The 1991 Terry Gilliam film “The Fisher King” was shot in New York City. This building on the left appears as the apartment of Jack Lucas, played by Jeff Bridges.
LOCATION: 146 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Parry, played by Robin Williams, brings Jack to a “castle,” where he hopes to acquire the Holy Grail. The building, known as Squadron A Armory, is actually a school.
LOCATION: 1339 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10128
Parry watches for Lydia, played by Amanda Plummer, at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, where he imagines the crowds all dancing. Grand Central Terminal has been seen in countless films, such as “Midnight Run,” “North By Northwest,” “Carlito’s Way,” “Seconds,” “Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind,” “The Avengers,” “The Ice Storm,” “Unfaithful,” “Hackers,” “The French Connection,” “Armageddon,” “Revolutionary Road” and many more.
The 1974 film Death Wish was shot in New York, Arizona and Hawaii. Early in the film, Paul Kersey, played by Charles Bronson, is seen riding in a taxi with his wife crossing the Queensboro Bridge. The bridge has been featured in countless films, such as “Manhattan,” “Home Alone 2: Lost In New York” and many more.
LOCATION: 61 Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Path, New York, NY 10044 (seen from Sutton Square / Riverview Terrace, New York, NY 10022)
The apartment of Paul Kersey can be found in Manhattan. The entrance seen in the film faces W 75th St. During our visit, it was a classic example of New York City’s heavy use of scaffolding, often obscuring views of buildings.
LOCATION: 33 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10023 (facing W 75th St)
There’s a couple famous stairs from the film. The short set of stairs where Paul Kersey is followed can be found at Riverside Park on Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10025, near W 99th St (GPS coordinates: 40°47’52.7″N, 73°58’27.7″W). The longer stairs seen near the end of the film, where Paul is confronted by three criminals, are at an entirely different location, also near Riverside Dr, about 1.5 miles away.
LOCATION: Near Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027 (GPS coordinates: 40°48’59.9″N, 73°57’42.7″W)
These are the stairs famously depicted on many of the film’s posters, with Paul Kersey aiming his gun.
The 2023 Celine Song film “Past Lives” was shot in Korea and New York City. Early in the film, Nora and Hae Sung are seen playing together as children at MMCA Outdoor Sculpture Park, located just outside of Seoul, Korea, near Seoul Land amusement park. Their mothers are seen sitting at this bench as the children play. The sculpture next to the bench is known as Visual Point-Opener by Kwon Dal-Sool from 1984.
LOCATION: MMCA Outdoor Sculpture Park, 313 Gwangmyeong-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (GPS coordinates: 37°25’49.5″N, 127°01’08.8″E)
The sculpture the children play in front of is known as Singing Man by Jonathan Borofsky from 1994. The jaw only moves at select times of the day and was shut down for the season during our visit, but you can still see it behind the scaffolding in the image below. This area is not difficult to find, if you approach MMCA Outdoor Sculpture Park from the main entrance, you’ll see it immediately to your right. We’ve also provided GPS coordinates.
The kids are next seen playing on the New Gazing at Being sculpture by Lee Il-Ho from 1994. This one is slightly more tricky to find. If you follow the path above and behind the bench where the mothers sit, past the main pedestrian entrance and towards the eastern parking lot, you’ll find it. We’ve also included GPS coordinates.
LOCATION: MMCA Outdoor Sculpture Park, 313 Gwangmyeong-ro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (GPS coordinates: 37°25’50.3″N, 127°01’14.2″E)
The stairs where young Nora and Hae Sung go their separate ways is a bit of a walk from any nearby train or bus stations. Depending which direction you approach, you may need to walk down several narrow roads to reach it, with the stairs located on a hill. We’ve provided GPS coordinates below.
LOCATION: 22 Geumhosan 2na-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea (GPS coordinates: 37°32’57.9″N, 127°01’25.3″E)
Nora and Hae Sung are seen walking on another set of stairs on their way home from school. These stairs are not located near the above location. It is located up a long stretch of hills. If you plan to visit, we’d recommend a taxi to reach this spot, unless you’re looking for a bit of a hike.
