21 Film Locations in Colorado that You Can Actually Visit
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Filmmakers have sought out the unique landscape of the Centennial State over the years for projects like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Dumb and Dumber, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Though the cameras and sets are long gone, you can still visit the locations where these iconic movies were made.
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1. The Hateful Eight (2015) – Telluride
Quentin Tarantino and the cast and crew of The Hateful Eight arrived in Telluride in the fall of 2014 to build the set and prepare to film Tarantino’s latest Western epic. News from the set filtered in throughout the season as movie stars drifted in and out of town. Telluride is one of Colorado’s most beautiful places to visit in any season.
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2. Furious 7 (2015) – Woodland Park, Pikes Peak
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3. Bud Light (2014) – Whatever, USA ( Crested Butte)
Anheuser-Busch takes over Crested Butte, Colorado, to film a commercial as part of its "Up for Whatever" ad campaign.» Subscribe to NBC News:http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC» Watch more NBC video:http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNewsNBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News, Meet The Press, and our original series Debunker, Flashback, Nerdwatch, and Show Me. Subscribe to our channel for news stories, technology, politics, health, entertainment, science, business, and exclusive NBC investigations.Connect with NBC News Online!VisitNBCNews.Com:http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBCFind NBC News on Facebook:http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBCFollow NBC News on Twitter:http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBCFollow NBC News on Google+:http://nbcnews.to/PlusNBCFollow NBC News on Instagram:http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBCFollow NBC News on Pinterest:http://nbcnews.to/PinNBCBud Light Paints Colorado Town Blue | NBC News
4. Identity Thief (2013) – Denver
In theaters February 8, 2013!http://identitythiefmovie.comHorrible Bosses' Jason Bateman and Bridesmaids' Melissa McCarthy lead the cast of Identity Thief, an all-star comedy in which a regular guy is forced to extreme measures to clear his name. With everything to lose after his identity is stolen, he'll find out how crazed you can get trying to settle a bad credit score.
5. The Lone Ranger (2013) – Creede
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6. Blades of Glory (2007) – Denver – Pepsi Center
Blades of Glory is pure hilarity, a gold medal comedy winner staring comic superstar Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights) and John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). Bitter figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from men's competition, these archrivals beat the system thanks to a loophole that allows them skate again in pars, competition! Co-starring Crag T. Nelson, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Jenna Fischer.
7. The Prestige (2006) – Telluride, Durango, Silverton Railway Line
Nikola Tesla did in fact live and work in Colorado Springs. Though the film’s actual locations were in Telluride and Silverton, CO in the San Juans, there are still some views at the top of Cloudcamp in CO Springs that have some epic scenery.
8. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) – Glenwood Canyon
Hilarious. Glenwood Canyon was going to see some SUV explosions, helicopter action, and rocket launchers, but a decision was made to move one of Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s epic scenes to a desert instead. In the final edit, the canyon only gets a few seconds of face-time when Angelina Jolie climbed up a wall in “Hollywood” style. I think we as Coloradans should require a technical advisor before a shot like this represents us. Climbers, comment away on why gear shouldn’t be placed in between your belay partner.
9. Independence Day (1996) – Colorado Springs, Peterson Air Force Base
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10. Dumb and Dumber (1994) – A little place called Aspen (also Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Estes Park)
For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer. Golden Globe-winner Jim Carrey ("Man on the Moon," "The Truman Show") and Golden Globe-nominee Jeff Daniels ("The Squid and the Whale," "Speed") star as two good-natured but incredibly stupid friends who drive across the United States to return a clients briefcase in this comedy blockbuster. Also starring Lauren Holly ("What Women Want," "Any Given Sunday") and Academy Award-nominee Teri Garr ("Tootsie," "Mr. Mom"). MPAA Rating: PG-13 1994 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved #Trailer #WB
11. Wyatt Earp (1994) – Antonito, CO
In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American thriller film about a psychopath who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and stars Clint Eastwood as Agent Frank Horrigan and John Malkovich as assassin Mitch Leary.Eastwood's character is the sole active-duty Secret Service agent remaining from the detail guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, at the time of his assassination in 1963. Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Thompson also star. The film was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with Columbia handling distribution. It is also notable for being the last film in which Eastwood starred that he did not also direct. Petersen also originally offered the role of Leary to Robert De Niro, who turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with A Bronx Tale.A sub-plot of the film is the President's reelection campaign. For the scenes of campaign rallies the filmmakers used digitally-altered scenes from Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign events.
