Sometimes the places in movies are just as interesting as the characters. In some cases they practically become characters themselves (and frankly, sometimes they're the best thing the movie has going for it.)
So, with that said, it's time for another of those lovely top 100 topics. This time, focusing on the best places and locations seen in movies.
I'll start with ...
#1 The Bates Motel (from the Psycho series)
(http://i.imgur.com/F9stb.jpg)
2) Hill House from THE HAUNTING (1963)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t214/morrisawilliams/hauntinghouse.jpg)
I don't have a specific location in mind, but I must say that lost worlds are entertaining. In valleys, on islands, even under the Earth, a lost world is a good setting.
3) The Overlook in The Shining (1980)
4) The William J Washburn house. It's got quite a B-movie resume, serving as the setting for Sorority House Massacre 2, The Immortalizer, Spirits and Teenage Exorcist. It also appeared in Camp Fear and several others.
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww28/jackc8/SororityHouseMassacreII-HouseA.png)
5. The Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange.
I would post a pic but didn't want to get in trouble.
6) Bronson Canyon and Caves
(http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt54/callboxsam/BronsonCaves.jpg)
Iconic canyon and caves right outside of Hollywood, USA where hundreds if not thousands of movies and TV shows have filmed.
A partial list, according to the Wikipedia:
Lightning Bryce (1919)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
The Lightning Warrior (1931)
Hurricane Express (1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
White Zombie (1932)
The Three Musketeers (1933)
The Vampire Bat (1933)
Mystery Mountain (1934)
The Phantom Empire (1935)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Call of the Canyon (1942)
Leather Burners (1943)
Pirates of Monterey (1947)
Silver River (1948)
Atom Man vs. Superman (1949)
Mark of the Gorilla (1950)
Flame of Araby (1951)
Unknown World (1951)
Carson City (1952)
Robot Monster (1953)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
Killers from Space (1954)
The Day the World Ended (1955)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
It Conquered the World (1956)
The Searchers (1956)[1]
Men in War (1957)
Night of the Blood Beast (1957)
The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
The Cyclops (1957)
Earth vs. the Spider (1958)
Monster from Green Hell (1958)
The Return of Dracula (1958)
Teenage Caveman (1958)
The Jayhawkers! (1959)
Invisible Invaders (1959)
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)
The Cape Canaveral Monsters (1960)
Eegah (1962)
Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
Ride the High Country (1962)
The Gun Hawk (1963)
They Saved Hitler's Brain (Madmen of Mandoras) (1963)
The Human Duplicators (1965)
Batman: The Movie (1966)
Mondo Bizarro (1966)
Flaming Frontier (1968)
Head (1968)
The Mighty Gorga (1969)
Equinox (1970)
Octaman (1971)
Lost Horizon (1973)
Mrs. Sundance (1974)
Flesh Gordon (1974)
The Choirboys (1977)
Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
The Return (1980)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Thrashin' (1986)
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
The Roller Blade Seven (1991)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Guns of El Chupacabra (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
The End of Violence (1997)
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
Cabin Fever (2002)
Fangs (2002)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
Vampire Blvd. (2004)
Diabolical Tales (2007)
D-War (2007)
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2010)
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010)
And on TV:
The A-Team
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Alias Smith and Jones
Bat Masterson
Batman
Beauty and the Geek
Bonanza
Combat!
The Dukes of Hazzard ("Hazzard Connection")
Falcon Crest
Gunsmoke
Have Gun, Will Travel
Little House on the Prairie
The Lone Ranger
Mission: Impossible (1960s)
The Monkees
The Outer Limits (1960s)
Rawhide
Salute Your Shorts (The Cursed Skull)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Twin Peaks
V
The Virginian
Wonder Woman
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Kauai, Hawaii.
A tropical film location Film location from big budget movies like Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Tropic Thunder to any straight to DVD movie that can afford to send its crew there. Over 70 movies have been filmed there.
(http://blog.luxuryretreats.com/wp-content/uploads/Kauai.jpg)
Quote from: Raffine on July 01, 2012, 07:37:02 AM
6) Bronson Canyon and Caves
That was pretty much my first thought when I saw the topic title.
How about
8) Dr. Phibes' Lair
(http://366weirdmovies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/the_abominable_dr_phibes.jpg)
9) Francisco Scaramanga's hideout (Chinese island) in The Man With the Golden Gun
(http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/m/ManWithTheGoldenGun_PhangNga.jpg)
10
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set in and filmed during the Cannes Film Festival, France. good film as well, one of the most entertaining 'slashers' I've seen, and far better than Spinell's previous film MANIAC (imo)
Quote from: zombie #1 on July 03, 2012, 11:47:06 AM
and far better than Spinell's previous film MANIAC (imo)
:buggedout:
That's a first one, and you just lost your street cred right there :wink:
meh...street cred, schmeet schmed :tongueout: Maniac's pretty good but I felt it got a bit self-indulgent and is gruelling to watch. TLHF is a surreal wig-out , pure entertainment. to be fair they are 2 very different films...
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150997553733599.446793.762148598&type=3
12. Spirited Away Spirit world
(http://thoughtsthatdance.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/spirited-away-wallpaper.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--dx4EiFIqMc/T5ljQVfVudI/AAAAAAAAAEk/_RKcS8RJ4Pg/s1600/Spirited+Away.png)
I don't know if I can number this one because I really can't think of a movie that was shot entirely in one-but I've always found mangrove swamps to be somewhat creepy and other worldly looking.
(http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/marine/mangrove/images/roots3.jpg)
Southern Alberta, Canada. Many movies, big and small, plus TV shows from Little Big Man to Brokeback Mountain to Open Range have been filmed in various locations in Southern Alberta. Many, but not all , I might have been westerns.
Tron. "The Grid"
(http://cgnews.com/files/2011/uploads/tron_city_blue.jpg)
I think we're up to
14. Stewart, British Columbia. Home of John Carpenter's THE THING.
(http://www.outpost31.com/todd/images/stewart.jpg)
The fatalistic isolation of the location helped drive the paranoia Carpenter achieved with the film.