The plot: A comet is hurtling toward Phoenix, eventually leveling downtown - the Hyatt Regency topples, for instance, through some nifty special effects. 'A Fire in the Sky' (1978) | Sure, it was a TV movie, but this NBC flick created a huge stir in the Valley at the time. How to watch: Rent on iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Prime. Not so with Glendale's Valley West Mall, which died a righteous Viking death before demolition and served as a battleground for David Arquette to square off against a horde of spiders made giant by toxic waste in the fictional mining town of Prosperity, Ariz. 'Eight Legged Freaks' (2002) | Most abandoned shopping malls in America's 'burbs face an ignominious end, crumbling and derelict and haunted by broken dreams. The state fairgrounds are instantly recognizable on-screen. 'Bus Stop' (1956) | William Inge's Broadway play inspired this comedy-drama about a virginal rodeo rider (Don Murray) who falls for a nightclub singer (Marilyn Monroe, in arguably her best performance).
With scenes shot all over Bisbee, obviously. Like any good documentary, it's about more than the initial subject. The documentary takes place in 2017, while the city underwent plans for a centennial celebration. 'Bisbee '17' (2018) | Robert Greene’s innovative documentary delves into a strike in the Arizona town in 1917 that resulted in residents being shipped out by boxcars. Though set in San Dimas, Calif., the film was shot in and around Coronado High School in Scottsdale, along with Phoenix's Metrocenter mall and Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa. 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' (1989) | Still standing as Keanu Reeves' most convincing film role, this comedy is about a pair of SoCal kids who climb aboard a phone-booth time machine so they can pass high-school history and change the world. The following movies are remarkably diverse in nature, but share this description: made in Arizona. Even if a movie isn't set here, we can double for just about anywhere. Think of it: Without going too far, you can set a scene in a desert, by a lake or, in the winter, in the snow.
View Gallery: Photos: 30 movies made in ArizonaĪre those red rocks the Red Rocks, in Sedona?Īrizona isn't exactly Hollywood Jr., but you might be surprised at how many movies, many of them well-known ones, were filmed in the state.
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