Where was The Big Easy filmed?

Name: The Big Easy
Genre: Crime, Neo-noir, Action, Drama
Released: 1986
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Ned Beatty, Charles Ludlam

1986 film, directed by Jim McBride.

New Orleans

The story is set in New Orleans, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in: New Orleans
Filmed in: New Orleans

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About The Big Easy

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Released: 1986
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid Ellen Barkin John Goodman Ned BeattyCharles LudlamGrace Zabriskie Gailard Sartain Lisa Jane Persky Marc Lawrence Tom O'Brien
Genre: Crime Neo-noir Action Drama

New Orleans police lieutenant Remy McSwain investigates the murder of a local mobster, leading police to suspect a war between two crime families.

Anne Osborne, a state district attorney, arrives to investigate alleged police corruption.

He argues that she lacks an understanding of how the system works in New Orleans for police.

Famous lines from The Big Easy

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Then why ain't you dead?Det. McCabe
Andre here scared of the dark!Ed Dodge
That sure doesn't surprise me.Anne Osborne
Your luck's about to change, cher.Remy McSwain
Oh, man, now they're killing retards.Remy McSwain

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