caudleryan Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 A recent discussion about the movies that were shot where you live got me to thinking. What are some movies that were shot where you live? I live in Wetumpka. We had two movies filmed on location here. "The Grass Harp" and "Big Fish". Both low budget films, but good. Big fish had Ewen McGregor and some really tall dude. I was there when they were filming the car scene on the bridge. I live not even a minute away from where they were shooting. So, what are some of the movies or even TV shows that were filmed where you live? RYAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Untamed Heart was shot in the Minneapolis MN area. In Minnesota I know that Ice Castles was shot here, as was Grumpy Old Men. Edited March 18, 2014 by midnightprowler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Yuma Az. All of Star Wars which my father delivered fuel to, In the Army Now. Rat patrol, Altamont now. Another Dawn, The Bad Landers, The Barbarian, Jar Head, The Arab, The Flight Of the Phoenix, The Get Away, The Scorpion king was all filmed here, The Shawshank Redmption. I could keep going on but you get the point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Memphis Belle was shot just down the road from me at RAF Binbrook. Quite a few of my school friends are in at as extras. One of them (Dave) was sat at the table next to the "stars" in the canteen scene - he is now an RAF pilot himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Two recent Brad Pitt movies - World War Z and the upcoming Fury - were both partially shot on location in Oxfordshire. World War Z filmed in the disused USAF hospital at the former RAF Upper Heyford, and the base was used as a location set for both Octopussy and The Fourth Protocol. Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I used to live a couple of miles from Black Park in South Buckinghamshire. This is a beautiful country park right next door to Pinewood Studios, so an obvious choice for generic 'rural outdoor location' work! A lot of the old Hammer horror movies' outdoor stuff was shot there, more recently also the Thunderbirds movie and The Mummy Returns. Not exactly a 'major' nowadays, but the classic British comedy School For Scoundrels (1960) had some scenes on the Pinner Road in Harrow, where I lived until two years ago. It really hasn't changed too much in 50-odd years! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) I think a few Ron Jeremy films took place nearby me.... Completely un-related, Stallone's movie FIST was filmed nearby in Dubuque IA in the late 70s. Edited March 15, 2014 by toadwbg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 A Tiger's Tale has a scene shot at Pasadena Bayshore Hospital. My sister is a background extra. Paper Moon was shot a couple of miles away from my house, but that was eighteen years before I moved there. I won't mention the films shot in the Houston area even though scenes shot at Johnson Space Center are about four miles from my childhood home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hi there, "Flight of the Phoenix" (Dennis Quaid version) "10 000BC" "The Prisoner" (Jim Caviezel) Parts of "Beyond Borders" (Clive Owen, Angelina Jolie) "A Far Off Place" "Red Scorpion" Dolph Lundgren "Steel Dawn" Patrick Swayze "Mad Max: Fury Road" still to be released. Regards Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Stark Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The Big Lebowski Heat Terminator 2 The Fast and the Furious M.A.S.H. (both the movie and series) Point Break Easy Rider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 My hometown is Boston MA, lots of films shot there in recent years. In my neighborhood (Dorchester) specifically; "The Departed" (Mark Wahlberg is from the same 'hood so...), parts of "The Town". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Well Speed 2 was filmed in st-marten when i used to live there. walked right by the crash into the fake town set each day going to work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It being a small town, lots of familiar locations and plenty of friends, family, and co workers as extras, along with locations of friends' work places. Walter White taught at SWMBO's high school. Others: White Sands (helicopter work there) Transformers, Lone Survivor, (friends as extras) Thor, No Country for Old Men, Terminator 4 (I bow to Tony Stark's far superior terminator-- though the helicopter company I worked for did the helicopter action) Also Terminator 2 though. Natural Born Killers (shot in the hobby lobby I bought oh so many models from) Observe and Report (Shot at a nearly abandoned mall, we walked around the sets once) Red Dawn Swing Vote (did the helicopter stuff for that too) Both Young guns Whole list here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_shot_in_New_Mexico Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I was born and raised in Orange County, CA so I seen movie and TV shooting locations quite often all around So Cal ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just4kiks Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 iRobot and Transformers 3 was shot in Chicago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Being from Vancouver, I have lost track of the number of movies and TV shows shot in around the area. X-Files (plus the movies) Fringe Battlestar Galactica X Men (all of them) Stargate: SG1 Stargate: Atlantis Stargate: Universe Sanctuary Warehouse 13 Contunuum Wolverine End of Days The 6th Day Millennium I, Robot Twilight series (filmed all over the GVA and Victoria areas) Most Sci-Fi Channel movies There's a reasonably full list of films here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_shot_in_Vancouver There's a reasonably full list of TV shows here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_series_produced_in_Vancouver And that doesn't include all the post production effect companies that do work on most movies today. Edited March 15, 2014 by RiderFan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Lots of movies and TV filmed here in Georgia. Two of my favorites filmed in my "backyard" are Zombieland (really funny if you haven't seen it) - and currently "The Walking Dead" - one of the best series I've ever watched. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I live right out of New Orleans or "Hollywood South". I see them filming something everyday and All over the City.. Later this month the next Terminator starts filming in the area...as is another Jurassic Park installment. Soon another NCIS spinoff will film here, NCIS New Orleans. The pilot is planted in an NCIS episode sometime this April. It's Stars Scott Bakula in the lead role........ NOLA Really has become a Filming mecca in the last 12 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberator24 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 My best friend lived down the road from the Waterboy House. It was filmed on the rivers in Clermont Fl. He said the bridge Bobby rides his lawn mower over was the boat ramp.... -Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishthe47guy Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 New York City native, Hollywood Northeast. The last Mission:Impossible was partially filmed here in the UAE. There was filming for the next Fast & Furious installment here in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi over the winter. The current season of Top Gear has filmed segments here. The segment with the 6x6 Mercedes G wagon driving through the water park is about a 10 minute drive away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 About 90% of TV commercials are filmed here in the high desert, the scene from Dusk Till Dawn is here, the last episode of " was raced here.Club Ed and Four Acres were specifically Used/Built for moive's/Tv. Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 In Glasgow where I live; World War Z and Fast and Furious 6 were filmed here as well as some of The Dark Knight Rises exterior scenes. Stephen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SatelliteChaser Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Not one of his best, but the kevin smith film 'jersey girl' was shot in town here, and parts were filmed in my high school (end auditorium scene, and more i believe. Only watched it once many years ago...lol). Only gets points from me for having g. carlin in it Interesting topic, btw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juff Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The ground scenes with F-15's and 747 for Air Force One were filmed at Rickenbacker ANGB south of Columbus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hoosiers was filmed in several locals near by. I been in a few of sites depicted in the movie gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.