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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Written and directed by Kevin Smith, Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) is a raunchy romantic comedy starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as lifelong platonic friends who, facing mounting financial pressures, hatch a scheme to make an adult film together. As the cameras roll, feelings they never anticipated begin to surface.
Filmed almost entirely in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Smith used the city's working-class neighborhoods, malls, and industrial spaces to ground the film's comedic premise in an authentic, unglamorous world. The film features a cameo from horror effects legend Tom Savini, a nod to Pittsburgh's rich connection to George A. Romero's zombie films.
Location(s)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno was filmed on location primarily in Pittsburgh and its surrounding suburbs, with the production leaning into the city's real geography to give the film a lived-in, blue-collar authenticity.
Hazelwood Avenue, Pittsburgh
The house where Zack and Miri live — perpetually behind on rent, water, and electricity — is situated on Hazelwood Avenue in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The exterior of the nearby Gladstone Middle School was also used as the setting for the high school reunion where Zack and Miri bump into old classmate Bobby Long (Brandon Routh). Map Location
West End Café, 408 South Main Street, Pittsburgh
The bar where Zack and Miri drown their sorrows — and where Zack first has his lightbulb moment about making a porno — is the West End Café, located in Pittsburgh's West End district, across the Ohio River from the city center. Map Location
Monroeville Mall, Monroeville
Miri's workplace in the film is the Monroeville Mall, a location already legendary in horror cinema as the setting for George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978). The film playfully acknowledges this heritage through the fictional hockey team name, the Monroeville Zombies. Map Location
3164 Washington Pike, Bridgeville
The home of producer Delaney, where Zack watches a rough cut of the unfinished film in the basement, is located at 3164 Washington Pike in Bridgeville, southwest of Pittsburgh off Interstate 79. Map Location
Director
Kevin Smith
Cast
Seth Rogen
Elizabeth Banks
Craig Robinson
Jason Mewes
Jeff Anderson
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