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The Silver State on the Silver Screen – Movies Filmed in Nevada
21 (2007 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne,
Summary: (Drama) The fact-based story about six MIT students who are trained to become experts in card
counting and subsequently took Las Vegas casinos for millions.
Nevada Locations: Caesars Palace, Hard Rock Hotel, Planet Hollywood, Playboy Club, Red Rock Resort,
Riviera, Venetian hotels in Las Vegas; McCarran International Airport and other various locations in Las
Vegas
8 Seconds (1994)
Starring: Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin
Summary: (Drama/Bio) The life of rodeo champion Lane Frost is told from his early career to his untimely
death.
Nevada Locations: The National Rodeo Finals at Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, campus
Anywhere But Here (1999)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman
Summary: (Drama) A self-centered mother hopes to find a better life in Hollywood, but her grandiose
ambitions are not shared by her teenage daughter.
Nevada Locations: Red Rock Canyon; Mount Charleston
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green
Summary: (Comedy) A cryogenically frozen super-spy is thawed out and teamed with a sexy young
woman to capture his old nemesis, who is scheming to destroy the world.
Nevada Locations: The Stardust and Riviera hotels in Las Vegas; Red Rock Canyon
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn
Summary: (Action) A thief working for the government must break up a sophisticated criminal car ring to
retrieve vital evidence in another case.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas
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The Bodyguard (1992)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston
Summary: (Romance) Hired to protect a famous singer from a stalker, the bodyguard tries not to fall in love
with her.
Nevada Locations: Lake Tahoe area
Breakdown (1997)
Starring: Kurt Russell
Summary: (Suspense) When his wife is kidnapped by ruthless truckers, a man must save her before the
crooks learn they are broke.
Nevada Locations: Nelson Landing in Eldorado Canyon outside Las Vegas
Bugsy (1991)
Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley
Summary: (Drama/Bio) Mobster Bugsy Siegel sees tremendous potential in the desert hamlet of Las Vegas,
but greed and treachery surround the construction of the luxurious Flamingo Hotel.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas
Cannonball Run (I and II) (1981 and 1984)
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise
Summary: (Comedy-Action) A star-studded free-for-all cross-country race as the “Cannonballers” try to be
the first to arrive at Long bEach, Calif. These movies spawned a sub-culture of real-life illegal, high-speed
races across the United States.
Nevada Locations: U.S. 95 near Las Vegas
Casino (1995)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak
Summary: (Drama) A successful mob-run casino falls under FBI investigation when a ruthless mobster gets
out of control. This movie was based on the true story of the mob’s presence in Las Vegas. Real-life mob
lawyer and current mayor of Las Vegas Oscar Goodman made a cameo appearance as himself in the movie,
representing his clients in court.
Nevada Locations: The Riviera, Landmark and Main Street Station hotels in Las Vegas, Goodsprings near
Las Vegas; dry lake in Jean near Las Vegas; Fashion Show Mall and other various locations in Las Vegas
City of Angels (1990)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan
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Summary: (Drama-Romance) An angel falls in love with a beautiful young doctor and must decide whether
to become human and pursue his love or remain an immortal entity with no emotions.
Nevada Locations: U.S. 50 from Carson City to Lake Tahoe; South Lake Tahoe
City Slickers II (1994)
Starring: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jack Palance, Jon Lovitz
Summary: (Western-Comedy) Following a treasure map found in an old hat, three friends struggle against
nature and conniving crooks to locate buried gold.
Nevada Locations: The Mirage hotel, Las Vegas
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Ann Archer
Summary: (Drama) A CIA covert operation against the COlombi drug cartels is compromised and Jack
Ryan is set up to take the fall unless he can rescue the assault team and expose the president’s illegal
involvement.
Nevada Location: Naval Air Station Fallon on U.S. 50
Con Air (1997)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi
Summary: (Action) A convict up for parole is caught in the middle when prisoners hijack a transport plane
and federal agents are determined to shoot them down.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas; West Wendover; Since the Sands Casino was already slated for demolition,
the film crew was allowed to actually crash an aircraft mockup into the Sands building.
Diamonds (2000)
Starring: Lauren Bacall, Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Corbin Allred, Jenny McCarthy
Summary: (Mystery-Drama) Recovering from a stroke, an ex-prizefighter convinces his son to accompany
him to Reno, where he intends to claim 13 dimaonds promised to him years earlier by a mob boss.
Nevada Locations: Reno
Diamonds are Forever (1971)
Starring: Sean Connery, Jill St. John
Summary: (Action) James Bond follows a shipment of smuggled diamonds that will be used to build a
deadly satellite.
