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NYC TV & Film locations guide
Top 8 Joker locations in United States
byJulia S
Live update: Updated August 9, 2021Copy link
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PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Emy MooreJoker: Arkham State Hospital- The television show Gotham used the somewhat abandoned Bayley Seton Hospital on Staten Island, spruced up through CGI, as the setting for Arkham Asylum, but Joker uses Brooklyn Army Terminal. As seen in the trailer, Joker walks up to the arches you see above, over railroad tracks that are still in use for freight. The words Arkham State Hospital have been added by CGI. Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
2. Triborough Bridge
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Julia SJoker: In the opening of the second trailer, the Joker is on a vintage bus making funny faces to a child in front. They are traveling on Robert F. Kennedy (Triborough) Bridge lift span that crosses the Harlem River. The child’s mother tells Joker to stop bothering them. The teal bus the Joker is riding debuted in New York City in 1968, and several buses of this type are in the collection of the MTA Transit Museum, and can be seen at vintage bus festivals and other occasions. In Joker, the logo on the outside of the bus has been changed to “Gotham Transit Authority” (GTA). Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
3. NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Julia SJoker: Interior scenes appear to be filmed at Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem, which is also shown in an aerial shot at the opening of the teaser trailer. Metropolitan Hospital’s interior hallways were also a film set for the television show New Amsterdam. Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
4. Joker Stairs
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Haim ZilbershatsWonderful. One of the best movies I have ever SeenJulia SI love this movie!
5. Manhattan Bridge
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Tiffany WoodsJoker: In a scene in the teaser trailer, Joker runs through this tunnel under the Manhattan Bridge dressed as a clown. You can locate it at 199 Cherry Street on the Lower East Side. Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
6. William J Brennan Courthouse
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Tiffany WoodsJoker: The exterior of Wayne Hall is filmed at the Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City, built in the early 1900s in the Beaux-arts architectural style. In both Joker trailers, while a film of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times is being screened inside Wayne Hall, a mob of people with clown masks and signs are fighting with police. The Hudson County Courthouse has been used in filming locations before, for Law & Order, for example. The beautiful building was saved from demolition in the mid-20th century and added to the National Register for Historic Places in 1970. Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
7. Newark Paramount Theater
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Julia SJoker: Newark Paramount Theater- Many of the scenes that look the most “Gotham” are actually filmed in Newark, for that mix of gritty old New York City that has mostly disappeared. Storefronts were changed to look like New York City stores like a version of Papaya King, the famous hot dog and papaya drink store, and windows were painted over temporarily in graffiti to mimic a 1980s version of the city. In a formative scene, Joker is working as a clown in front of the Newark Paramount Theater when he gets chased and beat down in an alley. This appears to be one of the final straws for Joker, setting the sequence of events that will unfold in the movie. The Newark Paramount was originally built as a vaudeville theater, and later converted into a movie theater by famous theater designer Thomas Lamb. There are plans to convert this space into an entertainment complex, demolishing the interior itself but keeping the front marquee and facade. Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
8. Loew's Jersey Theatre
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:Tiffany WoodsJoker: In the last few seconds of the second trailer, you see two masked clown men running towards a police officer under a bright theater marquee. This is the Loews Jersey Theater, located in Jersey Citym, one of the five Loews Wonder theaters built in the New York City area. In the short scene, you can see the distinctive ticket booth that comes out of the front entrance bay. Source: https://untappedcities.com/2019/09/13/see-the-nyc-filming-locations-in-joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix/
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