Top 30 Movies Filmed in New York City
By Staff
Was Big filmed in New York City?
This film gives insight for every kid who wished to suddenly be an adult. It’s a relevant story and something that hit home with a lot of kids. Tom Hanks takes us on a crazy imagination that comes true, at least for him, via a simple birthday wish.
Young Josh Baskin (David Moscow) wishes to become an adult and does so overnight. The grown-up Josh (Hanks) finally gets to see what’s it like to be an adult, but still keeps that 12-year-old mentality. He eventually does land a job at a toy company and helps his employer come up with a great idea.
Who can forget the scene where grown-up Josh is skipping on the big piano with his buddy at F.A.O. Schwarz, which stood alongside Fifth Avenue between 59th and 60th Street. Unfortunately, the long-time standing toy shop closed its door in 2015.
The fortune-telling machine Zoltar where it gets relocated to is at Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York. Also who can forget the spacious and dream-come-true apartment every kid would love that Josh lived in as an adult? That’s the St. James Hotel, located at 109 West 45th Street.