Mainstream Hollywood Films of NJ Towns

[EB2]

Originally Posted by veuvegirl

Elisabeth Shue is actually a Maplewood gal. Her and her brother Andrew went to Columbia High School; where they just shot the movie Gracie.

I thought it was South Orange that the Shue family lived in. At least, that's where Andrew was born, and they lived close to Zach Braff ("Zach lived around the corner from the Shues." - according to IMDB [I know that doesn't mean they were in SO, but that's what it sounds like to me. Also, they all went to Columbia in Maplewood.])

[veuvegirl]

Could be Maplewood/South Orange sort of 'meld together'. They are right next to each other, both attending Columbia High School.

My BF is around the corner from me in SO, and I am in Maplewood...

[billb7581]

Originally Posted by kalim2008

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Do you guys know of other NJ towns that were heavily featured in Hollywood films?

Rancocas Valley HS was used for parts of Eddie and the Cruisers.

Most of it was shot in ny/nj area IIRC.

[SarahSharp]

The movie Fathers and Sons with Jeff Goldblum was shot in Long Branch and Asbury Park and the movie City By the Sea - it had Robert DeNero - he was a cop and his son was thought to have killed another cop... that was shot in Asbury Park as well.

[LittleMissSunshine]

Welcome to the Dollhouse- West Caldwell, NJ

A lesser known film to many, but one of my favorites!

Same director has used Livingston and Monmouth Junction in some of his other films.

[Giantone]

"Once Upon a Time in America"....SpringLake....Essex and Sussex Hotel ,same with "Rag Time"...Jimmy Cagney's last movie."Father's and Sons" a thriller filmed in Belmar ,Spring Lake and Asbury.Woody Allens "Stardust Memories" SpringLake and RedBank and Asbury.


P.S

Dogma..............Red Bank!!!!

[kalim2008]

I'll bump this. It was an ok thread.

[frankgn87]

also in Vineland and Atco..

quote=billb7581;3163580]Rancocas Valley HS was used for parts of Eddie and the Cruisers.

Most of it was shot in ny/nj area IIRC.[/quote]

[sdweisman]

The Family Stone, starring sarah jessica parker was filmed in madison.

[STrapani1105]

Originally Posted by Gravy Boat

A lot of that Tom Hanks movie "Big" was filmed in NJ.

Cliffside Park, NJ. the house they used for the filming was actually owned by one of my relatives.

also, Guess Who was partially filmed in Madison according to imdb.com. Also a scene of The Family Stone (Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermont Mulroney) was filmed at Waverly Place in Madison, that I know for a fact. Madison was used in a variety of films.

Also, Artie Lange's Beer League was filmed in New Jersey. The only town I recognized was Seaside Heights.