Are movies made in your city? If you saw them being made what would you do?

United States
May 22, 2008 12:20am CST
The downtown area of my city has been used as the background for many movies... I watched the actors and other people on the set from a safe distance. Wondering if movies are made in your area? If so, have you watched it, participated in it, attempted to avoid it, or what?
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• United States
22 May 08
I live in the country in New York so I don't think anybody would make a movie here. I do remember a couple of years ago a movie was filming in Buffalo which is about an hour away. I wanted to go up and check it out, but couldn't. I probably would have done what you did and watched from a distance. If I got interested enough I may have gone closer, but it's more my style to hang back a bit.
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• United States
23 May 08
You probably were smart to hang back a bit... Thanks for posting.
• United States
23 May 08
I remember when Big Fish was being shot in Alabama, right around the time I still lived there. My husband was going to be in it, but we ended up moving away before they shot his scene. For the longest time we avoided that movie as though it was the plague. Mostly to avoid seeing certain people that were supposedly in it. But I ended up catching it on my own and found that all the people we were afraid to see, weren't even there. It was a fantastic movie and I loved every moment of it. My only regret was never getting the chance to participate, or for my husband to participate.
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• United States
23 May 08
I am sorry that you and your husband did not get to participate in it... And kind of glad that the others did not either... Glad tha that you finally got a chance to see it and liked it. Thanks for posting.
@biggerb (2024)
• India
22 May 08
I live in a beautiful hillstation.many movies are bieng made here.Earlier I always used to stop by and watch it.the process of shooting the scenes over and over again is quite boring.I stop by just to have a glance of the stars if the are the real popular ones.
• United States
23 May 08
Thanks for sharing about the boring takes and retakes and the liking for the popular stars. Thanks for posting here.
@icon_001 (584)
• India
22 May 08
Hi, Some of the Indian Movies have been shot in Delhi and continue to be shot . However;If there are big stars during these shoots,the Areas are kind of being cordoned off or there is so much police that people can only view the Movie Stars from a long distance . As for me ,I have not so far any shooting in my city .
• United States
23 May 08
Thanks for sharing about the movie making that occurs in Delhi.
@aplaza (630)
• Netherlands
22 May 08
I grew up in Los Angeles. Sometimes you'd see them taking outdoor shots for a movie or tv show. I guess we Angelinos have a somewhat different attitude towards movies than most other people. For us it's just an industry. I seriously doubt any Angelino would be starstruck if they bumped into an actor. Actually it's quite irritating if they set up roadblocks on a street that you need to access. The only thing you can do is wait till they are done. Or try driving a few blocks out of your way.
• United States
23 May 08
It is true that up there, there is a tendency to take the actors for granted and to see them filming as just one more traffic delay. Down South, in the City of Orange, there is less filming and it is usually done in the old traffic circle near Watsons or near some of the other buildings in the downtown area. They usually do a good job of preventing problems. Down in Santa Ana, the old courthouse building also is used... It is not as bad here as it is in Los Angeles with the traffic. Thanks for posting here.
@shyloo (108)
• Philippines
22 May 08
unfortunately :( I dont know how i would react if it happens near our home. Maybe Id like to get a peek of the actors/actress and observe the background or behind-the-scenes activities. But if my fav actor is part of the movie, im not sure but i think id like to try to take his picture. Im shy you know heheh.
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• United States
23 May 08
Thanks for sharing about the things that you might do and in such a cute way too. hehehe!
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
23 May 08
we have had sevral made here never knew when they were shooting them. Had a chance in Tnn to go see the shooting of the real Walking Talk but couldnt get clse they shut off the road
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
24 May 08
I know and it was a road we traveled every night to work years before so when I see the show I have lots of memoryies even if they didnt film in in the county it happened in
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• United States
24 May 08
Sorry that you couldn't get to see it... Thanks for posting.
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
23 May 08
Parts of "Waterboy" were filmed in my city and in 2 cities North from me. The part where Adam Sandler WAS the waterboy in the beginning of the movie, in his fishing gear was filmed in the city N of me. I was there and watched it be filmed. In fact, I am in it. But its hard to describe the point where you can see me, because the filed itself is down in a bowl. I was on top of the hill. Anyway, I was standing there watching with two other guys (i didn't know them, they were already there when I got there) when one yells (during a break in filming of course) "Hey Adam, How about an autograph?" I couldn't believe it... Adam ran all the way up the hill to give us an autograph! He was such a nice guy! Then, we walked around to where the stars' trailers were, and caugh Henry Winkler coming out of the tunnel from where they were filming. Me... like an idiot.. like the man doesn't know is last name... said "hey Henry Winkler, how bout and autograph?" HE was p!ssed that we were there (we stepped over the tape blocking the public), I touched his arm and giggled (I FLIRTED WITH THE FONZ!! ) He did give all three of us an autograph. It was a fun day! Some of the swamp parts were filmed in the marina in my city, but I didn't get as close as I wanted. I DID catch another glimpse of Henry and Adam
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
1 Jun 08
And thank you for best response. It is much appreciated :)
• United States
24 May 08
Congratulations on getting those autographs... Thanks for posting about your experiences. It is good to know that Adam Sandler and Henry Winkler were kind enough to give autographs and that Adam Sandler was kind enough to go out of his way to do it.
• United States
23 May 08
I was shocked when they filmed some of the final season of the Sopranos so close to my house. I knew that they usually filmed in Jersey, but it was usually over thirty minutes away from. Not last year. My mom told me she was on her way to work and the traffic was terrible because people were slowing down to see the action. She said that they had those huge movie lights at a gas station, which they changed the name of for the episode. I've only seen a couple of episodes of the Sopranos, but I've seen plenty of scenes that I recognized.
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• United States
23 May 08
It must have been interesting to see places that you knew on the screen for the Sopranos. Thanks for sharing about it.