Like any movie fan, if you’re planning a vacation you probably ask yourself the question, “Are there any shooting locations nearby that I could go check out?” If you’re thinking of vacation in San Francisco anytime soon, there are plenty of cinematic landmarks for you to see.<\/p>\n
From serving as the home to Nick and Nora Charles in After The Thin Man<\/strong> to hosting two of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous films, as well as Mel Brooks’ spoof of Hitchcock, San Francisco has a long tradition of appearing in films. From its beautiful bay, hills and architecture the city and the surrounding Bay Area have been a destination for when directors wish to set their films in a city with its own unique look. Tough guys like Bogart and Dirty Harry have prowled its foggy streets. It has been attacked by a giant octopus and Kurt Russel has discovered big trouble under its Chinatown streets. San Francisco has seen it all.<\/p>\n Of course, there are plenty of websites out there with information on finding exactly where Jimmy Stewart\u2019s Vertigo<\/strong> apartment was or where the hotel that Mel Brooks checks into and gets High Anxiety<\/strong> from are. There are even a few that will direct you to where Mike Myers Married An Axe Murderer<\/strong> or where Donald Sutherland became aware of an Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Beyond everything else, the thriller Vertigo<\/strong> is Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s love letter to San Francisco. Beautifully captured locales make the city an additional character in the movie and make it impossible to imagine set anywhere else. GoCalifornia<\/span><\/a> has a nice run down of where to find some of the film\u2019s most memorable locations. If you\u2019re a fan of Hitchcock\u2019s supernatural thriller The Birds<\/strong>, Roadside America<\/a> has the information on where to find that film\u2019s memorable church and school house. Further Hitchcock locations can be found at Guidepost<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you’re thinking of renting a Mustang to recreate Steve McQueen\u2019s mad dash through the streets of San Francisco in Bullitt<\/span><\/strong>, you\u2019ll be in for a rather difficult time. According to this site<\/a>, the route that McQueen takes can only exist through the magic of editing. (Here\u2019s a Google map<\/a> of the streets used for the sequence.)<\/p>\n The San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> has recently launched a page which features a number of filming locations and even more information can be found at Film In America<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"