Shot On This Site: A Traveler's Guide to the Places and Locations Used to Film Famous Movies and TV Shows (Paperback)

by William A. Gordon (Author)

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Where was Jurassic Park filmed? How about Beetlejuice? What town was terrorized in The Birds? Where did Meg Ryan "fake it" in When Harry met Sally? Look no further! The author of the authoritative book on famous spots in Hollywood has cast his eyes across the U.S. for sets and sites of interest.

Although this is billed as a good way to visit the sites where hundreds of movies and T.V. series have been filmed, I actually found this more interesting as a resource to select videos which took place in certain locales: "Say, honey, let's watch a movie filmed in Charleston..." --a sad commentary on how sedentary my life has become that I'm traveling by VCR!

From Library Journal
The brief but numerous entries in this work cover nearly 900 film or television show locations in 48 states (North Dakota and Idaho are left out). In the book's preface, the author says he has concentrated his efforts on "box-office favorites released over the past fifteen years and on the few pre-1980 classics that were not filmed on soundstages in Los Angeles." This statement is misleading on two counts. First, the book includes information on many unpopular films and short-lived television shows. Second, shooting films on location became a common practice in the early 1950s. Film and television enthusiasts will find it entertaining to browse through this book, which is finally more of a trivia book than a "tourist guide." Barth's Roadside Hollywood (Contemp Bks., 1991) is a similar but more amusing work. Recommended for film and television collections; an optional purchase for public libraries.
Mary Kalfatovic, Telesec Lib. Svcs., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080651647X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806516479
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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