MIAMI on the BIG SCREEN!!!

***QuantumX*** · March 27th, 2008, 09:39 PM

My two favorite movies set in Miami remain the old James Bond movies Goldfinger and Thunderball. The opening scenes of Goldfinger include great aerial shots of the old Fountainbleau Hotel where Goldfinger's mistress gets painted gold for sleeping with 007. And the underwater battle scene at the end of Thunderball is a movie classic. The Coast Guard paratroops scuba divers with spearguns into Biscayne Bay to do battle with Largo's hencemen to keep them from blowing up Miami with two atomic bombs. Let's not forget the Harrier jet facing off with 701 Brickell in True Lies, and let's not forget Chuck and Spellbound in Black Sunday. I'm sorry you guys didn't get an Oscar nod, but that's movie politics for ya'. Anyways, there are lots more including the last James Bond flick Casino Royale, and lots more to come with the new Miami skyline costarring, so let's name 'em!

noland123 · March 27th, 2008, 10:13 PM

I like the movie "Tony Rome" starring Frank Sinatra and I remember he is talking to his buddy Packy who is played by Rocky Graziano the boxer at a time when they were building the Four Ambassador Hotels,you can see it in the background scene of the movie.

I also liked the movie "Lady in Cement" another Tony Rome movie starring Raquel Welch and if I am not mistaken I remember seeing the Villa Viszcaya mansion in that movie. I loved the 60's Miami look that was tropical and had a laid back feeling to it.

brickell · March 27th, 2008, 11:14 PM

"Hole in the head" was another Sinatra movie based in Miami Beach.
How about "Clambake" with Elvis?
There's the meeting with Hyman Roth in the "Godfather II"
"The Bellboy" with Jerry Lewis working the Fontainebleau.

***QuantumX*** · March 27th, 2008, 11:18 PM

Wow, you guys! I'm really impressed! I was just a whittle baby then! Yeah, right!

kevinkagy · March 28th, 2008, 04:36 AM

Speaking of which, downtown is in dire need of a movie theater. Why doesn't such a huge area with so many new towers not have a movie theater? I know Met Square is slated to have one, but we all know how Met is, so we don't know when we'll get Met Square.

***QuantumX*** · March 28th, 2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by kevinkagy

Speaking of which, downtown is in dire need of a movie theater. Why doesn't such a huge area with so many new towers not have a movie theater? I know Met Square is slated to have one, but we all know how Met is, so we don't know when we'll get Met Square.

That's a great point, Kevin. I hadn't even thought about that. There certainly will be need for one in the future. Not everybody is going to want to go over to South Beach or Coconut Grove to see a moive. Anyway, I think I'm wrong about 701 Brickell in True Lies. What building is that?

Here's a list I pulled off the Internet. It's obviously lacking. True Lies isn't even there as well as Absence of Malice. Sean Connery filmed a non-Bond movie here, I guess about 10 years ago, that I can't remember the name of, and Denzel was shooting something here several years ago that I can't remember the name of.

http://www.miamiforvisitors.com/medi...lmed-miami.htm

noland123 · March 28th, 2008, 05:36 AM

"Say hello to my little friend" Obviously that is the line by Al Pacino in "Scarface". The hotel where they filmed on South Beach was between Johnny Rockets Burger Joint and the Colony Hotel on 7th street. Man has South Beach changed dramatically since 1983,it was a drab looking area in the now so-called Art Deco section along with the demographics going from an octagenerian Jewish community to a young peoples party crowd.

BornInTheGrove · March 28th, 2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by noland123

"Say hello to my little friend" Obviously that is the line by Al Pacino in "Scarface". The hotel where they filmed on South Beach was between Johnny Rockets Burger Joint and the Colony Hotel on 7th street. Man has South Beach changed dramatically since 1983,it was a drab looking area in the now so-called Art Deco section along with the demographics going from an octagenerian Jewish community to a young peoples party crowd.

actually, the hotel they filmed at is where johnny rockets is currently located

FIDEL CASTRO · March 28th, 2008, 05:51 AM

Bayside Lounge

Aceventura · March 28th, 2008, 05:57 AM

The airport and downtown scenes in Casino Royale were filmed in Eastern Europe. I'm pretty sure the only film shot in Miami is that of the interstate signs.

