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Director · 1941–

Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears is a British film director and producer. Born on 20 June 1941, this profile follows Stephen Frears through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and My Beautiful Laundrette. The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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Stephen Frears
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CHAPTER 02

High Fidelity · Lane Tech College Prep

Stephen Frears is credited as director on High Fidelity. The work’s existing location story leads to Lane Tech College Prep. Lane Tech is the school where the film revisits one of Rob’s formative rejections, giving the list-making structure a real North Side address.

High Fidelity — credits ↗︎High Fidelity — location reference ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 8 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

07 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK ↗︎

My Beautiful Laundrette — 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK

11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK.

Production-location record — 11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎

11 Wilcox Road, South Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England, UK, London

Open street map ↗︎
08 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

Queenstown Road railway station ↗︎

My Beautiful Laundrette — Queenstown Road railway station

Queenstown Road railway station appears in the sourced production-location record for My Beautiful Laundrette. Wikidata filming-location statement linking My Beautiful Laundrette to Queenstown Road railway station.

Production-location record — Queenstown Road railway station ↗︎Production-location dataset — My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎

Queenstown Road railway station, London

Open street map ↗︎
IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

London ↗︎

From the West End to the streets beyond it: cinema, music and the layers of a changing city.

CITY

Chicago ↗︎

Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.

WORLD · Movies

High Fidelity ↗︎

Follow High Fidelity through 3 real places in Chicago. Record-shop obsession is placed inside a North Side ecosystem of schools, cinemas, clubs and emotional lists.

WORLD · Movies

My Beautiful Laundrette ↗︎

Follow My Beautiful Laundrette through 5 real London locations recorded by an official city dataset or open production-location source.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Musician

Hans Zimmer ↗︎

Hans Zimmer is a German film composer. Born on 12 September 1957, this profile follows Hans Zimmer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rock (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and Legion of Honor, with existing stories in San Francisco, Chicago, Rome and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor · Writer/Creator · Producer

John Cusack ↗︎

John Cusack is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Born on 28 June 1966, this profile follows John Cusack through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and Maps to the Stars (2014). The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Musician

Howard Shore ↗︎

Howard Shore is a Canadian film score composer. Born on 18 October 1946, this profile follows Howard Shore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Se7en (1995) and High Fidelity (2000). The location trail reaches Painted Ladies, Union Square and Golden Gate Bridge, with existing stories in San Francisco and Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Producer

Mike Newell ↗︎

Mike Newell is a British director and producer. Born on 28 March 1942, this profile follows Mike Newell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000). The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Sara Gilbert ↗︎

Sara Gilbert is an American actress. Born on 29 January 1975, this profile follows Sara Gilbert through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include High Fidelity (2000) and The Big Bang Theory (2007). The location trail reaches Lane Tech College Prep, Music Box Theatre and Green Mill, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Producer

Tim Bevan ↗︎

Tim Bevan is a New Zealand film producer. Born on 20 December 1957, this profile follows Tim Bevan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Big Lebowski (1998), High Fidelity (2000), The Italian Job (2003) and The Soloist (2009). The location trail reaches Palace Theatre, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Point Dume, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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