1980 - 1999
Below are a variety of films & shows made in our region from 1980 to 1999, utilizing such vibrant locations as the City of Benson, the Barrio Viejo, and Mescal. We have listed a few of the many locations under each production.
You can check out all of the cinematic looks southern Arizona has to offer on our locations page HERE.
1990 - 1999
Catalina Trust 1999 | Will Conroy
Locations: Arizona Inn
Three Kings 1999 | David O Russell
Locations: Tucson, Sacanton Mine, Eloy
The Junkfood Generation 1999 | Shinobu Sakagami
Locations: Tucson
Magnificent Seven 1998 | TV Series Pilot | Steve Beers & Christopher Cain
Locations: Mescal, Old Tucson, Sonoita
Los Locos 1997 | Jean-Marc Vallee
Locations: Old Tucson, Benson
The Postman 1997 | Kevin Costner
Locations: Tucson, Nogales
The Parasite 1997 | Andy Froemke
Locations: Tucson
Blue Rodeo 1996 | TV Movie | Peter Werner
Locations: Downtown Tucson, San Rafael Ranch State Park,
Tin Cup 1996 | Ron Shelton
Locations: Hotel Congress, Sonoita, Nogales
Ruby Jean and Joe 1996 | TV Movie | Geoffrey Sax
Locations: Bisbee, Tucson Rodeo Grounds, Empire Ranch
Hard Bounty 1995 | Jim Wynorski
Locations: Old Tucson
Tank Girl 1995 | Rachael Talahay
Location: Tucson
The Quick and the Dead 1995 | Sam Raimi
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal, Sonoita
Boys on the Side 1995 | Herbert Ross
Locations: Barrio Viejo, Longhorn Grill
Dead Beat 1994 | Adam Dubov
Locations: Tucson
Pontiac Moon 1994 | Peter Medak
Locations: San Rafael Ranch State Park, Benson, Douglas
Lightning Jack 1994 | Simon Wincer
Locations: Old Tucson
Arizona Dream 1993 | Emir Kusturica
Locations: Patagonia, Douglas, San Rafael Ranch State Park
Tombstone 1993 | George P. Cosmatos
Locations: Sonoita, Mescal, Dragoon Mountains
Bodies, Rest & Motion 1993 | Michael Steinberg
Locations: Tucson
Stay Tuned 1992 | Peter Hyams
Locations: Old Tucson
Gunsmoke: To The Last Man 1992 | Jerry Jameson
Locations: Old Tucson
Death Magic 1992 | Paul Clinco
Locations: Tucson
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1991 | Simon Wincer
Locations: Fourth Avenue Underpass, Downtown Tucson
Border Shootout 1990 | TV Movie | Chris McIntyre
Locations: Old Tucson
El Diablo 1990 | TV | Peter Markle
Locations: Sabino Canyon, Mescal, Old Tucson
The Laughing Dead 1990 | Somtow Sucharitkul
Locations: Old Tucson
Jesus' Son 1999 | Alison Maclean
Locations: Tucson
The Lost Son 1999 | Chris Menges
Locations: Tucson
Wild Wild West 1999 | Barry Sonnenfel
Locations: Old Tucson, Nogales
Buffalo Soldiers 1997 | TV Movie | Charles Haid
Locations: Dragoon Mountains, Mescal, Willcox Playa
Perdita Durango 1997 | Alex de la Iglesia
Locations: Nogales, Tucson
Vanishing Point 1997 | TV Movie | Charles Robert Carner
Locations: Tucson, Longhorn Grill
Dog Years 1997 | Robert Loomis
Locations: Downtown Tucson
Savage Skies 1996 | TV Documentary | Julian Farino and Bill Lyons
Locations: Tucson
A Stranger to Love 1996 | TV Movie | Peter Levin
Locations: Tucson
An Unfinished Affair 1996 | TV Movie | Ron Hardy
Locations: Barrio Viejo
Legend 1995 | TV series | Creators: Bill Dial & Michael Piller
Locations: Mescal, Old Tucson
Under the Hula Moon 1995 | Jeff Celentano
Locations: Old Tucson
Timemaster 1995 | James Glickenhaus
Locations: Old Tucson, Mesal
Seduced by Evil 1994 | TV Movie | Tony Wharmby
Locations: Tucson, Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Terminal Velocity 1994 | Deran Serafian
Locations: Old Tucson, Douglas
Fast Getaway II 1994 | Oley Sassone
Locations: Saguaro National Park, Downtown Tucson, Sentinel Peak.
