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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Leonardo DiCaprio fans turn small California grocery into a movie pilgrimage stop

Fans of Leonardo DiCaprio’s film keep treating a humble Humboldt County grocery like a tourist landmark, hunting a pay phone that was only a movie prop and never stayed in the store. Roughly a year after One Battle After Another hit screens, visitors still stream into Murphy’s Market in Cutten, California, looking for the telephone […] The post Leonardo DiCaprio fans turn small California grocery into a movie pilgrimage stop appeared first on American Almanac .

Fans of Leonardo DiCaprio’s film keep treating a humble Humboldt County grocery like a tourist landmark, hunting a pay phone that was only a movie prop and never stayed in the store. Roughly a year after One Battle After Another hit screens, visitors still stream into Murphy’s Market in Cutten, California, looking for the telephone from a chaotic Leonardo DiCaprio scene. NY Post reporting on the fan traffic makes one point plain: the phone is gone because it was never the store’s to begin with. Employees now spend part of their shifts explaining Hollywood basics to people who shopped there for milk long before the cameras arrived. The Paul Thomas Anderson film cast DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson, a washed-up revolutionary racing to find…Open

What is the potential business implication being discussed by Murphy's Market staff regarding the influx of tourists?
Staff members, including Ciara Vest, have suggested that installing a mock telephone could potentially bring in more customers, though the store's primary function remains a neighborhood market for locals.
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What did employees observe during the filming of the movie at Murphy's Market in 2024?
Employees noted that the filming process was extensive, with the crew running the specific moment over a hundred times while actor Leonardo DiCaprio remained in character.
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According to employees at Murphy's Market, what activities are fans performing at the store besides searching for the prop phone?
Fans have been known to pose with a PRIMO water refill machine, storm the aisles to copy DiCaprio's panicked sprint, crowd the checkout for specific sunglasses seen on screen, film the storefront in the parking lot, and visit the public restroom because it contains the same seat used in the movie.
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Why are fans visiting Murphy’s Market to look for a pay phone that is no longer there?
Fans are looking for a pay phone that was used as a movie prop during the filming of "One Battle After Another," but the phone was never a permanent part of the store's inventory and was removed after filming.
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In the Paul Thomas Anderson film "One Battle After Another," what character does Leonardo DiCaprio play and what is the context of the scene filmed at Murphy's Market?
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a washed-up revolutionary. The scene filmed at the market involves his character having a meltdown at a pay phone, where he shouts for an old ally and forgets a password.
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What specific location has become a pilgrimage site for Leonardo DiCaprio fans in Humboldt County, California?
Murphy’s Market in Cutten, California, has become a destination for fans of Leonardo DiCaprio who visit the grocery store to reenact scenes from his film.
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