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The team in the movie is the Cleveland Indians, but it should have been the Brew Crew considering all of the stadium scenes were shot at our very own County Stadium. While mostly filming in Minnesota, this adventure drama – starring the now disgraced Kevin Spacey – also partially filmed in Superior.ĭirected by President Fitzgerald Grant III, this Zach Braff-led romantic drama takes place around the UW-Madison campus – and actually filmed there as well. According to Stanley Solheim at the Wisconsin Film Office, farmers picketed the film and tried to halt production – but that tension couldn't compare to the on-set drama between Roberts and Nolte, who notoriously did not get along during the shoot. The 1994 romantic comedy was filmed in Baraboo and Madison. Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte starred in one of the most famous movies to be filmed in Wisconsin. Steve James' iconic documentary – and Roger Ebert's favorite movie of the '90s – filmed partly in Milwaukee. For Wisconsinites, however, the biggest star may be the setting for the first part of the movie, filmed in Mellen. This sprawling 1962 Hemingway adaptation features plenty of stars, including Paul Newman, Ricardo Montalban, Jessica Tandy, Eli Wallach and allegedly one of the first on-screen appearances from the late Sharon Tate. The indie triumph would go on to snag four Independent Spirit Awards, including a win for the John Cassavetes Award, given to an exemplary film made for less than $500,000. This '80s classic starring Molly Ringwald was shot partly in Madison.Ī crap classic (that – true story – helped terrify OnMilwaukee pop culture editor Matt Mueller of spiders for the rest of his young life), this "Mystery Science Theater 3000"-approved B-movie from the 1975 not only takes place in Merrill, Wisconsin, but was actually filmed there and in some surrounding cities as well.Ī small movie that accomplished big things, Kirill Mikhanovsky's indie dramedy follows a young man driving a medical transport shuttle who runs into all sorts of interesting characters across – oh, would you look at that! – Milwaukee.
The horror movie starring Mario Lopez of "Saved By the Bell" fame and Corey Haim was filmed at Carthage College in Kenosha and in Twin Lakes.
It would be far from the gangster's first film-related visit to Wisconsin. Starring Mark Harmon, this 1991 film about the legendary gangster was filmed in a number of Wisconsin sites, including in Milwaukee's Third Ward. The 1999 big screen adaptation of Madison author Jacquelyn Mitchard's bestseller of the same name, starring Michelle Pfieffer and Whoopi Goldberg, was partly filmed in Madison – mostly just exteriors and roadways. John's Military Academy also got some screen time. The first sequel to one of the finest horror films ever made were filmed in Lake Geneva, Eagle River and Delafield. Tammy Baldwin and some other Madison colleagues as extras in the politics-tinged thriller. Apparently eagle-eyed viewers can spot Sen. This big budget 1996 action thriller starring Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves was filmed partly in Madison, Lake Geneva and the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay. But "Bridesmaids" did technically film in Milwaukee, grabbing some establishing shots of the Art Museum and the Public Market as well as shooting in Bay View. And yes, it was lame that Milwaukee was treated like a mildly podunk relative to Chicago with a dirt road connecting the two. Yes, this Oscar-nominated comedy mostly filmed in California. The excellent 1997 documentary by Michael Moore filmed in Madison and Milwaukee.Įlwood and Jake spent some time filming in Milwaukee, with the then-Firstar Building easily spied as a car careens over the then-incomplete 794 freeway spur. The classic Rodney Dangerfield college comedy filmed at UW-Madison. The interior was created in Buffalo Grove, Ill. This 2005 Ryan Reynolds-led remake of the classic horror tale starred Silver Lake as the infamous residence.
Rent it off iTunes or Amazon, and see one of the funniest films ever made. If you haven't seen this micro-budget documentary and its kooky Milwaukee stars, shame on you. From giant robots to giant spiders, oil men to anchormen, superheroes to rock-loving zeroes, this is Wisconsin at the cinema. So we rounded up as many Wisconsin shoutouts and movie shoots as we could remember into this list. Whether it's a passing mention in a big blockbuster, an indie drama looking for some Midwest authenticity or even an entire action sequence taking place right in the middle of of Downtown Milwaukee, there's been a number of cinematic namedrops throughout the state of Wisconsin over the years – each one causing local audiences to break into a surprise smattering of applause because, oh hey, somebody noticed we exist! Wisconsin may be a long way from Hollywood, but it's still no complete stranger to the big screen.
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