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San Fransisco in Cinema

bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
edited December 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm sure there are many fine articles and blog posts dedicated to this one but google wants to translate every string I can muster into the equivalent of 'session times san fransisco'. So I figured I would more directly consult the part of the internet that actually understands English - you guys!

What are some rad movies set in or around San Fransisco? We're swinging by for a few days on our way from Australia to Vancouver this weekend, and while for the most part we'll have a friend to be tour guide, until then I'd love to get myself psyched up and get some ideas by watching some movies.

(I watched Vertigo last night, by the way, know well a bunch of Alcatraz movies like The Rock and Birdman of Alcatraz and I've seen Milk recently too. I really want to go check out the tree-ring-history as seen in Vertigo and Twelve Monkeys)

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    dlinfinitidlinfiniti Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    bullitt! maltese falcon.....
    here is the link you want

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    dlinfiniti wrote: »
    bullitt! maltese falcon.....
    here is the link you want

    :^:

    any other suggestions are much appreciated though!

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    CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    The Dirty Harry movies are set in San Fran.

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    corky842corky842 Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Corvus wrote: »
    The Dirty Harry movies are set in San Fran.

    excellent

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    CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Oh, also, The Presidio. Sean Connery loves him some SF I guess.

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    taketheblacktaketheblack Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Invasion of the bodysnatchers

    Homeward Bound 2

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    ThesmileyemoThesmileyemo Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    The Room.

    Make sure you have a lot of booze.

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    tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    48 Hours
    The Birds
    The Conversation
    Zodiac
    Thieves' Highway
    Star Trek 4
    Sneakers
    Ang Lee's Hulk
    Big Trouble in Little China

    Off of the top of my head

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    GrizzledGrizzled Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Just to be nitpicky, it's San Francisco - the city of Saint Francis.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_set_in_San_Francisco,_California is a good list.

    I especially recommend Maltese Falcon and The Rock (at least the beginning parts).

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    MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Big Trouble in Little China.

    Though, I don't think this is what you are looking for. Any excuse to post this;

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    CrossBusterCrossBuster Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I'm going to add to the "Bullitt" chorus.

    Such an awesome movie.

    Also: Dirty Harry, Interview With the Vampire, D.O.A.

    Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. There are more, of course.

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    JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    You Kill Me

    It's a black comedy along the lines of In Bruges, really enjoyed it

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