Movies that are set in New Orleans

[MalibuChloe]

I can only think of one for some reason...

Double Jeopardy

[KitchenWitch]

1. Pelican Brief

part of it is set in NO

[rox63]

2. Interview with the Vampire n/t

[Hissyspit]

3. "The Big Easy," "Live and Let Die"

[Hissyspit]

7. "Hard Times" w/ Charles Bronson (I think...)

[MountainLaurel]

4. The Pelican Brief

Fabulous Baker Boys.

[supernova]

5. The Big Easy

I love that movie.

[jonnyblitz]

6. angel heart, interview with a vampire. nt

[jonnyblitz]

8. storyville nt

[givemebackmycountry]

9. Angel Heart w/ Mickey Rourke and DeNiro as Lucifer

Good Movie.

Wasn't SE7EN filmed in New Orleans?

Clint Eastwood made a cop movie down there, "Tightrope" or something like that.

Pretty Baby? That movie with Brooke Shields?

I'm sure there are more...

[jonnyblitz]

15. i love angel heart.

:thumbsup:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

10. JFK (partially)

[WCGreen]

11. Panic in the Streets....

Richard Widmark palys the doc... Jack Palance plays Blackie


A doctor (Clint Reed) and a policeman (Tom Warren) in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer (Blackie) infected with bubonic plague.

[Squatch]

12. Easyrider

[Aristus]

13. Runaway Jury.

The city is almost a character in itself.

[Lisa]

14. for movies/TV that use specific locations (cities and neighborhoods) ...

Check out http://www.imdb.com/Search/

("locations" feature)

"New Orleans" brings up more than 300 movies and TV shows.


The one I'm thinking of isn't listed there, since it was actually shot in Morgan City. "The Fire Next Time", about a group of people from Louisiana who flee their hurricane-ravaged state in a search for a new home. It was made in 1992.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0105998/

[khashka]

16. The Big Easy, Streetcar Named Desire

Storyville, Interview With A Vampire.


Khash.

[bikebloke]

17. Cincinatti Kid

Steve McQueen as a gambler in the 30's.

[ET Awful]

18. Pretty Baby - Brooke Shields and Susan Sarandon n/t

[displacedtexan]

31. I was there during that filming.

Watched some scenes being filmed with that Carradine guy.

[rbnyc]

19. The Cincinnati Kid, Easy Rider, JFK, Cat People...

Night of the Strangler, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars...

:shrug:

[Tom Kitten]

20. The Monster and The Stripper

aka The Exotic Ones (1968)

(blurb) "Rockabilly twanger Sleepy LaBeef stars as a swamp-bred monster stalking the strip clubs of New Orleans." Directed by Ron Ormond (Mesa of Lost Women)

[zigster]

21. King Creole (1958) starring Elvis Presley

nt

[usedtobesick]

22. Cat People...

opps brnyc already go that, must read closer...

[Atlas Mugged]

23. Beat me to it.

I watched it being filmed when they did the shots in Jackson Square with Nastasia Kinski. Used to see camera crews all over the place, really. The last thing I was there for (I'm from NO, but live in WNY now) was a street scene for a Jean Claude Van Damm film. I sat in the restaurant with friends and watched Van Damm and his girlfriend take turns in the bathroom every five minutes (major "sinus problems") between takes.

Used to see videos being shot all the time, too.

[mitchum]

24. "Voodoo Me", "The Big Sleazy", "when the Sluts Go Marchin' In"...

Oops...adult films are allowed, aren't they?

[yellowdogintexas]

25. "UnderCover Blues" Funniest movie EVER set in New Orleans"

I may have to watch it this weekend, and cry a little.

[LouisianaLiberal]

26. Miller's Crossing

was filmed in NO, but wasn't never mentioned in the film. Also, Jim Jarmush's (sp?) first film, though I can't remember the name.

[Kire]

27. Love Song for Bobby Long

John Travolta, Scarlett Johannson

just came out on DVD a few weeks ago

it's worth seeing

[6000eliot]

28. Tightrope with Clint Eastwood

Not among his best, but I like seeing NO.

