Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Top Movies Shot In Alberta

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Jackie Chan plays a Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.


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Shanghai Noon (2000) Filming Locations:
CL Ranch - 45001 Township Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
East Coulee, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

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Waydowntown (2000) 

A group of young employees bet a month's salary, winner takes all, on who can last the longest without going outside.


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X2 (2003)

The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.


IMDb

X2 (2003) Filming Locations:

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Royal Roads, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Stave Falls Powerhouse, Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Film Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


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Inception (2010)

A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.

The winter chase scenes highlighted the gorgeous beauty of the Canadian Rockies

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Inception (2010) Filming Locations
Fortress Mountain, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Kananaskis Village, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

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Cool Runnings (1993)

Based on the true story of the First Jamacian bobsled team trying to make it to the winter olympics.
movie was filmed largely in and around Calgary.

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Cool Runnings (1993) Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(Ranchmans Bar/Night Club)


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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

features some stunning Alberta locations.

IMDb

Filming Locations

Fort Edmonton Park - Fox Drive and Whitemud Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(Rural Shots)
Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(Baron's Snooker Parlour)
Alberta, Canada
Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


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Superman (1978)

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.
Calgary, High River and Drumheller all make appearances in this 1978 classic.

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Brokeback Mountain (2005)

The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years.

was shot almost exclusively in Alberta and features incredible backdrops of the Canadian Rockies and small-town Alberta.

IMDb

Brokeback Mountain (2005) Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cowley, Alberta, Canada
Crossfield, Alberta, Canada
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Irricana, Alberta, Canada
Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Rockyford, Alberta, Canada
Seebe, Alberta, Canada

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FUBAR (2002)

Headbangers Terry and Dean explore the depths of friendship, and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.

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Unforgiven (1992)

Clint Eastwood's 1992 film is still heralded as one of the greatest westerns of all time and was shot almost exclusively around Alberta.

IMDb

Unforgiven (1992)  Filming Locations:

Brooks, Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
High River, Alberta, Canada
Longview, Alberta, Canada

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Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

The Calgary Herald newsroom serves as a backdrop for a newsroom in this 2007 story
Many Calgary streets also pass as Denver.

IMDb 

Resurrecting the Champ (2007) Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada



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