Grassroots (2012)

Phil Campbell (Jason Biggs) has just been fired from his job at The Stranger, and finds himself reluctantly accepting the job of campaign manager for his idealistic friend Grant (Joel David Moore) - who decides to run for Seattle city council for no other reason than to remove the incumbent (Cedric the Entertainer). This based-on-true-events underdog story was filmed entirely in Seattle, at many of the locations where the actual events took place.

Opening shots show a ferry crossing Elliott Bay and finally docking in downtown Seattle.

Grant (in a polar bear suit) is shown walking across Pine Street where it intersects Boren Avenue over I-5.

Crossing Marion Street near Alaskan Way, below the ferry traffic walkway.

Scenes in The Stranger offices were filmed at the actual location - the 3rd floor of 1535 11th Avenue on Capitol Hill. In one shot, Grant can be seen walking below across the street from the entrance on 11th.

Phil lives at 310 East Mercer on Capitol Hill.

Grant's apartment is at 106 Bellevue Avenue East.

Grant tells Phil about his political aspirations at Comet Tavern at 922 East Pike Street, which is seen several more times in the film.

As they drive down 5th Avenue between Bell Street & Blanchard Street, Grant reveals the focus of his campaign: the monorail.

Built for the 1962 World's Fair, the Alweg Monorail has been seen in countless other films - most notably when Elvis rode it for It Happened At the World's Fair.

Grant shows Phil an aerial view of the city and its traffic problems from the elevator and observation tower of the Space Needle, also built for the World's Fair.

Grant and Phil walk by Sound Community Bank at 2005 5th Avenue.

Grant is distracted by his shoe as Phil tries to talk sense into him outside Super Genius Tattoo at 1017 East Pike Street. The sign for Caffe Vita can be seen behind them.

Grant further demonstrates the traffic problem atop the Lakeview Boulevard overpass, although...

...the establishing shot shows the Yesler Way overpass further south.

The exterior shot of the meeting hall for the monorail campaign is the Palace Ballroom at 2100 5th Avenue.

Grant and Phil go to meet with the ACLU at their actual Seattle office at 901 5th Avenue.

Grant conducts an interview with KOMO's Connie Thompson at Fisher Plaza below the Space Needle at 140 4th Avenue.

Lake Union and the Aurora Bridge.

Ivar's Acres of Clams on Pier 54 (1001 Alaskan Way) on Elliot Bay.

Phil looks for support from Augusta D'Amico (Claire Vardiel) at 111 1st Avenue South in Pioneer Square.

Before Phil goes to the Seattle Weekly, we're shown a shot of James Street at 2nd Avenue.

Grant sees McIver (Cedric the Entertainer) for the first time inside the Community Meeting Room of the Phinney Neighborhood Center at 6532 Phinney Avenue.

Wayne (D.C. Pierson) and Grant's street team spread the word outside the Broadway Performance Hall of Seattle Central Community College at 1801 Broadway on Capitol Hill.