Blackberry (2023) – Filming Locations & Other Details: The film Blackberry is an exploration of how innovation with the most bleeding-edge technology could not sustain the demands of the time and had to face the reality of transience.
This article, however, mainly tries to answer the probing question related to the locations where the film was shot.
What is Blackberry about?
The film explores the journey of the wonder phone, Blackberry, by familiarising us with its wild reception in the beginning and its fractured reputation by its end. In 1996, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fredin, friends and founders of Waterloo-based tech-start-up, Research-in-Motion, take their pitch of a mobile phone which would act as a computer to businessman Jim Balsillie. Though inexperienced, the guys present a sincere pitch; but Jim is too distracted to follow.
Just when the guys prepare to leave the memory of unsuccessful pitching behind, Balsillie comes knocking on their door. Balsillie makes a daring proposal– he would leave his job at Sutherland Schultz if the duo agree to hand over half of the company’s share to him and make him the CEO. They decline his bid. However, after they are taken for a ride by US Robotics, they seek Jim’s help and finally join forces.
Mike’s keen intellect and Jim’s resolute business deals germinate the seeds of the one-of-a-kind ‘Blackberry.’ Thus begins the journey of Blackberry, in which highs are astronomically high and lows are dangerously low.
Where was Blackberry shot? Here are the Filming Locations:
Predominantly shot in Ontario, the film makes use of such city locales as Hamilton, Waterloo, Oakville, London, and Burlington. In Hamilton, the First Ontario Centre served as the primary location, as did the Empire Steel headquarters and an elementary school. Then, the 5-Drive-In Movie Theatre of Oakville hosted the film crew to shoot important sequences. was used as a location.
Back in the time, a Waterloo diner was one of the most frequented sites of Balsille and Lazardis. However, due to the diner closing its shop, a certain Russell Williams Family Restaurant came to the rescue and was tailor-made to stand in the place of the former diner. Silicon Valley, too, is abundantly shown in the film, given its association with the tech world. Therefore, it is only natural that it would find a place in the film too.
Is ‘BlackBerry’ available to stream on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, or Prime Video?
The film Blackberry is open for streaming Prime Video, iTunes Store, Apple TV, Vudu Fandango, and likes, where it can be watched through a rent.
Does Blackberry movie have explicit content?
Due to almost all conversations being peppered with cuss words, Blackberry has earned itself an ‘R’ rating. Most of the words are spoken by Balsille, the curmudgeon.
