![]() ![]() Early drafts of the Pineapple Express (2008) screenplay, which he co-wrote with fellow Vancouverite and creative partner Evan Goldberg, featured Vancouver as its setting rather than LA. He frequently champions the local film scene, electing to film in the city whenever possible. Having grown up in the city, Rogen never lost his hometown pride. The bromantic dramedy/bummer movie 50/50 (2011), starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, was set in Seattle. James’ 2012 novel of the same name) turned the third Fifty Shades film halfway into an action-revenge flick after the first two films were strictly erotic dramas. This ransom subplot (which originated from E.L. The chase is an unlikely homage to the famous car chase in William Friedkin’s The French Connection (1971). This subplot culminated in Freed’s climactic car chase near the Pike Place Public Market. Related: Will the Safdie Brothers Remake The French Connection with Adam Sandler?įreed contained a bizarre ransom subplot concerning a fellow orphan boy, now a jealous and unhinged grown man demanding compensation from Christian Grey (played by Jamie Dornan), who was adopted by rich parents who handed him his start into becoming a Jeff Bezos figure, the real-life billionaire Seattleite bookseller. With Singles, Crowe captured Seattle’s burgeoning grunge scene, which is only fitting for a city known more for its music than its filmmaking. Likewise, Cameron Crowe’s 1992 film Singles was also filmed in the actual city in which it was set in. Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Nora Ephron’s classic romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, was actually filmed in Seattle, apart from the scenes set in other cities. Hollywood films continued to shoot in Seattle well into the 1990s. As a result, McQ now functions as a legitimate historical document of what Seattle really looked like in the mid-1970s. Director John Sturges took Don Siegel's approach from Dirty Harry (1971) with Clint Eastwood running around the actual streets of San Francisco, shooting most of McQ with Wayne driving around real locations throughout the city to capture Seattle's industrial seaport grittiness (along with The Duke's longtime stunt double Chuck Roberson and stunt driver Hal Needham). While Beatty was running around on top of the Space Needle, John Wayne was down below, speeding through the streets of Seattle in the action cop neo-noir, McQ (1974). Related: Twilight Saga: Every Movie in the Franchise, Ranked ![]()
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