Aceventura · March 28th, 2008, 06:00 AM

Didn't we do this thread a while back, led by our favourite forumer mentioning Police Academy 6?

***QuantumX*** · March 28th, 2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Aceventura

Didn't we do this thread a while back, led by our favourite forumer mentioning Police Academy 6?

I'm not sure. Must have been before I learned about the forum.

ChuckScraperMiami#1 · March 28th, 2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by QuantumX

Wow, you guys! I'm really impressed! I was just a whittle baby then! Yeah, right!

QUANTUM

,
our " little excited

" like me friend,

don't froget Will Smith and Martin Lawrence,
BAD BOYS 1 and 2, and was there a 3 in MIAMI

, Great shots of downtown in all three movies along McArthur Causeway back and forth in the movies,
Great nighttime shots of the B.O.A. in colors , too

Vitruvius09 · March 28th, 2008, 08:02 PM

How about that harrison ford movie where his wife dies in a plane crash while heading to miami... him and the other guys wife head down to miami to investigate if they where coworkers or indeed having an affair...

also kathy bates was in a film with john travolta where he campaigns for president (very bill clinton) and they end up going down to miami to investigate his running mate who was a coke addict back in the days.

***QuantumX*** · March 28th, 2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Vitruvius09

How about that harrison ford movie where his wife dies in a plane crash while heading to miami... him and the other guys wife head down to miami to investigate if they where coworkers or indeed having an affair...

also kathy bates was in a film with john travolta where he campaigns for president (very bill clinton) and they end up going down to miami to investigate his running mate who was a coke addict back in the days.

The Kathy Bates/John Travolta one is Primary Colors, but I can't think of the Harrison Ford one.

I've have always thought the Santa Maria would be a great setting as the home of George Jetson if they ever did a live-action version of the old Jetsons cartoon. With all our new 21st century architecture, Miami would certainly be the place to film something like that with some CGI skyways crisscrossing the city.

Oh, stupid me! I forgot the one I was in where I got my SAG card with my one-liner to John Malkovich as Report #1 in Making Mr. Right! The guy whose line I was given got sick that day, and a star was born. Yeah, right! I never worked as actor again after that. Was time to grow up and take a real job.

BornInTheGrove · March 28th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Random Hearts is the name of the movie with Harrison Ford

Hia-leah JDM · March 29th, 2008, 02:46 AM

how about some newer ones guys?!

***QuantumX*** · March 29th, 2008, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hia-leah JDM

how about some newer ones guys?!

Yeah! This makes me feel as old a I really am, but I did it to myself!

noland123 · March 29th, 2008, 04:06 AM

" Any Given Sunday" with Al Pacino as the coach ,shots of the now being demolished Orange Bowl in quite a few of the scenes. That was a great cast,I would consider it an all-star cast and a well-made movie and gave behind the scenes look of the politics of pro football.

