26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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Movie locations are easy to overlook. They just sit there in the background, being the scenery that they are. But sometimes there's a story behind that setting that's just as interesting -- or even more interesting -- than what the main characters are doing.

For example:

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THE LOST WORLD JURASSIC PARK The moist microclimate of Fern Canyon, California harbors species not found in the surrounding redwoods, including approp

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FATHER of the BrIDE The house in Pasadena, California where Steve Martin and Diane Keaton (and their daughter) lived is visited every day by fans, and

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JACKIE CHAN E T THE MUMMY FORBIDDEN Le CROUCHINGTIGER KINGDOM TOMS o 1HE DRACON EMPEROR HIDDEN DRAGON Hengdian Movie Studios in Zhejiang, sometimes ca

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THX 1138 George Lucas' first feature film was shot in a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) tunnel while it was under construction. CRACKED.COM

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The climactic torture scene was shot in a decommissioned cooling tower at the Croydon Power Station in London.
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