Youngstown right?

 

[Tralfaz]

I remember that movie Christy Swanson rode Charlie while he was driving and Ron Jeremy played a cameraman that was more convincing than Charlie's character

Don't forget Henry Rollins as the gung-ho cop.