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HOLLYWOOD IN UTAH


HOLLYWOOD AND UTAH ARE NO strangers. Utah is a destination for anyone who appreciates the truly dynamic beauty and features of an unparalleled spectrum of scenery. People from all over the world come to Utah to experience the unique, red-rock terrain of southern Utah and the majestic peaks of the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains. Filmmakers are no exception. Travel around Utah and some things may look familiar. Whether you have been there or not, you have seen a lot of the state. Utah has been featured in more than 900 fi lms


for cinema and television. Beginning in the 1920s with classic westerns such as The Covered Wagon (1923), The Deadwood Coach (1924), and The Vanishing (1925), Western moviemakers fl ocked to the southern region of the state. So many Westerns were fi lmed over the years in southern Utah that Kanab became known as Little Hollywood, and Monument Valley was a regular setting. The Johnson Canyon Western movie set, the backdrop for many movies in the 50s and 60s, can be visited today. Soon after the 60s, fi lmmakers began


reaching out across the state for backdrops with


John Wayne in Monument Valley


Wayne County, Utah


magnifi cent scenery or stark vistas. Arches and Canyonlands National Parks have been featured in many, as have the Wasatch Mountains and Bonneville Salt Flats. In 1981, Robert Redford founded the


Sundance Institute at what is now Sundance Resort. He created an environment for the development of independent fi lm projects and an event, the Sundance Film Festival, which celebrates them. Today, the Sundance Film Festival hosts more than 50,000 fi lm professionals each January. The recent fi lm 127 Hours featured


Canyonlands National Park and was nominated for six Oscar Awards.


SOME OF THE MANY MOVIES FILMED IN UTAH INCLUDE: 127 Hours 2011 ★ 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 ★ Austin Powers In Goldmember 2002 ★ Back To The Future Part III 1990 ★ Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid 1969 ★ City Slickers II: The Legend Of Curly’s Gold 1994 ★ Con Air 1997 ★ Easy Rider 1969 ★ The Electric Horseman 1979 ★ Footloose 1984 ★ Forrest Gump 1994 ★ High School Musical 1, 2 & 3 2006, 2007 & 2008 ★ How The West Was Won 1962 ★ Independence Day 1996 ★ Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 1989 ★ John Carter 2012 ★ National Treasure 2004 ★ The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 ★ Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End 2007 ★ Planet Of The Apes 1968 ★ Romancing The Stone 1984 ★ The Sandlot 1993 ★ The Searchers 1956 ★ Stagecoach 1939 ★ Thelma & Louise 1991


HISTORY


FROM THE TIMES OF THE ANASAZI AND early Ute occupation of Utah to the present, people have come to Utah for the opportunity of a new life, freedom and a sense of making something from a raw land. Explorers, trappers, miners and mountain men


sought the bounty from Utah’s wilderness, forests, mountains and lakes. In 1847, when Brigham Young entered the Salt Lake Valley, he declared: “This is the place”, and from then, Mormon settlers came to create towns and villages where they could farm, ranch and subsist in a new and free land. Shortly after, as railroads pushed into the region, thousands of workers came to Utah. At what is now Golden Spike National Historic Site, the fi rst transcontinental railroad was created when westward and eastward tracks were joined. Even legendary outlaws such as Butch Cassidy and Matt Warner found Utah to be a land of opportunity. These sometimes-conscientious, sometimes- colourful characters left their stamp on Utah. They


created small farming communities, centres for commerce and the rowdy towns that characterise the American West. In whole or in part, the Old West can still be experienced throughout Utah today. Cities and small towns still retain the fl avour and


exuberance of those early days. Many have carefully preserved their historic centres, transforming them into vibrant districts of shops, restaurants and restored storefronts. Others remain the peaceful and quaint agricultural towns they have always been. Fascinating museums throughout the state have preserved relics and remnants of this colourful past so that residents and visitors alike can get a glimpse of Utah’s history.


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