Tuesday, April 11, 2017

30 Minutes or Less

I had forgotten about this movie and only just got around to checking it out because I remembered it featured DJs Lounge while it was still standing in 2010.  Was surprised to see just how much Grand Rapids is featured!

I decided to compile screenshots here of all the locations I could pick out.

If you have not already seen 30 Minutes or Less and have any interest, stop reading and just go see it!  Half the fun of that movie for G.R. people is seeing all the familiar sights.  If you like Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride or Aziz Ansari, they're all as entertaining as ever and the whole thing is a fun ride.

After watching it, come on back and compare notes on all the G.R. places used ....


Racing past The Red Lion on Bridge St. in the opening montage

The Anchor Bar, Bridge St.

One of the public park swimming pools. Not sure which one. Is it Wilcox?


Sixth St. Bridge

Does someone recognize this place?

Here is D'J's "Gentlemen's Lounge"

I am pretty sure I have seen some of the wall art from this shoot upstairs at Lost & Found Antiques
The outside of Vito's on W. Fulton is featured a few times

Vito's interior

Maybe someone can identify the scrapyard

Out back of DJs, daytime


Family Dollar 28th St.

The tattoo place and other stores in the plaza next to the Family Dollar

4-Star Gas, Chicago Dr. 

Vito's, daytime

Running along the 6th St. Bridge


Brass Works building, Monroe.

Brass Works, rooftop




The bank robbery scenes were actually filmed at an abandoned bank in Ludington

Car chase on S. Division


One of the pretty non-Grand Rapids looking police cars



Taco Boy, Plainfield

Railroad bridge, Front St.

Nondescript industrial area, Burlingame maybe?

Wyoming?

Ann St. I believe. Definitely recognize the old water tower

I may be wrong but I think this building in the post credits is in the plaza at Kalamazoo and 44th


7 comments:

  1. The building/house with all the cars/boats/motor homes in front of it is in Traverse City.

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    1. Awesome. I was wondering about that! Didn't look familiar...

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  2. That house with all the cars in front of it is on Grand River and Northland dr. You can see it when you are coming from Rockford, and the house is for sale

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  3. And the post credits scene is on Plainfield and 96 next to Wendy's

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  4. Quite sure the scrapyard is Padnos on Turner.

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  5. Hey Jeff, I had a 79 Pinto Wagon. We crammed 7 people in that sumbitch in 87 and drove it from my house on Calhoun St. By Godwin Hardware, all the way to the Silverdome in Ponticrack to see Pink Floyd. The auto trans would get hung up in second. We we're screening down 96, but we made it there and back!

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  6. The house was one of my buddies near versluis park in Northview/northland drive area. It is now owned by Johnny Brann. Used to hold my fantasy football drafts in that place.

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