Horror and sci fi movies - major cities

RCMerchant · February 23, 2011, 07:20:58 AM

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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Trevor · February 23, 2011, 08:17:04 AM

District 9 ~ Johannesburg
Land Of The Dead ~ Pittsburg
Doomsday ~ Cape Town

skuts · 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?

thetoxicone · February 23, 2011, 10:52:40 AM

Wichita - King Kung Fu

ChocolateChipCharlie · February 23, 2011, 01:14:53 PM

Mansquito - Baltimore

retrorussell · February 23, 2011, 02:42:43 PM

Dr. Giggles- Portland, OR
Star Trek IV- San Francisco, CA
Philadelphia- Philadelphia, PA

The Burgomaster · 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.

RCMerchant · February 23, 2011, 03:44:14 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?

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.

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/

AndyC · 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

theedinburghbteam · February 23, 2011, 07:56:24 PM

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.

Rev. Powell · 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

RCMerchant · February 23, 2011, 10:56:14 PM

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.

ChocolateChipCharlie · February 24, 2011, 11:50:26 AM

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

AndyC · February 24, 2011, 12:16:44 PM

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.

Flick James · February 24, 2011, 02:11:27 PM

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.