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Makes since one of the roots of the Bruins/Habs rivalry was Anglo Montréalers being Bruins fans while Franco-Montrealers well obviously not back in the day.
This is the first time I have ever heard this.
In the early days of pro hockey Montreal had the Canadiens (Habs) and the Maroons. The Maroons were the anglophone club and the Canadiens (named for French speakers, the original "Canadians") were the francophone club.
This lasted for several decades and there was a heated rivalry.
During the Great Depression pro hockey fell on hard times and the Maroons collapsed. The Canadiens managed to survive and became Montreal's only team.
AFAIK Anglo-Montrealers switched over their allegeance to the Habs relatively quickly. If there was ever a period where they cheered for the Bruins it was extremely short-lived as all of the historical evidence points to all of Montreal including the anglophones being behind the Habs as early as the 1940s and 1950s.
Many anglo legends on the Habs go back to that era: Dick Irvin, Elmer Lach, Doug Harvey, Bill Durnan...
Yes, there are people in Quebec and Montreal who are Bruins fans (every society has its bad apples, what can I say?) but I've never observed they are significantly more prevalent among the anglophone population. There are Bruins fans among the francophones too.
I suppose, though the impact of this in terms of the city's visiblity in the U.S. would be...?
I don't think people in Iowa watching a movie or show on Netflix, or a Hallmark Christmas movie are looking up the filming locations.
And of course basically zero of these productions are actually set in Vancouver.
So 99.99% of the people watching just assume it's set in some random place in the U.S. They even pepper the (Vancouver) streetscapes with random American flags, just to make sure.
Last winter I was skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa and stumbled onto a movie set with a stage and all sorts of American flags and election signs. Turns out they were filming the movie "Fatboy" starring Mel Gibson.
Yeah...
There is actually quite a large number of film scenes that get shot in Montreal, but where the movie is based in NYC, for instance.
Can’t really tell where the filming takes place unless one looks it up.
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Ha!...grew up in NY (first 22 years of my life)...also only time I enjoyed hearing “penalty on #7, Rod Gilbert” was when the Montreal PA announcer did it with his great accent.
We should have a separate poll, Roger Doucet (O Canada) v Robert Merrill (Star Spangled Banner) v Ronan Tynan or Kate Smith (God Bless America)...lol.
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You live in Miami. I am even surprised you know Montreal exists!
Yeah...
There is actually quite a large number of film scenes that get shot in Montreal, but where the movie is based in NYC, for instance.
Can’t really tell where the filming takes place unless one looks it up.
The higher quality productions usually do a pretty good of "faking" a movie's location. So even a local will often not even recognize their own city, unless they have a really keen eye or are actually looking for these cues.
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Wasn’t “The Score” with DeNiro, Norton and Brando filmed entirely in Montreal? Scenes from there singlehandedly inspired a visit from me.
Actress Nathalie Fay (played the check in receptionist at Caesars Palace in The Hangover and had a small role in Old School) is from Montreal and lives in my building in Miami. Friendly with her.
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Yeah...
There is actually quite a large number of film scenes that get shot in Montreal, but where the movie is based in NYC, for instance.
Can’t really tell where the filming takes place unless one looks it up.
Yeah...
There is actually quite a large number of film scenes that get shot in Montreal, but where the movie is based in NYC, for instance.
Can’t really tell where the filming takes place unless one looks it up.
Toronto much moreso than Montreal. There's a reason Toronto has been to referred to as Hollywood North for the last 20 or so years. Cheaper production costs and government incentives being two of the main attractions.
Toronto much moreso than Montreal. There's a reason Toronto has been to referred to as Hollywood North for the last 20 or so years. Cheaper production costs and government incentives being two of the main attractions.
Yes both Toronto and Vancouver have a much larger number of Hollywood North U.S. film and TV production than Montreal does.
Montreal has a large film and TV scene but it's more predominantly home grown.
Ha!...grew up in NY (first 22 years of my life)...also only time I enjoyed hearing “penalty on #7, Rod Gilbert” was when the Montreal PA announcer did it with his great accent.
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You are thinking of Claude Mouton. He died in 1993. One of the most memorable voices of my youth.
I still get chills when I think of him announcing a goal by Guy Lafleur!
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