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from once upon a time in the west posted in movies by crabapple
Straddling the border between Arizona and Utah, Monument Valley's picturesque rock formations and stark landscapes were the backdrops for many of the scenes in the classic Spaghetti Western film by Sergio Leone, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).
The film stars Charles Bronson as "Harmonica", who Leone referred to as "the greatest actor I ever worked with." Once Upon a Time... features a soundtrack by the legendary composer Ennio Morricone, which later inspired Dangermouse's Rome album.
Monument Valley has been a featured location in a slew of films, tv shows, music, books, comics, and video games. A popular lookout point is named after John Ford since he filmed nine films here (John Ford's Point).
For Once Upon a Time..., locations were split between Monument Valley and Spain. The scene with the man hanging from the arch was shot here in Monument Valley. The arch was constructed for the film, and the base remnants remain. Take nothing but pictures...
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from mulholland dr. posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
These are the Sierra Bonita Apartments where the Diane Selwyn apartment is located in David Lynch's Mulholland Dr.
The Walt Disney animators also supposedly lived here or used the cottages as offices in the 1930s while working on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (the Gelson's supermarket on Hyperion was once the animation studios). In the movie, you can see the influence of this building in the home where the seven dwarfs lived.
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from who framed roger rabbit, wargames, back to the future 2 posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Also known as the Mount Hollywood Tunnel (or in Back to the Future 2 as the River Road Tunnel), this short tunnel behind the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles was used as a filming location for a number of movies including Who Framed Roger Rabbit as the entrance to Toontown, WarGames as the tunnel to NORAD and the location of the hoverboard chase scene in Back to the Future 2.
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The chase scene that kicks off Skyfall ends at the Varda Bridge in Turkey when James Bond takes a plunge off the top of a moving train. Spoiler alert: he doesn't die.
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Hungover Tony Stark meets black Nick Fury at Randy's Donuts in Iron Man 2.
You can also spot a CG version of Randy's iconic donut roll past John Cusack's car in the movie 2012 when they are escaping Los Angeles, and the building makes an appearance in a number of other movies and tv shows as well.
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