MEMPHIS IN FILMS

The South Main district has been featured in many films, sometimes as just background scenery in Memphis, sometimes masquerading as an older version of Beale Street.
Some of the films featuring scenes from the South Main district are:

• The Firm — Tom Cruise and the FBI meet at The Arcade Restaurant.
• 21 Grams
• Hustle and Flow
• Walk the Line — The scenes shown on "Beale Street" are actually South Main, somewhat dressed up and slightly CGI enhanced.
• Black Snake Moan — While most of the movie was shot in the Pyramid, several scenes were shot on South Main as well.
• My Blueberry Nights — Filmed inside Ernestine and Hazel's and the Arcade Restaurant, as well as several exterior shots along South Main and G.E. Patterson.
• Nothing But the Truth — Scenes were shot at the Arcade Restaurant (which is transformed via green screen special effects into a Washington eatery).
• Mystery Train — Not only shot in Memphis, but the front entrance of the Arcade Restaurant is depicted on the movie poster.
• Great Balls of Fire
• Elizabethtown — Scenes shown in the National Civil Rights Museum, Ernestine and Hazel's, and the Arcade Restaurant.
• Lovely By Surprise — Scene filmed in the Arcade Restaurant.
• The Client