[aaronbees]

29. Not New Orleans .. but...

Louisiana. "Down by Law" ... Jim Jarmusch film. Takes place in Louisiana (not quite New Orleans, if I remember right) ... it's amazing! Another great Louisiana film: "Dead Man Walking." I've been thinking about them all week.

[jus_the_facts]

30. Greater New Orleans Visitors Bureau... New Orleans Film Guide...

:cry: :cry: :cry:

http://www.neworleanscvb.com/static/index.cfm/contentID/572/sectionID/1/subsectionID/0/

New Orleans has been a cultural muse for centuries, inspiring writers and visual artists to document the city's beauty, history and energy. New Orleans' well preserved, colorful and intricate architecture is a favorite backdrop for filmmakers, and why not? As Charles Kuralt once said, "'Unique' is a word that cannot be qualified. It does not mean rare or uncommon; it means alone in the universe. By the standards of grammar and by the grace of God, New Orleans is the unique American place." What could be a more fitting location for an intriguing story?

New Orleans legacy in film has been propagated by a number of celluloid creations over the years. Some of the most famous flicks set, and sometimes actually filmed, in New Orleans:

A Streetcar Named Desire Based on the Tennessee Williams play, this film put Marlon Brando on the cinematic map. Though the Desire streetcar line no longer runs, it has been immortalized in this tale.

Angel Heart This racy film starring Robert DeNiro delves into the dark side of New Orleans' spirituality.

Pretty Baby This controversial Louis Malle vehicle set Brooke Shield's career on a roll. The story revolves around the early 20th-century history of New Orleans' red-light district.

Easy Rider Tourists love flocking to the famed St. Louis Cemetery, where Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda paid tribute to the dead in their own special way.

King Creole Elvis goes to high school. Elvis works at a French Quarter club. Elvis sings. Elvis falls in love.

JFK This Oliver Stone epic stars Kevin Costner as a New Orleans district attorney investigating the conspiracy behind Kennedy's assassination, with parts filmed at the Criminal Courthouse.

Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice is inextricably linked with New Orleans. Her novels are chock full of New Orleans landmarks too numerous to list, and she called the Garden District home for many years. The movie version of her novel starred Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, with filming throughout the French Quarter and at Lafayette Cemetery.

The Pelican Brief The John Grisham novel turned Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts thriller was set in New Orleans, and included filming at Tulane University.

Runaway Jury John Grisham likes New Orleans. This novel-turned-movie starring

Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and John Cusack was filmed in locations throughout the French Quarter, Garden District and Uptown.

Ray Jamie Foxx put in an Oscar-winning performance as Ray Charles in this biographical movie that was filmed in and around New Orleans.

A Love Song for Bobby Long Set and filmed almost entirely in New Orleans, this 2005 movie starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson is based on Robert Everett Capps’ novel “off Magazine Street.”

Also watch for these New Orleans-made films in movie theaters soon:

“Skeleton Key”
Starring Kate Hudson & Peter Sarsgaard
July 2005

“All the King’s Men”
Starring: Jude Law & Sean Penn
December 2005

“Dukes of Hazzard”
Starring Sean William Scott & Jessica Simpson
December 2005

“Glory Road”
Starring Josh Lucas & native New Orleanian James Aaron
Late 2005

“Tishomingo Blues”
Starring Don Cheadle & Matthew McConaughey
2005-2006

Has New Orleans inspired you to tell or film your own story in the city? The Mayor's Office of Economic Development, Office of Film & Video (http://online.new-orleans.la.us/film/directory/) is the best resource for information on filming in New Orleans, including referrals to businesses catering to the entertainment industry. The office is also in charge of the permitting process for film productions on location in New Orleans.

For more information contact Stephanie Dupuy, Director, at 504-565-8100. The Louisiana Film and Video Commission (www.lafilm.org) also offers a variety of services and information on filming in the state.


This material may be reproduced for editorial purposes of promoting New Orleans. Please attribute stories to New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Fall 2004.