Arts & Entertainment

Paramus Mention in 'Captain America'

Borough makes cameo in superhero flick

If you're going to see the new Captain America movie, watch out for the Paramus mention.

As Steve Rogers tries to enlist in the Army during World War II before his transformation into a flag-clad supersoldier, he is constantly rejected due to his numerous physical ailments and rail-thin build. In order to keep enlisting, he has to constantly lie about his hometown.

One of the towns the Brooklyn native uses as an assumed address is Paramus, New Jersey. Not sure what the filmmakers intended by associating the Borough with such a sickly kid, but it's more of a mention than Ridgewood got, right?

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