Please settle a bet I have with my wife. She says the movie Seven takes place in Chicago. ?

Question

I say they never mention the town.

Answer 1

You are correct, the city's name is never mentioned. Watch it again, the location is never explicitly stated.

Answer 2

i don't think they ever mentioned the town

Answer 3

They never mention the City see here is proof from Wikipedia.org

"In an unidentified dystopian city of constant rain and urban decay, Detective William Somerset is preparing to retire and leave the horrors of the city."

You should go to the Site and proove it to your Wife.

Answer 4

check this on wikipedia. it says "unidentified" city.

i remember an elevated train, perhaps that's why she's thinking chicago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se7en

Answer 5

I did some web searching and it appears the movie was filmed in LA - I found a shooting location with The Good Samaritan Hospital on the next blcok (address was 1225 Wilshire Blvd. on the map) - here is the link to the aerial of that filming location:

http://www.themoviemap.com/movies/ss/se7...  

Answer 6

it just says that its a city but never says an exact city.