Showing posts with label Dustin Hoffman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dustin Hoffman. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

dir. Robert Benton

Ted Kramer's (Dustin Hoffman) office building – 1370 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York. It's a 34-story office tower with panoramic views of Central Park. The building façade underwent an extensive renovation in 2002.

Kramer's apartment – 176 E 77th Street, New York, New York.

Billy Kramer's (Justin Henry) school – E 82nd Street at Madison Avenue, New York, New York.

Ted picking up Billy – 47 E 64th Street.

Billy learns to ride a bicycle – The Mall, Central Park, New York, New York.

Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) watching Billy from a café across the street from his school – 1090 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.

Ted and Margaret (Jane Alexander) watching Billy on the playground – James Michael Levin Playground, Central Park, New York, New York. The playground’s layout has since changed but it’s located right next to the E 76 Street entrance to Central Park. After Billy is injured, Ted rushes into E 76 Street to take his son to the hospital.

Ted takes Billy to the emergency room – Lenox Hill Hospital, E 76th Street at Park Avenue, New York, New York.

Ted looking for a job – 551 5th Avenue, New York, New York. The 38-story skyscraper with a beautiful art deco façade was built in 1927, contributing to the international reputation of Fifth Avenue. It bears the name of the real estate developer Frederick F. French.

Joanna picking up Billy – The Mall, Central Park, New York, New York.

The court – 60 Centre Street, New York, New York.

Ted runs into Margaret who asks him about the progress in his custody case – 65 E 89th Street, New York, New York. They're walking past the St. Thomas More's Church.

Ted tells Billy he's going to live with his mother – the wooden walkway behind the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, New York, New York.

Friday, May 16, 2014

Marathon Man (1976)

dir. John Schlesinger

"Babe" Levy (Dustin Hoffman) running – Pathway near Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Central Park, New York, New York

Klaus Szell (Ben Dova) leaving the bank – 650 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, California. Though the film is set mainly in New York some sequences were actually filmed in Los Angeles.

Klaus Szell's car stalls – East 89th Street at 2nd Avenue, New York, New York.

The fuel truck explosion – 7 East 91st Street, New York, New York

Babe's apartment – 435 West 47th Street, New York, New York.

"Doc" Levy (Roy Scheider) in Paris – Avenue de la Grande Armée, Paris, France

Doc’s cab is stuck in the traffic – Place Vendome, Paris, France.

Doc buying chocolates – Godiva (now closed), 237 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, France

The bar "Au Soleil" where Doc’s car is later blown up – 109 Avenue Michelet, Saint-Ouen, France.

The antique shop where Doc meets with his contact – Le Marché Paul Bert, 96-110 Rue des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen, France

The university where Babe studies – Columbia University, 1150 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York

The café where Doc meets with Peter Janeway (William Devane) – Le Dôme, 108 Boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris, France.

Doc meeting with his contact but finds him murdered – Opéra Garnier, Place de l’Opéra, Paris, France.

Doc trying to warn off his other contact in the colonnade – Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris, France.

Doc’s hotel where he fights off an assassin – Plaza Athenée, 25 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France.

The clinic where Doc is treated for his injuries – 7 Rue de Poitiers, Paris, France.

Elsa Opel’s (Marthe Keller) apartment – 141 East 76th Street, New York, New York. A fake sign saying it's West 94th Street was put up for the filming.

Dr. Szell’s (Laurence Olivier) Amazon hideout – Queen Anne Cottage (aka the Baldwin Cottage,) Los Angeles County Arboretum, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California

Babe and Elsa’s date – Central Park Zoo, 64th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, New York.

Babe and Elsa sitting on a bench – Cherry Hill, Central Park, New York, New York.

Babe and Elsa after they’ve been assaulted – Bethesda Fountain and Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York, New York.

Doc’s fatal meeting with Szell – Arco Plaza, 505 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California

Babe escapes his captors – Front Street at Beekman, New York, New York

Babe running in the street – South Street, New York, New York

Babe dodges his pursuers – Brooklyn Bridge underpass, New York, New York

Elsa picks up Babe – W. 50th Street and Broadway, New York, New York. The intersection has since changed a lot.

The country house where they hide – Michigan Road, Pound Ridge, New York

Szell coming to a jewelry store for an appraisal – 36 West 47th Street, New York, New York

The Jewish woman who recognized Szell is hit by a car – 62 West 47th Street, New York, New York

Babe confronts Szell at the bank entrance – 650 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, California

Babe marches Szell to Central Park – Central Park Zoo entrance, Central Park, New York, New York

Babe and Szell's final confrontation – North Gate House, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Central Park, New York, New York. The interior was filmed on a studio set.

See also...


The Black Windmill

3 Days of the Condor