Table Of Content
- Lights, Camera, San Jose: Explore the Movie Magic of California’s Hidden Gem
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day – US Box Office: USD$205millions
- Flubber – US Box Office: USD$92millions
- What Dreams May Come – US Box Office: USD$55millions
- La Bamba – US Box Office: USD$54millions
- The Relic – US Box Office: USD$33millions
Lights, Camera, San Jose: Explore the Movie Magic of California’s Hidden Gem
Hey there, movie aficionado! Feeling a little bored and looking for something exciting to do? Well, hold on tight because we’re about to take you on a thrilling adventure through the glitz and glamour of San Jose, California. Get ready to dive into the world of cinema as we explore the breathtaking filming locations of some iconic movies set right here in this vibrant city.
Key Takeaways:
- San Jose, California is a hidden gem when it comes to movie filming locations.
- Exploring these filming spots can be a unique and exhilarating experience for any avid movie buff.
- Get a taste of the Hollywood magic without having to battle traffic in Los Angeles!
Now, you might be wondering why exactly should you go chasing movie sets in San Jose? Well, buckle up and let us enlighten you. Picture this: you’re strolling down the very streets where your favorite movie characters have walked, where the cameras rolled, and the directors yelled “action!”
It’s like stepping into the screen and becoming a part of those incredible stories. Who needs the ordinary tourist traps when you can have a brush with movie magic?
Just imagine walking along the picturesque streets of San Jose, soaking in its vibrant atmosphere while reliving the unforgettable moments created by Hollywood legends. You’ll feel like a star yourself! And hey, who knows, you might even stumble upon a hidden filming set of the next blockbuster. Keep those cameras rolling!
Want to know the best part? These filming locations are not only captivating, but they’re also scattered across San Jose, providing you with the perfect excuse to explore the whole city. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, you’ll uncover a bounty of breathtaking sights.
So grab your map, hop in the car, and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. You never know what surprises await!
But wait, there’s more! San Jose is not just a city for the movie buffs, but also a playground for the wanderlust-stricken. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in the beauty of this diverse city.
From mesmerizing museums to mouthwatering cuisine, San Jose will leave you craving for more. And what better way to explore it all than by following in the footsteps of your favorite movie characters?
So, dear reader, are you ready to dive headfirst into the world of movie magic and embark on a thrilling journey through the filming locations of San Jose? Adventure awaits just around the corner, and we guarantee it’s going to be one for the books. Lights, camera, action! Let’s go explore!
Lights, camera, action! Get ready to explore the movies filmed in San Jose, California today. Grab your favorite films, a map of the city, and let the adventure begin!
Discover the hidden gems and iconic locations that have graced the silver screen. Don’t miss out on this blockbuster opportunity! Start your movie-themed adventure now by checking out the listicle below. Happy exploring!
Terminator 2: Judgment Day – US Box Office: USD$205millions
Director: James Cameron
Main Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Earl Boen, S. Epatha Merkerson, Joe Morton, and Danny Cooksey
Release Date: 3 July 1991
Filming Locations: Bayside Parkway & Gateway Boulevard, Fremont, California, USA; Plummer Street & Hayvenhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA; Kaiser Steel Mill, Fontana, California, USA; 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, California, USA; Fremont, California, USA
Main Plot: Over ten years have passed since the first Terminator attempted to kill Sarah Connor and her unborn son, John. The man leading the rebel alliance against the Machines in the future is now a healthy young boy. However, the known supercomputer Skynet transmits else Terminator, the T-1000, back in time. This new Terminator is more advanced and powerful than the previous one, and its mission is to murder John Connor while he is still a child. However, once again, the opposition has successfully sent a protector back in time to try to save John and his mother, Sarah. It is another Terminator (the same model that attempted and failed to kill Sarah Connor in 1984).
Famous quotes:
John Connor: “No, no, no, no. You gotta listen to the way people talk. You don’t say “affirmative,” or some shit like that. You say “no problemo.” And if someone comes on to you with an attitude you say “eat me.” And if you want to shine them on it’s “hasta la vista, baby.””
The Terminator: “Hasta la vista, baby.”
John Connor: “Yeah but later, dickwad. And if someone gets upset you say, “chill out”! Or you can do combinations.”
