Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, located at the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Known as “The Crossroads of the World,” it is famous for its massive digital billboards, Broadway theaters, and the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop.
Times Square has served as a filming location for numerous iconic movies, with famous scenes shot in the area including Batteries Not Included (1987), Vanilla Sky (2001), I Am Legend (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Taxi Driver (1976), and Enchanted (2007).
Batteries Not Included (1987)
Batteries Not Included
Batteries Not Included was primarily filmed in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, with scenes in Times Square and at Universal Studios.
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall has served as a prominent filming location for movies such as The Godfather, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Rosemary's Baby, and Annie.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is one of New York City’s most famous churches and one of the best-known examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the United States.
Hook and Ladder 8
Hook and Ladder 8 is a fully operational firehouse in Manhattan, renowned as the exterior filming location for the headquarters in the Ghostbusters movies.
Eastern State Penitentiary
As a filming location, Eastern State Penitentiary is used in three feature films: 12 Monkeys, Return to Paradise, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Garrett Jacobs Mansion
The Garrett Jacobs Mansion has been used in productions as Bedroom Window, Clara’s Heart, Her Alibi, The Accidental Tourist, He Said, She Said, Major League II, 12 Monkeys, Diner, Species II, and My One and Only.
The Exorcist House
The Exorcist House refers to the private residence in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., which was used for exterior filming of the 1973 horror movie The Exorcist.
The Exorcist Steps
The Exorcist Steps are a famous 75-step stairway in Washington, D.C. renowned as the filming location for the climax of the 1973 horror film The Exorcist.
Caribbean Club
Key Largo (1948) was primarily filmed on sound stages with exterior shots taken in the Florida Keys, specifically around the Caribbean Club in Key Largo.
Otomi Ceremonial Center
The Otomi Ceremonial Center served as the filming location for Franz Sanchez’s drug factory/laboratory in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill.