This is random, but I came across this clip from a shitty old movie called Nightbreed on youtube. The skyline featured in the background as well as the Rocky mountains are undeniably Calgary. But on Imdb it only lists some place in the UK for where it was shot. Strange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXdkh6wbJ0

This is random, but I came across this clip from a shitty old movie called Nightbreed on youtube. The skyline featured in the background as well as the Rocky mountains are undeniably Calgary. But on Imdb it only lists some place in the UK for where it was shot. Strange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXdkh6wbJ0


I remember seeing that show years ago. At some point in the show the mulleted main character made a reference to the fact that they lived in Calgary too.

This is random, but I came across this clip from a shitty old movie called Nightbreed on youtube. The skyline featured in the background as well as the Rocky mountains are undeniably Calgary. But on Imdb it only lists some place in the UK for where it was shot. Strange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXdkh6wbJ0

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I saw that movie more years ago than I can count and I wouldn't have picked out the Calgary skyline when I didn't live here, but now it's so obvious! Tower and all!

That and Superman 3 are now my top 2 "I bet you didn't know Calgary is in here" movies to show people. The clear-as-day shot of the C-Train in Supes 3 is unbelievably cool.

Pretty sure the dude is driving on Hwy 1A heading into the mountains, too.

You'll notice a lot of movie info on things like IMDB doesn't have good info. Being a bit of a movie nerd (and listening to far too many director's commentaries than is healthy), I've noticed many short shots that aren't well known about.

Parts of Superman I were filmed here too. I'm dating myself, but when I was a kid me and my cousin sat on a patch of grass for three hours and watched them film a scene on Hunterview drive. (The scene where the dam breaks).

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I saw that movie more years ago than I can count and I wouldn't have picked out the Calgary skyline when I didn't live here, but now it's so obvious! Tower and all!

That and Superman 3 are now my top 2 "I bet you didn't know Calgary is in here" movies to show people. The clear-as-day shot of the C-Train in Supes 3 is unbelievably cool.

Pretty sure the dude is driving on Hwy 1A heading into the mountains, too.

You'll notice a lot of movie info on things like IMDB doesn't have good info. Being a bit of a movie nerd (and listening to far too many director's commentaries than is healthy), I've noticed many short shots that aren't well known about.

Parts of Superman I were filmed here too. I'm dating myself, but when I was a kid me and my cousin sat on a patch of grass for three hours and watched them film a scene on Hunterview drive. (The scene where the dam breaks).

I like Exit Wounds, it's also pretty blatantly Calgary. Filmed just after the Centre Street Bridge work and filmed for a week blowing stuff up on it before it got re-opened to the public.

In the "Silver Streak," Calgary stands in as Kansas City; but it's a funny shot as when it was filmed in 1975-76, the Calgary Tower is by far the tallest building and dominates the skyline.

I like Exit Wounds, it's also pretty blatantly Calgary. Filmed just after the Centre Street Bridge work and filmed for a week blowing stuff up on it before it got re-opened to the public.

...filling in as Detroit of all places! Calgary and Detroit are like the antithesis of one another - Calgary is shiny and modern, Detroit old and gritty.

I love how in Exit Wounds the tower features so prominently (and by the sound of things Silver Streak too). Since when did Detroit or Kansas city ever have a tower?:koko: :shrug: But I guess viewers (mostly American ones) are too dumb to notice.

In the "Silver Streak," Calgary stands in as Kansas City; but it's a funny shot as when it was filmed in 1975-76, the Calgary Tower is by far the tallest building and dominates the skyline.

My favorite part is when they are driving along and the sign says 'Welcome to Kansas City' and you can see the Calgary tower in the background :tup:

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I saw that movie more years ago than I can count and I wouldn't have picked out the Calgary skyline when I didn't live here, but now it's so obvious! Tower and all!

That and Superman 3 are now my top 2 "I bet you didn't know Calgary is in here" movies to show people. The clear-as-day shot of the C-Train in Supes 3 is unbelievably cool.

Pretty sure the dude is driving on Hwy 1A heading into the mountains, too.

You'll notice a lot of movie info on things like IMDB doesn't have good info. Being a bit of a movie nerd (and listening to far too many director's commentaries than is healthy), I've noticed many short shots that aren't well known about.

Another movie that uses Calgary for a Skyline shot is the Marine. Some WWF movie with John Cena in it. They said the whole movie was filmed in Brisbane....

Are there any movies filmed here where they actually say it takes place here?

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I saw that movie more years ago than I can count and I wouldn't have picked out the Calgary skyline when I didn't live here, but now it's so obvious! Tower and all!

That and Superman 3 are now my top 2 "I bet you didn't know Calgary is in here" movies to show people. The clear-as-day shot of the C-Train in Supes 3 is unbelievably cool.

Pretty sure the dude is driving on Hwy 1A heading into the mountains, too.

You'll notice a lot of movie info on things like IMDB doesn't have good info. Being a bit of a movie nerd (and listening to far too many director's commentaries than is healthy), I've noticed many short shots that aren't well known about.

Also - don't forget the movie - Silverstreak. Quite a bit of it was filmed here as well. :)

In the "Silver Streak," Calgary stands in as Kansas City; but it's a funny shot as when it was filmed in 1975-76, the Calgary Tower is by far the tallest building and dominates the skyline.

It was also funny to see an Alberta Wheat Pool elevator when they referred to the Kansas countryside. :haha:

Nm

LAst movie I can remember that was filmed in Calgary was Resurrecting the Champ, they filmed it in the Beltline and East Village, they even had a scene in the Mustard Seed.

I've seen Superman III, and there are several shots of Downtown Calgary (I know I lived in Calgary for only a year, but I recognize several buildings throughout the movie), particularly in the opening sequence scene. ex: The Epcor Building.

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. I saw that movie more years ago than I can count and I wouldn't have picked out the Calgary skyline when I didn't live here, but now it's so obvious! Tower and all!

That and Superman 3 are now my top 2 "I bet you didn't know Calgary is in here" movies to show people. The clear-as-day shot of the C-Train in Supes 3 is unbelievably cool.

Pretty sure the dude is driving on Hwy 1A heading into the mountains, too.

You'll notice a lot of movie info on things like IMDB doesn't have good info. Being a bit of a movie nerd (and listening to far too many director's commentaries than is healthy), I've noticed many short shots that aren't well known about.

LAst movie I can remember that was filmed in Calgary was Resurrecting the Champ, they filmed it in the Beltline and East Village, they even had a scene in the Mustard Seed.

If you're discussing Calgary movies, there's a show called Cool Runnings, and it's about some Olympic bobsledding team, I filmed in Calgary.

LAst movie I can remember that was filmed in Calgary was Resurrecting the Champ, they filmed it in the Beltline and East Village, they even had a scene in the Mustard Seed.

There's been some since then, I'm just can't remember any titles at this time. RTC was also filmed in Ramsay at Ramsay Crossing. Same as either Legends of the Fall or A River Runs Through It. I always get those films confused with each other.

I almost forgot F.U.B.A.R. A completely homegrown affair and one of the if not best movies to come out of Calgary.

What about the TV show Viper? It was filmed here but I cant remember what city it was supposed to be.

Do you know how many movies are shot in *Insert Other Canadian City Here* every year? Why don't you rednecks just stick to your rodeos as *Insert Other Canadian City Here* is the true Hollywood North!!1!

:jester: :jester: :jester: :jester: :jester:

You win SSP.

There's been some since then, I'm just can't remember any titles at this time. RTC was also filmed in Ramsay at Ramsay Crossing. Same as either Legends of the Fall or A River Runs Through It. I always get those films confused with each other.

I almost forgot F.U.B.A.R. A completely homegrown affair and one of the if not best movies to come out of Calgary.

Don't forget Way Downtown and Emerald City. Both are unabashedly set here.

Nevermind.

Nevermind.

Parts of Superman I were filmed here too. I'm dating myself, but when I was a kid me and my cousin sat on a patch of grass for three hours and watched them film a scene on Hunterview drive. (The scene where the dam breaks).

Hunterview Drive? Seriously? While Superman 1 was before my time (only just), I grew up on Berkley Drive... I'll have to check that out.

Nevermind.

I believe it was Legends of the Fall. Most of that movie was also set in other parts of Alberta.

Moving beyond Calgary, lots of movies and TV shows have been shot in Kananaskis or near Bragg Creek. For example, North of 60 was shot in the Bragg Creek area, which poses for a NWT town called "Lynx River."

No part of Legends of the Fall was really set in Alberta. It took part in Montana with one short seen depicting a ride between the Montana ranch and Calgary with no indication of where along the journey they were.

I hate to be "that guy" (again), but can we move this movie talk to another thread? Very interesting, but has nothing to do with construction or development.

Thanks, I was gonna suggest the very thing. It does have to do with development though, at least as much as "hey here's a random skyline shot from a slightly different angle" has to do with development. We notice the movie locations based on the skyline much of the time.

Ah, Legends of the Fall. The movie where producers came to Winnipeg to film, because downtown Winnipeg has hundreds of heritage buildings from the right era (I believe they were trying to recreate Chicago). This was going to bring millions into the local economy at a time when things were struggling a bit. And potentially set Winnipeg up as another "Hollywood North" - the location scouts had all sorts of plans for all sorts of movies. The government was falling all over itself to provide tax breaks, etc.

Anyone remember the Simpsons episode where they tried to film the Radioactive Man movie in Springfield? Well, that episode came out a couple of years later and I would have sworn it was based on Winnipeg's experience with Legends of the Fall.

What stopped the filming? Trees. About a dozen or so old elm trees. Now, you have to understand, Winnipeg is not Calgary. Winnipeg has THOUSANDS of these old elms. Think of the ones on Memorial, but bigger. Heck, probably tens of thousands. The city gets a lot more precipitation on average than Calgary and subsequently is just a lot greener. Trees thrive there. Hundreds of thousands? Who knows. Point is there are so many trees you couldn't count them if you tried.

So why did this stop it? Turn of the century Chicago of course wouldn't have tall elm trees, and this was the days before easy digital object removal. So the producers wanted to remove about a dozen trees from the Exchange district (historical warehouse district downtown that was falling apart at the time). Not kill. Not turn into sawdust. Remove - temporarily. And re-pot in the same location when they were done. Oh, and put thousands of dollars in fixup work into some of these decaying buildings. Heck even a new coat of paint would have been amazing back then, a sandblasting would have been mana from heaven for the area.

I shit you not, NIMBY types formed a "save the trees" group, and a few hundred screaming idiots managed to kibosh the whole thing. Because of the possibility of damage to a handful of trees. In a city with thousands of them.

The local film biz never really recovered, and it was 10 years later before anything other than low-budget made-for-TV stuff was being filmed there. To this day Hollywood is still hesitant over that episode, and it's rare to see a big budget movie with many exterior shots filmed in Winnipeg - even though it's dirt cheap and there's major government incentive (the usual tax breaks, etc).

The filming moved on to Calgary and other locations, and us Winnipeggers had yet another thing to be bitter and envious about Calgary. When the Jets left a few years later, that was it.

So don't underestimate the impact of a good Brad Pitt movie to your civic ego. This was going to "put Winnipeg on the map" in many people's eyes, but instead once again the city moved into obscurity.

The next big Hollywood movie filmed in the area that I can remember? That Harrison Ford submarine movie a few years back. Why do I remember it? Because the scenes filmed there were actually filmed just north of the area. On a frozen lake. To stand in for a submarine surfacing close to the north pole and breaking through the ice. Speaks volumes towards what Hollywood thought about the city, really. :haha:

Nevermind.

What an interesting story Freeweed! Knowing how some of the Simpsons writers have poked fun at Winnipeg before they could have very well been making light of this event in the Radioactive Man movie episode.

There's been some since then, I'm just can't remember any titles at this time. RTC was also filmed in Ramsay at Ramsay Crossing. Same as either Legends of the Fall or A River Runs Through It. I always get those films confused with each other.

I almost forgot F.U.B.A.R. A completely homegrown affair and one of the if not best movies to come out of Calgary.

But of course how could I have cited Exit Wounds before this one.

Aside from the incredibly familiar looking streetscape of the Beltline, you really don't know it's Calgary till you see the C-Train, then at the end when they're on cemetary hill (can't remember real name) and you see a skyline shot.

One of my favourite Jackie Chan movies, Shanghai Noon, was also filmed around here - mostly Kananaskis - you won't see any Calgary shots in that one. Many moons ago when I worked for an Auction hall we auctioned off some of the props for that movie, was a cool sale.

The next big Hollywood movie filmed in the area that I can remember? That Harrison Ford submarine movie a few years back. Why do I remember it? Because the scenes filmed there were actually filmed just north of the area. On a frozen lake. To stand in for a submarine surfacing close to the north pole and breaking through the ice. Speaks volumes towards what Hollywood thought about the city, really. :haha:

The submarine in that movie was created here in Calgary.

http://www.fdscenechanges.net

Are there any movies filmed here where they actually say it takes place here?

Cool Runnings was filmed here and was about Calgary.

Other movies that come to mind are:

Dead Bang (Don Johnson)
Rat Race (Cuba Gooding Junior)
Snow Day (Chevy chase)
Open Range (Kevin Costner, Annette Benning)

Snow Day was filmed in Calgary during the winter, and unfortunately there was no snow around, so they had to use snow makers. In Dead Bang, Inglewood subs in as an L.A. ghetto :haha:

Rat Race (Cuba Gooding Junior)


The coin flip at the beginning of the movie was filmed at McMahon Stadium just before one Labour Day game. The players on the fictional teams are old Stampeder Alumni, IIRC. I can't remember if we quite got to our seats on time to be in the crowd for the filming.

What's with Cuba Gooding Jr and Calgary. I was sort of watching Snow Dogs on a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong and they showed a Westjet plane landing in Calgary (very obviously) with the subtitle "Anchorage, Alaska." I'm still not sure how to feel about that. (looked like stock footage as well.)

...filling in as Detroit of all places! Calgary and Detroit are like the antithesis of one another - Calgary is shiny and modern, Detroit old and gritty.

The street scenes in Exit Wounds were very clearly Toronto, in fact the whole scene that ends with the helicopter getting blown up over Centre Street started with some sort press conference shot in the square adjacent to Roy Thomson Hall (which iirc you catch at least a glimpse of.) Centre Street Bridge was a stand in for Detroits Belle Island bridge, which is bears a very superficial resemblance to:

http://image05.webshots.com/5/9/2/93/102590293yXZtoM_ph.jpg

I forgot one. "Mountin' M.I.L.F.S" was filmed in my loft.

There have been so many filmed in Calgary it's hard to keep track. Here are some movies not mentioned that had parts filmed in Calgary

-Little Big Man (quite a bit of it was filmed around Calgary)
-Wild America (Disney Movie)
-The Jack bull (John Cusack)
-Superman I, II, III
-Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman)
-The Magic of ordinary days (Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich)
-Shanghai Nights(Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson)
-Shanghai Noon (Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson)
-In Cold Blood (Eric roberts, Anthony Edwards)

There are countless others filmed in the Calgary area, but not in Calgary. I can't think of them all, but Brokeback Mountain and X-men come to mind.

There are countless others filmed in the Calgary area, but not in Calgary. I can't think of them all, but Brokeback Mountain and X-men come to mind.

I think a wee bit of Brokeback was filmed at Ramsay Exchange.

What's with Cuba Gooding Jr and Calgary. I was sort of watching Snow Dogs on a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong and they showed a Westjet plane landing in Calgary (very obviously) with the subtitle "Anchorage, Alaska." I'm still not sure how to feel about that. (looked like stock footage as well.)

Ah yes, the good old "I'll watch a crappy movie to try and fall asleep" on a long flight trick!

I too am guilty of seeing Snow Dogs (with an ex) and as an aviation buff I really only enjoyed the airport parts. I think they did some actual filming of the Westjet plane, because if memory serves Cuba is about to get creamed by one in the little bush plane he leaves 'Anchorage' in.

Don't forget Waydowntown and Radiant city, a couple of Gary Burns movies.

Waydowntown is a a pretty good movie, especially for a low budget one. Anyone who works in downtown Calgary would get a chuckle out of it.

Neither waydowntown nor Radiant City mentions Calgary specifically. The location of waydowntown is only implied whereas in RC, the characters mention that they live in, for example, "Cranston."

Another lesser known movie RAD was filmed here too. About BMX riders.

Another lesser known movie RAD was filmed here too. About BMX riders.

No way. Now that's impressive.

funny that i've seen 90% of the movies listed, but i've never paid enough attention at the time to say "hey thats calgary"

save for of course cool runnings =D

time to rewatch i think!

funny that i've seen 90% of the movies listed, but i've never paid enough attention at the time to say "hey thats calgary"

save for of course cool runnings =D

time to rewatch i think!

I notice Calgary in a lot of movies, and even more commercials.

There have been so many filmed in Calgary it's hard to keep track. Here are some movies not mentioned that had parts filmed in Calgary

-Little Big Man (quite a bit of it was filmed around Calgary)
-Wild America (Disney Movie)
-The Jack bull (John Cusack)
-Superman I, II, III
-Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman)
-The Magic of ordinary days (Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich)
-Shanghai Nights(Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson)
-Shanghai Noon (Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson)
-In Cold Blood (Eric roberts, Anthony Edwards)

There are countless others filmed in the Calgary area, but not in Calgary. I can't think of them all, but Brokeback Mountain and X-men come to mind.

Here are a couple more:
-Passchendaele ( Paul Gross)
-Days of Heaven (Richard Gere, Sam Shepard)

Just thought I'd point out that a couple movies mentioned as Calgary shoots prior (Unforgiven and Shanghai Knights) were actually filmed in Drumheller. I love the movie studio practice of only citing big city centres nearby. Actually, interesting tidbit, my uncle owns a piece of the the set from Unforgiven (a saloon) and it currently resides near DRumheller in East Coulee. It's creepy that I recognize some of the areas they filmed in. Anywho, Calgary may be my home, but sadly I was still born in Drumheller. What would that make me? A Drumhellerite?

Another lesser known movie RAD was filmed here too. About BMX riders.

I'm with Ramsay here, I've actually seen and remember that movie well. Now I wanna re-watch it!

Calgary may be my home, but sadly I was still born in Drumheller. What would that make me? A Drumhellerite?

A paleontologist. Or so the tourist brochures led me to believe.

Seriously, what WAS Drumheller before the dinos? Coal mining?

I'm with Ramsay here, I've actually seen and remember that movie well. Now I wanna re-watch it!

Ask and you shall receive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eWLcoDRgvQ&feature=related

Looks like the entire movie is on youtube.

