Billy Crystal plays a child psychiatrist in the new Apple TV+ series “Before.”
Crystal, an Emmy and Tony winner, may be known for his long history as a funnyman, but here he stars in a thriller — one filmed in New Jersey (see trailer below).
The New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission tells NJ Advance Media that the Apple show, which premieres Friday (Oct. 25), reported spending more than $68 million filming in the state.
Production spanned Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Morris counties (full list of locations and towns below).
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Filming in Jersey took 71 days, starting in May 2023 and ending in March 2024, says Joseph Marra, a project officer with the commission. Production had to go on hiatus during the Screen Actors Guild strike and started up again in December 2023.
Jacobi Jupe and Billy Crystal in the show. Crystal plays a child psychiatrist. Apple TV+
In the 10-episode limited series, Crystal, 76, plays Dr. Eli Adler, a child psychiatrist mourning his wife. He meets a boy who is somehow connected to his own past.
Besides filming in Jersey, the show also boasts plenty of Jersey talent.
Emmy and Tony winner Judith Light (“Poker Face,” “Transparent,” “Ugly Betty,” “Who’s the Boss?”), a Trenton native, stars in the show as the late wife of Crystal’s character.
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Her character may not be alive, but she’s very much in the show because Adler can see her, or has visions that she’s there.
Tony-nominated Jersey actor Maria Dizzia (”Agatha All Along,” ”Orange is the New Black”), who grew up in Cranford, is also in the show.
Jersey actor Maria Dizzia with Billy Crystal in “Before.”Apple TV+
Oscar nominee Rosie Perez (”The Flight Attendant,” “Do the Right Thing,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Fearless”) plays the foster mother of the boy, played by Jacobi Jupe.
Tenafly’s Hope Davis (”Succession,” “Perry Mason,” “Your Honor,” “American Splendor,” “Asteroid City,” “Home Alone”), a three-time Emmy nominee, also appears in the show in a recurring role.
Other cast members include Ava Lalezarzadeh (”Big Mouth”) and Julia Chan (”Saving Hope,” “Silent House”).
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Two episodes of the series debut Oct. 25 and the rest will be released weekly on Fridays.
Oscar nominee Rosie Perez and Jacobi Jupe in “Before.”Apple TV+
“Before,” created by Sarah Thorp and produced by Crystal, was based out of Sustainable Studios in Moonachie, but also filmed in a lot of other places.
Here’s a county-by-county list. You can watch a trailer for the show below.
Bergen County
Sustainable Studios, Moonachie
Essex County
Essex County Courthouse, Newark
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CareWell Health Medical Center (formerly East Orange General Hospital), East Orange
The pool at Ironbound Recreation Center, Newark
National Newark Building, Newark
Grace Church, Newark
Walnut Street between Broad and Orchard streets, Newark
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Private homes in Newark, Montclair and Glen Ridge
Hudson County
The Donegal Saloon, Kearny
Maxwell Place Park, Hoboken
Coles Street, Jersey City
Private homes, Jersey City
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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Jersey City
Hampton Court Terrace, Jersey City
The Barrow Mansion, Jersey City
Morris County
Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historical Park
Passaic County
Private homes, Paterson
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St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center, Wayne
“Before” premieres Friday, Oct. 25 on Apple TV+.
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Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com and followed at @AmyKup.
OAKLYN, N.J. (WPVI) — A Camden County auto shop owner says masked thieves stole three of their most expensive vehicles during an early morning break-in Saturday.
The incident happened just after 6:20 a.m. at Saifo Auto Sales in Oaklyn.
Surveillance video shows several masked suspects arriving in what appears to be a newer gray BMW, reversing into the lot, and using a bolt cutter to break into the building.
Owner Tarek Saifo said the suspects appeared to act with precision.
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“It didn’t seem like a coincidental theft; it seemed like someone who knew exactly where they were going. They knew what time to go,” said Saifo.
Saifo said three vehicles were taken: a 2020 BMW 4030, a white 2014 BMW 615, and a 2013 Infiniti M37. He said the thieves also took tools and a TV, but left behind the receiver that contained the shop’s surveillance footage.
Saifo says it will cost him about $34,000, and added that the suspects appeared to know where the vehicles’ keys were kept.
The business has only been operating for three months in Oaklyn. Previously, they were in Delran for four years. Saifo said its location along a busy highway may have made it an easy target.
“We got a security system installed, put bars on the windows and we’re just trying to make sure this never happens again,” he said.
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Saifo said the financial impact is significant, noting the business does not have theft insurance.
“It’s just hard as a small business trying to recover from this. It’s going to take us years if we ever will,” he said.
Chief Executive Officer, New York/New Jersey World Cup Host Committee
Alex Lasry will play a key role in shaping the World Cup experience for fans attending matches in the country’s largest market, including the final at MetLife Stadium. Since joining the organization early last year, Lasry and CBO Fred Mangione have aggressively pursued revenue through the sale of Host City Supporters packages while developing fan activations at Rockefeller Center and the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. New Jersey’s decision to scrap the official FIFA Fan Festival at Liberty State Park has forced last-minute changes that are still taking shape.