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Nevada Locations: The Riviera, International (now the Las Vegas Hilton), Sands, Dunes, Tropicana and
Circus-Circus hotels in Las Vegas. The eighth James Bond film, this was the first to be filmed in the United
States.
Dodgeball (2005 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller
Summary: (Comedy) A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament to win enough money to
save their local gym from a ruthless corporate fitness chain.
Nevada Locations: Various locations in Las Vegas
Far From Home (1989)
Starring: Matt Frewer, Drew Barrymore
Summary: (Suspense) A father and daughter are stranded in a small Nevada town where a murderer is on
the loose.
Nevada Locations: Empire; Gerlach; American Flat; Washoe Valley
Father Hood (1993)
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry
Summary: (Drama-Comedy) A petty crook winds up saddled with his estranged kids as he heads toward
New Orleans for a heist.
Nevada Locations: Valley of Fire; Hoover Dam; Fremont Street in Las Vegas
Fathers’ Day (1997)
Starring: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Jouis-Dreyfus
Summary: (Comedy) By claiming each is the boy’s father, a woman convinces two old boyfriends to search
for her runaway son.
Nevada Locations: The Reno-Tahoe International Aiport; St. Mary’s Hospital, Pacific Pawn Shop, Harold’s
Club and various downtown streets in Reno
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire
Summary: (Comedy-Drama) Sent to Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo
embark on a drug-filled odyssey throughout the glittering city in the desert.
Nevada Locations: The Stardust Casino and other various locations in Las Vegas; Moapa; Blue Diamond;
Goodsprings; Jean
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Fever Pitch (1985)
Starring: Ryan O’Neal, Catherine Hicks
Summary: (Drama) A Los Angeles reporter writes a series on compulsive gambling while attempting to
battle his own addiction to betting.
Nevada Locations: MGM Grand, Sahara, Circus-Circus and Dunes casinos in Las Vegas; McCarran
International Airport in Las Vegas; the Las Vegas Sun newspaper office
Fools Rush In (1997)
Starring: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek
Summary: (Romance-Comedy) A yuppie New Yorker is in Las Vegas to build a nightclub and winds up
marrying a Mexican girl who ends up pregnant after a one-night stand.
Nevada Locations: Hoover Dam; Lake Mead; Caesars Palace, Fashion Show Mall, Clark County
Government Center and the University Medical Center in Las Vegas
Frontier Town (1938)
Starring: Tex Ritter, Ann Evers, Snub Pollard
Summary: (Western) A rodeo cowboy suspected of murder tracks the counterfeiter responsible for the
killing.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas during the Helldorado celebration. Tex Ritter was the first of the singing
cowboys to incorporate the Helldorado celebration into a motion picture. The week-long festival was
created to attract tourists to the then-small town of Las Vegas and included a parade, Western-style
townand a real rodeo. During the filming Ritter appeared on horseback between events and sang over the
PA system to the rodeo patrons.
The Gambler (1974)
Starring: James Caan, Lauren Hutton, Paul Sorvino
Summary: (Drama) A college professor with a gambling addiction tries to pay off his growing debt by
gambling even more.
Nevada Locations: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street in Las Vegas
The Gauntlet (1977)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke
Summary: (Action) A washed-up cop is in Las Vegas to escort a prisoner back to Phoenix, unaware they
are marked for death by the mob.
Nevada Locations: Mero Police Station and several roads on the outskirts of Las Vegas
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Get Shorty (1995)
Starring: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina
Summary: (Comedy) A Miami loan shark on the trail of a wlshing client ends up in Hollywood involved
with a corrupt movie producer and a beautiful actress.
Nevada Locations: The now-demolished Desert Inn and on Fremont Street in Las Vegas
Go (1999)
Starring: Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley
Summary: (Comedy-Drama) A Hollywood supermarket cashier, a part-time drug dealer and two TV soap
opera stars find their lives dangerously intertwined during a drug-dealing night.
Nevada Locations: The Riviera, Crazy Horse Saloon and various other locations in Las Vegas
The Godfather (I and II) (1972; 1974)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro
Summary: (Drama) War breaks out between the New York Mafia families and Michael Corleone abandons
his plans for a life outside the mob to avenge the family’s honor.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe
The Good Son (1993)
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood
Summary: (Terror) A young boy suspects his angelic-looking cousin of murderous tendencies but cannot
convince anyone else.
