[Celluloid Hero]’s Top 5 New Jersey Movies

This week [Celluloid Hero] focuses on movies set or filmed in New Jersey!

Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle

Two guys determined to make it to Cherry Hill to get some sliders. Parts were filmed in Hoboken.

Stardust Memories

A great autobiographical movie by Woody Allen. Filmed in Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Belmar, Neptune, Deal, and Hoboken.

Being John Malkovich

"You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes. Then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike!"

The Wrestler

I love director Darren Aronofsky. A beautifully brutal story of a past-his-prime wrestler, a past-her-prime stripper, and a lot of shots at redemption. Filmed on the Asbury Park boardwalk, a supermarket in Bayonne, and some other locations in North Jersey.

Clerks

It was hard to choose my favorite Kevin Smith movie, but I ended up going all the way back to the beginning. Shot in the Quick Stop in Leonardo.