Will Smith shoots Hitch in Soho. Photo credit: Kara Alaimo/ Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting

Hitch releases in theatres on February 11, 2005. The film, which tells the story of a “date doctor” who teaches men the tricks to getting hitched, was shot exclusively in NYC from March-July 2004, employing 100 NYC cast and crew members.

Writer/director Andy Tennant shot some scenes of his film Sweet Home Alabama in NYC.

Will Smith shot Six Degrees of Separation in NYC. Also, his films Men in Black and Men in Black II were partially shot in the Big Apple. Smith produced the feature film Saving Face, shot in NYC.

Eva Mendes’s other NYC production credits include the upcoming feature film Trust the Man.

Amber Valetta has appeared in feature films Duplex and Raising Helen, both partially shot in NYC.

The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting assisted with locations for the film, which included:

Newsstand, 77th and Columbus -- look for the 311 bumper sticker in this scene!
Balthazar, 80 Spring St (bet. Broadway & Crosby St)
Le Pain Quotidien, 100 Grand St (bet. Mercer & Greene St)
Facial Index, 104 Grand St @ Mercer
Little Pie Company, 407 W. 14th St (bet. 9th & 10th Aves)
Hope St (bet. Havemeyer & Roebling St)
King’s Pharmacy, 241 Bedford Ave @ N. 3rd St
Room, Duane St (bet. Hudson & Greenwich)
3 Times Square, 7th Ave bet. 42nd & 43rd St
Delacorte Theater, Central Park
Jason Croy Salon, 301 W. 4th St @ Bank St
Riverside Drive @ 106th St
Grove St (bet. Waverly & W 4th St)
Rice to Riches, 37 Spring St (bet. Mott & Mulberry)
Greene St @ Broome St
Jos. H. Carter, 33-34 Fulton Fish Market
Arsenal Building Terrace, Central Park
Central Park Zoo, 830 Fifth Ave @ 64th St
Soho Natural, 127 Spring St @ Greene St
International Toy Center, 200 5th Ave (bet. 23rd & 24th St)
Time Out New York, 475 10th Ave (bet. 36th & 37th St)
Bowlmor Lanes, 110 University Pl (bet. 12th & 13th)
Steven Klein Studio, 842 Greenwich St @ Gansevoort
Adrian Reuhl Antiques, 1 Ninth Ave @ Gansevoort
North Moore St (bet. Varick & Hudson)
Columbia University, Broadway @ 116th St
Amp Lounge, 25 9th Ave @ 13th St
City Hall Park, Broadway @ Park Row South

View the trailer