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empire state building
from king kong posted in movies by speedy_dee
The Empire State Building is featured several times in the novel The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon.
The entire staff of Empire Comics moves into the 25th floor of the building when The Escapist becomes a hit, and Sam Clay stands watch against Nazi air attacks from the extant dirigible deck on the 86th floor (among several other scenes).
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from training day posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Denzel and the rookie have breakfast here at LA's Quality Cafe at the beginning of Training Day. It is no longer a functioning diner, but it still shows up in plenty of movies including Seven, Ghost World, (500) Days of Summer and many others.
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from indiana jones and the last crusade posted in movies by pete_nice
The ancient city of Petra was founded around 312 BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans. The famous archaeological site is also known as the Rose City due to the color of the rock out of which it is carved.
The exterior of the Al Khazneh, or The Treasury at Petra, is featured as a filming location in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (*spoiler alert) as the Holy Grail's residence.
view full location details...furious 6 highway
from fast and furious 6 posted in movies by crabapple
In the sixth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, there is a protracted car chase scene involving a tank rolling over cars on a highway.
That scene was filmed on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. According to FF director and producers, the Tenerife government pretty much gave the crew carte blanche to wreak havoc on the road. While many of the stunts were performed on a green screen in post, the tank really did run over 250 cars. Sweet...
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from star wars, return of the jedi posted in movies by donkeyoti
Located just south of Interstate 8 near the Mexicali border is Buttercup Valley, the filming site for Jabba's Barge and the Sarlacc pit scenes from Return of the Jedi.
See some incredible vintage photos of the filming here.
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