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Michigan Stadium: Michigan Stadium is home to University The Michigan Film Office was created in The Big House of Michigan football and with a capacity 1979 to assist and attract incoming of more than 84,000, is the largest production companies and to promote 1201 South Main Street college-owned stadium in the nation. growth. UM stadium tours: The “Big House” is one of the country’s Guided tours are held on weekdays and most recognized sporting facilities.

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in the UM athletics department. during a game. www.urban-fairies.com n o r u H 11. Pacific Rim by Kana 114 West Liberty Street N Main St Newport Rd Miller l 19 A unique Pan-Asian restaurant used in the film

14 N Maple Rd rai Cedar Rapids as the romantic restaurant where Av e takes a girl out to dinner. Plymouth Rd 12. The Chophouse Pontiac T 322 South Main Street Dexter Rd Maiden Ln In addition to being a high-end and elegant steak- Glazier Way 23 house located in the heartGlazier of downtown Way Ann Arbor, it was featured in The Five-Year Engagement. Miller Fuller Rd 94 13. The Arcadian Av N Main St e 5 328 South State Street, Hu Jackson Rd Glen University of 13–15 Nickels Arcade 1 2 ro Dexter Rd Michigan Hospital n Pkw Av A unique antique jewelry, furniture and Earhart Rd e S retailer located in the Nickels Arcade, a beautiful Wa glass atriumFuller that Rd opened in 1918, located ony State gner Rd W Huron St 6 14 15 Street right near the U of M campus. The shop Ave W was used in the movie Love and Honor. Jackson 8 ashtenaw 94 7 14. Rackham Auditorium 9 1011 E Liberty St 915 East Washington Street 12 13 This auditorium, opened in 1939, was one of the

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starring and n Pkwy Geddes W Stadium Blv 17 Ave 15. Power Center for the Performing Arts Wa S State St 121 Fletcher Street W Liberty Rd 18 shtenaw WithGeddes a modern Av classicale design, the Power Center 500 m is regarded as the most technically sophisticated d Av 4 S Main St e performance space at U of M. It was used in 23 2000 ft the movie The Ides of March, starring George E Hur on Riv Clooney and , as a hall for a er Dr presidential candidate speech. 1. Planet Rock 6. Peoples Food Co-op Pauline Blvd 16. University of Michigan Diag Dr 82 April Drive, #B 214 North 4th Avenue r e (“The Diag”) v As one of the premier sites for indoor rock climbing, Located near the farmer’s market in Kerrytown,Packar the i Hur R Planet Rock provides a safe and fun time for people Located in the center of central campus, the Diag co-op is a favorite location in Ann Arbor to find fresh on Pkwy n o of any age or abilities. This particular Planet Rock d St is a beautiful location in front of r and organic fruits and vegetables. It was a location u location appeared as the “Climbing Wall Adventure Library and was featured in The Five-Year H featured in The Five-Year Engagement. E Zone” in the movie Cedar Rapids. E Stadium Engagement. If you visit, school legend warns W Stadium Blvd Blvd 2. Clarion Hotel and Conference Center 7. Cavern Club freshmen that if they step on the brass M in the 2900 Jackson AvenueS Maple Rd 210 South 1st Street center of the Diag they will fail their first exam. 94 In addition to being a close distance to the University Converted from a historical brewery and mill to Most students avoid stepping on it all together. of Michigan, The Big House, and downtown Ann one of Michigan’s largest night clubs, it is no surprise 17. U of M Law Quad E Stadium Blvd 3 Arbor, the Clarion Hotel had the perfect holidome 8 that the cast of The Five-Year Engagement went 625 South State Street look to be the featured conference center in the movie 14 to the Cavern Club for some post-filming karaoke One of the best examples of gothic architecture Washtenaw Cedar Rapids, starring Ed Helms and John C. Reilly. partying. It was also used for the costume party scene anywhere in the state of Michigan. An absolute Ave 23 3. Virginia Park in the film. gem on screen, it easily doubles for any East 1524 West Liberty Street 8. Frita Batidos Coast Ivy League university or Harry Potter’s This park, located in a residential Ann Arbor area, 117 West Washington Street Hogwarts; this location has been used in Salvation was the main exterior location for the Sycamore tree Boulevard, The Five-Year Engagement, and Jinn. A unique favorite in Ann Arbor with Cuban-inspired and bus stop scenes in the movie Flipped, directed by 18. East Quad . menu, it served as the location of Tom’s restaurant 701 East University Avenue 4. Westside United Methodist Church in the film The Five-Year Engagement. East Quad is one of the many dormitories for 900 South 7th Street 9. Liberty Street U of M undergraduate students and it is also a In addition to a history that dates back to the mid- This street is filled with many well-known Ann Arbor fantastic cinematic location for a college campus 4 1800s, Westside United also offers great parking for 9 venues such as the Michigan Theater and the Ann 16 look. East Quad was used in the film Mooz-lum. football games. While you are there, peek inside and Arbor Comedy Showcase. In addition, the movie 19. Arthur Miller Theater see the chapel used for the funeral scene in the movie Youth in Revolt built a false business front at the Cedar Rapids. 1226 Murfin Avenue end of Liberty Street hill for the huge car explosion 5. Zingerman’s Deli scene in the film. The Arthur Miller Theater is the only theater 422 Detroit Street that Miller, a graduate of U of M, allowed to be It’s almost impossible to visit Ann Arbor without 10. Old Town Tavern named after him. This theater was the location taking a trip to Zingerman’s Deli. It was a frequent 122 West Liberty Street for the political rally scene in the Ides of March, location in the movie The Five-YearEngagement A classic Ann Arbor bar and eatery, featured in starring , Philip Seymour 5 starring Jason Segal and Emily Blunt. 11 ’s The Five-Year Engagement. 18 Hoffman and Ryan Gosling. Saline Ann Arbor Rd

