{"id":30485,"date":"2021-08-29T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/?p=30485"},"modified":"2023-04-25T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T11:18:37","slug":"filmed-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park-nyc-movies-and-shows-the-complete-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/filmed-in-flushing-meadows-corona-park-nyc-movies-and-shows-the-complete-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmed in Flushing Meadows Corona Park NYC: Movies and Shows: The Complete List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New York City is a backdrop for many movies and TV shows, and park scenes have been a film favorite. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/things-to-do-central-park\/\">Central Park<\/a> often gets A-list status, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/flushing-meadows-corona-park-yesterday-and-today\/\">Flushing Meadows Corona Park<\/a> in Queens has quite the IMDB list of appearances, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is where you might have seen this public park on your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men In Black<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UONfi1pwQzI?start=29\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This film franchise about dark-suited secret agents who protect Earth from extraterrestrials had Will Smith (Agent J) and Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) using their blasters to blow a UFO out of the sky in the first movie in this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the film\u2019s finale, after being shot down, the spaceship seemingly smashes right through the Unisphere, a fixture in Flushing Meadows Corona Park that was commissioned for the 1964-65 World\u2019s Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in the first \u201cMen In Black,\u201d a second carryover from that World\u2019s Fair in the park is featured. The remaining Observation Towers of the New York State Pavilion look like flying saucers, and the film\u2019s script has them portrayed as real alien UFOs that are being used as a cover to disguise their appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMen in Black III,\u201d the third film in the franchise, which travels back in time to the year 1969, also returns to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. A younger Agent K (played by Josh Brolin) and Agent J (still Will Smith) head to a World Series game at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Shea Stadium was demolished in 2009 but today Citi Field, where the New York Mets play their at-home games, stands within the park. In this scene, you\u2019ll also see agents J and K give chase on bikes through the park and past the Unisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>Other Movie Scenes from Shea Stadium<\/sup><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before it was demolished, Shea Stadium appeared in a number of films:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock romcom, \u201cTwo Weeks Notice\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Wiz,\u201d with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Woody Allen\u2019s \u201cSmall Time Crooks\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the 1968 version of \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Its successor, Citi Field, has appeared on the TV shows \u201cCSI: NY\u201d and \u201cBillions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6DfG7sml-Q?start=37\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with serving as a film setting, Shea Stadium has been the subject of documentaries. These include the \u201c1986 World Series,\u201d which highlight the &#8212; spoiler alert &#8212; MLB season-winning New York Mets versus the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Beatles at Shea Stadium\u201d shows the Fab Four\u2019s famous concert there in August 1965. Then \u201cThe Last Play at Shea\u201d focuses on two of Billy Joel\u2019s 2008 concerts of the same name at the stadium; they were said to be the last performances held there before its demolition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>Wonderstruck<\/sup><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum.jpeg\" alt=\"Queens Museum\" class=\"wp-image-30490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum-768x487.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum-500x317.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum-160x101.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Queens_Museum-150x95.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Leo Chiou \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>Both of the main characters in this 2017 film come together at the Queens Museum (formerly called the Queens Museum of Art). Together, they take in the museum\u2019s famous Panorama of New York City.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9yTJ0CakHDo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Also a carryover from the 1964 New York World\u2019s Fair, this architectural model is a marvel to look at. It\u2019s a miniature version of the city\u2019s topography that\u2019s graced with 895,000 buildings in all five boroughs, including replicas of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/things-to-know-before-you-visit-the-empire-state-building\/\">Empire State Building<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statueoflibertytour.com\/\">Statue of Liberty<\/a> plus bridges and other fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Year\u2019s Eve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8skI7zJSYoY?start=18\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2011 romantic comedy with a cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me cast has Michelle Pfeiffer (Ingrid) also visiting the Panorama. She is brought to the Queens Museum by Zac Efron (Paul) as a stop on a \u201cResolution Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>Marvel movies at Flushing Meadows Corona Park<\/sup><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4LIIhSHgjTw?start=26\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Various films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe have also featured Flushing Meadows Corona Park in intertwining character segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>First appearing in \u201cIron Man 2,\u201d it\u2019s depicted as the location for the CGI-created \u201cStark Expo.