Las Vegas (and Clark County) on Film
From the earliest days of silent films, Las Vegas and Clark County have provided the scenic backdrop for movies. Dramas, potboilers, westerns, comedies and even an Oscar winner or two have been filmed there. Many silent classics, such as John Ford's The Iron Horse and James Cruze's The Covered Wagon were shot up in the Reno/Tahoe area where it was easier to transport and house the casts and crews and, in the summer, the weather was much more forgiving than further south in Clark County. However, filmmakers loved the diverse scenery of Southern Nevada and it became a favorite location for many studios and directors.
1915:
The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen was a silent serial about a tough cookie gal (initially played by Helen Holmes ) and directed by her husband, JP McGowan. Helen was a tougher gal than Pauline and a great deal spunkier. Three episodes were filmed in downtown Las Vegas and the Union Pacific Railyards in the winter and spring of 1915. Most of the 101 episodes from this serial are considered "lost" films. However, a few episodes do survive. We are trying to determine if any of the episodes filmed in Las Vegas have survived.
1929:
Pot of Gold
Considered to be a "lost" film, all that remains of this one are a few still pictures in Special Collections, Lied Library, Univ of Las Vegas, Nevada. The filmmakers hired Alta Ham, the wife of prominent lawyer, Artemus Ham, whose family had come to Las Vegas in the mid-1900s. Not much is known about the film.
1936:
Boulder Dam
Directed by: Frank McDonald
Writing credits: Sy Bartlett and Ralph Block
Stars: Ross Alexander, Patricia Ellis and Lyle Talbot
Warners Brothers/First National Pictures
A man on the lam for killing his boss tries to turn his life around while working on the building of Hoover Dam.
Though many action scenes take place at the Dam, principal photography was not allowed. A second unit crew had to be dispatched to film the construction site and that footage was used in rear-projection scenes.
1941:
Las Vegas Nights
Directed by: Ralph Murphy
Writing credits: Harry Clork and Ernest Pagano
Stars: Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler and Phil Regan
Paramount Pictures
A vaudeville act inherits an old beat-up building and decides to turn it into a nightclub. Parts of this movie were shot in and around Downtown Las Vegas. Featured is the Tommy Dorsey Band with uncredited, crooner Frank Sinatra.
1944:
Moon Over Las Vegas
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Writing Credits; Clyde Bruckman and George Jeske
Stars: Anne Gwynne, David Bruce adn Barbara Jo Allen
Universal Pictures
A beautiful woman goes to Las Vegas hoping to make her husband jealous. However, once there, she falls for another man.
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Directed by: Lesley Selander
Writing Credits: Norman S. Hall
Stars: Bill Elliot (as Red Ryder), Robert Blake and Alice Fleming
Republic Pictures
When the Sheriff is killed during a bank hold-up, Red Ryder becomes the new sheriff and must bring law and order back.
1946:
Heldorado
Directed by: William Witney
Writing Credits: Gerald Geraghty and Julian Zimet
Stars: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George "Gabby" Hayes
Republic Pictures
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and the gang are in this western. Helldorado was a yearly celebration every May in Las Vegas that allowed residents and tourists to dress up in Western clothes. There were parades, a Western Village and alot of fun. This movie was made to capitalize on the event. Rogers and his wife were well known in Las Vegas and socialized with many of the prominent citizens such as "Big" Jim Cashman, Sr one of the founders of Helldorado. Due to the Hays office, the movie title had to drop one of the letter L's before it could be released.
Flight to Nowhere
Directed by: William Rowland
Writing Credits: Arthur V Jones
Stars: Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers and Jack Holt
Screen Guild Productions
A couple on a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secets! Look for McCarren Airport.
Lady Luck
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Writing Credits: Frank Fenton and Herbert Clyde Lewis
Stars: Robert Young, Barbara Hale and Frank Morgan
RKO Pictures
A woman from a gambling family marries a gambler and tries to reform him. Another film that was shot out at the Bar Nothing Ranch which is now the Spring Mountain Ranch State Park This ranch was owned, at one time by Chet Lauck of Lum and Abner fame. Lauck and his friend, Don Ameche raced horses and raised cattle there. In 1955 the ranch was sold to Vera Krupp. It was her principal residence until she sold the ranch to Howard Hughes in 1967. Hughes sold the property in 1972.
