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The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations Paperback – September 1, 2001

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For all those fans who wonder where their favorite movies were filmed or what it would be like to visit the sites, this book is the ultimate resource. It features information on blockbuster, cult, and art house favorites from Saturday Night Fever to Men in Black, from Belle du Jour to Ben Hur. The entries for individual films include brief descriptions of key scenes shot at the location, travel details, photographs, film stills, behind-the-scenes information, and insights as to what these places are really like. Also included are full-color features on major sites of special interest—Vertigo’s San Francisco, Woody Allen’s Manhattan, and a world Star Wars tour, among others—along with more obscure locations that have become sought-after travel destinations simply because of their connection to the movies.

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416 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Chicago Review Press
Publication date

September 1, 2001
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6 x 1 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1556524323
ISBN-13

978-1556524325
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Here is the source to turn to if you want to know where the first Jurassic Park was shot or visit the sites where Ferris Bueller took his day off. Key locations are listed for more than 1,500 films. RBB
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"Here is the source to turn to if you want to know where the first Jurassic Park was shot or visit the sites where Ferris Bueller took his day off. " ?Booklist

"Essential reading for movie buffs, and an entertaining addition to a journey to almost any country in the world." ?The Sunday Telegraph

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chicago Review Press (September 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1556524323
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1556524325
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches

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R. Kim

Valuable volume.

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2014

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Very well researched and quite often, very interesting, particularly to movie buffs like me. The only drawback is the fact that there are so many great films that simply cannot and will not fit in a single volume, even a thick one like this. So quite often you'll find that the locations of many of the films you'd like to see, you'll never see. But it's still a valuable, if relatively limited, addition to filmmaking lore.

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A. L. Straayer

A FUN BOOK, BUT WITH THE SLANT TILTED THE WRONG WAY

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2003

I would imagine that this book was written primarily for movie
lovers who love a movie so much that they would like to see the
place where it was filmed and walk the streets that the stars
had walked. At least, the indexing would indicate this.
The entries are listed by movie, rather than by location.
However, I am a traveller. And the information that I seek is
to find a movie that will show the scenery of a place that I have
been or will be going to soon or to which I take a fantasy
journey. This book does a pretty good job of relating,
indirectly, how much of the landscape you can expect to see, by
telling just what locations are used. Some of them are really
very sparse.
What I am still waiting for is a book which will rate the movie
by use of landscape, along with other things such as culture
and cuisine,things that might really give you a feel for the country
or the region or the state or the city that is being
filmed. One that I expect would fit the bill is "Frida"
but this book was written before the release of the movie, so I
am trying to get feedback elsewhere. One of my favorite travelogue
movies (it hits nearly every major tourist spot in Rome)is
"Three Coins in the Fountain" But if the movie is mentioned in this book,
I could not find it. Also missing - "Tea with
Mousellini." I am passionate about Italy. I resent absences
in this category.
So, I gave this book 4 stars because I think that it has
accomplished quite well what it set out to do. However, for
my own personal usage, I would give it only 3.

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David L Rattigan

Unrivalled resource for anyone fascinated by movie locations

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2004

To me there is something almost magical about movie locations. Knowing that a place you may have revisited several times in your favourite film actually exists somewhere out there in the real world is a wonderful thought -- for me at least. And if you share my fascination, this is a book for you.
It is inevitable that everyone will be able to find omissions and oversights. Reasonably speaking, however, we could not expect Reeves to accommodate all we expect of such a book without running to several volumes (perhaps a sequel is in order, Tony?), and readers will all have films that hold a special place in their affections that there simply wasn't space to include. In fact, even though there are things I would have appreciated more of myself (my birthplace of Vancouver doesn't get enough mentions, despite being the "Hollywood of the North"), I found myself frequently amazed at the detail Reeves did go into. The book is positively bursting with photographs. Each entry is packed with bits of trivia, pertinent observations and all the details you'll need to go out and find the locations for yourself.
I haven't yet thrown my backpack over my shoulder to trek around the world in search of all these places -- but I will, someday. And Tony Reeves's guide will be right there in my pack along with my map, my can-opener and my change of underwear.

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suetonius

Superb, More Please

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2003

This book combines two of my main interests: travel and classic movies. British journalist Tony Reeves shares these interests to an extreme. He has personally visited and photographed an amazing number of movie locations. There is information provided here that I have not seen anywhere else. The book is organized encyclopedia-style with brief entries alphabetically ordered by film title. Important sites for each film are highlighted in bold type. There are several one or two page colour sections dealing with a topic or movie in greater-than-normal detail. Most movies are given only a few sentences or a paragraph at most; there are tiny black and white picture illustrating the more important listings. There is a very helpful section at the end organizing the movie listings by country. I would have liked to see more, some films could easily have been given pages of information and the most important classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, entire chapters. The author has a website movie-locations.com with some of the highlights of this book.

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Marcus

A wide compilation

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2006

I've been looking for a book just like this one for years. It has a wide list of movies from westerns to romantic, from LA to Toledo, from great to dreadful. The detail of the information is very complete and, most important, concise. I think is the best travel guide ever. A real treasure.

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Laura Bastos Pereira

the worldwide guide..

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2005

i think the book is really useful but at the same time it seems that it is too poor on information... It does talk about a lot of movies but the information it gives it's minimum. This can be explaned by the fact that it reaches a lot of films, and as the title say, it is a worldwide guide.

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billc

Excellent location guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2017

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A great book for those interested in where movies were filmed. My only criticism is that by mistake I ordered the 2001 version instead of the 2006.

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