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tiffany and co.
from breakfast at tiffany’s, audrey hepburn posted in movies by pete_nice
The 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's had many exteriors and interiors filmed at this location, the flagship store of Tiffany and Co.
Directed by Blake Edwards, the film was an adaptation of the 1958 novella by Truman Capote. The number of cultural references that have stemmed from this film are too numerous to list, but my personal favorite is Deep Blue Something's tune, "Breakfast at Tiffany's". It's a toe-tapper.
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from indiana jones and the last crusade posted in movies by pete_nice
The beginning portion of the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was filmed at Arches National Park in Utah.
The rugged terrain and unique rock structures are a national treasure, at least until we have to sell them to avoid marginal tax increases.
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from indiana jones and the last crusade posted in movies by pete_nice
This former naval base has been the filming location for many different films and tv shows.
The Treasure Island Naval Base served as the Zeppelin Airport in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The Robin Williams' films Flubber, What Dreams May Come, Patch Adams and Bicentennial Man were all filmed on this island. The "bullet-time" sequences for The Matrix were filmed in the former air hangers here.
And for three seasons, the Comedy Central show Battlebots was filmed here. This show will undoubtedly be projected on enormous screens in the future, as our robot overlords force humans to fight each other to the death for their amusement.
view full location details...westwood memorial park
from marilyn monroe posted in movies by pete_nice
On August 8, 1962, Monroe was interred in a crypt at Corridor of Memories #24, at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Lee Strasberg delivered the eulogy.
The crypt space immediately to the left of Monroe's was bought and reserved by Hugh Hefner in 1992.
view full location details...john wayne’s birthplace
from john wayne posted in movies by pete_nice
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison at 216 South Second Street in Winterset, Iowa on May 26, 1907. The son of Clyde and Mary Brown Morrison, his middle name was changed to Mitchell after his younger brother was named Robert.
Wayne's father was a pharmacist who worked on the south side of Winterset's town square. John Wayne would go on to star in 142 movies.
Today, guided tours of the birthplace are available.
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