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Perhaps it’s because of how iconic New York has been for so much of its history, and even the history of film, but it seems like this Big Apple is always getting torn down on-screen. As you continue your search for the perfect production studio in NYC for your campaign or business, here are the different ways that film has destroyed NYC, according to an infographic from The Washington Post. Monster Mash The original King Kong of 1933 really set the precedence for all the many times following it for New York to see its demise. A whole slew of second rate B-movies hit in the 1950s to mimic it, and The Giant Claw as well as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms joined the que of cinematic monsters destroying New York. It was an age of uncertainty, when anything abnormal could easily be blamed on radioactivity. Creature Feature The difference between a monster and a creature is that a creature is something real—like a great white shark, or a swarm of blackbirds. For New York it was a scene of revenge from the sewers in The Rats, from 2002. Climate Carnage Apocalyptic global warming carnage has become its own genera. For New York, it’s been nixed in more ways than one. In The Day After Tomorrow it flooded, then froze over and turned into a modern tundra, all in a matter of days. Then it received some serious tornado carnage from NYC: Tornado Terror. Infections The connection between zombies and biologic infections has been a plague in New York in Zombi 2 from 1979, as well as the more recent I Am Legend. Then there was that time that a real disease broke out and devastated NYC in Smallpox 2002. Alien Annihilation Independence Day is the classic king of alien movies destroying the world on-screen. It hit Houston, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York, all in one film. Rocks and Supers That’s right. More than any other type of destruction, it seems that New York is a pretty popular target for space rocks falling to earth and making waves, and superheroes falling from the sky and breaking the sidewalk. These are the two most popular forms of destruction for New York City, as seen in Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, and The Avengers. New York City is likely the most destroyed city in American film history—perhaps even world film history, which is a fun little thought to consider as you look for the perfect production studio in NYC for your business or campaign.
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