Nevada Locations: Valley of Fire State Park
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Starring: Ron Howard, Elizabeth Rogers
Summary: (Comedy) When her wealthy father forbids her to marry her lower-class boyfriend, the couple
heads for Las Vegas but is pursued by every screwball and crackpot out to collect the reward for stopping
them. This was Ron Howard’s directorial debut.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas; Henderson
The Great White Hype (1996)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Jon Lovitz
Summary: (Comedy) A greedy boxing promoter, realizing that interest in the sport is waning, finds a white
fighter to challenge the black champion, then hypes the match to increase his profits.
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Nevada Locations: MGM Grand, Fremont Street and Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas; Hoover Dam
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Starring: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia, Charlton Heston
Summary: (Drama) The story of Jesus is told as he roams the countryside preaching and gathering apostles.
Nevada Locations: Pyramid Lake north of Reno
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Starring: Rick Moranis, Marcis Strassman
Summary: (Comedy) A wacky scientist and father is at it again, and this time he enlarges his toddler son,
who decides to play with the cars in downtown Las Vegas.
Nevada Locations: Nevada Power Company in Las Vegas; Vista del Mar housing development in Las
Vegas; Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street in Las Vegas
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Starring: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker
Summary: (Romance) Jack loses his bride-to-be to Corman in a rigged poker game and now must win her
back before she decides to marry him.
Nevada Locations: Bally’s hotel in Las Vegas; Fremont Street in Las Vegas
Honkytonk Man (1982)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, John McIntire
Summary: (Drama) An aging country singer-songwriter dying of TB and his young nephew head for
Nashville, where he hopes to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.
Nevada Locations: The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City; Dayton; Gardnerville; the Genoa Saloon in
Genoa
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Starring: Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson
Summary: (Romance) A yuppie couple near bankruptcy accepts a million dollars if the wife will spend one
evening with a wealthy gentleman, but the arrangement is not as easy as it appears.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas Hilton
Independence Day (1996)
Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum
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Summary: (Science Fiction) Aliens with superior technology invade Earth and it is up to a small group of
Americans to devise a plan to thwart the invasion.
Nevada Locations: Wendover; The movie premiere was held in Rachel on U.S. 375, also known as the
Extraterrestrial Highway because of its proximity to the top-secret Area 51 and the reports of UFOs in the
area. A time capsule from the movie is buried at the Little A’le’Inn in Rachel.
Into the Wild (2006 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Vince Vaughn
Summary: College graduate, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessios,
gives away his savings account and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness, encountering a series of
characters that shape his life along the way.
Nevada Locations: Boulder City; Laughlin; Las Vegas; Lake Tahoe; Reno;
Jinxed (1982)
Starring: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl
Summary: (Comedy) A gambler places a jinx on a blackjack dealer and the only way to break the curse is
to get something that belongs to the gambler. The dealer chooses the man’s wife.
Nevada Locations: Harrah’s Reno, MGM Grand (now Grand Sierra Resort) and various other locations in
Reno; Lake Tahoe
Kingpin (1996)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, Bill Murray, Chris Elliott
Summary: (Comedy) A one-handed ex-bowler discovers a pin wizard in a young Amish man and convinces
the naïve farmer to enter the Reno Bowling Championship, but fate and an old rival have other plans for the
duo.
Nevada Locations: Silver Legacy Hotel-Casino and the National Bowling Stadium in Reno
Knocked Up (2006 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Seth Rogan, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd
Summary: (Comedy) For party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-nightstand to show up on his doorstep two months later… pregnant.
Nevada Locations: Various locations in Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth Shue
Summary: (Drama) A Las Vegas prostitute falls in love with an alcoholic intent on drinking himself to
death.
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Nevada Locations: Laughlin; Las Vegas; Most of the filming was done in Laughlin because the film’s
budget was too small to afford rooms for the whole production in Las Vegas.
Love Ranch (to be released in 2009 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Gina Gershon, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci
Summary: (Drama-Bio) Based on the real story of a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in
Nevada.
Nevada Locations: Downtown Reno
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short,
Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox
Summary: (Science-Fiction Comedy) Alien spaceships have surrounded Earth and the president’s advisers
convince him they are peaceful – that is, until they wipe out Congress. Only a teenager holds the key to
stop the invasion.
Nevada Locations: The Luxor an the neon sign graveyard in Las Vegas; Lake Mead
Misery (1990)
Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates
Summary: (Horror-Suspense) A novelist is rescued from a snowy car wreck by a psychotic fan who
imprisons him in her home until he resurrects the heroine he killed in his last novel.
