Showing posts with label John Huston. Show all posts
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Monday, November 14, 2016

Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

dir. John Huston

This only covers the New York filming locations. It was also shot in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

The church where Charley Partanna (Jack Nicholson) meets Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner) at a family wedding – St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York, New York. This was filmed on the Clinton Street side. An important example of Gothic Revival architecture in America, and dating from 1847, the church is notable for its elaborately vaulted roof and stained glass windows. The building deteriorated severely over the years of neglect between 1957 and 1969. Though a lot of restoration work has been done over the years, the church remains in a state of permanent repair.

Charley’s apartment building – 57 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York, New York.

Charley is released after a questioning at a police station – 70th Precinct, 154 Lawrence Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, New York. They called it '74th Precinct' in the movie.

Don Corrado's (William Hickey) mansion – 3 Pierrepoint Place, Brooklyn, New York, New York. Known as the Low Mansion, it dates back to 1857. The original owner, A. A. Low, was a businessman, and his son Seth was the mayor of Brooklyn from 1881 to 1885, and became mayor of New York City in 1902. Seth Low was also president of Columbia University (1890-1901), and this dynamic family truly defined early Brooklyn Heights history. The house was put on the market in 2015 with the asking price of $40 million.

Dominic (Lee Richardson) hires Irene to kill Charley – Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn, New York, New York.

The assassination of Dominic – 1 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The buildings seen behind him have since been demolished.

Charley secretly meeting with his father Angelo (John Randolph) – 18th Avenue Station, IND Culver Line, 18th Avenue at McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, New York.

Charley released Filargi (Michael Lombard) in front of the New York Public Library5th Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, New York.

See also...


The Untouchables

Get Shorty

Monday, August 15, 2016

The Wind and the Lion (1975)

dir. John Milius

Eden Pedecaris’ (Candice Bergen) house in Tangier – Calle Belén, Almeria, Spain. The villa now stands dilapidated and abandoned.

Raisuli (Sean Connery) and his men charging through the town square – Plaza Vieja, Almeria, Spain.

John Hay (John Huston) walking through the park and later meeting with President Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Keith) – Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain.

Raisuli camps out by the sea shore – Playa de Los Genoveses, Almeria, Spain. Many thanks to AndyP for pointing that out.

The Bashaw’s (Vladek Sheybal) palace in Tangier – Patio de las Muñecas (Court of the Dolls), Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.

President Roosevelt’s rally – Museo del Ferrocarril (Railway Museum), Paseo de las Delicias 61, Madrid, Spain. The museum is located in a disused railway station called Las Delicias, and houses one of the largest historic railroad collections in Europe.

Roosevelt gives his "grizzly bear speech" in Yellowstone National Park – Meseta Central (Central Plateau), north of Madrid, Spain. During a special screening for President Gerald Ford, the latter started reminiscing about his times as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park and how familiar this place looked in the movie. Director Milius decided not to tell the President that the entire film was actually shot in Spain.

The American Consul-General (Geoffrey Lewis) visits the sultan’s palace in Fez – Patio de la Montería, Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.

The Consul sees a locomotive inside the palace – Palacio Mudéjar, Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.

Salón de Embajadores (Ambassadors Hall), Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.

The sultan amusing himself – Pabellón de Carlos V (Charles V Pavilion), Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain.

Raisuli's stronghold – Calahorra Castle, La Calahorra, Granada, Spain. One of the first Italian Renaissance castles outside Italy, it was built between 1509 and 1512 on the site of a former Moorish fortress.

The American Consulate in Tangier – Parque de Nicolás Salmerón 28, Almeria, Spain.

Pedecaris meets with Tuaregs – Monsul Beach, Almeria, Spain. Many thanks to AndyP for pointing that out.

The Marines arrive in Tangier – Parque de Nicolás Salmerón, Almeria, Spain.

The French Consulate – Puerta de Aragon, Plaza de España, Seville, Spain.

The German Consulate – Plaza de España, Seville, Spain. Designed by Aníbal González, it was a complex built on the Maria Luisa Park's edge for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. In front of the main semi-circular building is a 500-meter canal crossed by four bridges, representing the original four kingdoms of Spain. At either end of the building, there are two towers tall enough to be visible around the city. Today the building is mostly occupied by governmental offices. Plaza de España was also used in Lawrence of Arabia. Being a big fan, Milius actually reused several locations from David Lean's film.

The Marines approaching the Bashaw's palace – Plaza de America, Seville, Spain. The building in the background is the Archaeological Museum.

And the exterior of the palace is the Museum of Arts and Traditions. All these buildings were designed by Aníbal González between 1913 and 1916 for the future Ibero-American exhibition of 1929.

The Marines fighting the Bashaw’s guards – Patio de las Doncellas (Court of the Maidens), Real Alcazar, Seville, Spain. The courtyard had various floor designs over the years, which explains why there's no reflecting pool in the movie.

John Hay meeting with Roosevelt – Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain.

The Berbers and Americans team up to defeat the Germans and their Moroccan allies, rescuing Raisuli in the process – Playa del Algarrobico, Carboneras, Andalusia, Spain. Here Milius reused the "Aqaba" set which had been constructed for Lawrence of Arabia.

See also...


Lawrence of Arabia

The Untouchables