Geronimo: An American Legend 1993 | TV | Roger Young
Locations: Old Tucson
Posse 1993 | Mario Van Peebles
Locations: Old Tucson, Empire Ranch, Benson
Jericho Fever 1993 | TV Movie | Sandor Stern
Locations: Tucson
Legends of the West 1992 | John 'Bud' Cardos
Locations: Old Tucson, Old Tombstone
Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992 | Piers Haggard
Locations: Old Tucson, Bisbee
Nemesis 1992 | Albert Pyun
Locations: Old Tucson
Aces: Iron Eagle III 1992 | John Glen
Locations: Nogales, Patagonia, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Young Guns II 1990 | Geoff Murphy
Locations: Bisbee, Old Tucson, San Rafael Ranch State Park
Madhouse 1990 | Tom Ropelewski
Locations: Tucson
Fire Birds 1990 | David Green
Locations: Mammoth, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
1980 - 1989
Hey Dude! (Nickelodeon) 1989 | TV Series
Locations: Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, Old Tucson
The Young Riders 1989 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal, Empire Ranch
Gore Vidal's "Billy The Kid" 1989 | TV Movie | William A. Graham
Locations: Old Tucson, Sabino Canyon, Mescal
Red River 1988 | TV Movie | Richard Michaels
Locations: Tucson, Empire Ranch, Old Tucson
Ghost Town 1988 | Richard McCarthy
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal
Desperado 1987 | TV Movie | Virgil W. Vogel
Locations: Empire Ranch, Mescal, Old Tucson
Nobody Likes It Hot / Bellifreshi 1987 | Enrico Oldoini
Locations: Old Tucson
Walker 1987 | Alex Cox
Locations: Old Tucson
Love Among Thieves 1987 | TV Movie | Roger Young
Locations: Old Tucson, Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Stagecoach 1986 | TV Movie | Ted Post
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal
The Wraith 1986 | Mike Marvin
Locations: Sabino Canyon, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Jackals 1986 | Gary Grillo
Locations: Old Tucson, Nogales
Lost in America 1985 | Albert Brooks
Locations: Tucson
Little House: Bless All The Dear Children 1984 | TV Movie | Victor French
Locations: Tucson
Cannonball Run II 1984 | TV Movie | Hal Needham
Locations: Bisbee, Old Tucson
Highway To Heaven (NBC) 1984 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson
Little Arliss 1984 | TV Movie | Gene McPherson
Locations: Old Tucson
September Gun 1983 | TV Movie | Don Taylor
Locations: Old Tucson
Death Valley 1982 | Dick Richards
Locations: Old Tucson
The Cannonball Run 1981 | Hal Needham
Locations: Old Tucson
Stir Crazy 1980 | Sidney Poitier
Locations: Downtown Tucson, Pima County Courthouse, Pima Community College
More Wild, Wild West 1980 | TV Movie | Burt Kennedy
Locations: Old Tucson
That's Incredible 1980 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson
Major League 1989 | David S. Ward
Locations: Hi Corbett Field
Third Degree Burn 1989 | TV Movie | Roger Spottiswoode
Locations: Old Tucson
Jesse 1988 | TV Movie | Glenn Jordan
Locations: Lowell, Warren, Bisbee
Stones for Ibarra 1988 | TV Movie | Jack Gold
Locations: Old Tucson, Tucson
Once Upon A Texas Train 1988 | TV Movie | Burt Kennedy
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal
Can't Buy Me Love 1987 | Steve Rash
Locations: Tucson High School, Pima Air & Space Museum, Winterhaven Neighborhood
Poker Alice 1987 | TV movie | Arthur Allan Seidelman
Locations: Old Tucson
Buckeye and Blue 1987 | Juleen Compton
Locations: Old Tucson, Mescal, Sabino Canyon
Desert Bloom 1986 | Eugene Corr
Locations: Hotel Congress
Three Amigos! 1986 | John Landis
Locations: Old Tucson
Dream West 1986 | TV Mini-Series
Locations: Old Tucson
Natas: The Reflection 1986 | Jack Dunlap
Locations: Old Tucson
Webster 1985 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson
Calamity Jane 1984 | TV Movie | James Goldstone
Locations: Old Tucson
Flashpoint 1984 | William Tannen
Locations: Old Tucson, University of Arizona, Picacho Peak State Park
Kidco 1984 | Ron Maxwell
Locations: Downtown Tucson, Green Valley
Revenge of The Nerds 1984 | Jeff Kanew
Locations: University of Arizona, Old Tucson, Scottish Rite Temple
I Married Wyatt Earp 1983 | TV Movie | Michael O'Herlihy
Locations: Mescal. Old Tucson, Sonoita
The Ghost Dance 1982 | Peter F. Buffa
Locations: University of Arizona, Old Tucson, Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Father Murphy 1981 | TV Series
Locations: Old Tucson
High Noon, Part II 1980 | TV Movie | Jerry Jameson
Locations: Old Tucson
The Gambler 1980 | TV Movie | Dick Lowry
Locations: Sonoita, Old Tucson, Mescal
Tom Horn 1980 | William Wiard
Locations: Old Tucson, Patagonia, Empire Ranch
A Legacy Of Film By Decade
Film Tucson offers the following services:
Scouting — Assistance with location scouting, photography, and contacts.
Liaison — Work with city, county, state and federal agencies as well as institutions and assist with individual property owners to coordinate neighborhood needs.
Production — Provide information on accommodations, equipment, crew and local suppliers. We are available 24 hours a day to troubleshoot issues.
Additionally, we provide no-fee permits, production manuals which include professionally skilled crew and reliable information regarding a Tucson shoot. We can personally assist with location scoutings as well as coordinate arrangements with Fire, Police, and Traffic Engineering Department personnel. We strive to make your location filming an efficient, cost-effective and enjoyable experience. Whatever your budget or production needs may be, Film Tucson is willing to assist you. Watch our clip reel, Tucson On Film, to see for yourself the legacy of film in Southern Arizona. Visit us on Facebook for the current film news and all the latest info on Tucson's robust local film community.
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