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18. On the Beach? 1959 Movie with Ava Gardner & Gregory Peck?

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Sat Oct 19, 2019, 05:35 PM

Oct 2019

The scenes in the Bay were haunting.

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Do you have a favorite movie made in San Francisco? [View all] red dog 1 Oct 2019 OP

ADDENDUM POLL red dog 1 Oct 2019 #1

48 Hours. All the votes should be for 48 hours The Polack MSgt Oct 2019 #2

How could I forget "48 Hours"? red dog 1 Oct 2019 #16

48 Hours gets my vote. yardwork Oct 2019 #92

That's 2 votes for "48 Hours" red dog 1 Oct 2019 #98

Argh! I love "Vertigo" but I have to go with "Star Trek IV" Coventina Oct 2019 #3

Star Trek IV is my favorite Star Trek movie red dog 1 Oct 2019 #17

A Trip Down Market Street mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 #4

fascinating... FirstLight Oct 2019 #14

Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Oct 2019 #19

I think most of the damage from the 1906 SF earthquake resulted from the fires, which raged red dog 1 Oct 2019 #48

You are correct ailsagirl Oct 2019 #66

Greed 1924 movie Erich Von Stroheim kimbutgar Oct 2019 #5

Link to it on youtube it's free probably with commercials mucifer Dec 2023 #155

Did you mean "Bullitt"? instead of "Bullet"? n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2019 #6

Thanks for catching that red dog 1 Oct 2019 #20

The Game did a pretty good job also JDC Oct 2019 #7

You left the Graduate off the list? Clash City Rocker Oct 2019 #8

Well, The Graduate wasn't really a "San Francisco movie" red dog 1 Oct 2019 #21

Those of us natives definitely noticed-- the rest of the world had no idea ailsagirl Oct 2019 #67

Possibly filmed early on a Sunday morning? red dog 1 Oct 2019 #99

Could be-- still, that bridge always has traffic on it! ailsagirl Oct 2019 #117

I know, but my guess is that they filmed it early on a Sunday morning, which would not have red dog 1 Oct 2019 #122

I'm sure you're right ailsagirl Oct 2019 #125

That had to be what happened ailsagirl Dec 2023 #169

It couldn't "have been a bigger list" because they limit the poll choices to 10. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #28

Jagged Edge Skittles Oct 2019 #9

read the book, looking for the film dweller Oct 2019 #10

Star trek 4. The voyage home (the 1 with the whales .) AllaN01Bear Oct 2019 #11

That's two votes for Star Trek IV red dog 1 Oct 2019 #22

Three votes for Star Trek IV Generic Brad Oct 2019 #38

Your vote has been recorded. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #49

I've decided to take "Dirty Harry" off the list because it got zero votes so far red dog 1 Oct 2019 #51

I'm reading through this list and I can't believe Dagstead Bumwood Oct 2019 #61

Agreed. yardwork Oct 2019 #93

I'll add it to the Addendum Poll (Reply # 1) red dog 1 Oct 2019 #100

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Loved DH as a child, but saw it again recently; it hasn't aged well flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #69

Really a miniseries, peacefreak2.0 Oct 2019 #12

Pacific Heights (1990)...interesting movie. Tikki Oct 2019 #13

I like that film a lot. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #23

Yes it was. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #31

Experiment in Terror- Lee Remick, Glenn Ford, a young Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin- a Blake Edwards NBachers Oct 2019 #15

Thanks for that info red dog 1 Oct 2019 #24

On the Beach? 1959 Movie with Ava Gardner & Gregory Peck? irisblue Oct 2019 #18

It's up there as a poll choice red dog 1 Oct 2019 #25

I loved that movie, but I always thought of it as an Australian movie irisblue Oct 2019 #33

I enjoyed 'So I Married an Axe Murderer" with Mike Myers and Nancy Travis wishstar Oct 2019 #26

I watched them film a scene from that one red dog 1 Oct 2019 #27

Yeeeessssss!!!!! rownesheck Oct 2019 #35

I'll make it a poll choice in the Addendum Poll (Reply # 1) red dog 1 Oct 2019 #101

How could you forget "Foul Play" ????? DinahMoeHum Oct 2019 #29

I was going to say that! leftieNanner Oct 2019 #39

OK, since that makes 2 votes for "Foul Play"...I'll put it up as a poll choice, so you can vote 4 it red dog 1 Oct 2019 #54

