So you think you know Oregon, do you? Well did you know that some of your favorite films where shot in some pretty iconic places in the state? We bet you’ve passed by many of these spots time and time again and, while you knew there was something familiar about it, you couldn’t quite put your finger on it. Well, here’s a refresher of some places all over Oregon that were famously filmed by Hollywood studios.
- Animal House, University of Oregon
A Syn/Flickr Who would have thought that one of the ultimate films for young, male debauchery would be based at U of O?
- Goonies, Astoria
Aaron Goodyear/Flickr Your classic 1980s teen thriller was set, in part, at this home in Astoria.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Oregon State Hospital
Kirill Ignatyev/Flickr This deep examination of the human condition was based and filmed here.
- Point Break, Wheeler
LDELD/Flickr Starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, this film epitomized the surfer genre… And it was filmed here in Oregon.
- The River Wild, Rogue River, Grants Pass
Zachary Collier/Flickr Non-stop river action could be filmed in no other than the Rogue River.
- The Shining, Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood
sfgamchick/Flickr Yes, one of the most horrifying films of the 20th century was filmed, in part, here at this historic mountaintop lodge.
OK, some of these, we’re sure you might have already known about, but we bet there was at least one or two places that surprised you.
A Syn/Flickr
Who would have thought that one of the ultimate films for young, male debauchery would be based at U of O?
Aaron Goodyear/Flickr
Your classic 1980s teen thriller was set, in part, at this home in Astoria.
Kirill Ignatyev/Flickr
This deep examination of the human condition was based and filmed here.
LDELD/Flickr
Starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, this film epitomized the surfer genre… And it was filmed here in Oregon.
Zachary Collier/Flickr
Non-stop river action could be filmed in no other than the Rogue River.
sfgamchick/Flickr
Yes, one of the most horrifying films of the 20th century was filmed, in part, here at this historic mountaintop lodge.
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