Movies In The Sun: Guide To Films Made In South Florida
The next time you watch a Hollywood blockbuster, check to see if it wasn't made closer to Hollywood, Florida, than to Hollywood, California. Hundreds of movies have been made here since the first silent film produced in the Roaring Twenties, and many of those have gone on to Oscar consideration. In honor of the Academy Awards, here's our list of films made in South Florida, either in whole or in part.
Check it out. If we've missed something, leave a comment to let us know.
Also, we're preparing to update our "Best of South Florida Movies" guide, and want your suggestions. Tell us what your favorite South Florida film is, and we'll use your votes to update our guide. As a thank you, we'll pick 10 people who made a suggestion and give them two free tickets to the Dade County Fair. Just make sure you leave a valid e-mail address when you make your comment.
Here's the list. And the winner is...
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2 Fast 2 Furious |
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8mm |
1998 |
90 Millas |
2007 |
A-A-A-A |
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Absence of Malice |
1980 |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
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Adaptation (2nd unit only) |
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Airport 77 |
1976 |
Ali |
2001 |
All About The Benjamins |
2001 |
Analyze This |
1998 |
Angel Baby |
1960 |
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild |
2007 |
Any Given Sunday |
1999 |
Any Given Sunday |
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Around the World Under the Sea |
1966 |
Away We Go |
2008 |
B-B-B-B |
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Bachelor Party 2 |
2007 |
Bad Boys |
1994 |
Bad Boys II |
2002 |
Bahama Passage |
1941 |
Band of the Hand |
1985 |
Bart Got A Room |
2007 |
Batchelor Party 2 |
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Before & After |
1995 |
Big Trouble |
2000 |
Bird Cage |
1995 |
Blood and Wine |
1995 |
Blue Skies Again |
1982 |
Body Heat |
1980 |
Boynton Beach Club |
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Bully |
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C-C-C-C |
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Caddyshack |
1979 |
Caddyshack II |
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Canvas |
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Cape Fear |
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Carlita's Secret |
2003 |
Casino Jack |
2009 |
Casino Royale |
2006 |
Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things |
1974 |
Christmas in Miami |
2005 |
Clambake |
1967 |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
2008 |
Crimebusters |
1978 |
Curdled |
1995 |
Cutaways |
1999 |
D-D-D-D |
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Day of the Dolphin |
1973 |
Deep Throat |
1972 |
Dogs of War |
1980 |
Donnie Brasco |
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Dostana |
2008 |
Drop Zone |
1994 |
E-E-E-E |
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Easy Money |
1983 |
Eureka |
1982 |
Exit |
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Eyes of a Stranger |
1980 |
F-F-F-F |
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Fair Game |
1995 |
Fast & Furious II |
2002 |
Final Countdown |
1979 |
Firepower |
1978 |
Fires Within |
1991 |
Flight of the Navigator |
1985 |
Folks! |
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For Love or County |
2000 |
Forever Mine |
1999 |
From Justin to Kelly |
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Full Grown Men |
2005 |
G-G-G-G |
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Genie, The |
1985 |
Ghost of Flight 401 |
1977 |
Go For It |
1982 |
Gringo Wedding |
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H-H-H-H |
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Hands Off the Island |
1981 |
Handsome Harry |
2008 |
Happy Gilmore |
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Happy New Year |
1985 |
Hardly Working |
1979 |
Harriet The Spy |
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Harry and Son |
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Heartbreak Kid |
1972 |
Heaven Kid, The |
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Heavenly Kid |
1985 |
Holy Man |
1997 |
Hoot |
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Hot Stuff |
1978 |
I-I-I-I |
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I Love You Phillip Morris |
2008 |
Idol Dancer |
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In Her Shoes |
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In the Shadows |
2000 |
Invasion USA |
1985 |
Island |
1979 |
It Had To Be You |
1987 |
J-J-J-J |
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Jackass Number Two |
2006 |
Jackass: The Movie |
2002 |
Jaws 2 |
1977 |
Jaws 3-D |
1982 |
Jaws, The Revenge |
1987 |
Joe Panther |
1976 |
Just Cause |
