Coconut Grove - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • The movie Where the Pavement Ends was filmed in Coconut Grove in 1923. It was directed by Rex Ingram and starred Ramón Navarro.
  • Pioneer Folk rock musician Fred Neil resided in, and wrote songs about Coconut Grove, notably on the song "Bleecker & MacDougal".
  • "Coconut Grove" is a song written by John Sebastian and recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful in 1967. It later was covered by David Lee Roth. Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has expressed a fondness for the song.
  • In the film Scarface, Manny lives in an upscale home in the Grove.
  • In the TV series Dexter, Dexter Morgan, lives in Coconut Grove, based on the book series by Jeff Lindsay.
  • In the video for the song "Careless Whisper" George Michael can be seen looking out at sea from a hotel balcony in Coconut Grove as a seaplane flies by.
  • In the 1980 song "American Dream" by the (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band, Coconut Grove is mentioned prominently in the chorus as a vacation destination.
  • In the movie Bad Boys, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith follow a suspect through Coconut Grove.
  • In Big Trouble, by Dave Barry, the main setting is Coconut Grove.
  • The set for the TV series Burn Notice is in Coconut Grove, in what was once the City of Miami's Convention Center.
  • Coconut Grove is the setting for the movie, Meet The Fockers.
  • Coconut Grove has been a location on the show The First 48.
  • Coconut Grove is a location in the 1985 Burt Reynolds film Stick. A stunt man falls off hi-rise condo building.
  • The 2008 film Marley & Me with Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson was filmed on location in Coconut Grove, based on John Grogan's book.
  • CSI: Miami season 4 episode 10 ("Shattered") is set in Coconut Grove.
  • In the first episode of The Golden Girls, "The Engagement", at the end of the episode, Rose asks Dorothy and Blanche if they'd like to go to Coconut Grove for lunch, her treat, to celebrate their friendship.

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