5 movies with scenes filmed in Flagstaff
Casablanca (1942)
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Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Screenplay by: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Based on:Â "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett, Joan Alison
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
³§³Ù´Ç°ù²â±ô¾±²Ô±ð:ÌýIn Casablanca in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate encounters a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
While the majority of this romantic drama, sited by some as the greatest film of all time, was shot in a studio in California, there is one scene that was filmed in the Hotel Monte Vista, which was a popular place for classic stars to stay at.
Easy Rider (1969)
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Directed by:Â Dennis Hopper
Written by: Peter Fonda, Dennis HopperÂ
Starring: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Phil SpectorÂ
Storyline:Â Through the open country and desert lands, two bikers head from L.A to New Orleans, and along the way, meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap they are unaware of.
Midnight Run (1988)
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Directed by: Martin Brest
Written by: George Gallo
Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano
³§³Ù´Ç°ù²â±ô¾±²Ô±ð:ÌýAn accountant (Grodin) is chased by bounty hunters (De Niro, Ashton), the FBI (Kotto) and the Mafia (mob boss played by Farina) after skipping out on a $450,000 bail.
Grodin is chased across Arizona, going through Globe, the Salt River, Cameron, Williams and Clarkdale while his pursuers look for him at the train station in Flagstaff.
Forrest Gump (1994)
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Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by: Eric Roth
Based on: Forrest Gump, written by Winston Groom
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field
Most of you are probably familiar with this movie of a man who has lived quite the life and been present at many historical events. While running across the country, he passes through Flagstaff and steps in dog poo on San Francisco Street downtown, inadvertently inspiring the "S**t Happens" bumper sticker. He also passes the old Twin Arrows Trading Post as he heads east on I-40.Â
Dead Man (1995)
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Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Written by: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen, Michael Wincott, Eugene Byrd, Mili Avital, Crispin Glover, Iggy Pop, Billy Bob Thornton, Jared Harris, Gabriel Byrne, John Hurt, Alfred Molina, Robert Mitchum
³§³Ù´Ç°ù²â±ô¾±²Ô±ð:ÌýOn the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake (Depp) encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
This celeb-heavy western drama was filmed in the Peaks Ranger District and other parts of Flagstaff.
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