8 NYC Locations Hollywood Uses Over and Over Again

 

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge underpass/stairway. A shot I took tonight. Setting the scene for a thriller or spy film. 

The Millennium Bridge - Harry Potter

A lot of you are probably big Harry Potter fans, so you will remember that the opening scene of that movie shows Death Eaters flying over London, destroying everything in their path - including the Millennium Bridge.

This is a shot from the opening scene. You can see more Harry Potter locations below.

Film Locations in Amsterdam - Ocean's Twelve

 

Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam

Photo credit Jim G

Brad Pitt's character, (Rusty) decides that the boys should do a job in Amsterdam. The team check into Hotel Pulitzer Amsterdam in the Jordaan area of the city. It is one of the nicer hotels in the city, if not in the top 10 then definitely the top 20.

Dampkring Coffeeshop, Amsterdam

Dampkring is the self-titled “Original coffeeshop” in Amsterdam. Danny, Rusty and Linas are there to meet Matsui (Robbie Coltrane with a beautiful Jersey accent) who gives them a job.

Memorial Park West Gaarde, Amsterdam

This is where Brad Pitt's character is spying on his ex-girlfriend, Europol detective played by Catherine Zeta-Jones while she attends a funeral. The funeral is being held in Memorial Park West Gaarde.

Aluminiumbrug, Amsterdam

Clooney and Pitt take a stroll to figure out how to earn the amount of money they need to pay back. They walk over Aluminiumbrug, which literally means aluminium bridge. This is where Pitt comes up with the idea of lifting the house.