Arts & Entertainment

Upcoming 'Don Jon' Filmed on Location in Bergen County

Watch the preview of the upcoming film Don Jon and pay careful attention. 

At the 2:10 mark, eagle-eyed viewers might recognize Main Street in Hackensack.

While you never know what’s going to make it into a final cut, multiple sources reported last year that the film—starring, directed and written by Joseph Gordon-Levitt—shot on location in Hackensack.

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The movie theater featured earlier in the same YouTube video looks awfully familiar too. Recognize it?

The film R-rated dramatic comedy also lists Los Angeles and various locales in New York as filming locations.

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Best we can tell the story is about a man struggling with a porn addiction and his family and friends—most affecting abysmal, embellished Jersey accents.

The film, which also stars  Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore, is scheduled to be released on Sept. 27.

h/t to Patch reader Bernadette for the tip.


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