1994 |
K-K-K-K |
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Kathryn's Grove |
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Know Thy Enemy |
2006 |
L-L-L-L |
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La Fidanzata di Papa |
2008 |
La Florida |
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Landfall |
1998 |
Last Plane Out |
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Let It Ride |
1988 |
M-M-M-M |
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Making Mr. Right |
1986 |
Marley and Me |
2008 |
Married to the Mob |
1987 |
Maximum Bob |
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Mean Season, The |
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Miami Blues |
1988 |
Miami Hustle |
1995 |
Miami Rhapsody |
1993 |
Miami Vice |
2005 |
Midnight Cowboy |
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Midnight Crossing |
1987 |
Moon Over Miami |
1941 |
My Life: Untitled |
2007 |
My Sexiest Year |
2006 |
N-N-N-N |
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New In Town |
2008 |
Nobody's Perfekt |
1981 |
O-O-O-O |
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Odds'N Ends |
1978 |
Old Dogs |
2007 |
Once Upon a Wedding |
2003 |
Opponent, The |
1987 |
Out of Sight |
1997 |
Out of Time |
2002 |
Out to Sea |
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P-P-P-P |
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Paper Moon |
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Passenger 57 |
1992 |
Perez Family |
1994 |
Planet Ibsen |
2004 |
Plato's Run |
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Police Academy 5 |
1987 |
Porky's |
1981 |
Porky's 2: The Next Day |
1982 |
Porky's II |
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Primary Colors |
1997 |
Private Lessons 2 |
1993 |
Problem Child |
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Push |
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R-R-R-R |
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Random Hearts |
1999 |
Red Eye |
2005 |
Reno 911 - Miami |
2006 |
Retirement |
2005 |
Revenge of the Nerds 2 Nerds in Paradise |
1987 |
Rough Cut |
1980 |
RTT (Time Off) |
2008 |
Running on Empty |
1987 |
Running Scared |
1985 |
Running Scared |
1979 |
S-S-S-S |
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S-Club Miami 7 |
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Safe at Home |
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Scarface |
1983 |
Semi-Tough |
1977 |
Shipmates (TV) |
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Shut Up and Kiss Me |
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Sicko |
2007 |
Sins of the City |
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Smokey and the Bandit 2 |
1980 |
Smokey and the Bandit 3 |
1982 |
Son Of Mourning |
2008 |
Spring Break |
1982 |
Stick |
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Stiffs |
1985 |
Striptease |
1995 |
Stuck on You |
2003 |
Sunset Gang, The (TV) |
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Super Snoopers |
1979 |
Switching Channels |
1987 |
T-T-T-T |
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Taxi Driver in New York |
1987 |
Temptation |
1993 |
Thanks To Gravity |
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That's Life |
1979 |
The Bellboy |
1960 |
The Bird Cage |
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The Bodyguard |
1992 |
The Champ |
1978 |
The Crew |
1999 |
The Dynamic |
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The Hours |
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The Losers |
2010 |
The Pilot |
1978 |
The Sex Drive |
2007 |
The Specialist |
1994 |
The Substitute |
1995 |
The Suitor (TV) |
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The Unholy |
1986 |
The Whoopee Boys |
1985 |
There Goes the Bride |
1979 |
There's Something About Mary |
1998 |
Three Blind Mice (TV) |
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Tight Genes |
1984 |
Traces of Red |
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True Lies |
1993 |
Tweeners |
1987 |
Two Much |
1995 |
U-U-U-U |
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Uninvited |
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Untitled Teen Road Movie (Sex Drive) |
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Up Close and Personal |
1995 |
Up In The Air |
2009 |
V-V-V-V |
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Versace Murder, The |
1998 |
W-W-W-W |
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Where the Boys Are |
1983 |
Where the Boys Are |
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Where the Boys Are |
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Whoops Apocalypse |
1986 |
Wild Things |
1997 |
Wild Things 2 |
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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway |
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1992 |
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Mercy Or Murder (TV) |
1987 |