Alfie(2004) New York/Manchester

[spainlads]

Does anyone know why some of the scenes in Alfie were filmed on Thomas Street in Manchester, in particular the street scenes that were set around the diner??

[chrisuk013]

i dont know about manchester,but i know for sure that parts of the film where filmed in liverpool city centre

[spainlads]

I know the florist scene was filmed in Liverpool, but the diner bits we defo. filmed in Manchester because I lived in the UK at the time.

Just found these pictures:

http://www.digital-manchester.com/filming_alfie/alfie.ph p

[spainlads]

Get rid of the </p> at the end of the URL which has been added by this site.

[gary baldy]

Money probably. It was a mainly British production.Cheaper and easier to film in Manchester than in New York. Bits of manchester look a little bit like NYC. Got a few extra scenes to film - shall we spend loads of money going back to new york or shall we just pop up to Manchester?
Of course Jude Law started his acting career right here in manchester on family ties.

[rcl1]

was definately the money thing. I am from Liverpool and there was loads of press about the filming. Reason was cash and cash alone. Was cheaper to film here than in new york.