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AG/DC Jan 07 2008 10:23 AM

Pick a Major League city and try and come up with films set there: Obviously, since every other movie is set in New York, we have an advantage there. But there is some interesting competitition among some others. I'll start with Pittsburgh: The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh Flashdance Heart of Steel Rockstar Striking Distance Sudden Death Wonder Boys

Willets Point Jan 07 2008 10:53 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 07 2008 11:04 AM

St. Petersburg, FL Cocoon On edit: The Rookie, a movie about a Tampa Bay Devil Ray seems to be an obvious choice but according to IMDB was filmed almost entirely in Texas, with scenes at the Ballpark at Arlington.

metirish Jan 07 2008 10:57 AM

Not an easy task. San Francisco. Two starring Sean Connery. The Presidio The Rock Vertigo.

AG/DC Jan 07 2008 11:13 AM

San Francisco has Bullitt and all or most of the Dirty Harry films. The Bond film with the Christopher Walken villian is also set there in part. St. Pete also has Loren Cass and, um, Cocoon: The Return, I guess.

Willets Point Jan 07 2008 11:18 AM

Kansas City In Cold Blood The Day After Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Article 99 Kansas City

metirish Jan 07 2008 11:27 AM

AG/DC wrote: San Francisco has Bullitt and all or most of the Dirty Harry films. The Bond film with the Christopher Walken villian is also set there in part. St. Pete also has Loren Cass and, um, Cocoon: The Return, I guess. No excuse for forgetting Dirty Harry.

Willets Point Jan 07 2008 11:31 AM

San Francisco has Bullitt and all or most of the Dirty Harry films. The Bond film with the Christopher Walken villian is also set there in part. St. Pete also has Loren Cass and, um, Cocoon: The Return, I guess. No excuse for forgetting Dirty Harry. Tales of the City is also iconic San Francisco. Electric Dreams is a lesser-known favorite of mine.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 07 2008 11:46 AM

Sleepless in Seattle (Seattle also has had some hit TV shows set there, like Frasier, Grey's Anatomy and Dark Angel.)

AG/DC Jan 07 2008 11:51 AM

San Francisco has Bullitt and all or most of the Dirty Harry films. The Bond film with the Christopher Walken villian is also set there in part. St. Pete also has Loren Cass and, um, Cocoon: The Return, I guess. No excuse for forgetting Dirty Harry. Tales of the City is also iconic San Francisco. Electric Dreams is a lesser-known favorite of mine. Maltese Falcon. Surely you can do better than that for Seattle. How about It Happened at the World's Fair? How about Singles? Take your city and run with it.

metirish Jan 07 2008 01:09 PM

San Francisco. 48HRS. The awful 40 Days and 40 Nights was also set in SF.

Frayed Knot Jan 07 2008 01:15 PM

Barry Levinson is the starting pitcher for Baltimore, coming at batters with his 3-pitch repetoire of 'Diner', 'Tin Men' & 'Avalon'

AG/DC Jan 07 2008 01:22 PM

When he grows tired, John Waters brings Hairspray and a whole lot of junk.

Willets Point Jan 07 2008 01:52 PM

San Diego Almost Famous Anchorman Attack of the Killer Tomatoes & sequels Bring it On Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Little Nikita The Lost World Top Gun & pretty much any other movie that involves the Navy Traffic

sharpie Jan 07 2008 01:58 PM

Los Angeles. Hmm. Tough one. Gotta go with Barfly.

Vic Sage Jan 07 2008 02:00 PM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on May 01 2008 02:04 PM

here are the cities with baseball-related movies (or, at least some tenuous connection to baseball or sports) EAST New York - BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY / PRIDE OF THE YANKEES Philadelphia - THE WINNING TEAM Atlanta - THE SLUGGER'S WIFE Washington D.C. - DAMN YANKEES Miami - ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (football) Baltimore - DINER (Colts fan) Boston - FEVER PITCH Tampa Bay - THE ROOKIE Toronto - OWNING MAHONEY (gambler's addiction) CENTRAL Chicago - [on edit] EIGHT MEN OUT / ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Cincinnati - THE CINCINNATI KID (poker) Cleveland - MAJOR LEAGUE Detroit - COBB Houston - BAD NEWS BEARS II (1977) Kansas City - KANSAS CITY BOMBER (roller derby) Milwaukee - MR. 3000 Minneapolis - LITTLE BIG LEAGUE Pittsburgh -ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1951) St.Louis - PRIDE OF ST. LOUIS WEST Anaheim - ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1995) Arizona - JERRY MAGUIRE (Arizona cardinals) Colorado - CITY SLICKERS (Crystal's Mets hat) Los Angeles - BAD NEWS BEARS (1976) / THE SANDLOT Oakland - NORTH DALLAS 40 (Matuzak) San Diego - [on edit] THE KID FROM LEFT FIELD San Francisco - THE FAN Seattle - LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT (baseball player boyfriend) Texas - THE ROOKIE

AG/DC Jan 07 2008 02:03 PM

Dont' forget Lost World: Jurassic Park. Detroit coming up The Crow, cf Eight Mile, 2b RoboCop, 1b The Man, rf Action Jackson, lf Detroit Rock City, 3b Hoiffa, c Evil Dead, ss Grosse Pointe Blank, p

Benjamin Grimm Jan 07 2008 02:04 PM

I was expecting to see Eight Men Out for Chicago.

