Movies based or shot in Oklahoma?

[El Gato Pollo Loco!!!]

I don't know about full movies, but I know there's a couple of scenes in "Elizabethtown" where you see the Survival Tree and the Round Barn.

[Dave Cook]

I watched 'Two Lane Blacktop' (1971) on TCM last night and noticed some of Oklahoma in that one. Classic flick with James Taylor, Warren Oates and Dennis Wilson.

The town of Boswell, Oklahoma played a role in their adventures across America.

[TaoMaas]

What about Where the Red Fern Grows???

From what I understand, there's a cabin that was used in that movie that's still standing along the Illinois River. It's a recreation of that cabin that's on top of the big aquarium inside Bass Pro.

[UnclePete]

We can't forget the Western epic "Rock Island Trail" starring Forrest Tucker. The outdoor train scenes were filmed on the old Rock Island Railroad branch that ran from Haileyville to Ardmore, OK. Most of the filming took place near Bache, OK. I have found two release dates: January 1, 1950 and May 1, 1950.

[kevinpate]

Orlando Bloom was in something that did some filming in OKC not so long ago.

[Matt]

Orlando Bloom was in something that did some filming in OKC not so long ago.

That would be Elizabethtown.

[Jesseda]

a year or 2 ago wasnt guthrie being used for a 1920s era horror or thriller movie, i remember they closed streets off and covered certain streets with dirt? anyone know what the name was they where filming

[OKCisOK4me]

How about "The Fun Park", directed by Rick Walker with a lot of our local stars, including a brief appearance by Amy McRee. I haven't bought it yet, but I'd like to see it.

Also, don't forget his first big epic film "Sam & Janet". All of it, except for the scenes with Gary Busey (because he wanted more money than they were willing to pay him for having to come to Oklahoma to shoot scenes) was filmed in and around the OKC metro area.

[Mr. T in OKC]

"Suspect Zero" (2004) Partially took place in OKC. I believe there are some shots of near downtown in the movie.

[MadMonk]

Rainman had some key scenes in Guthrie.

They also filmed at The Big 8 motel in El Reno. There was a neon sign they hung up that read "Amarillo's Finest". The last time I went by there it was still hanging there. The owner played as the desk clerk when the they were checking in.

[jbrown84]

A few others not mentioned:

Splinter was a big indie horror hit last year, shot in OKC entirely
Bug, directed by William Friedken (the Exorcist) and starring Ashley Judd was set here but not shot here
Return to Sender (2004) is a legal thriller shot in McAlester and Tulsa
The Doe Boy, a Native American coming of age tale
Eye of God, directed by Tim Blake Nelson
The Frighteners, directed by Peter Jackson
Hidalgo, starring Viggo Mortensen (the closing scene)
No Burgers for Bigfoot, an indie called the best unseen film of 2008 by Film Threat
A Simple Wish, starring Martin Short
Transformers (Tinker AFB apparently...)
Unsolved, an indie slasher shot mostly at OCU
both versions of Where the Red Fern Grows


IMDb

Borat ( a deleted scene )

I actually know the city official who had to put up with him in that scene.

a year or 2 ago wasnt guthrie being used for a 1920s era horror or thriller movie, i remember they closed streets off and covered certain streets with dirt? anyone know what the name was they where filming

Yes. I don't remember the name of it, and don't remember hearing about it being released. A lot of these small films never even get a video release.

[Dave Cook]

Caught parts of 'In The Army Now' (1994) on late night TV a few nights ago with Pauly Shore and Andy Dick.

Shot partly at Fort Sill in Lawton. Easy to identify.

[nik4411]

Cool stuff. What was the deleted scene of Borat?

[jbrown84]

YouTube - Borat at the Oklahoma City Traffic Commission (1 of 2)

[HSC-Sooner]

That's hilarious, 10 minutes of silence?!

[Broncho]

Although the movie was not filmed in Oklahoma, award-winning Silkwood (1983) is based on true events that occurred in Crescent, OK. The work has been reviewed favorably by professional and amateur film critics alike, generally receiving about 70% approval from raters.

Additionally, the History Channel produced a documentary, illustrating the events that unfolded in Crescent. The work is Contaminated: The Karen Silkwood Story (2006).

[BBatesokc]

Years ago (1990's) when Twister was being filmed in Guthrie I was an extra in a direct to video movie about the Barker Gang, also being filmed in Guthrie. At the time it was being called 'The Bloody Barkers' but was released as 'Public Enemies.' It starred Alyssa Milano, Theresa (sp) Russell and Chip (forget the last name). I got to be in several scenes and in a big gun battle near the end. One day while filming, all us extras got called over to the Twister set. But, unfortunately our scene got cut. I can see myself in 3 scenes in Public Enemies. It was a lot of fun and Alyssa and the others were extremely friendly to everybody. I have a pic with her somewhere. It was a terrible movie but a great time.

[Jim Kyle]

The movie "State Fair" included a couple of major scenes filmed at the OKC fairgrounds speedway, although the Texas state fair provided most of the location shots. All of the auto racing scenes were shot in OKC however...

And several Roy Rogers movies were shot on Roy Turner's ranch down in Murray County. In fact, Roy and Dale's wedding took place there.

[RadioOKC]

a year or 2 ago wasnt guthrie being used for a 1920s era horror or thriller movie, i remember they closed streets off and covered certain streets with dirt? anyone know what the name was they where filming

I think you may be thinking of "The Killer Inside Me". They we're shooting in Guthrie and Downtown OKC. They actually ended up using the 1st National Bank building downtown as a train depot in Austin. I have some pretty cool pics from the shoot downtown but was unable to upload them here.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U2LUsfeMwg

[bandnerd]

I had a friend working for Graymark Productions, a local company, a few years back. Two small budget films called "Fingerprints" and "The Hunt" were two films made in this state. I believe "The Hunt" was filmed near Guthrie.

Let me also add Bradley Beasley's films to this topic. His work with the Flaming Lips, and the Okie Noodling movies need to be recognized.

Yes, Fingerprints was filmed in the old Harding High School building, Heritage Hills, and Guthrie. Some of my students were extras!

[Bigrayok]

Graymark made a movie in Oklahoma City a few years ago with Armand Assante that was a thriller called Surveilance. I saw them film a scene at Penn Square Mall. I have never seen anything about the movie since then. Has anyone seen it? Is it in any of the local video stores? I never read anything about it after it was released except the ad on IMDB.
Bigray in Ok

[gen70]

Graymark made a movie in Oklahoma City a few years ago with Armand Assante that was a thriller called Surveilance. I saw them film a scene at Penn Square Mall. I have never seen anything about the movie since then. Has anyone seen it? Is it in any of the local video stores? I never read anything about it after it was released except the ad on IMDB.
Bigray in Ok

I started watching "Surveilance" on a movie channel but could not get thru the whole movie because it was so bad, (IMO)

[ddavidson8]

Surveilance is available on Netflix. Not horrible, but not very good.

[TaoMaas]

Graymark made a movie in Oklahoma City a few years ago with Armand Assante that was a thriller called Surveilance.

I think they filmed some of it downtown because I got off work a little late one evening and was taking a few pics of the buildings before heading home. Two guys were walking towards me who looked kinda familiar. When they saw that I had a camera, they stopped walking for a minute until they realized that I wasn't really interested in them. When they got closer, I recognized Armand Assante.

[okcpulse]

I think Rumble Fish was filmed in Minnesota.

No. Rumble Fish was filmed in Tulsa. You are thinking of 'That Was Then, This Is Now'. Interesting movie, and supposedly a sequel to The Outsiders.