12. In the Line of Fire (1993) – Denver, Civic Center Park
In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American thriller film about a psychopath who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and stars Clint Eastwood as Agent Frank Horrigan and John Malkovich as assassin Mitch Leary.Eastwood's character is the sole active-duty Secret Service agent remaining from the detail guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, at the time of his assassination in 1963. Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Thompson also star. The film was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment, with Columbia handling distribution. It is also notable for being the last film in which Eastwood starred that he did not also direct. Petersen also originally offered the role of Leary to Robert De Niro, who turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with A Bronx Tale.A sub-plot of the film is the President's reelection campaign. For the scenes of campaign rallies the filmmakers used digitally-altered scenes from Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign events.
13.Cliffhanger (1993) – Durango, CO
A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.Genre: Action | Adventure | ThrillerDirected by,Renny HarlinProduced by,Alan MarshallRenny HarlinMario Kassar (Executive Producer)Screenplay by,Michael FranceSylvester StalloneStory by,John Long (premise)Michael FranceStarring,Sylvester StalloneJohn LithgowMichael RookerJanine TurnerRex LinnCaroline GoodallLeon RobinsonCraig FairbrassPaul WinfieldRalph WaiteMusic by,Trevor JonesCinematography,Alex ThomsonEditing by,Frank J. UriosteStudio,Carolco PicturesLe Studio Canal+RCS VideoDistributed by,TriStar PicturesRelease date(s),May 28, 1993Running time,112 minutesCountry,United StatesFranceItalyLanguage,EnglishBudget,$65 millionBox office,$255,325,036
14. City Slickers (1991) – Durango, CO
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15. Die Hard 2 (1990) – Breckenridge, Mead, Denver, Stapleton Airport
The first original theatrical trailer for the 1990 film "Die Hard 2." Starring Bruce Willis, William Sadler, Art Evans, Bonnie Bedelia, Dennis Franz, William Atherton, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Amos, Franco Nero, Reginald VelJohnson, Robert Patrick, Colm Meaney. Directed by Renny Harlin.
16. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – Alamosa, Cortez, Pagosa Springs, Cumbres & Toltec Railroad (Antonito)
The third installment in the widely beloved Spielberg/Lucas Indiana Jones saga begins with an introduction to a younger Indy (played by the late River Phoenix), who, through a fast-paced prologue, gives the audience insight into the roots of his taste for adventure, fear of snakes, and dogged determination to take historical artifacts out of the hands of bad guys and into the museums in which they belong. A grown-up Indy (Harrison Ford) reveals himself shortly afterward in a familiar classroom scene, teaching archeology to a disproportionate number of starry-eyed female college students in 1938. Once again, however, Mr. Jones is drawn away from his day job after an art collector (Julian Glover) approaches him with a proposition to find the much sought after Holy Grail. Circumstances reveal that there was another avid archeologist in search of the famed cup — Indiana Jones' father, Dr. Henry Jones (Sean Connery) — who had recently disappeared during his efforts. The junior and senior members of the Jones family find themselves in a series of tough situations in locales ranging from Venice to the most treacherous spots in the Middle East. Complicating the situation further is the presence of Elsa (Alison Doody), a beautiful and intelligent woman with one fatal flaw: she's an undercover Nazi agent. The search for the grail is a dangerous quest, and its discovery may prove fatal to those who seek it for personal gain. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade earned a then record-breaking $50 million in its first week of release.
17. Christmas Vacation (1989) – Breckenridge/Frisco – Summit County High School and Walmart
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18. Mork & Mindy (1978-1982) – Boulder
19. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – Durango, Telluride, Silverton
Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.Directed by: George Roy Hill.Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones.Release Date: September 23, 1969.
20. True Grit (1969) – Cañon City, Castle Rock, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, Ridgway
In 1970, John Wayne won an Academy Award for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. And the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced but enthusiastic Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) joins the party. Laughter and tears punctuate the wild action in this extraordinary Western which features performances by Robert Duvall and Strother Martin.
21. Around the world in Eighty Days (1956) – Durango, Silverton
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