![]() Rocky IV (1985) Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Other movies filmed at Yosemite: Scenes from: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975 The Caine Mutiny 1954 Maverick, 1994 Order of the Eagle, 1989 and of course parts of the Ken Burns documentary National Parks: America's Best Idea, 2009.ħ. "Why are you climbing the mountain?" asks Mr. Yosemite had its moment of Trekkie glory when Captain Kirk (William Shatner) decides to take a casual climb up El Capitan during the crew's shore leave. Note that Glacier National Park is part of the Crown of the Continent, one of America's most intact ecosystems.Īlso filmed in Glacier National Park: Forrest Gump (running-through-America scene).Ħ. But in fact, the supposedly haunted Stanley Hotel that inspired Stephen King's original book is located in Estes Park, just a stone's throw from Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Overhead shots were also filmed around Mary's Lake and the Going to the Sun Road. ![]() Opening scenes of this creepy Jack Nicolson movie show Jack Torrance driving up the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier. Other forest land between Charlotte and Asheville, N.C., provided the wooded backdrop to the rest of the action.Īlso filmed in the Pisgah: The Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day Lewis, 1992. The river scenes where Katniss camouflages love interest Peeta were shot at Dupont State Forest at Triple Falls on the Little River. Pisgah National Forest is featured in the early scenes of the movie when we first witness Katniss' hunting skills and friendship with Gale. Fierce and skilled, Katniss shows she can handle anything the games-and the forest-have to offer. Young Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is forced to fight for her life against other youth adults in a cut-throat survival competition in the forest. Taken from the Suzanne Collins trilogy, The Hunger Games is the thrilling gladiator-meets-Survivor tale, only in a post-war future. Pisgah National Forest, western North Carolina Other movies filmed in Arches: City Slickers II, 1993 Thelma and Louise, 1990. As you might imagine, the rugged lands around Arches and Moab have played a role in dozens of movies. Watch closely as Indy exits the cave and you'll see the area around Double Arch. It's there in Arches that Indiana encounters a group of no-gooders with the Cross of Coronado. If you're familiar with the terrain, you may recognize some land markers as young Indy (River Phoenix) explores the high desert as a Boy Scout. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)Īrches National Park near Moab was featured in the opening sequence of the third Indiana Jones movie. These redwood scenes were all shot in and around Redwood National Park and State Parks.Īlso filmed in Redwood National Park and State Parks: Star Wars EpisodeVI: Return of the Jedi The Lost World, Jurassic Park Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo.ģ. Who can forget the beautiful redwood forested scenes of the classic Steven Spielberg movie that tenderly portrays the friendship between the boy Elliot (Henry Thomas) and an awkward looking alien. Redwood National Park and State Parks, California Die-hard fans can do a self-guided tour, but if you do venture out to the desert, remember to bring plenty of extra water. Other Death Valley scenes include R2-D2 being kidnapped by Jawas, some of the Tusken Raider scenes, and the Sandcrawler scene. Remember the spat between R2-D2 and C-3P0 on Tatooine? That scene was shot at Mesquite Flats pictured below. While George Lucas selected Tunisia as the location for most of the desert and dwelling scenes on Luke Skywalker's dusty planet of Tatooine, he shot many others at Death Valley. One of the most successful movies of all time, Star Wars wouldn't be complete without footage from Death Valley.
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