Nevada Locations: Genoa. The entire town became the setting for the movie, but the town was too small so
temporary buildings had to be erected, including a gas station, a sporting goods store and a liquor and video
store.
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Shatner
Summary: (Comedy) A no-nonsense FBI agent tours the country to promote the FBI when her friend and
Miss USA is kidnapped, so she must investigate against the orders of the local chief.
Nevada Locations: Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings; Treasure Island and Venetian hotels in Las Vegas;
McCarran International Airport and various locations in Las Vegas
The Misfits (1961)
Starring: Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe – this was the last film for both actors
Summary: (Drama) A lonely divorcee and a rugged cowboy fall in love, but their happiness is put in
jeopardy when he decides to round up wild horses to be sold for dog food.
Locations: Pyramid Lake; Harrah’s Casino, Washoe County Courthouse in Reno; Odeon Saloon, Dayton
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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
Starring: Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple
Summary: (Comedy) Mr. Belvedere must earn a college degree in order to claim a prestigious literary cash
award and learns that life is not as straightforward and organized as he is.
Nevada Locations: University of Nevada, Reno
My Blueberry Nights (2007 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Jude Law, Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman
Summary: (Drama) A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her
questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
Nevada Locations: Caliente; Ely; McGill
Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte
Summary: (Action) Eleven Army buddies use their commando training to rob five Las Vegas casinos, but
one ex-mobster could wreck their getaway plans.
Nevada Locations: The Desert Inn, Sands, Riviera, Sahara and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas. The “Rat
Pack” had a two-week appearance at the Sands’ Copa Room and production was filmed around their
schedule and completed during their two-week engagement. The hotels cooperated entirely with the
filming, but for security reasons insisted that all the guards, cashiers and dealers be the “real thing.”
Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Ocean’s Twelve (2005), Ocean’s 13 (2007) – source: imdb.com
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Elliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts
Summary: (Action) Ocean’s Eleven is a remake of the 1960 classic in which 11 friends scheme to pull off
the biggest Las Vegas heist in history. The sequels, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s 13, continue the capers
with big-time thefts and double-crossings.
Nevada Locations: The Bellagio and THEhotel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas; Lake Las Vegas; various
locations on the Strip in Las Vegas
Pay it Forward (2000)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Sment, Jay Mohr
Summary: (Drama) A disillusioned high school teacher gives his students an assignment to create a simple
idea that will change the world. One student’s plan to “pay forward” good deeds begins with his teacher.
Nevada Locations: Centennial High school, Sunrise Mountain and the Strip in Las Vegas
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Phffft! (1954)
Starring: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon
Summary: (Comedy) After their divorce in Reno, a couple neters the New York singles scene and ends up
seeing more of each other than when they were married.
Nevada Locations: Washoe County Courthouse in Reno
The Pink Cadillac (1989)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters
Summary: (Action) A bounty hunter decides to help an innocent bail jumper when he learns her baby is
being held for ransom by white supremacists.
Nevada Locations: Eldorado Hotel and Harold’s Club in Reno; John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks; Fuji Park
in Carson City; Hazen; Fallon; Fernley; The world premiere was held at Harrah’s casino in Reno.
The Professionals (1966)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance
Summary: (Western) Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy Texas rancher to rescue his wife from
Mexican revolutionaries, but the mission is not as easy as it seems.
Nevada Locations: Valley of Fire State Park
Pure Country (1992)
Starring: George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren
Summary: (Drama-Romance) A country singer, disenchanted with the flashy production his concert tour
has become, disappears to find his roots and winds up falling in love.
Nevada Locations: The Mirage and Fremont Street in Las Vegas
Rain Man (1988)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
Summary: (Drama) A financially strapped yuppie kidnaps his austistic brother in hopes of gaining control
of his late father’s estate, but ends up getting much more than he bargained for.
Nevada Locations: Caesars Palace and the Stardust hotels in Las Vegas; Blue diamond; Pahrump
Rambo III (1988)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
Summary: (Action) When his old commanding officer is captured by Russians in Afghanistan, Rambo
comes to his rescue.
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Nevada Locations: Red Rock Canyon
Rocky IV (1985)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Summary: (Drama) After his best friend is killed in the boxing ring by a superior Russian fighter, Rocky
comes out of retirement to avenge his friend’s death.
Nevada Locations: MGM Grand in Las Vegas
Rocky Balboa (2006 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson, Burt Young
Summary: (Action) Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face
heavyweight champ Mason “The Line” Dixon.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
Summary: (Adventure-Romance) A shy romance novelist is in Colombia to ransom her sister when she
meets a handsome rascal and lives an adventure of the type she has only written about in her novels.