LOCATION: Near 24-52 Bon-dong, Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea (GPS coordinates: 37°30’36.9″N, 126°57’21.3″E)
The kids continue walking this direction.
After Nora moves to New York City, she eventually reconnects with Hae Sung, who comes to visit her after many years. The two visit the Statue of Liberty, which has of course been seen in countless films, such as “Splash,” “The Godfather Part II,” “Superman,” “Escape from New York,” “Home Alone 2: Lost In New York,” “Ghostbusters II,” “X-Men,” “Comrades: Almost a Love Story,” “Baby It’s You,” “The Abyss,” “Lords Of Dogtown” and more.
LOCATION: Statue of Liberty, New York, NY 10004
Nora’s apartment can be found at 50 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003, while the garage they stand in front of at the end of the film is located just a few buildings down at 40 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003.
While the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film “Eyes Wide Shut” takes place in New York City, most of the film was shot in England. There are, however, several quick exterior establishing shots that were filmed in New York, such as the home of Dr. William Harford and Alice Harford, played by Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
LOCATION: 146 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
The Harfords attend a party at the home of Victor Ziegler, played by Sydney Pollack.
LOCATION: 233 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
The mansion where the orgy takes place was a composite of three locations. The exterior was filmed at Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0QH, UK, which has also appeared in the films “Batman Begins” and “Brazil.” The interiors were filmed at the privately owned Elveden Hall, 9MPH+3V, Thetford IP24 3TA, UK, which has also appeared in such films as “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “Stardust,” “Jupiter Ascending” and “The Living Daylights.” The front gate was a set built and filmed on the grounds of the Transport Research Laboratory, Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride, Crowthorne, Wokingham RG40 3GA, UK (GPS coordinates: 51°22’55.5″N, 0°46’38.8″W).
Late in the film, Dr. Harford goes to the hospital to check on Mandy.
The 1979 Woody Allen film “Manhattan” was of course filmed in New York City. The iconic shot of Isaac and Mary, played by Allen and Diane Keaton, sitting on a bench overlooking the Queensboro Bridge was filmed at Sutton Square and Riverview Terrace. The image was also immortalized on the film’s poster. The bridge has appeared in countless films, such as “Death Wish,” “Home Alone 2: Lost In New York,” “Ms. 45” and many more.
LOCATION: Sutton Square / Riverview Terrace, New York, NY 10022
The 2011 film “Shame,” directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, was filmed in New York City. Brandon, played by Fassbender, lives in the apartment. The exterior entrance can be seen a couple times in the film.
LOCATION: 9 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001
Later in the film, Brandon is seen having sex with a stranger in the window of this hotel.
The 1980 Brian De Palma film “Dressed to Kill” was shot in New York City. The office of Doctor Robert Elliott, played by Michael Caine, can be found in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
LOCATION: 162 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021
Kate Miller, played by Angie Dickinson, plays a game of cat and mouse with a mysterious man at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She eventually follows the man outside to the front steps of the building, where she momentarily loses sight of him. The museum has appeared in many films, including “Ocean’s Eight,” “A Perfect Murder,” “Changing Lanes,” “Manhattan” and many more.
LOCATION: 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028
Here is the area where Kate tosses her glove on the stairs, only to spot the man in a taxi holder her other glove.
The 1995 Larry Clark film “Kids” was shot in New York City. Many of the locations, which are scattered all across Manhattan, have changed over the years, but the film remains an unflinching portrait of youth in the city in the 1990s. One location relatively unchanged is the steps outside of Darcy’s home, where Telly and Casper, played by Leo Fitzpatrick and Justin Pierce, talk at the beginning of the film.
LOCATION: 515 E 84th St, New York, NY 10028
The market where Telly and Casper steal beer has long since closed.
LOCATION: 1716 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10128
The apartment of Paul, played by Sajan Bhagat, was a composite of two locations. The exterior where they get buzzed into the building was filmed here.
LOCATION: 64 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003
The interior of Paul’s apartment was filmed at this building.
LOCATION: 501 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
The building used for the STD clinic where Jennie, played by Chloë Sevigny, accompanies Ruby, played by Rosario Dawson, can be found at555 Broome St, New York, NY 10013.
