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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Where The Usual Suspects says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A New York lineup shot in Los Angeles, and a San Pedro harbor that opens the film
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Scenes and places
The burning ship in San Pedro Bay (1995)
A wounded Keaton is shot dead on a ship in San Pedro Bay by a shadowy figure. By morning police recover 27 bodies and two survivors, and the rest of the film is one survivor's account of how it came to this.
Set in Cargo ship, San Pedro Bay — The ship where 27 bodies are found. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A working harbor at the southern edge of Los Angeles.
Filmed at Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro (San Pedro, Los Angeles, United States) — Listed as the filming spot for the harbor opening; the coordinate is the port as a whole, not an exact berth. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The borrowed police office (1995)
Customs agent Dave Kujan sits down with Verbal Kint, a physically disabled con artist who is one of the two survivors. Verbal starts to describe how he and Keaton ended up on that ship.
Set in San Pedro police station — Customs agent Kujan questions Verbal in a borrowed office. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A borrowed office at an LAPD station.
Filmed at San Pedro Municipal Building (exterior) (San Pedro, Los Angeles, United States) — Exterior used for the police station. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at 1100 Wilshire, Los Angeles (office building exterior) (Los Angeles, United States) — Listed as the exterior of the office building where Kujan interrogates Verbal. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The police lineup (1995)
Six weeks earlier in New York, Keaton, Verbal, McManus, Fenster and Hockney stand in a lineup for a hijacking none of them admits to. Back in a holding cell, McManus proposes a heist to get even with the NYPD.
Set in New York police station — Keaton, Verbal and three other criminals are lined up over a truck hijacking.
New York setting; the film used Los Angeles locations for it.
Filmed at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N Spring St (Los Angeles, United States) — Listed as the stand-in for the New York police station; the pairing comes from one location list. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The New York emerald heist (1995)
The five rob a jewel smuggler who is being escorted by corrupt cops and walk away with millions in emeralds. Leaks to the press soon send more than fifty policemen to jail.
Set in New York City — The crew robs a jewel smuggler escorted by corrupt cops.
Two Queens sites stand in for the job.
Filmed at Jackson Heights, Queens (Queens, New York, United States) — Listed for the scene with the corrupt police escort; coordinate is the neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at LaGuardia Airport, Queens (Queens, New York, United States) — Listed for the jewel smuggler's arrival; coordinate is the airport as a whole. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Flatiron Building (1995)
Keaton visits his lawyer girlfriend's office before the group heads west to sell the emeralds. The order of this scene within the flashback is estimated (approx.).
Set in Flatiron Building, New York — Keaton's girlfriend, a lawyer, works here; he says goodbye before leaving for California. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Manhattan landmark known for its wedge shape.
Filmed at Flatiron Building, 175 Fifth Ave (Manhattan, New York, United States) — Listed as the filming spot for the law office scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Selling the emeralds to Redfoot (1995)
In California the crew sells the emeralds through a man named Redfoot, who points them to another jewel job. That job goes badly and pulls them into Kobayashi's orbit.
Set in Korean Bell of Friendship, Angels Gate Park — The jewel deal takes place beside a bell on a bluff. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Park on the San Pedro bluffs above the harbor.
Filmed at Korean Bell of Friendship, Angels Gate Park (San Pedro, Los Angeles, United States) — Filming spot for the jewel deal. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Hollywood Athletic Club, 6525 W Sunset Blvd (Los Angeles, United States) — A key scene in a club room (order within film estimated) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu (Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, United States) — The beach cave scene (order within film estimated) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Dean Keaton — One of the five suspects; shot dead on the ship in the opening.
- Verbal Kint — A physically disabled con artist who tells the story.
- Dave Kujan — A U.S. Customs agent who interrogates Verbal.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the burning ship in The Usual Suspects filmed?
- Where was the New York police lineup really filmed?