Dead Man Down: Why New York Is Top Location

13th September 2013

The UK DVD release of Dead Man Down starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, and Terrence Howard, and is released on September 23rd.

New York City has been used as an iconic location in a huge number of films and TV shows spanning across all genres, this is due to the diversity of landscape and inhabitants of the city as you travel across it. From sprawling skyscrapers, to picturesque parks and ice-rinks, there is something in New York for everyone.

For the large city that it is, New York is very accessible due to the excellent public transport and number of taxi’s available. The ease of travel across the city is a key factor in its popularity as a filming location, as well as how rapidly the scenery changes as you move from Manhattan to Queens for example.

Below is a list of the Top 10 NYC Filming Locations and some of the films filmed there.

TIMES SQUARE

(Crocodile Dundee, Zoolander, I Am Legend, Jerry Maguire, Ghostbusters, Michael Clayton)

5TH AVENUE

(Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Godfather, Tootsie, Cruel Intentions, Meet Joe Black)

PARK AVENUE

(Catch Me If You Can, Leon, Men In Black, Being John Malkovich, The Devil’s Advocate)

GRAND CENTRAL STATION

(Armageddon, Superman, The Taking of Pelham 123, Carlito’s Way)

PLAZA HOTEL

(Home Alone 2, Brewster’s Millions, Scent of A Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, King Of New York)

BROOKLYN BRIDGE

(Transformers, Fantastic Four, Limitless, Hudson Hawk, Godzilla, The French Connection)

BETHESDA FOUNTAIN AND TERRACE

(When Harry Met Sally, 27 Dresses, Made of Honour, Ransom, Green Card)

MADISON AVENUE

(Inside Man, Kramer Vs Kramer, 13 Going on 30, Picture Perfect, Splash)

QUEENSBORO BRIDGE

(The Bourne Ultimatum, Salt, The Interpreter, Donnie Brasco, Get Him To The Greek)

EMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK

(Coming To America, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, Analyze That, I Am Legend)

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