Just curious of any TV or movies that mention Wisconsin or are in Wisconsin. I know about Happy Days, Lavern and Shirley, That 70's Show, and Young in the Restless. As far as Movies, Mr. 3000, and the 2012( Which mention Wisconsin like 3 times). Helping my kid with a project. Thanks for helping
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“Up In The Air” George Clooney movie... he’s from Wisconsin and wedding scenes based there....There’s a 40’s movie (Fedya?) “Two Guys From Milwaukee “ about a European Prince on the run...”Blues Brothers” ending car scene was filmed at the old Hoan “Bridge to Nowhere” before the span was finished...
Making a Murderer
Back to School had a lot of location shots in Madison.
Major League game shots were in County Stadium. Many of the "Yankee" players were local players.
LOL - Typing ****** instead of Rodgers gets the censoring treatment.
Hungry5 posted:Back to School had a lot of location shots in Madison.
Major League game shots were in County Stadium. Many of the "Yankee" players were local players.
I was in Back to School. I slid onto the set with my buddy when they were filming on Bascom Hill. Really hard to see us but I know when the glimpse happens.
http://www.americanmovie.com/home.html
Shot in Menomonee Falls (my hometown) and MKE.
"The Straight Story". Movie about 73 year old Alvin Straight who rides, (Or tries to.) his lawnmower from Laurens, IA to Mt. Zion WI to mend his relationship with an ill, estranged brother.
Sissy Spacek, Richard Farsworth, Dan Flannery
Bird on a Wire sees Mel Gibson taking the ferry from Detroit to Racine. and then there's a chase scene through Racine's bustling Chinatown.
As for older movies, Come and Get It and All Mine to Give both spring to mind.
Hungry5 posted:
Lol. I did that to shame those that can’t spell the Packers QB name correctly. Always fun when that pops up elsewhere.
Favre, Favre, Favre, Favre.
It's not working. Oh, it's not a choad detector.
Not Wisconsin (or Plainfield's) greatest hour, but the movie Psycho was based partially on Ed Gein.
Bridesmaids heavily featured Milwaukee
MichiganPacker2 posted:Not Wisconsin (or Plainfield's) greatest hour, but the movie Psycho was based partially on Ed Gein.
As was Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Bartelby and Loki were stuck in Milwaukee for purgatory in DOGMA.
BASEketball featured the Milwaukee Beers
Tommy Boy attended Marquette and played rugby.
MichiganPacker2 posted:Bridesmaids heavily featured Milwaukee
Loved the police officer in this movie......he’s Irish. ☘️.
"Starman", featuring my favorite actor Jeff Bridges, starts out in Chequamegon Bay, Wi.
In the Fugitive, Milwaukee was erroneously identified as a city with an elevated train.
Wasn't Tom Skerritt the sheriff in a short-lived "quirky drama" series in the early 90's? Set in Rome, WI?
Step Into Liquid was a small indie film chronicalling surfers in unique locations. I think one of them was surfing off Kohler Andre Beach in Sheboygan, off bulk carrier ships' wakes. IIRC.
Chris Smith (the other Chris Smith) did a number of small films based on people in WI. American Movie was his most noted and acclaimed. He also did Home Movie about unique homes and their unique home owners. At least one of them was in WI. A guy in his 60's or 70's who designed all these automated features into his home. Automated features from like the 50's. Both of these films are very entertaining, especially if anyone has unexpected time on their hands lately.
I remember this, my mom used to love Murder She Wrote. I had to look it up but in the episode Death Takes a Dive "Jessica hears the TV anchor/reporter note that the opponent (Sean Shaleen) grew up in a small Wisconsin town "a few miles east of Sheboygan." Hope they were a good swimmer.
DH13 posted:Wasn't Tom Skerritt the sheriff in a short-lived "quirky drama" series in the early 90's? Set in Rome, WI?
Picket Fences. Forgot all about that one, good call.
Step by Step starring Patrick Duffy took place in Port Washington, WI
2009 B movie...”Clear Lake WI.”
Disney Channel show “Liv and Maddie” is set in Stevens Point
Tons of episodes of “Supernatural” take place in Wisconsin
Pitch Perfect 2 the Packers compete in a underground A capello battle.
I remember a group of Packers on a sitcom around the Super Bowl in ‘96 or ‘97. I think it was “Mad About You”...I just remembered wondering what connection they had with the show to end up it.
*no I am not a teenage girl
All my dreams are shattered.
DH13 posted:All my dreams are shattered.
1940s actress Carole Landis, who died tragically young, was born in Fairchild WI.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Variety Hour.
