“A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan film starring Timothée Chalamet, was a very Jersey affair.
The movie filmed extensively in New Jersey, with the production transforming local streets into 1960s Manhattan and Newport, Rhode Island — and sometimes even 1960s Jersey. Local diners and other businesses hosted Chalamet, the crew and director James Mangold for the story of a young Bob Dylan’s rise to stardom.
So before you head out to see the film this Christmas (the movie debuts in theaters Dec. 25), here’s a full rundown of Jersey spots you may catch in the movie.
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The production was all over the state — like a rolling stone, you might say — from Jersey City and Hoboken to Newark, Belleville, Paterson, Elizabeth, Kinnelon, Blairstown, Highlands, Red Bank, Cape May and more. All told, 20 cities and towns across 10 counties.
Chalamet’s co-stars in the film include Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, a character based on Dylan’s former artist girlfriend Suze Rotolo; Edward Norton as Pete Seeger; and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez.
The movie was just nominated for a Golden Globe for best picture - drama. Chalamet, widely seen as an Oscar pick for best actor, was nominated for best actor in a film drama at the Globes, while Norton was nominated for best supporting actor.
Director James Mangold and Chalamet in April on the "A Complete Unknown" set in Newark. Filming spanned 20 towns and cities across 10 Jersey counties. Jose Perez | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images
Joe Marra, project officer with the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, tells NJ Advance Media “A Complete Unknown” spent $80,900,606 filming in New Jersey.
Filming started in March and was still happening as recently as June.
All stage work was done at Palisade Stages in Kearny.
See below for a county-by-county breakdown of the Jersey filming locations, plus the scenes they’re associated with in the movie.
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Hudson County
Pulaski Skyway and Route 139, Jersey City: Station wagon opening driving scene, 1961.
William J. Brennan Courthouse, Jersey City: Federal courtroom, 1961.
Snapdragon Coffee & Social, Jersey City: Village coffee house, 1962.
Miss America Diner, Jersey City: Diner, 1962.
White Mana Diner, Jersey City: Chinatown restaurant, 1962.
Wurstbar, Jersey City: West Village bar, 1962.
Efe’s Grill, Jersey City: Kettle of Fish bar, 1965
Jersey Avenue, Jersey City: Bleecker and MacDougal streets, 1961. Also MacDougal Street, 1962 and 1965.
Virile Barbershop, Jersey City: Folkore Center, 1961.
Jersey Avenue between Columbus and Mercer streets, Jersey City: Sixth Avenue, 1965.
Subia’s Vegan Cafe, Jersey City: Caffè Reggio on MacDougal Street, 1963.
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Jersey City: Alan Lomax’s office, 1965.
Timothée Chalamet in a scene from "A Complete Unknown" filmed in Hoboken.Macall Polay | Searchlight Pictures
S&L Dental, Hoboken: Gerde’s Folk City, 1961
Hudson Street and 10th Street, Hoboken: Snow on Jones and Fourth Street, 1963
Moran’s Pub, Hoboken: McCann’s Bar and Restaurant, 1965.
Columbus Park, Hoboken: West Village park, 1961
746 Park Ave. Hoboken: Paul Sargent Clothing Store
Little City Books, Hoboken: West Village record shop, 1962 and 1963
1042 Park Ave., Hoboken: Young Bob Dylan’s apartment, 1962.
219 11th St., Hoboken: Bob’s neighbors, 1962.
1130 Bloomfield St. and 814 Bloomfield St., Hoboken: Sylvie’s apartment, 1965.
Elks Lodge No. 74, Hoboken: Gerde’s Folk City, 1961 and 1962. Also dressing room, The Gaslight, 1962.
Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet filming in Paterson in April. Jose Perez | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images
Passaic County
Main Street between Van Houten and Ellison streets, Paterson: Riverside Church, 1962.
Uceda Institute, Paterson: Movie theater, 1962.
Paterson City Council/155 Market St., Paterson: Civil rights rally, 1962.
Board of Health office/125 Ellison St., Paterson: D.C. hotel, 1963.
Ellison Street between Main and Washington streets, Paterson: City street, 1962.
Rutt’s Hut, Clifton, El Paso club parking lot, 1963.
Chalamet filming in Newark, where 1180 Raymond Blvd. stood in for Columbia Records. Jose Perez | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images
Essex County
Cherry Lane and Brookside Drive, Millburn; between Northfield and Glen avenues, West Orange: Road in New Jersey.
The former Essex County Isolation Hospital/Soho Hospital, Belleville: Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, 1961.
Dayton Street School, Newark: Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965.
Newark Symphony Hall: San Francisco concert, 1963. Also movie theater, 1962.
744 Broad St., Newark: Harold Leventhal’s apartment, 1965.
1180 Raymond Blvd., Newark: Columbia Records, 1961 and 1965.
5 Commerce St., Newark: CBS Records, 1963.
51 Bank St., Newark: Harold Leventhal’s apartment building, exterior, 1965.
Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez performing with Chalamet's Dylan at Echo Lake Park in Mountainside, which provided the film's setting for California's Monterey Folk Festival. Bobby Bank | GC Images
Union County
Echo Lake Park, Mountainside: Monterey Folk Festival, 1963; the March on Washington, 1963; Newport Folk Festival.
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Plainfield: Riverside Church, 1962.
Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth: Carnegie Hall, 1963; Town Hall theater, 1961 and 1963.
Bergen County
Alpine lookout, Palisades Interstate Parkway, Alpine: Hudson River view at Pete Seeger’s cabin.
Somerset County
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, Skillman, Montgomery Township: Small Southern church, 1962.
Edward Norton as Pete Seeger. Scenes set at Seeger's home were filmed in Blairstown and Alpine. Searchlight Pictures
Warren County
952 Old School House Road, Blairstown: Pete Seeger’s house, 1961 and 1962.
Morris County
224 Boonton Ave., Kinnelon: Joan Baez’s house in Northern California, 1963.
Monmouth County
Bahrs Landing and Moby’s Lobster Deck, Highlands: Downtown Newport, Rhode Island, 1965.
Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank: Pittsburgh music venue, 1965.
Fanning and Chalamet filmed Newport Folk Festival scenes depicting Rhode Island in Cape May. Searchlight Pictures
Cape May County
Perry Street between Carpenters Lane and Beach Avenue; Beach Avenue between Congress and Decatur streets, Cape May: Newport, Rhode Island streets, 1965.
Victorian Motel, Cape May: Viking Hotel, 1965. Also the alley near Savoy Hotel in London where Dylan filmed the promotional cue-card clip for the song “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” also featured in D.A. Pennebaker’s “Don’t Look Back” about Dylan’s 1965 tour in England.
Cape May Ferry Terminal, North Cape May: Providence Ferry Terminal, Rhode Island, 1965.
Ocean Drive (County Road 621), Lower Township: Bridge to Newport, 1965.
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