Set-Jetter & Movie Locations and More: May 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

The fourth entry in Mission Impossible franchise, Ghost Protocol, is probably the best one, mostly due to director, Brad Bird. Although I'm certainly not a Tom Cruise fan, I do have great respect for his dedication to work and the lengths he is willing to go to. Shot all over the world, I checked out a few locations they used in Vancouver.

First up, the phone booth where he receives his mission was shot under a bridge to Granville Island...

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Here is the prop phone used in that scene, currently on display at Paramount Studios....

The entrance to the carpark is the Vancouver Convention Center used in many films....

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The epilogue is supposed to be in Seattle but it is actually the popular Granville Island....

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Sunday, May 5, 2013

Saved! (2004)

Saved! was a little sleeper comedy that I enjoyed quite a bit. It was also briefly made into a Broadway musical, but I wasn't able to catch it in time. :(

Here is "American Eagle Christian High School" shot at a Vancouver school...

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50/50 (2011)

50/50 stars one of my favorite actors, Joseph Gordon Levitt. The film is pretty good, and especially to those who are personally touched by cancer in their lives or families. Shot in Vancouver standing in for Seattle...

First up, the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver....