Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Even if you've never been to Pittsburgh, you've probably seen plenty of local landmarks on the silver screen. From Emma Watson, standing in the bed of a pickup as it drives through the Fort Pitt Tunnel in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" -- the inadvisable nature of which feat the Post-Gazette has already explored in detail -- to mobs of zombies lurching their way through the Monroeville Mall in "Dawn of the Dead," the Pittsburgh area has appeared in a lot of important movies over the years.
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It is really exciting to read an article that tells you all these cool movies that got filmed in the area you are living in. Coming from Long Island and only being a quick train ride away from New York City which is the location of many popular movies leaving such a thriving area was hard. After reading this it makes being here a little more exciting. The news of a tour of Pittsburgh based on movies is also something I am interested in. I definitely want the chance to get to go on this tour.
It's nice to have a list of films and land marks complied like this. I think that the movie tourism idea is just one more way that Pittsburgh can support itself off of the interest of the film industry. It has been a nice thing to be able to watch. Pittsburgh has done something really good for itself by attracting this type of attention, in a couple regards. First off, as Olivia said, it gives Pittsburgh one more reason (on a long list of reasons) to be something to be proud of. Second are the obvious economic benefits from having the film industry. This article falls into a third category: unforeseen benefits that come from being a place that people are paying attention to. The more movies are filmed in Pittsburgh, the more Pittsburgh will have an opportunity to brand itself as a cool city and a place which can attract artists and young professionals.
This was so cool to read about. I had seen The Dark Night Rises and had no idea some parts were filmed in Pittsburgh! I'll have to rewatch the movie, and I would love to go to the physical locations.
Going to places where my favorite films were shot is something I enjoy doing a lot. I've done it many other cites, but never in Pittsburgh. I didn't know about all the films that were filmed here. I haven't seen all of the films that they list here, but I they all sound really great. Wonder Boys is the most interesting to me. I've read the book by Michael Chabon, but I didn't know that they had made a film or that it was filmed on our campus at CMU. I think that's really neat and I'll be sure to watch the film and then find all the classrooms that the film has shots of. Another book that I have read, The Fault in Our Stars, is being made in to a film here in Pittsburgh right now. I just found out about this the other day and this makes me very proud to live here in Pittsburgh.
This was fun to read about. Unfortunately, this just showed me that I don't get out much. I only recognized five of the films, and I have no idea where some of these locations are in Pittsburgh. I saw a compilation video of Pittsburgh movie scenes on youtube this past summer, and I barely recognized those either. I recently found out where the Dark Knight Rises was filmed because I now live right across the street from that location. When I saw the compilation video on youtube, I rented Flashdance from the library, and thought it was so cool. When I watched the scene where she is running through the hall of greek statues, I shouted to my mom, "I DREW THAT STATUE LAST YEAR IN DRAWING CLASS!" I'm really curious, though, as to why both the compilation video and this article did not mention the film, The Deer Hunter. I think it is an excellent film and part of it was filmed at the steel factories.
I love seeing pittsburgh in movies! Pittsburgh is so diverse all over and it surrounded by vast farm land and forest. I think it might be one of the most diverse cities to film in. Theres traces of the old steel industry which also adds a lot to the local architecture, however Pittsburgh is also a budding cultural cities you have a lot of the modern and young influence as well. Looking at this list it seems like they missed several details and locations in some of the listed movies. Im super excited that movie production because i plan on working in that industry in the future so if i have those options available to me is awesome.
Wow, I had no idea all these movies were filmed in Pittsburgh. On the outside, Pittsburgh doesn't seem like "the place to film movies," but it a actually has a rich history. Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies, and I am definitely going to visit that particular site. However, I did know about the Dark Knight Rises taking place on the steps of the Mellon Institute. That just makes our school seem that much cooler. I also heard that movie based on the John Green novel, "The Fault in Our Stars" is currently filming in Pittsburgh, so it would be cool to have some information on those locations.
It is always surprising how popular of a filming location Pittsburgh is. You really only think of Los Angeles and possibly New York as popular filming locations but with the diversity of looks in the city and the generous tax exemptions, Pittsburgh is being chosen more and more as a filming location which is great for someone like me who wants to pursue a career in film and television.
It's really cool to know how many films have used Pittsburgh as a shooting location. I can see how it would be a good place for a variety of reasons, mostly because it is do diverse in its resources. Scenes can be filmed in museums, at ball parks, and at schools. With such a wide array of locations to choose from, along with being cheeper than New York or Hollywood, Pittsburgh makes an ideal shooting location. I'm interested to know what other films have been shot here and what places they have chosen to use.
This is so cool. I had no idea.
I really liked how they integrated the original film clips with modern-day videoclips of the area.
Nowadays, with all the new special effects available fr directors, I think that many of them find themselves often debating whether to film on location or to just film with a blue screen.
Oh, and "The Silence of the Lambs" totally freaked me out. I really want to go there
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This is so cool. I had no idea.
I really liked how they integrated the original film clips with modern-day video clips of the area.
Nowadays, with all the new special effects available fr directors, I think that many of them find themselves often debating whether to film on location or to just film with a blue screen.
Oh, and "The Silence of the Lambs" totally freaked me out. I really want to go there.
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