Vacation in Reno
Directed by: Leslie Goodwins
Writing Credits: Charles Kerrr and Charles E Roberts
Stars: Jack Haley, Sr, Anne Jeffreys and Wally Brown
RKO Pictures
A couple have a phony argument to teach their friends a lesson. I guess nothing says Reno, Nevada like the Bar Nothing Ranch in Las Vegas.
1947:
Bells of San Angelo
Directed by: William Witney
Writing Credits: Paul Gangelin and Sloan Nibley
Stars: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Andy Devine
Republic Pictures
Bad guy Rex Gridley has a worthless silver mine with one big asset: A passageway to another valuable silver mine. Using the passageway, Gridley's men salt their worthless mine with the silver from the Mexican mine. Though supposedly taking place in Mexico and along the border, most of this film was filmed at the Bar Nothing Ranch and out at Goodsprings.
1948:
Hazard
Directed by: George Marshall
Writing Credits: Roy Chanslor
Stars: Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey and Fred Clark
Paramount Pictures
As part of a bet, a compulsive gambler agrees to marry the winner, a professional gambler. However, before he can "collect" his winnings, she skips town. The gambler hires a private detective to find the woman and bring her back. Filmed at the Bar Nothing Ranch.
1949:
The Lady Gambles
Directed by: Michael Gordon
Writing Credits: Roy Huggins
Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally
Universal Pictures
When a wife accompanies her reporter-husband to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time. Location shooting included Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Tony Curtis (billed as Anthony Curtis) has a small role as a bellboy.
1950:
Dark City
Directed by: William Dieterle
Writing Credits: Ketti Frings
Stars: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Viveca Lindfors
Paramount Pictures
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked game of poker feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them. A film noir partially filmed in Las Vegas and notable as the first big role for Charlton Heston.
My Friend Irma Goes West
Directed by: Hal Walker
Writing Credits: Cy Howard
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Marie Wilson.
Follow-up to Martin and Lewis' debut film "My Friend Irma". This film finds the duo and Marie Wilson headed for fame and fortune in Hollywood but not before stopping off in Las Vegas along the way. Want to see what the Flamingo Pool looked like back in the early 1950s? This is the film to watch.
1951:
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine aka Gold Diggers of Las Vegas
Directed by: David Butler
Writing Credits: Harry Clork
Stars: Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo and SZ "Cuddles" Sakall
Warner Brothers
Three girls travel to Las Vegas to sing their way to fame, fortune and millionaire husbands. Along the way, they hope to save their Uncle's casino. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas, locations include the Club Bingo (now the Sahara Hotel) and a Helldorado parade.
1952:
Sky Full of Moon
Directed by: Norman Foster
Writing Credits: Norman Foster
St
ars: Carleton Carpenter, Jan Sterling and Keenan Wynn
MGM
An innocent cowboy in Las Vegas stumbles into a fortune and a glamorous girlfriend. Las Vegas locations include the old train depot downtown (where the Plaza is today) and the 1952 Helldorado Parade.
The Las Vegas Story
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Writing Credits: Jay Dratler and Earl Fenton
Stars: Jane Russell, Victor Mature and Vincent Price
RKO Pictures
Singer Linda Rollins and her husband visit Las Vegas. Unfortunately, her shady businessman/husband has murder on his mind. Bad news for both of them, the cop on the case is Linda's old beau. Locations include local hotels, casinos and McCarran Field (Alamo Airways).
1953:
Sabre Jet
Directed by: Louis King
Writing Credits: Katherine Albert and Dale Eunson
Stars: Robert Stack, Coleen Gray and Richard Arlen
United Artists
The story of jet pilots flying over Korea from their air base in Japan. Filmed primarily at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas. Who knew North Las Vegas looked like Japan?
Split Second
Directed by: Dick Powell
Writing Credits: Chester Erskine and Irving Wallace
Stars: Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith and Jan Sterling
RKO Pictures
Escaped cons take hostages into the atomic blast zone. This film includes scenes filmed at the Nevada Test Site about 85 miles north of Las Vegas.
1954:
The Atomic Kid
Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson
Writing Credits: Blake Edwards and Benedict Freedman
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss and Elaine Devry
Republic Pictures
An uranium miner becomes radioactive. This film also was allowed to film some scenes at the Nevada Test Site and they also shot at various desert locales closer to Las Vegas.
