Iconic Movie Scenes Filmed in New Jersey You’ll Definitely Recognize
New Jersey has been the location for some of the most iconic movies in cinema history. Here are the top 5 movies with scenes filmed in New Jersey.
Iconic Movie Scenes Filmed In New Jersey
Have you ever been watching a movie and thought that the location looked very familiar?
Before you dismiss the notion, you should know that some scenes in major motion pictures were filmed in New Jersey.
You may have heard of some of these, but others may surprise you. We compiled a list of the top 5 movies with scenes set in New Jersey. Let's see how many you know.
The Top 5 Movies With Scenes Filmed In New Jersey
We have listed the movies in no particular order.
The Godfather: The "leave the gun, take the cannolis" scene was filmed in the Garden State.
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Goodfellas - Henry and Karen's house was actually in Fort Lee, according to NJ Urban News.
Amityville Horror - The Toms River home looked so much like the actual home in Long Island that they used it in the movie.
Men in Black - If you thought some of the locations looked familiar, several were filmed in Jersey City.
The Joker - Key scenes of this mega-movie were filmed in New Jersey, including one in front of the Newark Paramount Theater on Market St.
Here are some other movies with scenes in New Jersey: Annie, A Beautiful Mind, A Bronx Tale, and American Gangster.
There are more, but these are some of the biggest and most popular. How many did you know?
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