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52 Florence St For more than 30 years, the Michigan Film Office has been supporting Michigan Ave N Ann Arbor St oss Sharon Valley Rd W Cross Ave W Cr media industries and positioning Michigan as a worldwide production destination. Perrin St N N Adams St Since 2008, we’ve wrapped more than 160 Emmet St Wa

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Dutch Dr features, award winning independent films, E Main St on St N Maple Rd Washtenaw Ave and a network television series. However, N Hamilton St Riverside Michigan’s history of filmmaking goes back Park much further. In 1936, MGM shot Speed,

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rd Pearl St e 5 Corporation testing grounds. Marquette, Av St 12 rd in the Upper Peninsula, provided the setting N Ann Arbor St E Michigan E Main St St for Anatomy of a , filmed in 1956. 1 5 Bemis Rd 7 2 e 8 W Michigan Ave In 1979, another classic, Somewhere in Time, 3 Av City Rd 52 9 filmed at the beautiful Grand Hotel on 52 10 Mackinac Island. Michigan has been on the

S Ann Arbor St W Michigan Parr St Ferris St silver screen for decades. W Main St 11 Territorial Rd e Memorable movies filmed in Michigan Av Monr The Evil Dead (1982) W Michigan oe St 52 Woodward St (1984)

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Catherine St Action Jackson (1988) Presumed Innocent (1989) locations

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S Hur Macon Rd 8 Mile (2002) Spring St Manchester SalineLogan Rd Ypsilanti Below (2002) Boetger Rd Harriet St Road to Perdition (2002) Tr 9 1. Manchester 7. Wolverine Grill Four Brothers (2005) acey Rd This small town was used for exteriors 228 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, The Island (2005) We’re ready for our close-up in Cedar Rapids to represent Ed Helms’ This restaurant was used as the location for Upside of Anger (2005) home town. a diner in the movie Love and Honor, and Dreamgirls (2006) Ann Arbor is a place that embraces a pharmacy/soda shop in Whip It, starring Semi-Pro (2007) the unique and unusual: where art 2. Coffee Mill Café . Whip It was also 146 E. Main Street, Manchester Barrymore’s directorial debut and was Transformers (2007) challenges the mind as much as it This local coffee shop was used as the ice filmed entirely in Michigan. Gran Torino (2008) engages the eye, and where trying a Kirk Rd Jumper (2008) cream shop in Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner. 8. S Washington Street and new taste is always on the menu. Along Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) 3. Main Street bridge W Michigan Avenue intersection Conviction (2009) with surrounding areas, including Manchester Ypsilanti Hung (2009–2011) the cities of Manchester, Saline and This picturesque small town bridge overlooks This was the location for a massive riot scene Up In the Air (2009) the downtown mill pond. Several main in the 1960s period filmLove and Honor. Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor provides a rare characters were filmed walking across the 1 10 Whip It (2009) combination of small town charm 9. The Tap Room bridge in Flipped. Detroit 187 (2010) 201 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti and big city sophistication. With its 4. Liberty Middle School Hostel: Part III (2010) A historic bar and grill in downtown Ypsilanti Machine Gun Preacher (2010) diverse surroundings—including 7265 N. Ann Arbor St., Saline visited by stars like and Robert Stone (2010) urban and rural settings, water and Opened in 1959 as the Saline High School, De Niro. It was also the site for the retirement today it’s the Saline Community Education party scene at “Licetta’s Bar” in the movie Stone. You Don’t Know Jack (2010) woods, historical and contemporary building. It was also the location for the 30 Minutes or Less (2011) architecture and the University of 10. The Elbow Room Cedar Rapids (2011) exteriors and interiors of the coming-of-age 6 S. Washington St., Ypsilanti Michigan—this region has quickly film Flipped. The Ides of March (2011) Another Ypsilanti celebrity hotspot, visited become a favorite for filmmakers 5. Rentschler Farm Museum LOL (2011) by , Ellen Page and Juliette from across the world. Producers, 1265 E. Michigan Ave., Saline Lewis, it was also used as a local small town Real Steel (2011) 4 (2011) Occupied by four generations of Rentschlers bar in the movie Whip It (The Elbow Room is directors and stars have discovered and who lived and worked at the farm from 1901 2 currently closed). 11 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) embraced the area’s passion, creativity Vamps (2011) until 1998, the farm is now a museum that 11. Beer Cooler Party Store and strong work ethic. It’s a perfect showcases farm living through the 1950s. This 22 S. Washington St., Ypsilanti A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (2011) Alex Cross (2012) place for storytellers and moviemakers. historical farm was used in the film Cedar This local party store was used in the movie Rapids as a dairy farm called the “ Pork Stone starring , Edward AWOL (2012) Shrine” and the “National Czech Museum.” Norton and Five Year Engagement (2012) 6. The Homestead B&B 12. G & T Unlimited The Giant Mechanical Man (2012) 9279 Macon Rd., Saline 46 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti High School (2012) Red Dawn (2012) It is one of the first bed and breakfasts in A women’s clothing store in downtown 300 North Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48913 Washtenaw County and was used in the Ypsilanti, it doubled as “Clara’s Sewing Sparkle (2012) 800.477.FILM | [email protected] film The Five-Year Engagement. 3 Shop” in the movie Whip It. Photos provided by Michael Toner and The Ann Arbor News Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) michiganfilmoffice.org