Where was Fame (1980) filmed?
1980 film by Alan Parker
Fame (1980) was filmed in New York City — 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
New York City Subway
🇺🇸 United States
rapid transit system in New York City
“Parker later hired Steadicam inventor and operator Garrett Brown to film Doris and Ralph's dialogue scene in a New York City Subway station.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
42nd Street
🇺🇸 United States
street in Manhattan
“During filming, Parker noticed that a pornographic film showing on 42nd Street was titled Hot Lunch, and was informed that the title was "New York slang for oral sex." In response, MGM offered several working titles before Parker named the film Fame after the 1975 song performed by David Bowie.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Times Square
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States
“The exterior of the school was shot using the left wing of the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin building almost directly opposite the real school on West 46th Street in Times Square.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Haaren High School
🇺🇸 United States
high school
“After the filmmakers expressed interest in moving the production to Chicago, Littlefield reviewed abandoned-city properties and discovered two unused schools, Haaren High School and Performance Space 122.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Performance Space 122
🇺🇸 United States
nonprofit arts organization
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
🇺🇸 United States
church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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- Batman Begins 2005
- The Godfather Part II 1974
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- Taxi Driver 1976
- Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
- Joker 2019
- The Godfather Part III 1990
Set in the same places
- Max Payne
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- Assassin's Creed III
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- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Mario Bros.
- Deus Ex
- Prototype
- Assassin's Creed Rogue
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Fame have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Godfather (1972), The Avengers (2012), Batman Begins (2005), The Godfather Part II (1974) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.