Film Locations


Anyone know where it was filmed? What about the location of the final beauty pagent?

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When I went to IMDB.com it states the movie was filmed in Canada which is rather sad since the story line is set in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). I suspected that it was Pittsburgh when they started with her running for the Miss Squirel Hill beauty contest title and then a short while later they mentioned somehting about Miss Pittsburgh. Now I knew it wasn't filmed in Pittsburgh because they never did any real good outdoor shots (like downtown, the bridges, the inclines or anything) but was really bugged that they filmed in Canada.

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It was shot in Toronto. The final beauty pageant was shot in a banquet hall just north of the city.

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Squirrel Hill is one of the upper scale neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and has a strong Jewish community, but not surprisingly, it was filmed in Toronto, the chameleon of the film industry.

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It's too bad that they didn't shoot it in Pittsburgh... It could be such a great city for movies if they'd just givie a chance...

Sarah

Yinz guyz wanna go dahntahn n' git sum jumbo n'at?

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YAY Pittsburgh! Im a Pittsburgher for life (even though Ive moved out, all I want is to move back in!). Anyway, in response to the comment about Pgh being a great location for filming, It has been host to many movies. In fact, when you come into the airport from the international wing they have the whole corridor lined with movie posters that have been filmed in Pittsburgh! :)

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Also from the burgh... and could tell it wasn't actually filmed there.

Actually, though, some things totally amused... like the girl from Highland Park who mispronounced it! (At least, it was mispronounced in Pittsburghese... Thank god they didn't include anyone from north versailles... LOL... non-burgher's NEVER get that right!)

It was also amusing seeing a highland dancer in the Miss Squirrel Hill Pageant, since there are several highland dance schools in the burgh... but it's not a commonly seen thing in movies. Being filmed in Canada (where you can't throw a rock without hitting a highland dancer, LOL) certainly explains that girl's presence and why i didn't recognize her either! LOL

CS
a highland dancer originally from just outside pittsburgh in westmoreland county!

I'll have the Grissom, with a side of House.

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The school scenes were shot at John English Junior Middle School.

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i had to laugh when i first saw this as i could pick up the canadian accents in nearly every other actor in the movie other than the lead, her fiance and fran drescher. :-)
also laughed when i saw that the fiance's car had a front license plate, and PA doesn't have front plates - way to do the research movie makers! :-)
shame it wasn't filmed in the burgh, would have loved to see more than the occasional stock footage of the skyline.

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