What Movies were filmed in your hometown?

[theantiquetiger]

We know movies which were filmed in LA, NY, Chicago, and other major metro areas. What films have been made in the areas of members who do not live in the major movie picture norm setting?

The three that come to mind for me here in Baton Rouge are:

The Toy
Everybody's All-American
The Deadly Tower (Kurt Russell, about the U of Texas shootings)

I believe part of Easy Rider was filmed in this area, but I think it was about an hour north.

There are some others, but the setting was Baton Rouge, Kingfish, Dead Man Walking, Blaze...

[txteach]

In my original home town only one that I know of. Stanley and Iris. I know this because I protested Jane Fonda coming to our town. I was home on leave from the Air Force at the time. Besides that I really don't think my town is known for much.

[Mikey]

Friday the 13th PART-1 was filmed in 3 towns next to mine-- within around a 5 mile radius..
I was in High School at the time and it was a big thing

Hope NJ -- 2 miles away
Blairstown NJ -- 4-ish miles away
Camp Crystal Lake (actually a boyscout camp)--- 8 miles away

[Marvelmania]

Most of these movies were either filmed in my hometown or within a few miles.
The River with Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek
Parts of one of the MIssing In Action Chuck Norris movies ( I actually ran into him at a dry cleaners).
Parts of Days of Thunder
Delta Force 2
Goodbye Miss 4th of July
Winter People
The Evil Dead (filmed in Morristown)
Thunder Road
Aerosmith video Rag Doll.

[mitchedwards]

When I lived in Cordova TN, parts Hustle and Flow was filmed less than a mile away.

When I was a kid in HSV the ravengers was filmed in my city

[4NDR01D]

Parts of the new "Hulk" movie were filmed in my hometown of Trenton, Ontario, Canada at the air forse base. I think that's kinda cool.

[Batmex1]

The closest I know of was Alice Doesnt live here anymore in Tucson, close to my hometown in AZ and here in Albuquerque...Wild Hogs!

[mego73]

This movie:

Fear No Evil (1981)

was filmed out and around where I lived shortly after I moved there. The movie director was a Webster, NY resident (where I live)

Scenes were filmed at Spry High School where I went for one year in the early 80's

Other scenes were filmed at Charlotte Beach, where I sometimes go to.

[Captain]

Parts of Superman 1,and 2, almost all of Superman 3, Unforgiven, Brokeback Mountain, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Lonesome Dove, Little Big Man, Man callled Horse, Viper tv series, Honey I shrunk the kids TV series, All of the Gunsmoke TV reunion movies, Rat Race, Heaven and Earth (original 80's Japenese version) ....and tons more.

[Vortigern99]

Houston (where I was born): Urban Cowboy, Rushmore

Austin (where I've lived most of my life): DOA, Miss Congeniality, Spy Kids 1-3, Sin City, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Michael, Notorious (the movie about Truman Capote that wasn't the one with Philip Hoffman but was actually much better), and dozens of others I'm totally blanking on right now....

[Joe90]

The winter scenes for the John Wayne classic The Searchers were filmed just outside my hometown in a park renowned for it's buffalo.

[toys2cool]

wow cool movies guys,here in Miami we get a lot so it's no biggie

I was actually watching the races of Fast and the furious 2 when they were being filmed in the beginning

[SUP-Ronin]

Many people don't know this but Lord of the Rings was actually filmed here in Banner Wyoming...ok that's a lie, sorry. I'm ashamed.

[johnmiic]

Where I live in NY so many films have been made. Some that have been made in areas I know of or have visited:

The Godfather - The funeral for Don Corleone' - scenes filmed at the big cemetary in an area called Maspeth.

Goodfellas - Middle Village & Maspeth - The Diner Scene, aka, "Get Yer F----ng shine box!" was filmed at the Spartan Resturant. The Resturant is gone but the building has been converted to something else. Queens Blvd. & various locations.

Street Trash - Filmed at the Flushing Corona park and the Parkside Resturant in the heart of Corona doubled for the mob owned resturant, ( which in reality is in fact Mob owned).

A Bronx Tale was actually filmed at various locations in Astoria, Queens.

Spider-Man - the street Peter walks up after beating up Flash Thompson at school is Ascan ave in Forest Hills and on that block was a popular Comic Book Store called Little Nemo's. It was owned and run by a man whose name I forget but he was a Pupil of Norman Rockwell.

The Producers, ( Old version), once scene was filmed at Lincoln Center where the fountain gets turned on. I sued to work accross the street from there at a stationary store which is now out of business.

Die Hard With A Vengence - 72nd Street Subway stop, less than 10 blocks up from Lincoln Center. I used to work at a bookstore up there.

[Vortigern99]

Many people don't know this but Lord of the Rings was actually filmed here in Banner Wyoming.

Right after we sold my deceased Gran Pa in an Estate sale. lmao, Sorry, I can't let that go...

First of all... WTH??

And second.... HUNHHH?????