One of the lead actors is Jamie Clarke who went on to climb Everest and walk the Gobi desert. :)

Seriously, what WAS Drumheller before the dinos? Coal mining?

The largest coal producer in western Canada at one point, to be exact.

A paleontologist. Or so the tourist brochures led me to believe.

Seriously, what WAS Drumheller before the dinos? Coal mining?

Before the Dinos would be several hundred million years ago. Drumheller was a sea at that time, as was a good chunk of Alberta. :D

Just thought I'd point out that a couple movies mentioned as Calgary shoots prior (Unforgiven and Shanghai Knights) were actually filmed in Drumheller. I love the movie studio practice of only citing big city centres nearby. Actually, interesting tidbit, my uncle owns a piece of the the set from Unforgiven (a saloon) and it currently resides near DRumheller in East Coulee. It's creepy that I recognize some of the areas they filmed in. Anywho, Calgary may be my home, but sadly I was still born in Drumheller. What would that make me? A Drumhellerite?

I'm not sure about Unforgiven, but Shanghai Knights had something set up in the Currie Barracks. I remember seeing the sign for it while they were filming. Maybe they did some indoor scenes in Calgary?


Some of the scenes from Shanghai Knights were also filmed at the CL ranch, just outside of Calgary. The ranch has been the site of numerous TV shows and movies.

"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" (1997)
"Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years" (1995) TV Series
"Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) TV Series
After the Harvest (2001) (TV)
Black Fox (1995) (TV) 6.0/10
Come l'America (2001) (TV)
...aka Almost America (2001)
Crossfire Trail (2001) (TV) 6.8/10
...aka Louis L'Amour's 'Crossfire Trail' )
Ebenezer (1997) (TV)
For All Time (2000) (TV)
High Noon (2000) (TV)
In Cold Blood (1996) (TV)
Johnson County War (2002) (TV)
Little Big Man (1970)
Monte Walsh (2003) (TV)
One More Mountain (1994)
Papa's Angels (2000) (TV)
Rose Hill (1997) (TV)
Roughing It (2002) (TV)
...aka Mark Twain's Roughing It
September Dawn (2006)
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
The Jack Bull (1999) (TV)
You Know My Name (1999)

The largest coal producer in western Canada at one point, to be exact.

My grandfather worked at one of the mines in Wayne back in the late 1930's, just down the valley from Drumheller.

A paleontologist. Or so the tourist brochures led me to believe.

Seriously, what WAS Drumheller before the dinos? Coal mining?

As others mentioned it was a coal town. The interesting thing today is that all the surrounding little communities like Wayne and East Coulee are slowly vanishing as coal is no longer in demand. It's astonishing how little of a trace is now left of some of these. Alot of the old buildings were actually trucked to Calgary and now reside in forest lawn. I recommend you go see the last standing remains of the coal mine that are now a museum in East Coulee (about 20mins from Drumheller). The same uncle who owns a piece of the set of Unforgiven also saved the mine structure from demolition. It's pretty neat.

Nevermind.

"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" (1997)

Ahh yes. It was cheesy, but I just wanted to see if I recognized any of the city in it. This one was filmed all over the SW. I remember watching and one scene was filmed a couple blocks from my place at 26th Ave @ 33rd St. Did a double-take on that one! :yes:

This movie has nothing to do with Calgary other than I saw it in Calgary. Saw "The Story of Anvil" tonight. Kick ass movie. Not sure, but I think tonight was it's last showing. Rent it when you see it. It's such a great story, even folks who can't stand heavy metal will love it.

Does anyone have a list of actors who have filmed here? I know we've had some pretty big names.

Some big names off the top of my head

Clint Eastwood
Gene Wilder
Richard Pryor
Dustin Hoffman
Cuba Gooding Jr
Brad Pitt
Kevin Costner
Robert Duvall
John Cusack
Annette Benning
Chevy Chase
Anthony Hopkins
Matt Dillon
Gene Hackman

Some other fairly well known actors

Eric Roberts
Anthony Edwards
Dennis Weaver
Jackie Chan
Owen Wilson
Don Johnson
Jay Mohr
Seth Green
Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Dean Anderson
Peter Stauss
Tom Berenger
Morgan Freeman
Debra Winger
Aidan Quinn
Dylan McDermott
John Candy
Jill Clayburgh
Saul Rubineck
Adam Beach
Tom Skerrit
James Spader

I know there's been other actors that have been here, but maybe for filming in Banff/Kananaskis area. A friend of mine said that Alec Baldwin ate at Rajdoot down in Mission a few times.

There's a picture of Alec Baldwin with the owner of Rajdoot in the restaurant. There are a few other celebs that have eaten there, just can't think of who they are right now.

Any celebrity that has worked in Banff or Canmore has been to Calgary. Some of those would be Burt Reynolds, Alec Baldwin, Russell Crowe, Elle McPherson. Shitloads of others.

I've seen a few minor celebrities around Calgary. Stephen Dorf, Jay Mohr and Skeet Ulrich.

This movie has nothing to do with Calgary other than I saw it in Calgary. Saw "The Story of Anvil" tonight. Kick ass movie. Not sure, but I think tonight was it's last showing. Rent it when you see it. It's such a great story, even folks who can't stand heavy metal will love it.

There's a showing at the Plaza on Saturday, June 27th at 10:00 PM as part of the Sled Island Music Festival. Not sure how tickets/passes/etc. will all work out for that though. (info: http://www.sledisland.com).

Yeah, Drumheller was a bigger (people-intensive wise) coal mining town than it is a paleontology and tourist town today. The Drumheller valley had a peak population of 30 000 + people spread between all the towns, and Drumheller itself actually used to be incorporated as a city, and since it depopulated after demand for coal dropped, it was downgraded to a town. As O-tacular mentions, there are some ghost towns, and near-ghost towns in the area.

Correct, but surprisingly it kept it's City status until 1998, well after the end of the coal era which would have been the late 1940's to early 1950's.

I remember reading in the Herald that when Tom Berenger was in Canmore to film the movie 'The last of the Dogmen' he rented a car and drove into Calgary and also to Dinosaur Provincial park.

Does anyone have a list of actors who have filmed here? I know we've had some pretty big names.

Some big names off the top of my head

Clint Eastwood
Gene Wilder
Richard Pryor
Dustin Hoffman
Cuba Gooding Jr
Brad Pitt
Kevin Costner
Robert Duvall
John Cusack
Annette Benning
Chevy Chase
Anthony Hopkins
Matt Dillon
Gene Hackman

Some other fairly well known actors

Eric Roberts
Anthony Edwards
Dennis Weaver
Jackie Chan
Owen Wilson
Don Johnson
Jay Mohr
Seth Green
Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Dean Anderson
Peter Stauss
Tom Berenger
Morgan Freeman
Debra Winger
Aidan Quinn
Dylan McDermott
John Candy
Jill Clayburgh
Saul Rubineck
Adam Beach
Tom Skerrit
James Spader

I know there's been other actors that have been here, but maybe for filming in Banff/Kananaskis area. A friend of mine said that Alec Baldwin ate at Rajdoot down in Mission a few times.

Ahh yes. It was cheesy, but I just wanted to see if I recognized any of the city in it. This one was filmed all over the SW. I remember watching and one scene was filmed a couple blocks from my place at 26th Ave @ 33rd St. Did a double-take on that one! :yes:

That's exactly what I remember form that show too. They drive past that church.

Has anyone heard a rumor about Leonardo Di Caprio coming to Calgary to film a movie?

Has anyone heard a rumor about Leonardo Di Caprio coming to Calgary to film a movie?

Looks like it's true, filming for the movie "Inception" will be done in Kananaskis.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Looks like it's true, filming for the movie "Inception" will be done in Kananaskis.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

There is a big set being built up at Fortress mountain for this flick.

Yeah, it's a big project. The budget is around 100 Million - a pretty big budget movie.

Looks like it's true, filming for the movie "Inception" will be done in Kananaskis.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Going into a bit more detail regarding particular locations would be cool.

I think it's in Superman III, there's a bar fight scene. I remember reading that it was filmed in the St. Louis hotel.

There's a scene in Cool Runnings where they're training and they run across a suspension bridge. I'm just going by my own guess here, but it looks very much to me like it's the suspension bridge at Sandy Beach. There's also (yet another) bar fight scene at a cowboy bar, which I seem to recall reading was filmed at Ranchman's.

For two cheesy, unheard of movies, that I only watched because they were filmed in Calgary, there are:

For All Time - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249517/ Not a bad little TV movie actually. It's about a guy who realizes he can go back in time to a particular early 19th century town, falls in love with a woman, and keeps going back to see her. Anyway, the town was actually Heritage Park.

Anthrax - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250214/ Nothing to do with the band, despite the image on IMDB. This was a really cheesy thing about a RCMP officer in a small town investigating cattle deaths due to anthrax and it somehow ends up with him chasing a terrorist to Calgary (I think it may even be mentioned as Calgary) who plans to unleash the anthrax into the air supply of a building. The building is the UofC. I haven't seen it in years and I don't go to UofC but I recognized the food court washrooms in the movie when I went to a couple concerts there. Also visible is a shot from Nose Hill looking down 14th Street. And there's probably a lot more notable shots in there too.

I forgot about the Nightbreed by Clive Barker
much of it was done here as well iirc

ahh yes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100260/locations

there was an old 50's movie on ch. 34 today called Bustin' Broncos that was entirely based around chuckwagon racing at the Stampede. Quite timely. I enjoyed hearing that distinctive Hollywood announcer's voice of that era extolling the Stampede.

Yup, the suspension bridge is the one at Sandy Beach. The bar fight was indeed in the Ranchman's. The Ranchman's used to have a replica of the Jamaican bobsled


Another Cheesy unheard of movie, you can add to the list is 'Portrait of Innocence'. It was filmed in Calgary, using all Canadian actors.


Going into a bit more detail regarding particular locations would be cool.

I think it's in Superman III, there's a bar fight scene. I remember reading that it was filmed in the St. Louis hotel.

There's a scene in Cool Runnings where they're training and they run across a suspension bridge. I'm just going by my own guess here, but it looks very much to me like it's the suspension bridge at Sandy Beach. There's also (yet another) bar fight scene at a cowboy bar, which I seem to recall reading was filmed at Ranchman's.

For two cheesy, unheard of movies, that I only watched because they were filmed in Calgary, there are:

For All Time - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249517/ Not a bad little TV movie actually. It's about a guy who realizes he can go back in time to a particular early 19th century town, falls in love with a woman, and keeps going back to see her. Anyway, the town was actually Heritage Park.

Anthrax - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250214/ Nothing to do with the band, despite the image on IMDB. This was a really cheesy thing about a RCMP officer in a small town investigating cattle deaths due to anthrax and it somehow ends up with him chasing a terrorist to Calgary (I think it may even be mentioned as Calgary) who plans to unleash the anthrax into the air supply of a building. The building is the UofC. I haven't seen it in years and I don't go to UofC but I recognized the food court washrooms in the movie when I went to a couple concerts there. Also visible is a shot from Nose Hill looking down 14th Street. And there's probably a lot more notable shots in there too.

Has anyone heard a rumor about Leonardo Di Caprio coming to Calgary to film a movie?

Only 10 days of shooting will be done up here... the rest will be in LA.

Another Cheesy unheard of movie, you can add to the list is 'Portrait of Innocence'. It was filmed in Calgary, using all Canadian actors.

I actually saw that in a theatre when it was finished! I think it went straight to VHS but because it was locally filmed, they put it on the big screen for a few weeks only in Calgary. I can't recall where I saw it though...The Globe or Showcase Grand perhaps. Michael Ironside was the lead if I recall and the final scene was where the bad guy fell to his death from the top floor of the Municipal Building's atrium. Yes, it was bad, but pretty cool seeing a lot of Calgary in a movie like that.

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye - was filmed in Calgary - its a Bollywood movie and the setting was "canada" lol

some clips you may recognize some places... the stars are two of the biggest Bollywood stars that there can be - katrina keif (one of her earlier movies) and Akshay kumar a few scenes were shot on the C train - theres also a song n dance in the badlands area and i think some near banff

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There is a big set being built up at Fortress mountain for this flick.

I remember accidentally skiing onto the set of "The Claim" when it was being filmed at Fortress. Oops! In a few scenes if you look hard you can see the chair lifts.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218378/

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye - was filmed in Calgary - its a Bollywood movie and the setting was "canada" lol

some clips you may recognize some places... the stars are two of the biggest Bollywood stars that there can be - katrina keif (one of her earlier movies) and Akshay kumar a few scenes were shot on the C train - theres also a song n dance in the badlands area and i think some near banff



That was a whole lot of awesome. Thanks for posting that.

I remember accidentally skiing onto the set of "The Claim" when it was being filmed at Fortress. Oops! In a few scenes if you look hard you can see the chair lifts.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218378/

Just the mention of Fortress brings a tear to my eye. God, I miss snowboarding there.

I've seen a few commercials filmed there as well. I was there once and they were filming a cigarette commercial. My guess is that it was for an Asian market as North America doesn't allow cigarette commercials.

That was a whole lot of awesome. Thanks for posting that.

i saw it in the theatre - they never mentioned a city other than saying someone was an engineer in "canada" :haha: and they used shots of vancouver at one point :koko: and than be back in Calgary - :haha:

anyway the stars hollywood equivalents would be like Jennifer Anniston and Brad Pitt in terms of how huge they are in the Bollywood circles

Haha! I saw the part filmed in WestEd on the boat on Ch. 4

I had an altercation with some security guards a few million years ago when I accidentally wandered onto the set of something featuring the Olsen Twins being filmed on the Plus 15 or atrium level of the Nexen Building (then Nova building)

I also encountered a woman claiming to be a location scout a few months ago snooping around near my house while I was walking my dog. Wasn't to talkative but presented a business card, had a rental car nearby and was taking pictures and had a $8000 HD camera around her neck.

Comeback Season starring Ray Liotta was shot here, hell, the police cars are blatant CPS.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455400/

Looks like it's true, filming for the movie "Inception" will be done in Kananaskis.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

Saw the trailer for this last night at Sherlock Holmes:

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/inception/trailer

Back in 1972, Hollywood filmed "Prime Cut" starring Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman in Calgary (with Calgary standing in for, what else is new, Kansas City).

