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:

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[imsounoriginal]

New Zealand. Like, all of it.

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

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

New Zealand. Like, all of it.

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

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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.

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

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Goblin Valley in Utah for "Galaxy Quest"

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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.

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

[Thomas Veil]

The Point Reyes lighthouse and surrounding coast for The Fog

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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

[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)

[JDub1]

Field of Dreams, Iowa. Yes, IOWA!

[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.

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