  Crazy_pete Member Username: Crazy_pete Post Number: 6 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 72.138.178.249 |
What are some good movies which feature Detroit as a location? Four Brothers is a recent one... the only others I can think of are 8 mile, Detroit 9000, and Robocop (I think that was filmed in Texas or something though). | ||
Crazy_pete Member Username: Crazy_pete Post Number: 7 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 72.138.178.249 |
True Romance as well, now that I think about it. | ||
Islandman Member Username: Islandman Post Number: 46 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.42.171.59 |
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/50492/57826.html | ||
Hooha Member Username: Hooha Post Number: 74 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.81.52.188 |
I saw a random movie on cable called "crossing the bridge" about some college age Detroiters in the 1970's smuggling drugs across the ambassador bridge. IMDB says the director was born in Detroit and went to Birmingham. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 1631 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.84.183.189 |
I remember "Hoffa" with Danny DeVito & Jack Nicholson in town shooting at Cobo. | ||
Thrice Member Username: Thrice Post Number: 60 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 207.91.250.131 |
I have a friend who was in Hoffa as a child actress/extra. Wasn't the last Samuel L. Jackson movie "The Man" set in detroit? Did they film anything here? | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 928 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Just stumbled upon an interesting site, http://www.collectibleboat.com /Detroit,_Michigan It looks to be in Dutch or Danish. It contains some info I didn't know or forgotten The following people were born in Detroit. # Avery Brundage, president i IOK 1952-72 # Ralph J. Bunche, diplomat, nobelpristagare - fred # Alice Cooper, rockmusiker – heavy metal # Francis Ford Coppola, filmregissör # Dodge Brothers (John and Horace), biltillverkare # Edsel Ford, biltillverkare # Henry Ford, biltillverkare # Henry Ford II, biltillverkare # Aretha Franklin, sångerska – gospel, soul och R&B # Marvin Gaye, sångare - soul och R&B # Bill Haley, rockmusikert # Jimmy Hoffa, fackföreningsledare # Gordie Howe, ishockeylegend # Milt Jackson, jazzmusiker - vibrafon # Charles Lindbergh, nazistvänlig flygpionjär # Joe Louis, professionell boxare – världsmästare 1937-49 # Harry Morgan, TV-skådespelare – överste Sherman Potter i M*A*S*H # Sugar Ray Robinson, professionell boxare – världsmästare # Diana Ross, sångerska – soul, R&B och pop # George C. Scott, skådespelare, regissör och producent # Tom Selleck, TV-skådespelare - Magnum # Robert Wagner, skådespelare # Dinah Washington, sångerska – blues, jazz och gospel # Stevie Wonder, sångare, kompositör # Garry Tallent, basist i Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 770 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226 |
Out of sight with George Clooney was a Detroit movie as well. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 929 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Beverly Hills Cop was shot in Detroit, the beginning anyway. Wasn't there a Jay Leno movie shot here also? I think at the Majestic. | ||
Johnberk Member Username: Johnberk Post Number: 41 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.212.31.247 |
"Project 313" was shot in Detroit. Its playing tonight at the Main Art Theatre. http://project313themovie.com/ | ||
Noggin Member Username: Noggin Post Number: 40 Registered: 09-2004 Posted From: 68.40.107.240 |
I saw "The Betsy" on cable a few weeks ago. There are some 20 year old shots of Detroit on it. | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 777 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226 |
Here is a little list for you all... The Upside of Anger Robocop Hoffa Renaissance Man Out of Sight Bird on a Wire Crossing the Bridge Detroit Rock City Beverly Hills Cop 8 Mile Narc Standing in the Shadows of Motown Exit Wounds Blue Collar True Romance The TV Show "Martin The Black Legion Scarecrow Detroit 9000 Zebrahead Presumed Innocent 61* Death Bed: The Bed That Eats The Betsy Bowling for Columbine Fahrenheit 9/11 Roger and Me Barn Red Exhibitionist Deep Impact Crimewave Brewster Projects Rosary Murders Grosse Pointe Blank The Polish Wedding http://detroit.about.com/od/un iquelydetroit/a/movies.htm | ||
Darwinism Member Username: Darwinism Post Number: 354 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.209.187.90 |
Add 'The Island' to the list as well. A pretty new movie. It was just shown a few months ago, if my memory serves me correctly. | ||
Hamtramck_steve Member Username: Hamtramck_steve Post Number: 2661 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.209.188.186 |
In Broken's list above, put a note next to "Bird on a Wire" that says "partly set in Detroit, not filmed here." | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 778 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226 |
lol...thanks Ham....I just did a google and that's the first thing that came up. Thanks for the addendum | ||
Mcpd1300 Member Username: Mcpd1300 Post Number: 33 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 68.42.174.123 |
Four Brothers wasn't shot here in Detroit neither was Assault on Precinct 13... | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 785 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226 |
The question was movies that were featured here. So I guess that differs from being based on Detroit against being filmed in Detroit. There were some shots of Detroit in Four Bros though | ||
Citylover Member Username: Citylover Post Number: 1580 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 4.229.123.245 |
Gordie Howe born in Detroit?............I don't think so | ||
Ptero Member Username: Ptero Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 4.229.36.72 |
Gordie Howe Born Mar 31 1928 -- Floral, Saskatchewan accdg to: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/s tats/ yah, it seems the Dutch or Danish site has some wrong info... | ||
Spaceboykelly Member Username: Spaceboykelly Post Number: 115 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.30.248 |
Poletown Lives! Which stars Detroit's now defunct Poletown. The DVD can be checked out of the WSU, EMU, UofM, UofD, Margyrove, or Library of Michigan libraries. For some reason it isn't at the DPL. Hmm. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 84 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57 |
I thought Robocop was filmed in Chicago. | ||
Sven1977 Member Username: Sven1977 Post Number: 159 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 209.220.229.254 |
The above list is Swedsih. | ||
Sven1977 Member Username: Sven1977 Post Number: 160 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 209.220.229.254 |
The above list is Swedish. | ||
Jfre66_77 Member Username: Jfre66_77 Post Number: 3 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 12.15.1.161 |
Mr. Mom with Michael Keaton | ||
Devolian Member Username: Devolian Post Number: 8 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 69.136.144.231 |
I always thought Robocop was filmed in Toronto, but upon further research it was filmed in Dallas Texas, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. | ||
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 2446 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.251.27.41 |
The Betsy is a classic, with so many authentic shots of Detroit circa 1974. Its a must see. |
