Noughties teens listen to eighties pop and superpowers infiltrate the allamerican smalltown highschool ritesofpassage movie. The team rejected oregon because of its connection with. Stand by me filming locations california and oregon john. I was 34, going on 35, the first time i visited the stand by me filming locations. Pose for photos, learn about oregon film history, recreate scenes in front of green screens and more. The picture was filmed on location in oregons deschutes national forest with, as noted in the credits, the cooperation of the forest service, u.
Hospital immortalized in one flew over the cuckoos nest. Clothier, a twotime oscar nominee, was mclaglens director of photography. Oct 24, 2018 based on the ernest haycox novel canyon passage, this marvelously directed and filmed movie features gorgeous oregon scenery crater lake, etc. Make sure to check the oregon fall foliage blog before your trip. Based on the bestselling 1936 novel by kenneth roberts, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan and ruth hussy, and directed by king vidor. The first documented commercial film made in oregon was a short silent film titled the fishermans bride, shot in astoria by the selig polyscope company, and released in 1909. It is an epic western, powerful and straightforward at the same time, a fine adaptation of a saturday evening post novel located at portland area, oregon, in 1856. And the real costar is cinematographer ellis carter, whose artful use of the wide cinemascope frame captures the regions natural splendor without detracting from.
A cavalry lieutenant becomes a hated enemy of a shoshone chief, black eagle, when he rescues an indian maid from a ceremonial camp in this actionpacked western. Vivid memories from my first viewing of stand by me are still with me. Portlandoregons largest cityhas been a major shooting location for filmmakers, and has been featured prominently in the films of gus van sant, namely mala noche 1985, drugstore cowboy 1989, my own private idaho 1991, and elephant 2003. In 1962 a forest fire burned part of the area surrounding the fort which effected its usefulness as a movie location. Logan stuarts mule train wends its way past oregons crater lake. Today weve put together a list of some movies that you may not know were filmed in oregon. May 30, 2017 i was 6, going on 7, the first time i saw stand by me. Heres 12 movies you may not know were filmed in oregon. Sometimes a great notion was another classic filmed on the oregon coast in 1970. Northwest passage 1940 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
In the past, the northwest passage has been virtually impassable because it was covered by thick, yearround sea ice. Northwest passage is a ublication o bureau o lan anagement oregon state office s st ae th floor portlan or ornorthwestassageblm. Another of the collaborations between actor james stewart and director anthony mann, bend of the river casts stewart as a former outlaw, now working as trail guide for a group of oregonbound farmers. If you are as fascinated by seeing oregon locations in big movies like these. Fort benham was used in two other movies, oregon passage 1957 and tonka 1958, and in episodes of the tv show, have gun will travel. Oregon passage 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Movie buffs will love the oregon film museum, located in astoria on oregons north coast.
The northwest passage is a sea route that connects the atlantic and pacific oceans through the canadian arctic archipelago. I know the list said 17 movies filmed in oregon, but we decided to add one more to the list as so many followers pointed out it should be included. The original is way better and weirder, but the remake was filmed in oregon. From mountain scenes in deschutes county west of bend to the rogue river near grants pass, the duke and the lady hiked and fought and struggled while always hitting their marks on oregon lands. Hospital immortalized in one flew over the cuckoos nest to. Find your favorite oregon film location travel oregon. That richard boone series visited the bend area several times over their six seasons. Go fishing in oregon oregons yearround fishing spans the state from native redband trout in eastern deserts to rockfish and halibut in ocean waters with lots of salmon, steelhead, trout and warmwater fishing in between. It has got a good casting including hoagy carmichael playing his own. Based on the bestselling 1936 novel by kenneth roberts, starring spencer tracy, robert young, walter brennan and ruth hussy, and directed by. Are there any movies currently being filmed in oregon. Stand by me filming locations california and oregon. Filming locations of wonderful films and series shooting location guide how to find where top movies and. Heres how to tour some of oregons most iconic filming locations.
