51. Hanging On - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
The overpass bridge from which Robert Downey Jr finds himself hanging near the close of this tetchy Tinseltown comedy is the Queensway Branch over West Shoreline Drive in Los Angeles.
52. Smart Tech - The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
The workplace of Steve Carell's tardy dater is the very real Encino Courtyard Mall on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley.
53. The Church - The Graduate (1967)
Benjamin’s desperate journey to reach Elaine climaxes at this deco temple. It's the Methodist Church of La Verne in L.A., which also showed up in Bubble Boy and Wayne’s World 2 – both times in homage to the original.
54. Ned Ryerson! - Groundhog Day (1993)
The corner of that infamous meet between Bill Murray's grumpy weatherman and Stephen Tobolowosky's super-annoying insurance man is a real square in Woodstock, Illinois.
55. Libyan Encounter - Back To The Future (1985)
The fateful site of Doc's supposed murder at the hands of plutonium-hungry Libyan terrorists isn't the Twin Pines Mall but the Puente Hills Mall in California.
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StevePotter
Jul 5th 2011, 7:22
Pretty cool article, and as an American I appreciate you guys doing it. One question: isn't the place from the Untouchables also in the Dark Knight when they're having a funeral for Commissioner Loeb? It looks identical.
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QuietLife
Jul 5th 2011, 11:29
I really enjoyed that article! Some iconic images and it was really cool seeing them in real-life (so to speak). Makes me wish I went to a school in LA though!!
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graemeross
Jul 12th 2011, 14:28
Great great article but the article name was 99 American movie locations and you seem to of stuck to LA & NYC. Now I know that most movies are filmed in these locations but i was expecting a little more iconic locations. In my spare time i like to try find movie locations through google earth and street view and have found loads that i would of expected to be in an article like this. For example the house from the bruce willis movie Hostage, Sleepless in seattle House, Teen Wolf house, Jim's house from American Pie, Murtaugh house from Lethal Weapon, Jerry Maguire house etc... Would love you to do another of these articles but make it more open.
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