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On 7/16/2010 at 11:09 PM, OkieEric said:

You're right - the corner being turned at the 3 min mark appears to be someone headed south (SW, I guess) on Nagle and turning right onto McGowen. I see you already linked to the Ralston's down the street, which is really the only identifying marker besides the shape of that building on the corner

Edit: Random story, but I actually ran into Forest Whitaker at the baggage claim in Luanda, Angola a couple of years ago. Talk about unexpected...

Majority of the movie is filmed in 3rd ward but the restaurant scene is chin McGregor Terrace on blodgett. No shooting was done in River Oaks for this movie. Once you pass the frenchys chicken on Scott, it turns into macgregor terrace about two miles from Yellowstone Texas. 

On 7/16/2010 at 8:19 AM, kylejack said:

The movie is not that good imo but the Houston shots are great. There's basketball at Fonde Recreation Center with downtown in the background, and a scene on West Gray when he shows up in a Metro bus to pick her up at the stop.

That’s Blodgett and Scott, no River Oaks scenes in the movie. White purple want having none of that. 

On 7/16/2010 at 8:28 AM, Jeebus said:

If you look at it, there are only four buildings that make up that "downtown" urban environment you're taking delight in. You could probably still find places to recreate that scene through out the 3rd ward today. Like the other poster said, the location was staged for the scene. Fresh paint, signs, and people!

Majority of the extras were locals, they left the area just like they found it. Jason/Josh house was a friend of mine house back in the day. The area still looks the same minus a few row houses and apartments. 95% the same no cap. 

On 7/17/2010 at 2:03 AM, kylejack said:

This is definitely the spot:

The cab driver makes a right turn from Nagle onto McGowen. Two of the buildings have been torn down [or a facade was built for the movie].

Everything on the McGowan strip is still there. There was a BBQ place on the corner of nagle it’s an unoccupied building right now, but still there

On 7/16/2010 at 4:53 AM, houstonmacbro said:

I looked at the clip again and it's possible that the houses are in Fifth Ward. They are on blocks and many houses out in that area are raised like that. Just a thought.

Nope. That’s the bottoms. Original 103. The only part of the movie filmed on the north side is the basketball court scene directly behind downtown Houston, and the train tacks of Union Pacific coming from the penitentiary