brickell · March 29th, 2008, 06:53 AM

^ and of course Black Sunday, which also featured the Orange Bowl

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March 27th, 2008, 09:39 PM	#1
*QuantumX* Brickell CityCentre (u/c) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 7,504 Likes (Received): 136	MIAMI on the BIG SCREEN!!! My two favorite movies set in Miami remain the old James Bond movies *Goldfinger* and *Thunderball.* The opening scenes of Goldfinger include great aerial shots of the old Fountainbleau Hotel where Goldfinger's mistress gets painted gold for sleeping with 007. And the underwater battle scene at the end of Thunderball is a movie classic. The Coast Guard paratroops scuba divers with spearguns into Biscayne Bay to do battle with Largo's hencemen to keep them from blowing up Miami with two atomic bombs. Let's not forget the Harrier jet facing off with 701 Brickell in *True Lies, and let's not forget Chuck and Spellbound in Black Sunday.* I'm sorry you guys didn't get an Oscar nod, but that's movie politics for ya'. Anyways, there are lots more including the last James Bond flick *Casino Royale,* and lots more to come with the new Miami skyline costarring, so let's name 'em! __________________ "I'm going to bet you that when we're done -- I don't know when that will be -- historians will identify this as the most significant and rapid transformation of an American city.'' Former Miami City Commissioner 05/22/05 THE BEST OF MIAMI AND THE BEACHES! QUANTUM IN CHICAGO! THE WYNWOOD WALLS OF MIAMI! Last edited by QuantumX; March 28th, 2008 at 10:09 AM.

March 27th, 2008, 10:13 PM	#2
noland123 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 590 Likes (Received): 0	I like the movie "Tony Rome" starring Frank Sinatra and I remember he is talking to his buddy Packy who is played by Rocky Graziano the boxer at a time when they were building the Four Ambassador Hotels,you can see it in the background scene of the movie. I also liked the movie "Lady in Cement" another Tony Rome movie starring Raquel Welch and if I am not mistaken I remember seeing the Villa Viszcaya mansion in that movie. I loved the 60's Miami look that was tropical and had a laid back feeling to it.

March 27th, 2008, 11:14 PM	#3
brickell Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: miami Posts: 1,650 Likes (Received): 7	"Hole in the head" was another Sinatra movie based in Miami Beach. How about "Clambake" with Elvis? There's the meeting with Hyman Roth in the "Godfather II" "The Bellboy" with Jerry Lewis working the Fontainebleau.

March 28th, 2008, 05:36 AM	#7
noland123 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 590 Likes (Received): 0	"Say hello to my little friend" Obviously that is the line by Al Pacino in "Scarface". The hotel where they filmed on South Beach was between Johnny Rockets Burger Joint and the Colony Hotel on 7th street. Man has South Beach changed dramatically since 1983,it was a drab looking area in the now so-called Art Deco section along with the demographics going from an octagenerian Jewish community to a young peoples party crowd.

March 28th, 2008, 05:51 AM	#9
FIDEL CASTRO BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,847 Likes (Received): 0	Bayside Lounge

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Aceventura Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 1,236 Likes (Received): 8	The airport and downtown scenes in Casino Royale were filmed in Eastern Europe. I'm pretty sure the only film shot in Miami is that of the interstate signs.

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Aceventura Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 1,236 Likes (Received): 8	Didn't we do this thread a while back, led by our favourite forumer mentioning Police Academy 6?

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Vitruvius09 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 270 Likes (Received): 0	How about that harrison ford movie where his wife dies in a plane crash while heading to miami... him and the other guys wife head down to miami to investigate if they where coworkers or indeed having an affair... also kathy bates was in a film with john travolta where he campaigns for president (very bill clinton) and they end up going down to miami to investigate his running mate who was a coke addict back in the days.

March 28th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#16
BornInTheGrove Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 1,104 Likes (Received): 3	Random Hearts is the name of the movie with Harrison Ford

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Hia-leah JDM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,794 Likes (Received): 35	how about some newer ones guys?!

March 29th, 2008, 04:06 AM	#19
noland123 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 590 Likes (Received): 0	" Any Given Sunday" with Al Pacino as the coach ,shots of the now being demolished Orange Bowl in quite a few of the scenes. That was a great cast,I would consider it an all-star cast and a well-made movie and gave behind the scenes look of the politics of pro football.

March 29th, 2008, 06:53 AM	#20
brickell Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: miami Posts: 1,650 Likes (Received): 7	^ and of course Black Sunday, which also featured the Orange Bowl