Juno's location was Elk River? (Minneapolis, St. Cloud: home, cinema, live)

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by bubbles2008

i am going to suggest that this movie is based in, not filmed in, Minnetonka because they refer to the Ridgedale Mall, which is located in Minnetonka. It would also add to how Bren says "...up in Stillwater" since Stillwater is north of Minnetonka as well as about an hour away from St Cloud.

Stillwater really isn't north of Minnetonka-slightly I suppose but it would be more east.

[knke0204]

Originally Posted by Minnehahapolitan

The fictional town that Juno is set in is a neighborhood of older bungalows. Elk River, or at least nearly all of Elk River, has been built in the last couple decades. The movie was not trying to depict any particular city, but if I had to make a comparison Elk River would be far down the list.

What? Elk River has a bunch of older homes. Elk River was a pretty big city feeding off of Highway 10 before I94 was built. I could show you neighborhoods that look like the one in Juno

[KregAXN]

Originally Posted by MNinWA

I'm gonna have to disagree with both ideas that the film was shot in either Elk River or MSP. I think the show was "based" out of Alex - you got your old-school houses and it's also ~1 hour from St. Cloud.

I wish! But there's no way it was based on Alexandria.

Wikipedia says that the idea of the movie was thought up in a Minneapolis Starbuck's, so that could be a good indication.

[washingtonheights]

BURNABY not Barnaby

[knke0204]

Pretty sure it was Elk River, but Diablo Cody wrote the screen play in the Target Greatland in Crystal off of Broadway

[demtion35]

Originally Posted by MNNative

No bubble bursting...I think we're all in agreement we know it was filmed in Canada. We are trying to figure out the location it was supposed to take place in (storywise). Somewhere here in MN...

By doing simple google, the movie Juno.

Where is Juno supposed to take place?
The fictional town of "Dancing Elk Minnesota" This may be a western subburb of MPLS.


Juno (2007) - FAQ

[8ritt4ny]

Ok about the location where Juno lives, she mentioned Ridgedale mall so she has to be close to it so New Hope or Crystal or could be where it was set in.

[DessaEve]

See talked about Ridgedale Mall. That is in MN. The movie is indicating it is set in MN.

[Unsettomati]

I don't see what is so confusing about this.

Juno was set in Minnesota. It was filmed in Canada. Why do so many people have trouble with that? It's not a contradiction. Many shows don't film on location. The mall and airport scenes in Mallrats weren't really filmed in New Jersey, where that film was set (they were filmed at Eden Prairie Mall and MSP). And here's some breaking news - Star Wars wasn't really filmed in a galaxy far, far away, either.

Setting. Filming location. Two different things.

As for the town in which Juno lived and went to school, we don't know what it is. The film doesn't say. Period. The film doesn't give enough information to pinpoint it. Period. That's because it simply does not matter. Yes, there's St. Cloud as a location in the film. Yes, Ridgedale is mentioned. But that's it. Juno's hometown is unknown.

We.
Don't.
Know.
Where.
It.
Is.

Fiction doesn't always spell everything out. And that's fine.

[Teak]

Originally Posted by Unsettomati

And here's some breaking news - Star Wars wasn't really filmed in a galaxy far, far away, either.

Be very careful. Someone might report you for this.