“New Year’s Eve” is a 2011 comedy and romance movie which narrates the intersecting lives of several couples and singles in New York City during New Year’s Eve. Directed by Garry Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate, the cast includes big names like Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, and Charlotte Marshall-Fricker. For those interested, this article will detail the filming locations used in the movie and touch on some interesting behind-the-scenes facts.
Where it Filmed?
The film, “New Year’s Eve”, was primarily shot in New York City, USA. Iconic landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Radio City Music Hall on 6th Avenue, Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, and Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows feature prominently. The filming took place from December 31, 2010, to April 8, 2011.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Ingrid (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Zac Efron | Paul (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Charlotte Marshall-Fricker | Caring Teenage Girl (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Fiona Choi | Balinese Woman (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Mary Marguerite Keane | Pet Adoption Clerk (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Michael Mandell | Murray (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Patrick Reale | Times Square Cop (segment “Resolution Tour”) |
| Robert De Niro | Stan Harris (segment “Hospital Story”) |
| Halle Berry | Nurse Aimee (segment “Hospital Story”) |
| Cary Elwes | Stan’s Doctor (segment “Hospital Story”) |
| Alyssa Milano | Nurse Mindy (segment “Hospital Story”) |
| Common | Soldier (segment “Hospital Story”) |
| Barbara Marshall | Head Nurse Helen (segment “Hospital Story”) |
| Jessica Biel | Tess Byrne (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Seth Meyers | Griffin Byrne (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Sarah Paulson | Grace Schwab (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Til Schweiger | James Schwab (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Carla Gugino | Spiritual Dr. Morriset (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Amber Bela Muse | Nurse Risa (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Peter Allen Vogt | Male Nurse (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Ross Ryman | Pedicab Driver (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Kal Parekh | Male Obstetrician (segment “Maternity Ward”) |
| Katherine Heigl | Laura (segment “Jensen & Laura’s Story”) |
| Jon Bon Jovi | Jensen (segment “Jensen & Laura’s Story”) |
| Sofía Vergara | Ava (segment “Jensen & Laura’s Story”) |
| Russell Peters | Chef Sunil (segment “Jensen & Laura’s Story”) |
| Serena Poon | Chef Ming (segment “Jensen & Laura’s Story”) |
| Sarge | Monty (segment “Jensen & Laura’s Story”) |
| Ashton Kutcher | Randy (segment “Elevator”) |
| Lea Michele | Elise (segment “Elevator”) |
| Jim Belushi | Building Super (segment “Elevator”) |
| Lillian Lifflander | Mrs. Lifflander (segment “Elevator”) |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Kim (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Abigail Breslin | Hailey (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Jake T. Austin | Seth (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Mara Davi | Mika (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Jaclyn Miller | Choreographer (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Cassidy Reiff | Piper (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Nat Wolff | Walter (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Kendra Jain | Kelly (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Julia Randall | Julia (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Christian Fortune | Cody (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Tatyana Disla | Tatyana (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Marvin Braverman | Vendor Marvin (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Denise Violante | Female Cop Denise (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Katherine McNamara | Lily Bowman (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Norman Bukofzer | Newark Commuter (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Beth Kennedy | Piper’s Mom (segment “Mother & Daughter”) |
| Josh Duhamel | Sam (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Joey McIntyre | Groom Rory (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Jackie Seiden | Bride Trish (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Sean O’Bryan | Pastor Edwin (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Larry Miller | Harley (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Jack McGee | Grandpa Jed (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Yeardley Smith | Maude (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Benjamin McGowan | Logan (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Jon-Christian Costable | Duncan (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Penny Marshall | Penny Marshall (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Christine Lakin | Waitress Alyssa (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Sandra Taylor | Patty (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Shea Curry | Wendy (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Earl Rose | Pianist (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Johnny DeBrito | Male Party Guest (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Samuel E. Mitchell | Penny’s Dance Partner (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Amar’e Stoudemire | Party Dancer (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Cherry Jones | Mrs. Rose Ahern (segment “Ahern Party”) |
| Hilary Swank | Claire Morgan (segment “Times Square”) |
| Kathleen Marshall | Stage Manager Charlotte (segment “Times Square”) |
| Joey Sorge | Radio Reporter Arthur (segment “Times Square”) |
| Rob Nagle | Officer Nolan (segment “Times Square”) |
| Wedil David | Reporter Christina (segment “Times Square”) |
| David Valcin | Reporter Murphy (segment “Times Square”) |
| Stephanie Fabian | Reporter Lupe (segment “Times Square”) |
| Patrick Collins | Reporter Fadda (segment “Times Square”) |
| Pat Battle | Reporter Pat Battle (segment “Times Square”) |
| Tom Hines | Announcer Brady Finley (segment “Times Square”) |
