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Goodbye to FAO Schwarz

To commemorate the shop closing after 153 years, we look back at the top moments in movie history in which the famed store made a cameo.

Entertainment Weekly
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On Jul 16, 2015
1

Big (1988)

Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia memorably danced a duet on the store's enormous floor piano.

2

Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

An unexpected encounter in the toy store is the sweet, ironic finale of Woody Allen's comedy.

3

Baby Boom (1987)

Diane Keaton went on a shopping spree as a career woman who unexpectedly inherits a baby in the 80s comedy.

4

The Smurfs (2011)

The Smurfs' quest for a "stargazer" (i.e. telescope) brings them to the store, where an elaborate chase sequence ensues.

5

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

While the store is called Duncan's Toy Chest in the Christmas movie sequel, it was based on FAO Schwarz.

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