I remember there's one long shot of the area near Memorial Drive just west of the Centre Street Bridge which unmistakenly featured the Calgary Tower in the background of it...even in 1972, when it was much smaller and less well developed, Calgary was no Kansas City lookalike but when has that ever stopped Hollywood before? ;)

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There's a scene in Cool Runnings where they're training and they run across a suspension bridge. I'm just going by my own guess here, but it looks very much to me like it's the suspension bridge at Sandy Beach. There's also (yet another) bar fight scene at a cowboy bar, which I seem to recall reading was filmed at Ranchman's.

If you ever drive past Ranchmans, look on the right side of the building, there is a mini Jamaican bobsled that is hanging over the enterence. :cool:

Also... was just talking to my Brother about movies shot in CGY. Exit Wounds with Segal, shots on the Centre St Bridge, etc.

Another.. tv show :) Anyone remember Viper? They used to shoot that show around town about a group of crime fighters who used a Dodge Viper that transformed into an armored car :D

Some of Superman 3 was shot in Calgary... and High River was Smallville

I remember my dad telling me about watching them film the scene where Richard Pryor skis down the building from his office downtown.

Another.. tv show :) Anyone remember Viper? They used to shoot that show around town about a group of crime fighters who used a Dodge Viper that transformed into an armored car :D

Never watched Viper but I do remember it. A friend of a friend played a bad guy on the show. If my very poor memory serves me correctly, I think there was some issue about the Vipers that were used on the show being illegally resold.

If you ever drive past Ranchmans, look on the right side of the building, there is a mini Jamaican bobsled that is hanging over the enterence. :cool:

Also... was just talking to my Brother about movies shot in CGY. Exit Wounds with Segal, shots on the Centre St Bridge, etc.

Another.. tv show :) Anyone remember Viper? They used to shoot that show around town about a group of crime fighters who used a Dodge Viper that transformed into an armored car :D

after the filmed they had to re surface the bridge becuase the explosions they used wrecked the asphalt .

Never watched Viper but I do remember it. A friend of a friend played a bad guy on the show. If my very poor memory serves me correctly, I think there was some issue about the Vipers that were used on the show being illegally resold.

That happens all the time with prop cars, just these guys were not smart enough to export them overseas. However the VIN number is a dead giveaway come registration and insurance.

Some of Superman 3 was shot in Calgary... and High River was Smallville

I remember my dad telling me about watching them film the scene where Richard Pryor skis down the building from his office downtown.

All three superman movies had scenes filmed in Calgary.

There was another TV series called Stingray (Nick Mancuso) that was filmed in Calgary. Calgary doubled for LA in that series.

If you ever drive past Ranchmans, look on the right side of the building, there is a mini Jamaican bobsled that is hanging over the enterence. :cool:

Also... was just talking to my Brother about movies shot in CGY. Exit Wounds with Segal, shots on the Centre St Bridge, etc.

Another.. tv show :) Anyone remember Viper? They used to shoot that show around town about a group of crime fighters who used a Dodge Viper that transformed into an armored car :D

^How does Calgary double for LA?

Nevermind.

^How does Calgary double for LA?

The Don Johnson movie Dead Bang had Bowness stand in for LA

The cheesy made-for-TV movie 'Santa Baby' was filmed in Calgary too (with Jenny McCarthy and Ivan Sergei). It was on the other night, and didn't know what city it was shot in until I saw Bow Valley Square screaming at me. The office shots were taken in either SECW, or Fifth Ave Place East, the cameras were moving too quickly for me to figure it out. There were lots of mountain scenes too, but I couldn't figure out exactly where they were (although I wasn't paying too much attention either).

About 10 years ago I ran into the set of Honey I shrunk the Kids down at the west end of Fish Creek park on my mountain bike, didn't recognize anyone... a women told me it was the television series.... have never seen or heard of it since then....

About 10 years ago I ran into the set of Honey I shrunk the Kids down at the west end of Fish Creek park on my mountain bike, didn't recognize anyone... a women told me it was the television series.... have never seen or heard of it since then....

Aired 1997-2000 on CBC.

Just did a quick search on IMDB, theres 392 movies, tv series or individual episodes of shows that list Calgary as a filming location. And thats no where near a comprehensive list as some list really specific locations rather then just Calgary in general.

and if you go in ranchmans they guys helmets are in the rafters, same with the saddle from 8 seconds and the boblsed... another movie that was partially filmed here was all gone pete tong. same guys from fubar and same doctor!

and on a side note the train scene was filmed on our tracks between drumheller and wayne, as well as rosebud. Some of the guys i work with crewed the locomotive and the cars.
sadly that line is now abandoned