| Greg Wilson | Wade the Aide (segment “Times Square”) |
| Hector Elizondo | Kominsky (segment “Times Square”) |
| Sam Marshall | Crowd Surfing Kid (segment “Times Square”) |
| Susan Silver | Bunny Friedberg (segment “Times Square”) |
| Emily Moss Wilson | Crazy Jensen Fan (segment “Times Square”) |
| Bob Weston | Jensen Concert Police (segment “Times Square”) |
| Lucy Woodward | Backup Singer (segment “Times Square”) |
| Anna Kulinova | Kissing Reveler #2 (segment “Times Square”) |
| Rylie J. Neale | Kissing Female Cop (segment “Times Square”) |
| Lily Marshall-Fricker | Reveler Lucy Camille (segment “Times Square”) |
| Lori Marshall | Reveler Ms. Camille (segment “Times Square”) |
| Ryan Seacrest | Ryan Seacrest (segment “Times Square”) |
| Kimberly Arnold | GPS (uncredited) (voice) |
| Marshall Axt | Party Reveller (uncredited) |
| Victoria Beltran | Hostess (uncredited) |
| Michael Bloomberg | Michael Bloomberg (uncredited) |
| Ian Bonner | Carrington Chef (uncredited) |
| Roger Brenner | Times Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Matthew Broderick | Mr. Buellerton (uncredited) |
| Ryan Burton | Times Square Patron (uncredited) |
| Daniel R. Cooper | Elevator Party Tenant (uncredited) |
| Tom Coughlin | Times Square Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Meredith Croft | Reveler (uncredited) |
| Harold Daniels III | Times Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Marc I. Daniels | NYC Commuter (uncredited) |
| Natalie Daniels | Kissing Couple (uncredited) |
| Sara DeRosa | Maid of Honor (uncredited) |
| Angel Dillemuth | Flyer Distributer (uncredited) |
| Patrice Francois | Reveler (uncredited) |
| Sarah Fye | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| Melissa Gangi | Times Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Melody Garcia | Times Square Mom (uncredited) |
| Philip Greene | Masked Partier / Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jessica Guadix | Times Square Rep (uncredited) |
| Michael I. Haber | Times Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Tom Hoads | Time Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Rosemary Howard | Pedicab Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Marissa Ingrasci | Party Girl (uncredited) |
| Denise Jackrel | Reveler (uncredited) |
| Shikha Jain | Mrs. Brendan (uncredited) |
| Vivian Kalinov | NYC Tourist at Lincoln Center (uncredited) |
| Kim Kauffman | Times Square Teen (uncredited) |
| Spencer Kayden | Mrs. Fox – Dancing Celebrant (uncredited) |
| Cal Koury | Dancing Celebrant (uncredited) |
| Alex Kruz | Music Executive / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Riyad Lahnin | Reveler (uncredited) |
| Jenny Laroche | Rockette (uncredited) |
| John Lithgow | Jonathan Cox (uncredited) |
| Jerry Lobrow | New Year’s Eve Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John A. Locke | Masked Ball Attendee (uncredited) |
| Jen MacNeil | Office Assistant (uncredited) |
| John Mancini | Bicycle Messenger (uncredited) |
| Josh McBride | Stage Hand (uncredited) |
| Ken McGraw | Times Square Patron (uncredited) |
| Jeremy McLain | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Meyers | Times Square Party Guest (uncredited) |
| LeRoy Mobley | Christian (uncredited) |
| Mario Moise Fontaine | Jensen Security (uncredited) |
| Jessie Nagpal | Paparazzi (uncredited) |
| Alessandro Nicolaci | Athlete (uncredited) |
| Aaron Novak | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Rick Pantera | Upscale Ball Room Guest (uncredited) |
| Sharron Paul | Times Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Jamie Lee Petronis | Snowball Thrower (uncredited) |
| Steven James Price | Masquerade Ball Dancer (uncredited) |
| Nishi Rajan | New Year’s Eve Reveler (uncredited) |
| Johnny Ramey | Willie (uncredited) |
| Benny Reid | Saxophone Player (uncredited) |
| Katy Russell | Times Square Enthusiast (uncredited) |
| Rock Ryan | Street walker (uncredited) |
| Ryss | NYC Commuter (uncredited) |
| Saba | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey J. Scott | Barricade Mover (uncredited) |
| Sandra Segura | Times Square Reveler (uncredited) |
| Michael Shapiro | Organist (uncredited) |
| McKenzie Shea | Jensen Fan (uncredited) |
| Robert Shulman | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Casey Smith | Kissing Reveler (segment “Times Square”) (uncredited) |
| Aspen Steib | Kissing Girl (uncredited) |
| Mark Steiger | Record Label Employee (uncredited) |
| Mitch Taebel | Mayor’s Security Director (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Troitsky | TV News Cameraman-Times Square Story (uncredited) |
| Stacey Van Gorder | Mrs. Troken (uncredited) |
| Enmanuel Garcia Villavicencio | Kissing Boy (uncredited) |
| Barbara Vincent | Times Square Partier (uncredited) |
| Odette Warder | Partygoer (uncredited) |
| Paul Weaver | Partygoer (uncredited) |
| Steven Weisz | NYPD Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Katie Witkowski | Queen’s Museum Curator / Announcer (uncredited) |
| Justin Michael Woods | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Paul Yarbrough | Times Square Patron (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- Amid the star-studded cast, Michelle Pfeiffer played the role of Ingrid in the “Resolution Tour” segment.
- Zac Efron took on the persona of Paul for the same “Resolution Tour” segment.
- Charlotte Marshall-Fricker was the caring teenage girl in the “Resolution Tour” segment.
- In addition to the lead actors, supporting actors like Fiona Choi, who played a Balinese woman, Mary Marguerite Keane as a pet adoption clerk, Michael Mandell who played Murray, and Patrick Reale as a Times Square cop, also took part in the “Resolution Tour” segment.
- The film bagged 2 wins and 8 nominations in various award categories.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
- Latitude: 40.7060855
- Longitude: -73.9968643
- Place ID: ChIJK3vOQyNawokRXEa9errdJiU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY 10038, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: New York City, New York, USA
- Latitude: 40.7127753
- Longitude: -74.0059728
- Place ID: ChIJOwg_06VPwokRYv534QaPC8g
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: New York, NY, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Latitude: 40.745914
- Longitude: -73.8467247
- Place ID: ChIJmWMJBtBfwokR5qK7waLcgAM
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Building, Queens, NY 11368, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
