MOVIES
MADE IN THE CAROLINAS
A Walk to Remember
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina during the summer of 2001. It was filmed the same time as the popular television show, Dawson’s Creek. The film makers were given permission to use many of Dawson’s Creek’s filming sets, specifically the High School, Hospital and the Main Character Landon’s house was Dawson’s
Shallow Hal
Filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2001, this is a romantic comedy starring Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. Check out Jack Black’s first leading role in this award-winning film, that was recognized for its profound and thought-provoking twist on classic love stories. Hal (Jack Black) develops a new outlook on
Dear John
This movie was filmed all over Charleston, South Carolina including the College of Charleston Campus and Waterfront Park. Ok, this movie is one of the movies made with the sole purpose of making you cry. We can’t talk too much about the plot because we don’t want to give it
Date with an Angel
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1987. This is more of an obscure film for this list but, bear with mus. Jim Sanders (Michael E. Knight) is a big wig at a cosmetic company and he thinks he has met the love of his life, Patty Winston (Phoebe Cates) who
Muppets From Space
This Tim Hill-directed comedy brings together the Muppet gang for an out-of-this-world adventure that explains the back story of Gonzo the Great and where he comes from. It’s a laugh-out-loud adventure that is sometimes overlooked as the film does feel the absence of Jim Henson to a certain degree. But
The Last of the Mohicans
Principal photography took place in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. The Biltmore Estate, Lake James, and Chimney Rock Park were primary locations. The unspoiled woodlands of rural New York in 1757 were played by the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina of 1991. Mann spent a reported $6
The Abyss
This movie that stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastantonio and Michael Biehn, is about a civilian oil rig crew that is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the
Silver Bullet
When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of Tarker’s Mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. However, many of these vigilantes end up dead, and those who don’t are no closer to finding an assailant. But, when a young wheelchair-using boy named Marty