AG/DC Jan 07 2008 02:05 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 07 2008 02:06 PM

Cheerleaders, shmearleaders, San Diego had The Kid from Left Field.

Willets Point Jan 07 2008 02:06 PM

AG/DC wrote: Dont' forget Lost World: Jurassic Park. I didn't. I think an added challenge for New York should be one list exclusively for Queens and one list exclusively for the Bronx. That should keep us from having to scroll down a long list at least.

AG/DC Jan 07 2008 02:07 PM

Sorry. Looked under L.

Vic Sage Jan 07 2008 02:11 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I was expecting to see Eight Men Out for Chicago. DOH! Cheerleaders, shmearleaders, San Diego had The Kid from Left Field. DOH DOH!

RealityChuck Jan 08 2008 07:32 AM

San Francisco should also have AFTER THE THIRD MAN, favorite of mine since it's one of the few New Year's Eve films (and for the identity of the murderer). Boston The Departed Fever Pitch The Last Hurrah

Benjamin Grimm Jan 08 2008 07:35 AM

RealityChuck wrote: San Francisco should also have AFTER THE THIRD MAN, favorite of mine since it's one of the few New Year's Eve films After the Third Man? I know about "The Third Man" and "After the Thin Man." Are you referring to the William Powell/Myrna Loy sequel to The Thin Man?

AG/DC Jan 08 2008 07:52 AM

The Third Man would definitely bat third forSan Francisco. Bullitt would lead off. The cleanup hitter, of course, would be So I Married an Axe Murderer.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 08 2008 08:11 AM

AG/DC wrote: The Third Man would definitely bat third forSan Francisco. Bullitt would lead off. The cleanup hitter, of course, would be So I Married an Axe Murderer. I'd say The Third Man should be credited to Vienna, if that city ever gets an expansion franchise.

AG/DC Jan 08 2008 08:15 AM

Well, I don't know the movie. I guess he's conflating. RealityChuck, always conflating.

RealityChuck Jan 08 2008 09:27 AM

Yes, After the Thin Man. My fingers got ahead of me.

Willets Point Jan 08 2008 10:47 AM

RealityChuck wrote: Boston The Departed Fever Pitch The Last Hurrah Next Stop, Wonderland Good Will Hunting Love Story Still We Believe Blown Away The Boondock Saints Mystic River The Friends of Eddie Coyle Celtic Pride The Bostonians Gone Baby Gone Love Story The Boston Strangler Johnny Tremain Legally Blonde Little Women Mona Lisa Smile The Scarlett Letter The Thomas Crown Affair The Verdict Monument Ave

Frayed Knot Jan 08 2008 10:50 AM

Cubs & White Sox fans fight over the entire John Hughes catalog of films. Winner gets the first draft choice from the quartet of actors (Moore, Perkins, Lowe & Belushi) in 'About Last Night'

AG/DC Jan 08 2008 11:00 AM

I think Wrigley is in Hughes' psychological zip code. Sox fans get The Christmas Story (the old man was a Sox fanatic, even if the film didn't say so, Eight Men Out (natch), and I don't know what else.

Willets Point Jan 08 2008 11:25 AM

Good luck to anyone who does Toronto which substitutes as a filming location for just about every US city but is rarely the setting itself.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 19 2008 07:36 PM

Vic Sage wrote: here are the cities with baseball-related movies (or, at least some tenuous connection to baseball or sports).... CENTRAL Cleveland - MAJOR LEAGUE.... Add "The Fortune Cookie" (Football) to the city of Cleveland

batmagadanleadoff Apr 19 2008 07:50 PM

Here's some more San Francicsco's: Dark Passage The Graduate Foul Play Play it Again, Sam Pacific Heights

SteveJRogers Apr 20 2008 09:11 AM

Another Chicago one, Rookie Of The Year with Gary Busey and Daniel Stern along with a pre-pre American Pie Thomas Ian Nicholas and cameos by Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonilla and Pedro Guerrero.

SteveJRogers Apr 20 2008 09:13 AM

St. Louis IIRC it was the setting of the Steve Martin remake of Father of The Bride. Don't know about the Spencer Tracy/Liz Taylor remake.

AG/DC Apr 20 2008 11:42 AM

Father of the Bride set in Southern California. You're perhaps thinking of Parenthood.

DocTee Apr 20 2008 12:08 PM

Colorado: Things to do in Denver when you're dead Atlanta: Gone with the Wind

SteveJRogers Apr 20 2008 12:46 PM

AG/DC wrote: Father of the Bride set in Southern California. You're perhaps thinking of Parenthood. Bingo! Seems Parenthood, Martin's FOTB and Cheaper By The Dozen are all the same film, thats probably what made me get confused.

metsmarathon Apr 21 2008 08:48 AM

for san francisco, what about... ?