\u201d (Check out glimpses of the Unisphere in the clip above, including at the 2:04-minute mark.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then \u201cCaptain America: First Avenger\u201d has Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) head to a years earlier Stark Expo at the park, set around World War II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u201cStark Expo\u201d also had a brief appearance in the 2017 \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Black Rain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-jyoulQ0_G8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This thriller opens with the Unisphere fading in on a rather foreboding red orb. Michael Douglas rides a motorcycle off into the distance (toward the Unisphere) as Gregg Allman croons in the background. Gotta love the 80s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Half Nelson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science.jpeg\" alt=\"New York Hall of Science\" class=\"wp-image-30491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science-160x120.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Tree_house_and_Design_Lab_in_Central_Pavilion_of_the_New_York_Hall_of_Science-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: MusikAnimal \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This drama starring Ryan Gosling has a scene involving a class field trip to the park\u2019s New York Hall of Science. The museum, often called the NYSCI, was also built for the 1964-65 New York World\u2019s Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">King of Queens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVwr8lrQ2ww?start=12\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>On television, fans of the hit series have seen the park in the show\u2019s intro, where the fictional couple Doug (Kevin James) and Carrie (Leah Remini) lay on the grass at Flushing Meadows Corona Park with the Unisphere in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More TV shows filmed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Unisphere has made a cameo in other TV shows as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Amazing Race:<\/strong> The popular adventure reality game show series used the Unisphere as the marker for the finish line for the end of its inaugural season in 2001. The park also appeared in its 25th season in 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Person of Interest:<\/strong> This crime drama show\u2019s season one episode, called \u201cBlue Code,\u201d shows Detective Lionel Fusco (Kevin Chapman) asking Officer Patrick Simmons (Robert John Burke) if a gang member is being protected by HR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Law and Order: Criminal Intent:<\/strong> Another crime drama series, its \u201cWorld\u2019s Fair\u201d episode in season six involved Detectives Mike Logan (Chris Noth) and Megan Wheeler (Julianne Nicholson) investigating the death of a female Pakistani college student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blindspot:<\/strong> In the episode, \u201cIn Night So Ransomed Rogue,\u201d Jane Doe (Jaimie Alexander) meets a terrorist leader known as Shepherd after dark. Also, the Queens Museum was featured in another episode, \u201cEvil Handmade Instrument.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus: The Great Gatsby and Tomorrowland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDn61IYNP7c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1925 classic novel, \u201cThe Great Gatsby,\u201d references what Flushing Meadows Corona Park was like before it became the park we know today. While it wasn\u2019t filmed there, the 2013 film also includes a mention of this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who don\u2019t know, in the 1920s, the area was known as the Corona Ash Dump as its grounds were used by the Brooklyn Ash Removal Company for storing the daily deposits of ashy remains from coal-burning fires and other waste. In his famous novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald refers to it as a \u201cvalley of ashes.\u201d One scene in the Baz Luhrmann movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio depicts this point in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the 2015 sci-fi film \u201cTomorrowland\u201d wasn\u2019t filmed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, but it nevertheless gets a cameo. The \u201cTomorrowland\u201d crew took several photos on-site to use in the background images of the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feeling famous at Flushing Meadows Corona Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"Flushing Meadows Corona Park Unisphere\" class=\"wp-image-30532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-500x320.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-160x102.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Flushing-Meadows-Corona-Park-Unisphere.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit Flushing Meadows Corona Park and you\u2019ll understand why it\u2019s appeared so often on the silver screen and the small screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love it so much we\u2019ll take you there ourselves. Join an NYC local to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exp1.com\/new-york-tours\/nyc-bus-tour-brooklyn-bronx-queens\/\">New York beyond Manhattan<\/a>. Queens is an absolute must!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is a backdrop for many movies and TV shows, and park scenes have been a film favorite. While Central Park often gets A-list status, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens has quite the IMDB list of appearances, too. Here is where you might have seen this public park on your screen. 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