The Most Spectacular Real World Locations in Movies

[levcore]

Which movies showcase some of the most spectacular real world locations, whether it be a natural location or man made, but somewhere that actually exists on planet Earth. Basically if you want to see somewhere crazy that actually exists in our world, what movies best showcase that?

I'll start with man made and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol being a great showcase for the Burj Khalifa:





and from the natural world, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a wonderful showcase for Petra, Jordan:

[Dubstar]

[imsounoriginal]

New Zealand. Like, all of it.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

New Zealand. Like, all of it.

Yep. Pretty much. Especially Hobbiton. I want to go there so bad.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Yep. Pretty much. Especially Hobbiton. I want to go there so bad.

I was supposed to take a trip to New Zealand this year, but that got axed.

[Himmel]

Prometheus:

The opening scene is located at the Dettifoss Waterfall in Iceland.


Just before getting to the waterfall, the camera flies you over the Krossá river, in Landmannalaugar.


The Old Man of Storr in Scotland


The steep mountains in Wadi Rum, Jordan, provides the background for a large part of the movie.

[levcore]

I just realised i said Petra, Jordan is from the natural world lol. No, another man made marvel.

[HockeySlasher]

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

Yep. Pretty much. Especially Hobbiton. I want to go there so bad.

My wife and I took a trip to the South island of New Zealand last summer (well, summer for my northern hemisphere self). It was amazing. We stayed in Canterbury and Queenstown. The Remarkables mountain range was, remarkable. There is also a winery and brewery just above the Kawarau river which was used for the Pilars of the Kings river scene.

B. E. A. UTIFUL!

[Dubstar]

Ninh Binh Province of Vietnam for "Kong: Skull Island"

[Dubstar]

Mount Diogenes - "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (outside Melbourne, Australia)

[Dubstar]

Goblin Valley in Utah for "Galaxy Quest"

[Dubstar]

Ekom Falls / Korup National Park / southwest region of Cameroon, Africa / "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes"

[dallywhitty]

Los Angeles 2019 in Blade Runner.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Los Angeles 2019 in Blade Runner.

Only 29 years left!

[Atomic Salad]

Lawrence of Arabia (Jordan / Morocco / Spain)




King Kong (1976) Honopu Beach, Kauai



Exodus: Gods and Kings (Fuertaventura, Canary Islands)

[Dubstar]

Bridgewater Channel / Lake Havasu / Arizona / "Piranha" (2010)

[Thomas Veil]

The Point Reyes lighthouse and surrounding coast for The Fog

[Dubstar]

Vermont certainly took center stage for the exquisite on location photography of The Trouble with Harry beautifully shot in VistaVision:


(Sharon, Vermont)

[Lee A Stewart]

Monument Valley: THELMA AND LOUISE

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

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Monument Valley: THELMA AND LOUISE

Monument Valley has been used for a ton of films. Off the top of my head, it's also featured in Stagecoach, The Searchers, The Eiger Sanction, and Forest Gump. Among others.


Thelma and Louise was filmed in a number of places, but I don't recall which scenes were shot at Monument Valley. I do know that the last shot of was filmed at Dead Horse Point, near Moab UT. I managed to visit this one a few years ago.



I also had the chance to visit Arches National Park, where a number of other films were shot (I primarily remember Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and 2003's Hulk).

Originally Posted by Dubstar

Goblin Valley in Utah for "Galaxy Quest"

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I really wanted to see this one when I lived in UT. Never did make it there though.