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July 30, 2008 at 2:54 pm #632499
AnonymousInactiveI love this thread! Does anyone know where in Gatewood the “Prefontain house” was?
I checked out the preview of Born to be Wild on imdb and in the beginning you can see a car chase under the West Seattle Bridge between Harbor Island and the 4th Ave area.
Robin is in town filming at Wallingford center. 45th is going to be closed tonight from 6-9. I think he was in rehab recently but guess not surprised he said he was going to get drunk. He’s getting divorced as you all may be aware. I have read stories of people in other cities asking to go get a beer with him and he says ok!
Keep the info coming! You all have very unique info here!
July 30, 2008 at 3:15 pm #632500
pamMemberThe West Seattle Herald had a picture of the home they used for Prefontaine, perhaps they have the info in their archives.
July 30, 2008 at 3:25 pm #632501
cjboffoliParticipantRobin Williams is in town filming a movie called “World’s Greatest Dad” written and directed by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait. They are shooting around Wallingford at the old F.A. Mcdonald School. The production company is Darko Entertainment, co-founded by Richard Kelly the writer/director of the cult film Donnie Darko.
July 30, 2008 at 3:32 pm #632502
JenVMemberthey’re making another Prefontaine movie??? and why wouldn’t they film it in Eugene? So confused…
July 30, 2008 at 4:04 pm #632503
AnonymousInactiveJenV – It’s just the original movie house that I was curious about. I lived in gatewood prior to admiral and was just curious if I had been by the one used in the movie. Thanks Pam, I’ll take a look around the web.
July 30, 2008 at 4:17 pm #632504
ZenguyParticipantA friend that works at KCTS met Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait yesterday. I cannot imagine Bobcat as a director, that voice…shudder.
July 30, 2008 at 4:19 pm #632505
BayouMemberVery cool thread! Back in March, I saw a portion of the crew for “Traveling” (starring Jennifer Aniston) just off of Olsen Place. They were set up right at the on ramp to 509, with the cityscape in the background. At least, I assume it was their crew, since they were at Pike’s Place the same day:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/354713_traveling12.html?source=rss
I’m surprised about Robin Williams turning down a beer. A friend of mine met him in eastern Washington many years ago and said he waved off his bodyguard to hang out and drink with them. I imagine a divorce would be a pretty good excuse for the attitude though. I’ve always loved that guy.
July 30, 2008 at 4:28 pm #632506
DailyCommuterMemberDoes anyone remember “Scorchy” from about 1976? The movie was a lead bomb but included ‘narc’ Connie Stevens in one great, if disjointed, Bullett-style chase through and around Seattle. Did West Seattle appear?
July 30, 2008 at 4:36 pm #632507
JenVMemberit’s not WS, but we just watched the episode of ‘Kolchak the Night Stalker’ which was filmed in Pioneer Square and the underground tour specifically. If you want a larf, rent it. Apparently there is a whole city with lights, mummies, streets & cars down there…who knew. Ordinarily a great show (RIP Darrin McGavin!) but I suspect that people from here who watched it had the same response as to Sleepless…
July 30, 2008 at 4:41 pm #632508
PatrickKeymasterWhen we were approached about the Prefontaine movie the guy told me that Steve P’s old neighborhood in Eugene had been overhauled and they couldn’t get the look right.
Two other things – the James Earl Jones tv show was filmed in the U District and at the Seattle Center. We have a friend who did audio work on that one while it lasted.
We drove by Lincoln Park the night the Drew Barrymore movie was being filmed there. The park was supposed to be Idaho.
July 30, 2008 at 4:57 pm #632509
MLJMemberThe Cameron Crowe film “Say Anything” was filmed entirely in Seattle, but I’m not sure which West Seattle sites were used.
July 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm #632510
ZenguyParticipantHere is a handy site by the city of all movies filmed in Seattle for anyone who is curious.
July 30, 2008 at 5:17 pm #632511
GenHillOneParticipantI’ve looked at that site too, Zenguy, though it seems to be incomplete – where’s Reality Bites for instance? There must be an opt-out option for production companies.