Jul 16, 2006 this fort was built for the filming of the 1955 movie the indian fighter starting kirk douglas. Movies filmed in oregon oregon passage we are your symphony mr. This list of films shot is organized first by region, and then chronologically by year. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Using natural landmarks as iconic locales, the film tells a story of immigrants challenged during a wagon train crossing of the oregon trail. The official website of the oregon secretary of state. Over the decades, there have been many productions shot in idaho. This fort was built as a movie set for the filming of the 1955 movie the indian fighter starring kirk douglas, disneys tonka later was renamed comanche, and the way west with sally field and walter matthau were filmed. The widescreen warner archive dvd of oregon passage is. The team rejected oregon because of its connection with stranger things, and the northeastern state became their favourite option. It hit theaters early in 1940 but was filmed during that most magnificent of all movie years, 1939. I was 6, going on 7, the first time i saw stand by me. Jun 18, 2010 dont forget short circuit which had the number 5 talking robot, and starred both ally sheedy and steve guttenberg. Oregon passage 1957 a cavalry lieutenant becomes the enemy of a shoshone chief when he rescues an indian maiden from the ceremonial camp.
An army officer tries to help the indians placed in his charge, but finds himself interfering with their way of life. May 28, 2015 over the decades, there have been many productions shot in idaho. Northwest passage volume 3, issue 2 summer 2011 pages 6 7 blm on film stylized image of a woman pioneer traveling across eastern oregon in the 1800s. Lola albright in oregon passage 1957 john ericson and toni gerry in oregon passage 1957. Oregon passage is a 1957 american cinemascope color by deluxe western film directed by paul landres and starring john ericson, lola albright, toni gerry and edward platt. Oregon passage 1957 changes the movie database tmdb. The climax of the film includes a spectacular moment where a bridge sabotaged by johnnie collapses as a. Apr 09, 2018 the way west, a bigbudget western film that was universally panned by critics, brought hollywood stars to oregon in the spring and summer of 1966. Here is our list of the top twelve movies made in idaho in no particular order. The climax of the film includes a spectacular moment where a bridge sabotaged by johnnie collapses as a railroad train crosses it. Starting in the mud of portland, oregon, the show gives us the glory and the wonder of a messy frontier, where even the social order is improvised, ad hoc. Oregon passage was shot on location in bend, oregon.
The movie though made it look like a lodge in colorado. A great deal of the movie was filmed on oregon lands managed by the blm. Its plot follows a clash between an army lieutenant and shoshoni indians in the cascade mountains region of oregon in 1871, where it was filmed. You might be surprised to find out some of your favorite flicks were filmed with oregon as the backdrop or maybe youve been dreaming of visiting the oregon coast ever since the first time you saw the goonies. Dec 19, 2018 to celebrate 50 years of oregon film and many more to come, we take a look back at some of the most famous movies and television shows filmed in oregon and where you can see the reallife locations for yourself. Oregon passage 1957 cast and crew a cavalry lieutenant becomes the enemy of a shoshone chief when he rescues an indian maiden from the ceremonial camp. Nominated for two oscars, sometimes a great notion is a movie based on ken keseys bestselling book. Abe lincoln in illinois 1940, filmed on the mckenzie river and in eugene. Jul, 2017 a great deal of the movie was filmed on oregon lands managed by the blm. Paul landres, john ericson, lola albright, edward platt. A cavalry lieutenant becomes a hated enemy of a shoshone chief, black eagle, when he rescues an indian maid from a ceremonial camp in this actionpacked. Aug 25, 2015 peak colors often hit the willamette valley and central oregon a few days to a week earlier than southern oregon and hoodgorge, while northeastern oregon leaves can take even longer, with the brightest colors emerging as late as midnovember. The great jacques tourneur made fairly generic towntaming westerns for joel mccrea and walter mirisch, but his superlative 1946 canyon passage is something unique, an epic in a compact package.
