Movies aren't just made on sets and soundstages. From 'Rocky' to 'Forrest Gump', you can visit some of the real-life locations they used.
Every inch of Monica and Rachel's apartment on Friends is memorable, and the exterior is even more recognizable if you're walking the streets of New York City. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this school is home to the Leopards rather than the Wildcats and has turned into a tourist location even for HSM alums Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in 2022. Be there where the magic (supposedly) happens, and your favorite characters come to life? It's entirely possible to visit filming locations of several famous movies and shows throughout the country. For Sex and the City fans, Carrie Bradshaw's apartment was a memorable part of the show, and the building used for the exterior shots can be found in New York. The interior of Lottie's Pub has been seen in several episodes — despite being referred to as Molly's by characters on the show — and can be found on Cortland Street in Chicago, Illinois.
Should you find yourself in Port Clyde, Maine this summer, you might want to give this a try!
Marshall Point Light Station is a lighthouse at the entrance of Port Clyde Harbor in Port Clyde, Maine. It was established in 1832, and you are ever in that part of Maine, it is very worthy of a visit, or maybe a jog up the walk way! When Forrest goes on his cross country run, I totally forgot that at the end of his journey, he triumphantly runs up the walk way at the Marshall Point Lighthouse. A very iconic scene, which got to me to thinking about whether or not people have re-created this piece of movie magic. The other day while I was channel surfing, enjoying the air conditioning, during our recent heat wave, I came across the classic Tom Hanks movie, “Forrest Gump”. It is one of those films where you can jump in at any point, and you usually end up watching the rest of it.
In between his mega-hit “Back to the Future” sequels and crowdpleaser “Forrest Gump,” Robert Zemeckis directed this sublime black comedy.
And “Alien 3,” while featuring plenty of great effects throughout,” was a mostly detested sequel that many academy voters likely didn’t want to reward. With “Death Becomes Her” doing only so-so in ticket sales, not many awards nominations followed in early 1993, but the film did make it in at three of the major ceremonies. Streep had made a name for herself as a serious dramatic actress for more than a decade, having received nine Oscar nominations by 1992 (she now has 21 bids to her name). She had dabbled in the comedy genre with 1989’s “She-Devil” and 1991’s “Defending Your Life,” but “Death Becomes Her” gave audiences her wildest and flashiest turn in the genre yet. “For me the charm of ‘Death Becomes Her’ was, it was really one of the films that bridged that technology gap,” Chiang declared. Willis had successfully transitioned from popular television comedy actor in “Moonlighting” to action movie superstar with the first two “Die Hard” movies, and thus his appearance in “Death Becomes Her” as a nerdy, alcoholic plastic surgeon was a surprise to many (Kevin Kline was initially cast but later dropped out). Even Hawn didn’t seem a likely choice for the project, given her track record of more middle-of-the-road comedies that didn’t break a lot of rules like “Wildcats” and “Overboard.” In a summer of mostly safe, audience-friendly comedies like “Sister Act” and “HouseSitter,” “Death Becomes Her” entered the marketplace an oddball piece of dark, absurdist humor that didn’t fit into a clear category.