The Shootist (1976)
Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stwart
Summary: (Western) Diagnosed with terminal cancer, an infamous gunslinger arrives in Carson City to die
a peaceful death, but his reputation as a killer brings him unwanted attention. This was John Wayne’s final
film. After Director Don Siegel commented that this would be Wayne’s last film, he responded, “Bull!... It
won’t be my last film unless I stop breathing.” But Wayne passed away of cancer three years later without
making another film.
Nevada Locations: Washoe Lake State Park between Reno and Carson City; Jack’s Valley; Carson City;
This was by far the most famous motion picture filmed in Nevada’s capital city.
Showgirls (1995)
Starring: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle Maclachlan, Gina Gershon
Summary: (Drama) An ambitious nude dancer will do anything to become the headline showgirl at a Las
Vegas casino until her friend is brutalized by the casino’s main star.
Nevada Locations: The Stardust and Riviera hotels in Las Vegas; The Clark County Detention Center,
Peppermill Inn and Forum Shops in Las Vegas; Horizon Casino at Lake Tahoe; various locations in Reno
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Sister Act (1992)
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy
Summary: (Comedy) Deloris, a Reno lounge singer, witnesses a murder and is placed in protective custody
in a San Francisco Convent where she finds the lifestyle restrictive until placed in charge of the choir.
Nevada Locations: ST. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, downtown post office, the Nevada Club, Fitzgerald’s
Casino and various locations on Virginia Street in Reno.
Sister Act II: Back in the Habit (1993)
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy
Summary: (Comedy) Deloris, now a Las Vegas headliner, dons her old habit to help the sisters save their
school from being closed by the Diocese.
Nevada Locations: Desert Inn and Fremont Street in Las Vegas
Smokin’ Aces (2006 – source imdb.com)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ben Affleck
Summary: (Action-Thriller) When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch decides to testify against the mob,
he becomes the target of a wild man-hunt.
Nevada Locations: Lake Tahoe; Las Vegas
Star Trek Generations (1994)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton
Summary: (Science Fiction) Capt. Picard joines forces with Capt. Kirk to prevent a mad scientist from
destroying a star and the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Nevada Locations: Valley of Fire State Park (as the planet Veridian 3)
Swingers (1996)
Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn
Summary: (Comedy) Although pining over his ex-girlfriend, a young comic joins his buddies for a tour of
the Hollywood singles clubs and tries to emulate his swinger friends.
Nevada Locations: The Stardust and Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas
Top Gun (1986)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards
Summary: (Action) A hotshot pilot attending the Top Gun fighter school falls in love with a woman
instructor, but his aggressiveness in the cockpit nearly destroys his career and his romance.
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Nevada Locations: Naval Air Station Fallon; The Top Gun school is actually at NAS Fallon.
Total Recall (1990)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone
Summary: (Science Fiction) A 21st century construction worker discovers his memories have been
artificially altered and returns to Mars to uncover his real identity, only to be caught up in a rebellion
against the corrupt government there.
Nevada Locations: Red Rock Canyon
Transformers (2007 – source: imdb.com)
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Rachael Taylor, Jon Voight
Summary: (Science-Fiction – Action) An ancient struggle re-erupts on Earth between two extraterrestrial
clans, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a young teenager.
Nevada Locations: Las Vegas; Hoover Dam
Up Close & Personal (1996)
Starring: Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sockard Channing, Joe Mantegna
Summary: (Drama-Romance) An aging news producer takes a young reporter under his wing and the two
fall in love. Their romance is complicated by her skyrocketing success and his failing career.
Nevada Locations: The Nugget casino in downtown Reno; Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid
Summary: (Comedy) The Griswold family vacation begins to fall apart when Clark becomes obsessed with
gambling and Ellen attracts the advances of Wayne Newton.
Nevada Locations: The Mirage, Club Paradise and Chapel of the Bells in Las Vegas; Hoover Dam; Jean;
Hoover Dam
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Starring: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret
Summary: (Musical) Rival race car drivers fall for the same beautiful woman at the Flamingo as they
prepare for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Nevada Locations: The Tropicana and Flamingo hotels in Las Vegas; the race track in Henderson; Mt.
Charleston; Valley of Fire State Park; Hoover Dam; Fremont Street
* Source unless otherwise noted: The Nevada Filmography by Gary DuVal, © 2002 Gary DuVal