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City by the Sea - The Movie

The movie "City by the Sea" was filmed in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The story itself is based partly on the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island and Manhattan.

 Inspired by the 1997 Esquire article Mark of a Murderer, written by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Mike McAlary, City by the Sea tells the gripping story of a dedicated police officer who discovers that the chief suspect in his current murder investigation is his own son.
Vincent (ROBERT De NIRO) and Joey (JAMES FRANCO) have been painfully estranged ever since Vincent divorced Joey's mother and left the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island for the anonymity of Manhattan and a successful career with the NYPD.

Go to the official Warner Brothers site for City by the Sea

Rating: MPAA R  Video Release: 02/18/2003
Theatrical Release:
09/06/2002

City by the Sea (Widescreen Edition)

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 The Asbury Park Boardwalk shots

 The City of Asbury Park was used for several scenes. Based on only one pass of the movie here they are - feel free to correct me.

1. 

The 3rd Avenue Pavilion  - looking at the Pavilion from the boardwalk - the "restaurant" is the one on the right corner. Once a Criterion Candy shop....

2.

The Casino and Carousel - bordering Ocean Grove and Asbury Park - the scenes inside barely had to be prepped for the movie  - that was the natural state of the building when the movie was made.

Noticeable editing goof/sequencing error.

My wife is going to kill me for saying this - but I spotted a goof - and I was half asleep - obviously, I spent to much time as a kid down there....

- At about 18 minutes in -  there is a scene where Skip (the big killer guy) is riding his motorcycle south on Ocean Ave from the unfinished skeleton of the condo on comes up around the 3rd Ave Pavilion on the left side. (2nd ave side)

 - During his ride south, the 3rd Ave Pavilion, where the restaurant scene is shot - appears BOARDED up with new plywood to cover the windows (so no one would break them as always happened...) 

 - HOWEVER-  Skip comes around, and into the restaurant (boarded up...) but the scene is shot - no boards on the windows in the scene - a nice view out to the Boardwalk and Beach.

Cast & Role from Hollywood.com

 Robert De Niro

Detective Vincent LaMarca

 Frances McDormand

Michelle

 James Franco

Joey LaMarca

 Eliza Dushku

Gina

 William Forsythe

Spyder

 George Dzundza

Reg Duffy

 Patti LuPone

Maggie

 Anson Mount

Dave Simon

Crew & Credit from Hollywood.com

 Michael Caton-Jones

Director

 Brad Grey

Producer

 Elie Samaha

Producer

 Michael Caton-Jones

Producer

 Matthew Baer

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