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tikal national park
from star wars: episode IV posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Tikal National Park in Guatemala is probably better known as Yavin 4, home to the Rebel Alliance's military base in Star Wars. This was my least favorite scene in Star Wars as a kid. I think it looked too Earth-like with all its trees, like the Millennium Falcon was just landing on Earth getting tagged by some idiot with a radar gun.
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from industrial light & magic, george lucas posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Home to Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic. Over the years, ILM has CGI'd such classics as The Phantom Menace, Speed Racer and The Last Airbender. Also, there is statue of Yoda on a fountain.
view full location details...griffith observatory
from rebel without a cause, the rocketeer, transformers posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
It doesn't seem like Hollywood likes to venture very far beyond their backyard when scouting locations. Among other things, the Griffith Observatory has been seen in MacGyver, Quantum Leap, 24, Terminator, The Rocketeer, Transformers and most notably in Rebel Without a Cause.
view full location details...joyce’s house
from kindergarten cop posted in movies by crabapple
Did you know this Kindergarten Cop location was used as Joyce Palmieri's a.k.a. Rachel Crisp's (played by Penelope Anne Miller) house?
Now you do. You're welcome.
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from kindergarten cop posted in movies by crabapple
"We got to make another Arnold Schwarzenburger film. Those things make piles of cash," said Studio Exec. A.
"I don't think we should make another sequel," said Studio Exec. B, who was later fired for having a shred of a soul.
"We've done almost everything. Let's try something wacky, just to see if it works. What if...what if he's a kindergarten teacher or something?" said Studio Exec. A, who was later asphyxiated by spray-tan.
"A kindergarten teacher who ends up killing the bad guy, right?"
"Of course."
Parts of the zany 1990 movie Kindergarten Cop were filmed at this location. The movie made over $91 million in domestic box office receipts alone.
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