Paramus, New Jersey: Difference between revisions

*Paramus was one of the filming locations in the 1986 film ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]''.<ref>Barth, Jack. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8K0qAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Something+Wild%22+paramus ''Roadside Hollywood: The Movie Lover's State-By-State Guide to Film Locations, Celebrity Hangouts, Celluloid Tourist Attractions, and More''], p. 192. [[Contemporary Books]], 1991. {{ISBN|9780809243266}}. Accessed April 13, 2016. "Directed by New Jersey's Susan Seidelman. Something Wild (Rahway, Paramus, Ringwood, New Jersey Turnpike, Jersey City, 1986)"</ref>

* Several episodes of the [[HBO]] crime drama ''[[The Sopranos]]'' used Paramus locations. Throughout the series, [[Garden State Plaza]] and the Ramsey Outdoor store on Route 17 were both featured, and a character was "whacked" at the remnants of the Old Mill Bathing Beach on Paramus Road.<ref>Parrilo, Rosemary. [http://www.nj.com/sopranos/stories/030401locations.html "The Locations"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 4, 2001. Accessed September 10, 2013.</ref> In the series finale, a scene with [[Paulie Gualtieri]] was filmed in Paramus, in which he drove past a gas station.<ref>[http://www.sopranos-locations.com/locations/super-value-gas-station/ The Sopranos location guide], Accessed October 10, 2013.</ref>

* The 2005 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[direct-to-video]] ''All Star Alphabet'', featuring [[Stephen Colbert]] and [[Nicole Sullivan]], was filmed on location at [[Garden State Plaza]].<ref>Nash, Margo. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/nyregion/footlights-all-about-a-and-dont-forget-z.html "Footlights; All About A, And Don't Forget Z"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 4, 2005. Accessed October 16, 2018. "When it came time to choose a shopping center, the video's makers headed, quite naturally, to New Jersey. Mr. Colbert, dressed as a big blue letter Z, and Ms. Sullivan, appearing as a big red A, are shown in the video ambling around the Garden State Mall{{sic}}, asking people if they know any words with their letters in them. Ms. Sullivan got a lot more responses than Mr. Colbert."</ref>

* The former Paramus Bowling Center was the filming site of the bowling competition shows ''[[Make That Spare]]'' and ''Championship Bowling''.<ref>Galant, Debra. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/10/nyregion/bowling-once-a-first-date-now-takes-back-seat.html "Bowling, Once a First Date, Now Takes Back Seat"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 10, 2000. Accessed September 30, 2015. "Even people who never set foot there remember seeing Paramus Lanes on the 1950s television shows ''Make That Spare'' and ''Championship Bowling.''"</ref>