[Screen shot of Vertigo via USA Today]
Our gorgeous Bay Area has attracted many a camera, particularly many a video camera. We've been the backdrop for everything from Hitchcock movies to Dirty Harry movies, as well as television shows through the decades like Streets of San Francisco and Nash Bridges. The folks over at the Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory offer a nifty collection and we decided to put it in map form with a little extra information. For February, they've listed their top 10 favorite movies with scenes shot in San Francisco Bay Area parks. Visit the original blog for more information about each location and film, plus video clips—even a PG-13 clip from Dirty Harry and a gorgeous slow take of the Pacific Ocean cresting the cliffs at Sutro Baths from Harold and Maud. Did we miss a location or movie? Let us know in the comments!
· Top 10 Movies Made in the Parks [Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory]
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Mapping Top Movies Shot in the Bay Area
1. Sutro Baths Ruins
San Francisco, CA 94121
Harold and Maud enjoyed the crumbling nostalgia of the Sutro Baths for their film, made all the more dramatic with slow pan of jagged coast. Photo via Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory.
2. The Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94129
Shot here were dramatic scenes from a plethora of movies, including, aptly, The Presidio and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
3. Crissy Field
San Francisco, CA 94129
The promenade along Crissy Field allowed Mrs. Doubtfire to pedal in relative ease and elegance. Photo via Photobucket.
4. Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Dirty Harry took a break from dirty city settings with a drive through Fort Mason. Photo via Fort Mason.org.
5. Alcatraz Island
San Francisco, CA 94123
The Rock! Again, more than one film shot scenes on this infamous island, including (yes), The Rock, Escape From Alcatraz, and So I Married an Axe Murderer. Photo via IMP Awards
6. Fort Point National Historic Site
San Francisco, CA 94129
Don't ever forget Vertigo's dramatic Novak in the water scene, shot at Fort Point. Screen shot from Vertigo via Real Scout]
7. Muir Beach
Muir Beach, CA 94965
Memoirs of a Geisha all the more memorable for scenes at Muir Beach overlook. Photo via Golden Gate National Parks.
8. Muir Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Other intense Novak/Stewart action took place in Hitchcock's Vertigo among the tall trees of Muir Woods. Photo via Golden Gate National Parks Conservatory.
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