The Terminator: “Chill out, dickwad.”
John Connor: “Great! See, you’re getting it!”
The Terminator: “No problemo.”
Fun Fact about Terminator 2: Judgment Day:
- Production took so long because of Edward Furlong’s growth that the production team had to make changes during the shoot. He appears to be younger in the desert scene than in the others. His voice broke and had to be pitched adjusted in post-production. He’d also grown so tall over the months. And for one late-shooting scene, he had to stand in a hole in the ground to ensure consistency in height difference with Linda Hamilton.
Flubber – US Box Office: USD$92millions
Director: Les Mayfield
Main Cast: Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Ted Levine, Clancy Brown, Raymond J. Barry, Wil Wheaton, and Edie McClurg
Release Date: 26 November 1997
Filming Locations: Stockton, California, USA; San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA; Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA; University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, USA; Alameda, California, USA
Main Plot: Phillip Brainard, a college professor and part-time basement worker attempts to create a great invention. Unfortunately, he has often failed to invent something. Still, he is so obsessed with it that he postpones his own wedding to Sara. One day, he creates a substance that causes even the heaviest objects to bounce in the air, dubbed “flying rubber,” but Brainard dubbed it “Flubber.” However, he notices Sara with another professor from another college, as well as several criminals attempting to rob him. So Brainard must devise a strategy to defeat the criminals and reclaim his Fiancee. Flubber, hopefully, can assist him.
Famous quotes:
Wilson Croft: “I’m not an innovator like you, Phil. I’m an adapter, and to that end, I have profited from your ideas.”
Professor Philip ‘Phil’ Brainard: “Why are you here?”
Wilson Croft: “Well, to be honest. I’m here this weekend to steal your fiance. And make her my wife.”
Professor Philip ‘Phil’ Brainard: “Well, I think you’ll be sadly disappointed.”
Phillip Brainard: “I love you with every cell, with every atom. I love you on a subatomic level.”
Fun Fact about Flubber:
- The hover-converted car in “The Absent-Minded Professor,” the original film on which this film is based, is a Ford Model T. It refers to the Prof’s car as “an old T-Bird.”
What Dreams May Come – US Box Office: USD$55millions
Director: Vincent Ward
Main Cast: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Rosalind Chao, Lucinda Jenney, Maggie McCarthy, Matt Salinger, and Carin Sprague
Release Date: October 2, 1998
Filming Locations: Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela; Glacier National Park, Montana, USA; Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana, USA; Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA; St. Vincent’s Church, San Rafael, California, USA
Main Plot: Doctor Chris Nielsen meets Annie. For him, she is his soulmate. He marries her, and they have two children. A car accident kills the children. Dr. Chris Nielsen and his wife, Annie, face new challenges after the deaths of their two children, particularly Annie. Albert meets Chris after he dies and goes to Heaven. Chris discovers that Heaven is even more incredible than he could have imagined. However, Chris’s death is the final straw for Annie, who commits suicide and travels to a place very distinct from Chris. When Chris discovers Annie’s misfortune, he forces Albert to enlist The Tracker’s assistance. Together, they trek into the depths of despair to find the fate of Annie’s soul and try to rescue her.
Famous quotes:
Chris Nielsen: “Thank you for every kindness. Thank you for our children. For the first time I saw them. Thank you for being someone I was always proud to be with. For your guts, for your sweetness. For how you always looked, for how I always wanted to touch you. God, you were my life. I apologize for every time I ever failed you. Especially this one…”
Chris Nielsen: “But I can forgive you.”
Annie Nielsen: “For killing my children and my sweet husband?”
Chris Nielsen: “For being so wonderful a guy would choose Hell over Heaven just to hang around you.”
Chris Nielsen: ”A whole human life is just a heartbeat here in Heaven. Then we’ll all be together forever.”
Fun Fact about What Dreams May Come:
- Chris Nielsen has four children in Richard Matheson’s novel. In the film, he has only two who died four years before him. Albert Lewis is his cousin in the book who was sickly when they were young and died at a young age. Albert Lewis, who died before Chris Nielsen, was Chris Nielsen’s mentor as a doctor in the film.