Rio bravo is directed by paul landres and adapted to screenplay by jack dewitt from the novel written by gordon d. The real star of oregon passage is the atmospheric backdrop provided by the snowcapped mountains, towering trees, dusty trails, and sweeping skies of the deschutes national forest, where the picture was filmed with cooperation from the federal government and the chamber of commerce in bend, oregon, duly acknowledged at the end. Another documentary short, fast mail, northern pacific railroad, was shot in portland in 1897. In 1960 and 1961 the fort was used in a number of episodes of the tv series have gun will travel. A growing number of signs along the oregon film trail a partnership between oregon film, its nonprofit oregonmade creative foundation and local entities across the. Its plot follows a clash between an army lieutenant and shoshoni natives in the cascade mountains region of oregon in 1871. Oregon passage is an allied artists western from 1958, shot on location in oregons deschutes national forest, in both cinemascope and.
The museum is housed in the very jail seen in the opening of the goonies and has one of the oregon film trail markers. Based on the ernest haycox novel canyon passage, this marvelously directed and filmed movie features gorgeous oregon scenery crater lake, etc. This dvd depicts the lives of the people of the volga german colonies in 1928, as filmed by henry walker. Oregon passage is directed by paul landres and starring john ericson, lola albright, edward platt, and rachel ames. The fort was built under a special use permit from the deschutes national forest to the bend chamber of commerce. Besides the maritime, there are several notable museums. Music is by paul dunlap and cinemascope photography is by ellis carter. Its a backlot, like its untouched, entwistle explained. Also, the shining with jack nicholson, was filmed in a few parts at timberline lodge up on mt. While more films were shot in oregon in the 1920s than in the period from 1930 to 1960, the later decades saw such classics as lost horizon 1937, filmed in part on mount hood. Northwest passage is a big budget technicolor historical epic from mgm. The oregon film museum celebrates film making in the state of oregon, housed in the clatsop county jail in astoria, which was featured in the movie the goonies. With a rich abundance of natural beauty and unique locations, its no surprise that oregon has served as. This is charles forsmans home territory on the outskirts of pittsburgh and, while most interiors were filmed on a set, the exteriors are real.
The film was shot in oregon in autumn 1974, in deschutes county west of bend for the mountain scenes, on the deschutes river for the whitewater rapids, and on the deschutes river in the counties of josephine and curry, west of grants pass for the river scenes. The picture was filmed on location in oregon s deschutes national forest with, as noted in the credits, the cooperation of the forest service, u. You may be surprised to find out that some of your favorite classic films were filmed in the gem state nicknamed for the large variety of gemstone found in the state. To celebrate 50 years of oregon film and many more to come, we take a look back at some of the most. Filming locations of wonderful films and series shooting location guide how to find where top movies and tv shows are filmed, with images and maps. With so many beautiful places in oregon, magical forests and perfect small towns, filmmakers couldnt pick a better place to shoot a movie. In 1856, backwoods businessman logan stuart escorts lucy overmire, his friends fiancee, back home to remote jacksonville, oregon.
Jul 15, 2008 oregon state hospital, the mental institution where the 1975 movie one flew over the cuckoos nest was filmed, is making way for a new complex. Fort benham, oregon, the indian fighter movie locations. This fort was built for the filming of the 1955 movie the indian fighter starting kirk douglas. Finding fort benham easter egg hunt central oregon nordic club. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Oct 06, 2017 14 horror movies set in the pacific northwest.
Oregon passage is a film directed by paul landres with john ericson, lola albright, toni gerry, edward platt, year. Oregon state hospital, the mental institution where the 1975 movie one flew over the cuckoos nest was filmed, is making way for a new complex. In 1957 some scenes of oregon passage were filmed at the fort. Oregon passage was directed by paul landres and filmed by ellis carter. It has got a good casting including hoagy carmichael playing his own songs one of them, buttermilk sky, became a big hit. Oregon passage is a 1957 american cinemascope color by deluxe western film directed by paul landres and starring john ericson, lola albright, toni gerry. This is the state of little opal whiteley and her nature diary. To celebrate 50 years of oregon film and many more to come, we take a look back at some of the most famous movies and television shows filmed in oregon and where you can see the reallife locations for yourself. It stars john ericson, lola albright, toni gerry, edward platt, rachel ames and h. With bigger stars, i am of the opinion that this one could have done very well indeed. Canyon passage a selection of films set andor made in the n.
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