Is the World Trade Center in Midnight Cowboy?
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Daryl recently posted the question of whether or not the WTC towers can be seen in the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy. I took some time to research this quesiton and here is what I've concluded.

I believe I found the shot you mentioned at the 13 minute mark in the movie. You thought the building far to the left was one of the towers under construction. (I drew an arrow to the building I assume you meant.)

 

 

I then took a look at other buildings around it to decide what part of Manhattan we are looking at. It's easy to identify the Empire State Building. Farther to the left is the Chrysler Building and the building tht looks somewhat like the World Trade Center is actually the MetLife Building. (Look it up in Wikipedia/Google Maps for better photos and distance between the buildings.)

 

 

These three famous landmarks are located about 4 miles north of where the World Trade Center was indeed under construction in 1969 when the movie came out. The separations in the MetLife building are similar to the WTC, but at that time, there would have been cranes visible on top of the WTC towers.

Hello!

 

The towers can be seen at 57 minutes in the movie "Falling in Love Again" (1980).

  

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080714/

 

Thank you very much for your website. 

Updates - 9/11/2012
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A Kiss Before Dying
The Linda McCartney Story
A New Life
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Another September 11th is upon us, so I figured it was time to finally add the movies I've been sitting on all summer. Thank you to everyone who visits this site and has contributed suggestions. This list continues to be the largest collection of movies with the World Trade Center in them on the web. I don't know if 800 movies is possible, but who knows when I might find the next obscure movie from the '70s or '80s that has the towers in it.

Updates - 9/11/2012
Mood:  a-ok

Added
A Kiss Before Dying
The Linda McCartney Story
A New Life
Quick Change
Switch
When Nature Calls
Wise Girls

Another September 11th is upon us, so I thought it was time to finally add the movies I've been sitting on all summer. These titles bring the list up to 710 total. I'm not sure 800 is possible, but I'm always excited to uncover an obscure title from the '70's or '80s with the towers in it.

Thank you to everyone who visits and offers suggestions of movies to check out! I appreciate your interest and help.

Archie's Final Project 3 min 29sec

Confessions of a Sexist Pig (1998) aka Taste of Love

10-15 second (first minute)

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Poster

 

A New Life (1988)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095726/

 

http://1.fwcdn.pl/po/94/11/109411/7068835.3.jpg?l=1246847308000

Wise Girls

Great site!!

I periodically check your site for movies and did not find this one.... The towers are shown in the middle of the movie. Sorry for no time line on the location.

Wise Girls starring Marriah Carrie (sp)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284655/

Runwawy Jury
I believe in the very begging of the movie the Towers are shown....Cant remember the time line but the are there.

kiss before dying (1991)
32-33 minutes into the movie wtc shown in a kiss before dying (1991) w/ matt dillon & sean young.