Telly and Casper are seen jumping the turnstiles and entering the 77th St subway station.
LOCATION: Lexington Ave / E 77th St, New York, NY 10075
Telly and Casper meet up with a large group of their skater friends at Washington Square Park, where a massive fight soon breaks out. The park, as depicted in the film, is a popular skate spot in real life. In fact, its where director Larry Clark would often meet screenwriter Harmony Korine, as well as many other kids that would eventually join the cast of the film. Washington Square Park has been seen in countless films, including “Chasing Amy,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” “I Am Legend,” “Ghostbusters II,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” “Serpico” and many more.
LOCATION: Washington Square, New York, NY 10012
The scenes of all the kids walking together down the center median of the road, which was also featured on some of the film posters, was shot at E Houston St / Avenue A, New York, NY 10002. While there is still a median there, it is now filled with plants and trees, instead of flat grass as seen in the film and pedestrians can no longer traverse it.
The swimming pool all the kids sneak into at night was the Tony Dapolito Outdoor Pool. The same pool famously appeared in the film “Raging Bull.”
LOCATION: 1 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014
The club scenes where Jennie searches for Telly supposedly take place at NASA, a real former weekly rave that took place every Friday night at the Shelter club in Tribeca in the 1990s. However, the movie instead filmed at The Tunnel, a famous club formerly located in Chelsea. The Tunnel permanently closed back in 2001 and the building is now being remodeled. The location had appeared in other films, such as “Belly,” “Ghostbusters II” and “Vampire’s Kiss,” but there’s not much there to see today.
LOCATION: 220 12th Ave, New York, NY 10001 (since remodeled)
The film’s closing scenes depicting a party at the apartment of Steven, played by Jon Abrahams, were filmed at 240 E Houston St #2C, New York, NY 10002.
The 2001 Wes Anderson film “The Royal Tenenbaums” was filmed in New York. The Tenenbaum house can be found in the northern part of Manhattan, near Harlem.
The 2019 Todd Phillips film “Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, was filmed in New York and New Jersey. The most famous location from the film likewise emerged as one of the most popular filming locations of recent years, which is of course the stairs where Joker dances. The stairs, previously known as the Shakespeare Avenue Stairs, or alternatively as the Gauson Stairs, connect Shakespeare Ave and Anderson Ave at West 167th St. The stairs were also featured prominently on the film’s poster image and are now most commonly known as the Joker Stairs.
LOCATION: Between 1161 Shakespeare Ave and 1150 Anderson Ave, The Bronx, NY 10452 (GPS coordinates: 40°50’09.3″N, 73°55’26.2″W)
Here is the area where Joker dances. Originally director Todd Phillips was inspired by a flight of stairs seen in the Ridley Scott film “American Gangster,” but upon scouting realized that area had since changed and no longer matched the aesthetic they were looking for in this film. Instead, other stairs around The Bronx were scouted and ultimately the right look was found.
Here is another view of the section of stairs he dances on.
Here is a view from the top of the stairs. Normally the stairs are not only heavily used by local residents, but it is also a highly popular tourist destination. We found a few minutes when the stairs were totally empty, but soon after, the place was crowded full of tourists.
The stairs are seen multiple times in the film. This view is seen early on as Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) walks to the top of the steps on his way home. The large, modern building in the background was replaced via visual effects with a an older, urban backdrop for the film.
Arthur’s apartment can be found at the top of the stairs, but it’s not the entrance closest to the top, right beside the market. It is instead the next entrance down, which is very similar looking, leading many to mix the locations up. Perhaps the easiest method to identify the correct, screen used entrance is to look for the two large poles to the left.
LOCATION: 1140 Anderson Ave, The Bronx, NY 10452
Arthur has a face to face encounter with Bruce Wayne at the Wayne Manor, which was filmed at the Webb Institute Livingston Library.
The Arkham State Hospital building was filmed in Brooklyn near the intersection of 1st Ave / 58th St. Some visual effects were once again employed to make the building to the left taller and add Arkham State Hospital signage above the arches.
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