The silent movie Java Head was filmed on location in Salem in 1922. In June 1970, episode 205 of Bewitched was filmed in Salem. Hocus Pocus was filmed in Salem, which is also the setting of both the movie and its sequel, Hocus Pocus 2. Sabrina The Teenage Witch filmed an episode in Salem and her black cat familiar was also named Salem. In 2008, beginning scenes from the film Bride Wars were filmed at the interior of the Peabody Essex Museum. The 2012 Rob Zombie movie The Lords of Salem was set and filmed in Salem. Who Do You Think You Are? included an episode tracing the ancestry of actress Sarah Jessica Parker, filming on location in Salem. Some interior and street scenes for 2013's American Hustle were filmed on Federal St. in Salem outside the Essex Superior Court House and Old Granite Courthouse. Scenes from 2015's Joy were filmed in the Boston area, with scenes shot in Salem shot at the Hawthorne Hotel. Chronicle, a New England-centered newsmagazine show, has produced multiple episodes about Salem over the years, which have been filmed on location. Scenes from the supernatural horror television series Castle Rock have been filmed in Salem, specifically at Pioneer Village, a living-history museum that focuses on pilgrim-era Salem. The comedy film Hubie Halloween starring Adam Sandler was filmed in Salem in 2019. Defending Jacob, a crime drama miniseries, features scenes shot by the courthouse on Federal Street.
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