Kristin Wiig’s character hails from Milwaukee, and the opening shots of this blockbuster comedy show off the downtown lakefront and Milwaukee Art Museum Calatrava in all their summer glory.įun fact: “Bridesmaids” wasn’t the only big-budget film to scout the Milwaukee Art Museum as a show-stopping location – in 2010, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” chose the museum as the site of billionaire Dylan Gould’s (Patrick Dempsey) automobile gallery. We’re ready to “PARTYYYY,” and by party, we mean kick back with a Spotted Cow and rewatch “Bridesmaids” for the hundredth time.
Folks familiar with downtown Madison and the UW campus will see plenty of recognizable sights – Lake Mendota, Bascom Hill, Library Mall, and a very retro Memorial Union Terrace – all awash in the crisp colors of fall that Badgers still enjoy today.įun fact: Catch another shout out to UW-Madison in the 2004 rom-com “The Prince & Me.” Julia Stiles’ character starts the movie as a UW pre-med student, though the campus scenes were actually filmed at the University of Toronto. In the mid-80’s, the University of Wisconsin-Madison transformed into Grand Lakes University for the filming of “Back To School,” starring Rodney Dangerfield. Today, Little Bohemia is open for business as a popular Northwoods restaurant. Starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, the cast of “Public Enemies” traveled around the state to capture different shots for the film, from the forest at Mirror Lake to Columbus’ downtown district and the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.įun fact : Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters plays a role in the film and in real life, too: featured in the movie as the site of a shootout between Dillinger’s gang and the F.B.I., it was, in reality, the location of a botched F.B.I.raid to capture infamous Chicago gangster George “Baby Face” Nelson. Sounds of gunshots and screeching tires filled the woods around Mirror Lake State Park for the filming of “Public Enemies,” a 2009 crime drama about one of America’s most legendary gangsters, John Dillinger. Here are a few recommendations for your next movie night! Public Enemies
Lights, camera.Wisconsin! While most movies come to life on the sets and sidewalks of Hollywood, for years film crews have scouted Wisconsin as the ideal setting for stories of famous gangsters, college hijinks, baseball blunders and more.įrom the wooded depths of our state parks to the peaks of our most iconic architecture, sights of the Badger State on the big screen have been bringing unexpected delight to movie fans of all stripes – action, comedy, classics and beyond – for decades.
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