Nine Months RandySF Oct 2019 #30

A good one: Sudden Fear with Joan Crawford and Jack Palance. SF noir mist and mystery emmaverybo Oct 2019 #32

What's Up Doc? 1972 Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, directed by Bogdanovich ms liberty Oct 2019 #34

Same jberryhill Oct 2019 #62

Yep. I re-watched it recently and laughed just as hard... SMC22307 Oct 2019 #74

Yes! I was about thirteen when I first saw it and loved it so much I bought the paperback ms liberty Oct 2019 #89

Yep, 11 or 12 for me. Between Fat Nixon drama and too many... SMC22307 Oct 2019 #90

I'll add it to the Addendum Poll (Reply # 1) red dog 1 Oct 2019 #102

THANK YOU!!!! Best car chase scene through a city ever filmed!! Yavin4 Nov 2019 #148

Not a movie but: Have Gun Will Travel LakeArenal Oct 2019 #36

I loved that TV western, and watched it regularly. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #105

'Wire' Paladin, San Francisco Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #124

Mrs. Doubtfire DFW Oct 2019 #37

That's probably my favorite too. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #113

The Presidio flotsam Oct 2019 #40

I just watched that one again last week.. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #47

The Towering Inferno!!! LeftInTX Oct 2019 #41

"Oh, great, OJ Simpson has come to save our lives!" jberryhill Oct 2019 #60

But it's a cool movie!!! LeftInTX Oct 2019 #79

Yours, Mine and Ours Tribalceltic Oct 2019 #42

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Tikki Oct 2019 #43

It Came From Beneath the Sea mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 #44

I remember that movie. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #46

Days of Wine and Roses (1962) Tikki Oct 2019 #45

I've seen that movie many times, but it's been a while. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #50

Flower Drum Song (1961) and Good Neighbor Sam (1964) Tikki Oct 2019 #53

I was about to mention "Sam." malthaussen Oct 2019 #94

First date movie my husband (boyfriend) and I went to see at the local theater. Tikki Oct 2019 #96

yes "How to distract people from what is happening around them 101" Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #52

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YOU ARE IN THE LOUNGE. That's what is done in the lounge ms liberty Oct 2019 #58

+ 1 red dog 1 Oct 2019 #107

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I never saw that movie jberryhill Oct 2019 #63

A classic directed by the great John Ford. Kaleva Oct 2019 #72

Sir, this is a Wendy's jberryhill Oct 2019 #73

An old movie..... dinger130 Oct 2019 #56

The 70s remake of... skypilot Oct 2019 #57

What's Up Doc? jberryhill Oct 2019 #59

Saw in theater when I was 6 ... maybe my first PG movie ... mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #127

"Play it Again, Sam" was made in SF... ailsagirl Oct 2019 #64

I love that movie! red dog 1 Oct 2019 #108

So do I ailsagirl Dec 2023 #170

Vertigo was such a fantasic film-- just loved it ailsagirl Oct 2019 #65

East Meets Watts TlalocW Oct 2019 #68

At least worth a mention, 'Mother' and 'The Birds' JustFiveMoreMinutes Oct 2019 #70

I don't know if you can count The Birds moose65 Oct 2019 #87

I loved "The Birds" but I don't think of it as a "San Francisco movie" red dog 1 Oct 2019 #114

Only the beginning ailsagirl Dec 2023 #171

Hitchcock's cameo was kinda, sorta filmed in San Francisco so that should count for something Brother Buzz Nov 2019 #138

Yeah, it was neat! moose65 Nov 2019 #141

how about "Zodiac"? RockRaven Oct 2019 #71

I've seen that one at least a dozen times red dog 1 Oct 2019 #103

'Harold and Maude' and 'What's Up, Doc?' SMC22307 Oct 2019 #75

you forgot the "Dirty Harry" movies lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #76

You beat me to it! DFW Oct 2019 #83

"Greater Bay Area is not "San Francisco" red dog 1 Oct 2019 #104

"Dirty Harry" was up there as a poll choice but got zero votes after one day, so I took it down red dog 1 Oct 2019 #110

