OT: Did you watch (the original) Zoolander closely? <ttfp reference ...>

[BeantownKnight]

Last night, I was watching the beginning of (the original) Zoolander - which came out in 2001, by the way. In the early portion of the film, Zoolander gives up modeling and wants to return to his roots in coal mining country. In the next scene, you see the hills of Appalachia, while a caption reads "Southern New Jersey." After a day spent with his father and brothers in the coal mines, all of them retire to a local bar for a beer.

While having their drink, a tv plays a football game - clearly featuring Penn State. When Zoolander's character asks his father who's winning, his father (played by Jon Voight) tells him "State." As though the state university of southern New Jersey is, naturally, ttfp. This was in 2001.

Oh -- and, yes, I'm sure that there was no intent to send any sort of message in the movie. However, I did think it was a rather interesting coincidence. Thankfully, we've made significant recruiting in-roads in South Jersey. But, the old-timers down there still do think fondly of ttfp.

 

[Scarlet16E]

Why would they pretend that coal mining country is in southern NJ? How does that help the story? Odd.
Why not Central PA., for instance?

 

[knightfan7]

Why would they pretend that coal mining country is in southern NJ? How does that help the story? Odd.
Why not Central PA., for instance?

Because NJ has been comedy fodder forever?

It's "Zoolander". Don't overthink it.

 

[srru86]

Still prefer the episode of Get Smart (TV) when the scene shifts to a KAOS secret base the sub title reads "Located near Paramus New Jersey."

 

[RUwoz]

I noticed that early this year when I rewatched it, uniforms gave it away

 

[knightfan7]

I remember a movie where one scene was supposed to be the Jersey Shore. Problem was there were oil rigs in the distance. I'm guessing anyone unfamiliar with NJ assumed it was correct. Can't get worked up about it.

 

[AshSaturday]

There are plenty of errors/oversights in both movies and TV shows. To follow "The X Files" I purchased a book called "The Nitpickers Guide To The X-Files". There were pretty much inaccuracies with each episode.

 

[mesa4234]

The "coal" mine in zoolander was actually the zinc mines in Franklin, Sussex county

 

[RUtix4me]

Time to bring up the fact that Hill center was featured Woody Allen's movie Sleeper.....while we are on the topic of Jersey in movies.

 

[brodo]

Time to bring up the fact that Hill center was featured Woody Allen's movie Sleeper.....while we are on the topic of Jersey in movies.

Very cool fact. Nice!

 

[brgRC90]

Over time you develop an eye for tv and movies and it becomes obvious when something is filmed in a place completely different from what it's pretending to be. North by Northwest has a scene where Cary grant is driving along the coast on long island--with hills and mountains in the background. The neighborhood in Ferris Buehler's Day Off has eucalyptus trees along the street, eucalyptus being native to Australia. A lot of southern California landscapes masquerade, sometimes unconvincingly, as other places.