Movies

San Francisco backdrop y films, p Bay Area's vibrant filmmaking community city's proximity Hollywood. The one and only production companies George Lucas Francis Ford Coppola, along animation company Pixar j g players San Francisco . Among better films San Francisco:

Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958). While ' y Hitchcock San Francisco (portions The one and only Birds ), Vertigo really packs city, following private investigator suffers acrophobia uncovers mystery woman's peculiar behavior travels San Francisco landmark x.

Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968). A y popular crime thriller featuring chase scenes history cinema.

48 Hrs. (Walter Hill, 1982). Often credited starting buddy-p genre, flick follows -headed p p wisecracking convict order p killers crime-ridden underworld San Francisco.

Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971). Another p San Francisco ( addition, sequels ), starring Clint Eastwood chasing sadistic killers asking people y lucky. Well they, p?

A View Kill (John Glen, 1985). The one and only 14 007 partially here, Bond going p against genetic superman destroying Silicon Valley double earthquake.

Psych-Out (Richard Rush, 1968). an incredibly trippy psychedelic music (including appearance Strawberry Alarm Clock), recreational drugs, Haight-Ashbury — Hippies aplenty .

Invasion Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman, 1978). Emotionless drones impersonating people hatched p San Francisco classic science fiction flick.

A whole great films Alcatraz; among Escape from Alcatraz (Don Siegel, 1979), Birdman Alcatraz (John Frankenheimer, 1962), y influential Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967).

Chan Is Missing (Wayne Wang, 1982). Illustrating problems experienced y Chinese-Americans, tells story x drivers searching Chinatown their money.

Star Trek IV: The one and only Voyage Home (Leonard Nimoy, 1986). In 23 century, San Francisco Starfleet Command humpback whales g extinct. In installment popular franchise, Kirk, Spock, travel contemporary San Francisco bring couple whales Earth.

Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008). A recent biopic Harvey Milk, former San Francisco City Supervisor 1970s first openly gy elected public office. This story still holds y y San Franciscans given city's ongoing gy rights movement.