The Age of Adaline madaboutharry Oct 2019 #77

I'll have to check that one out... red dog 1 Oct 2019 #106

I liked that movie too Skittles Oct 2019 #128

Heart and Souls (1993) Tikki Oct 2019 #78

What's up doc? With Streisand...this chase scene: Liberty Belle Oct 2019 #80

Being a San Francisco movie freak, I'm bookmarking this thread. NBachers Oct 2019 #81

How about San Andreas ddr007 Oct 2019 #82

We went to the movies twice to see that, but it was so full, we couldn't get seats. NBachers Oct 2019 #84

I'll have to check that one out. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #109

Dirty Harry brucefan Oct 2019 #85

Yes, I should have included it on the list, but this thread is 4 years old, red dog 1 Dec 2023 #162

I saw "Vertigo" on TV when I was a kid and it scared the wits out of me - nightmares for weeks Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #86

I remember the scene where Alfred Hitchcock got off a bus. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #112

what's up doc. pansypoo53219 Oct 2019 #88

Bullitt Kingofalldems Oct 2019 #91

A couple of obscure choices... malthaussen Oct 2019 #95

Streaming movie...Always Be My Maybe (2019) Tikki Oct 2019 #97

I could not think of one, at first... Mike Nelson Oct 2019 #111

2 film noir flicks: "The Lineup" and "House on Telegraph Hill" diva77 Oct 2019 #115

Not sure how much of it was made in San Francisco whistler162 Oct 2019 #116

Was Zodiac actually filmed there? Ahpook Oct 2019 #118

According to Robert Graysmith, who wrote the book that the movie "Zodiac" was based on, red dog 1 Oct 2019 #120

I did follow a site about that for a while Ahpook Oct 2019 #121

I hadn't heard that. red dog 1 Oct 2019 #123

The Conversation gets my vote MatthewHatesTrump2 Oct 2019 #119

Vertigo is twisted and beautiful. John Fante Oct 2019 #126

The remake of "Bedazzled" with Brendan Fraser & Elizabeth Hurley is set in SF MatthewHatesTrump2 Oct 2019 #129

Yes, I'd forgotten about that one///I've seen in many times red dog 1 Dec 2023 #158

shoulldn't DIRTY HARRY be on that list? yuiyoshida Oct 2019 #130

Sneakers Hong Kong Cavalier Oct 2019 #131

Big Trouble in Little China MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #132

NO "What's up Doc?" Texasgal Nov 2019 #133

About 1/2 up with a scene whistler162 Nov 2019 #134

Inside Out crazytown Nov 2019 #135

One of frivolous nudity... hunter Nov 2019 #136

I love most of the movies listed MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #137

The Last Waltz red dog 1 Nov 2019 #139

I voted for The Conversation. red dog 1 Nov 2019 #140

It has to be the 1947 Bogie & Bacall classic, "Dark Passage." catbyte Nov 2019 #142

Thanks for that MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #143

It's a great film with a great cast. Agnes Moorehead is wonderful in it. Complete bad guy. catbyte Nov 2019 #145

Has anyone mentioned the remake of "Bedazzled"? MatthewHatesTrump2 Nov 2019 #144

Great poll. I went with Vertigo but 48 Hours is #2. Oh hell, put 48 Hours at #1. argyl Nov 2019 #146

The Fan JonLP24 Nov 2019 #147

Vertigo is one of my favourite Hitchcock films-- among many others of his, of course n/t ailsagirl Dec 2023 #149

Vertigo is a great film red dog 1 Dec 2023 #150

I always wondered what happened to the "McKittrick Hotel" ailsagirl Dec 2023 #153

I don't remember S.F. having a "McKittrick Hotel"...but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. red dog 1 Dec 2023 #160

The actual bldg was Henry J. Fortmann Mansion ailsagirl Dec 2023 #164

I remember that place now. red dog 1 Dec 2023 #165

Pity it's no longer there ailsagirl Dec 2023 #168

I remember that Victorian house. red dog 1 Dec 2023 #166

Shang Chi RandySF Dec 2023 #151

Haven't heard of that one red dog 1 Dec 2023 #159

Nob Hill RandySF Dec 2023 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #152

After the Thin Man Bobstandard Dec 2023 #154

Here's 10 movies Tarzanrock Dec 2023 #156

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Dec 2023 #157