Prime

Prime released in theatres on October 28, 2005. The film tells the story of a Brooklyn painter who falls in love with an older Manhattan career woman. The production shot in New York from September - November 2004, employing 100 cast and crew members.

Director Ben Younger previously shot Boiler Room in NYC in 2000.
Uma Thurman’s NYC film credits include Sweet and Lowdown, Tape, Chelsea Walls and The Producers: The Movie Musical.
Meryl Streep’s lengthy NYC film credits include Manhattan, Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Sophie’s Choice, Music of the Heart, Angels in America and The Hours.

The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting assisted with locations for the film, which included:
Cherry Hill Fountain, Central Park
Pinky-NYC, 2420 Broadway @ 89th St
Van Wyck Expressway (bet. Exits 10 & 12)
Carlton Ave (bet. Willoughby & DeKalb)
Greenwich St (bet. Horatio & Jane St)
9th Ave @ 13th St (Morris’ Apartment)
Payson Ave (bet Dyckam & Beak St)
Riverside Drive (bet. Payson & Henshaw)
East 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden
Liz Christy Garden, East Houston St (bet. Bowery & 2nd Ave)
Convent Ave @ 148th St
Crate & Barrel, 611 Broadway @ Houston St
Tompkins Square Park, E. 10th St (bet. Ave A & B)
Prune Restaurant, 54 E. 1st St (bet 1st & 2nd Ave)
Marquee, 289 Tenth Ave (bet. 26th & 27th St)
Fifth Ave (bet. 11th & 12th St) Rooftop
Atelier 4, 177 Water St (bet. Jay & Pearl)
Dean & Deluca, 560 Broadway @ Prince St
Prince St (bet. Lafayette & Mulberry) (Rafi’s Apartment)
W. 9th St (bet 5th & 6th Ave) (Katherine’s Apt)
Sushi Mambo, 255 Bleecker St @ Cornelia St
Leroy St (bet Bleecker & Bedford St)
Bowery Bar, 40 East 4th St @ Bowery
Yoo’s Farm, 498 6th Ave (bet. 12th & 13th St)
Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St (bet. 5th Ave & University Pl)
Robert Miller Gallery, 524 W. 26th St (bet. 10th & 11th Aves)
Guernsey St (bet. Meserole & Norman Ave) (Dave’s Apartment)
E. 75th St (bet Park & Madison Ave)
E. 75th St (bet. Park & Madison Ave)
Third Ave @ 100th St (Brooklyn)
Magnolia Bakery, 401 Bleecker St @ W.11th St Abingdon Square, Hudson St @ Bleecker St

View the trailer.