July 30, 2008 at 5:18 pm #632512
AnonymousInactiveI think this thread is so great because while I have seen all of the movies mentioned here I still learn little tid bits, like I didn’t know Lincoln Park was used in Mad Love or that The Admiral and California Ave were in Singles. It has just been too many years since I saw them I guess. Thanks everyone, keep them coming!
July 30, 2008 at 6:05 pm #632513
cjboffoliParticipantGenHilOne: Do you mean the Ethan Hawke/Winona Ryder film Reality Bites? That was almost completely shot in Austin, Texas and none of it in Seattle.
July 30, 2008 at 6:40 pm #632514
GenHillOneParticipantAm I confusing my 90’s slacker movies? I thought there was an actual Reality Bites house/apt. on Capitol Hill – brick building with a courtyard. Was that Singles? Hmmm…perhaps I was moving too quickly through that decade ;)
July 30, 2008 at 6:47 pm #632515
AnonymousInactiveYeah, the apartment in Singles was shot on Capitol Hill.
July 30, 2008 at 6:53 pm #632516
PlanoMamaMemberFrances was filmed on Pigeon Hill, up the hill from what was then Bethlehem Steel. I grew up on 21st, and it was filmed on one of the dead-ends. Either 22nd or 23rd Ave. From what I remember, it was Frances Farmer’s house and the production company actually came in and redid it to look good for the movie. At the time, it was a semi-rundown neighborhood. Sketchy memories, but as a kid it was really exciting to have all the movie trucks. We got to meet all the actors and they used locals as extras.
July 30, 2008 at 7:29 pm #632517
jessmallettMemberLife or something like it used the house next door to my boyfriend’s parents house, located on Prescott (or could technically be Belvidere) in Admiral. They got a new roof out of the deal and it was only used for one exterior shot. The BF did get to meet Angelina…
July 30, 2008 at 7:40 pm #632518
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July 31, 2008 at 2:20 am #632519
WesMemberLyndaB
I believe they shot the movie, “Born to be Wild” in Mr. Ursinos class and the gymnasium? but the Gym was the only one to make the cut. However, I don’t know if you went there after 1994 they unplugged Mr.Ursinos lab fridge and the smell of rotting shrimp plauge his room for at least the next two years. Yuck!
July 31, 2008 at 4:10 am #632520
pamMemberI am sure War Games (which is having an anniversary dvd released soon) has a shot from West Seattle looking at the city. I feel like there was another shot that was recognizable as WS but it’s been a long time since I saw that movie. It’s a great nostalgic movie if you are over 40 and have always lived here – with the newscasters and what the city used to look like.
I looked at the website that is posted above listing Seattle movies – forgot Stallone was here for Assassins but can’t remember if there was a WS scene in that movie.
July 31, 2008 at 5:09 pm #632521
AnonymousInactiveI wish I could figure out where that 7-11 scene was filmed in Wargames when he gets arrested.
Does anyone know why the intersection of Charlestown and California was chosen for the accident scene in Singles? I mean of all the intersections, was this random because they were filming at the Admiral one day or was it chosen specifically? When I saw the movie years ago in the theater, I just figured it was Capitol Hill or “downtown” somewhere.
July 31, 2008 at 6:01 pm #632522
AnonymousInactiveActually, while certain scenes were in Seattle, I actually read that most of Say Anything was shot elsewhere, including the famous boom box scene. What bridge was he driving over in the first part of the movie, though? Looked like West Seattle bridge to me but that was before we moved here, so I might have that wrong.
Vain downtown on 1st was the bar where Matt Dillon’s band played in Singles.
July 31, 2008 at 6:05 pm #632523
AnonymousInactiveMaryT – We just rented Say Anything because we wanted to watch it since we had moved here.
Although some things were familiar, a lot of it wasn’t, so that makes sense now. I want to rent it again and really pay attention to the bridge in the first part.
And, of course, now we have to rent Singes!
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