La Bamba – US Box Office: USD$54millions
Director: Luis Valdez
Main Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, Rick Dees, and Marshall Crenshaw
Release Date: 24 July 1987
Filming Locations: Fillmore, California, USA; Hollister, California, USA; San Fernando High School – 11133 O’Melveny Avenue, San Fernando, California, USA; Imperial County, California, USA; San Jose, California, USA
Main Plot: Valens was a 15-year-old migrant worker. He worked with his mother, Connie, before scoring radio and concert success with hits like La Bamba, C’mon Let’s Go, and Donna (Rosana De Soto). Valens died tragically in a plane crash when he was 17 years old. His half-brother Bob Morales (Esai Morales) is a revengeful ex-con who rides his Harley into the migrant camp after being released from prison. Valens’ musical abilities are encouraged by his family, though later, members of his family react to his fame with varying degrees of pride and envy. He soon receives an audition with iconic record producer and former Artie Shaw clarinet player Bob Keane (Joe Pantoliano).
Famous quotes:
Bob Morales: “Look Rosie, you’re not my wife, all right? Stop being such a drag. What the shit’s eating you anyway?”
Rosie Morales: “I’m pregnant.”
[Bob stops pouring his drink and pauses]
Rosie Morales: “Well aren’t you gonna say anything?”
Bob Morales: “What’s there to say? It’s not my first. Or my last.”
Bob Morales: [last line, in agony over his brother’s death] “RITCHIE!”
Fun Fact about La Bamba:
- Sister of Valens was on the set the day they did the scene “coin toss.” In the scene where Ritchie wins the chance to fly on the plane with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper, according to Lou Diamond Phillip, during the shoot, Ritchie’s sister begins to sob uncontrollably. When Phillips attempted to console her, she cried, “Why Ritchie? Why did you get on the plane?”
The Relic – US Box Office: USD$33millions
Director: Peter Hyams
Main Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore, Clayton Rohner, Chi Muoi Lo, Thomas Ryan, Robert Lesser, Diane Robin, Constance Towers, and Francis X. McCarthy
Release Date: 10 January 1997
Filming Locations: Field Museum of Natural History – 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; S.S. Lane Victory, Pier 94, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA; Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; San Jose, California, USA
Main Plot: A researcher at the Natural History Museum of Chicago sends two crates from South America containing his findings. When the crates arrive, there appears to be very little inside. However, police discovered gruesome murders on the cargo ship that was supposed to transport the containers to the United States. A murder soon occurs in the museum. While investigating, Lt. Vincent D’Agosta enlists the assistance of Dr. Margo Green, a researcher at the museum. She’s curious about the contents of her colleague’s crates. Concealed to both, a large creature is roaming the museum, preparing for a benefit reception that the city’s mayor will attend.
Famous quotes:
[Lt. D’Agosta tells Dr. Green about his good luck bullet that helped him become superstitious]
Margo Green: “What have you got there?”
Lt. Vincent D’Agosta: “Good luck bullet.”
Margo Green: “Superstitious, I remember now.”
Lt. Vincent D’Agosta: “Yeah.”
Margo Green: “So does your bullet have a story?”
Lt. Vincent D’Agosta: “I was on the beat my rookie year, and I saw this guy who’d locked his keys in his car with his motor running. He’s got a clothes hanger, and he’s trying to get the lock off. So I go over to try to help him out, and what I didn’t know was that he’d just robbed the liquor store a block away. So, he’s concentrating so hard that he doesn’t see me until I’m right up on top of him, and I surprise him. He turns, and…”
[D’Agosta makes a gun with his hand and makes a pop sound]
Lt. Vincent D’Agosta: “Point-blank range. Doesn’t pop, though. Doesn’t go off. This bullet.”
[D’Agosta calmly holds the bullet out in the air between both of them]
Margo Green: “So, what did you do?”
Lt. Vincent D’Agosta: “Took the gun away from him and beat the shit out of him. Anyway, the forensics told me later that the bullet’s perfect. It should have fired. I should be dead.”
Margo Green: “So in other woods, a miracle of physics?”
Lt. Vincent D’Agosta: “Maybe just plain, old-fashioned good luck.”
[Margo smiles]
Fun Fact about The Relic:
- The film was initially predicted to be a box office flop due to the lack of stars and the success of movies such as Scream and Austin Powers. The film performed five times better than expected during its opening weekend.
