The erecting of a Robocop statue in Detroit got me to thinking-what movies do you equate with certain cities?
Here are some of mine-
.Tokyo-GODZILLA and freinds (duh!)
.New York-KING KONG (double duh!),the COLUSSUS of NEW YORK,HERCULES IN NEW YORK.
.London-GORGO,KONGA,AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
.Los Angeles-WAR OF THE WORLDS,THEM
.Las Vegas-the AMAZING COLASSAL MAN,MARS ATTACKS!
.San Franciso-IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA
.Rome-20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH
.Washington DC-EARTH VS the FLYING SAUCERS,INDEPENDENCE DAY,MARS ATTACKS!
.Copenhagen-REPTILICUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFQqmHQMJBY
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District 9 ~ Johannesburg
Land Of The Dead ~ Pittsburg
Doomsday ~ Cape Town
Robo-cop was not particularly flattering to the city of Detroit. Why on earth would they erect a statue?
Wichita - King Kung Fu
Mansquito - Baltimore
Dr. Giggles- Portland, OR
Star Trek IV- San Francisco, CA
Philadelphia- Philadelphia, PA :tongueout:
Quote from: skuts on February 23, 2011, 09:50:06 AM
Robo-cop was not particularly flattering to the city of Detroit. Why on earth would they erect a statue?
Have you ever been to Detroit? It looked better after Robocop wreaked havoc there.
Quote from: skuts on February 23, 2011, 09:50:06 AM
Robo-cop was not particularly flattering to the city of Detroit. Why on earth would they erect a statue?
Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 23, 2011, 03:27:52 PM
Quote from: skuts on February 23, 2011, 09:50:06 AM
Robo-cop was not particularly flattering to the city of Detroit. Why on earth would they erect a statue?
Have you ever been to Detroit? It looked better after Robocop wreaked havoc there.
:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:
Actually-they had it on the local news-the Mayor nixed the idea.
Others-
.ESCAPE from NEW YORK
.ESCAPE from LA
.The LOST WORLD (1925)-London
.The PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and the HUNCHBACK of NOTRE DAME-Paris
Quote from: Trevor on February 23, 2011, 08:17:04 AM
District 9 ~ Johannesburg
Land Of The Dead ~ Pittsburg
Doomsday ~ Cape Town
Speaking of Africa-I read in the new Famous Monsters mag that there was a NEW zombie film made in Ougadougou-a village in Ghana! The film is called THE DEAD.
Heres the official website!!!!
http://www.thedead-movie.com/
This is a tough one. Seems like the cities that usually get a memorable presence in movies are the ones that have a lot of movies set in them. So I don't really associate them with one movie.
Off the top of my head:
Boise, Idaho - Moving
Chicago - Ferris Buehler's Day Off
Calgary - Superman III
New York is always in my head as the seedy, dangerous and dirty place that 80s vigilante/killer movies made it. Even though I've been there and it's not like that anymore, that is what comes to mind at the name.
My hometown of Louisville, KY - RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, ABBY
New York City - besides the ones already mentioned, BASKET CASE
Quote from: Rev. Powell on February 23, 2011, 08:03:42 PM
My hometown of Louisville, KY - RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, ABBY
New York City - besides the ones already mentioned, BASKET CASE
I was gonna mention BASKET CASE-beat me to it.
NYC is my birth place-
I was trying to remeber what the bomd dropped in RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD-odd-I heard no southern accents in that film!
Speaking of Bombs-
Lawerence,Kansas-The DAY AFTER
This could happen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btpnI__tQdE
This movie scared the s**t outta me. Still does.
I think in honor of this thread, we should all make a donation:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/imaginationstation/detroit-needs-a-statue-of-robocop
Quote from: AndyC on February 23, 2011, 03:56:10 PM
This is a tough one. Seems like the cities that usually get a memorable presence in movies are the ones that have a lot of movies set in them. So I don't really associate them with one movie.
Off the top of my head:
Boise, Idaho - Moving
Chicago - Ferris Buehler's Day Off
Calgary - Superman III
Funny, I seem to associate comedies with cities, more than other genres, except possibly for action.
I should add that some of the cities previously mentioned have the same connections for me.
Copenhagen - Reptilicus
Los Angeles - Independence Day (more than New York, for me)
Tokyo - The whole Kaiju genre
And actually, the state of Idaho, in general, makes me think of The Being. Probably because I can't think of another horror movie set in Idaho. Certainly not one that emphasizes the fact.
And Chicago does have an association with Kolchak: The Night Stalker for me. I recall it making good use of establishing shots of the city.
Master of the Universe with my home town of Whittier, California, mostly because it was filmed on location there. Funny seeing Skeletor hovering down Greenleaf Avenue where I hung out a bunch as a teenager.
MST3K made the connection for me for THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION and Green Bay, WI.
"PACKERS WON THE SUPERBOWL! WOOHOO!"
28 Days/Weeks later - London
Savannah - MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
(http://www.luxurytravelbible.com/images/Product_Images/tt%20statues/bird%20girl.jpg)
London-Lifeforce
Phoenixville - The Blob (original)
New Orleans- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button :thumbup:, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), The Exotic Ones
Nilbog - Troll 2 :teddyr:
Halloween (I think only excluding III): Haddonfield :wink:
"Fake" Los Angeles - Blade Runner. The City is a scene stealing character in that film.
Quote from: arcadeaction on March 04, 2011, 03:20:26 PM
Halloween (I think only excluding III): Haddonfield :wink:
Rounding out the set, Santa Mira - Halloween III, Season of the Witch