Highway Dragnet
Directed by: Nathan Juran
Writing Credits: US Anderson and Roger Corman
Stars: Richard Conte, Joan Bennett and Wanda Hendrix
Allied Artists
Another film noir that was partially filmed in Las Vegas, mainly the opening sequence. Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean war vet flees the police.
1955:
The Girl Rush
Directed by: Robert Pirosh
Writing Credits: Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron (Nora Ephron's parents)
Stars: Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas and Eddie Albert
Paramount Pictures
Another musical with Las Vegas as the locale. Filmed mainly at the Flamingo. Gloria Dehaven's character is named Taffy Tremaine.
Las Vegas Shakedown
Directed by: Sidney Salkow
Writing Credits: Steve Fisher
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray and Charles Winninger
Allied Artists Productions
Grand Motel in Las Vegas when Las Vegas was a small town. A series of vignettes, unconnected to one another but set against the back drop of 1955 Las Vegas.
1956:
Crashing Las Vegas
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Writing Credits: Jack Townley
Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Mary Castle. Look for restaurant owner Nicky Blair as Sam.
Allied Artists
The Bowery Boys invade Las Vegas but rarely leave the soundstage.
Hollywood or Bust
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Writing Credits: Erna Lazarus
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Pat Crowley. Cast includes Dean Martin's daughters, Claudia, Deana and Gail.
Paramount Pictures
Two guys travel across country in search of stardom. The last film Martin and Lewis made together.
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Directed by: Roy Rowland
Writing Credits: Isobel Lennart
Stars: Fan Dailey, Cyd Charrisse and Agnes Moorehead. Includes performers Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, Pier Angeli, Vic Damone, Sammy Davis, Jr and Mitsuko Sawamura. Includes uncredited cameos by Tony Martin, Peter Lorre, Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Hank Worden, Robert Fuller and Steve Forrest.
MGM
A dancer becomes a gambling cowboy's good luck charm. Star studded film that was shot mainly at the Sands Hotel (where the Venetian Hotel is today).
1957:
The Amazing Colossal Man
Directed by: Bert I Gordon
Writing Credits: Mark Hanna and Bert I Gordon
Stars: Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs and William Hudson
American International Pictures
A soldier survives a plutonium blast but grows almost 8 inches a day until he is 50 feet tall and begins to lose his mind. However, his girl still loves him. Locations include Downtown, Vegas Vic, the Strip and Hoover Dam.
Eighteen and Anxious
Directed by: Joe Parker
Writing Credits: Katherine Albert and Dale Eunson
Stars: Mary Webster, Ron Hagerthy and William Campbell. Look for Connie Stevens.
Republic Pictures
A young couple, still in high school, secretly wed. Unfortunately the young husband dies before telling his parents. Left alone, the young wife discovers she is pregnant. Somehow, this story meanders its way from Hollywood to Las Vegas. Luckily for us, they actually shot in Las Vegas hotels and around the pools.
The Joker is Wild
Directed by: Charles Vidor
Writing Credits: Art Cohn and Oscar Saul
Stars: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor and Jeanne Crain
The story of one of Sinatra's idols, Joe E. Lewis includes some brief scenes shot on location.
Paramount Pictures
1959:
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
Directed by: Edward L Cahn
Writing Credits: Paul Gangelin and Robert E Kent
Stars: Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr and Lee Van Cleef
United Artists
An ex-con teams up with a cheating blonde and plans an elaborate heist of a Las Vegas casino.
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
Directed by: David Lowell Rich
Writing Credits: Raphael Hayes and James West
Stars: Louis Prima, Keely Smith and James Gregory. Sam Butera and the Witnesses also appear.
In Las Vegas, a band leader has to replace his female vocalist and trouble ensues. Shot mainly in Las Vegas and surrounding areas, including Mt. Charleston.
1960:
Ocean's Eleven
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Writing Credits: George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell
Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson and Joey Bishop
Warner Brothers
Eleven friends from World War II plan to rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas including footage of the Sahara, the Desert Inn, the Rivieria, the Sands and the Flamingo. Stories abound about shooting the film during the day and the Rat Pack performing at night in the Copa Room at the Sands (but with a visit to the Steam Room in between).
1964:
Kiss Me, Stupid
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Writing Credits: Anna Bonacci, I.A.L. Diamond and Billy Wilder
Stars: Dean Martin, Kim Novack and Ray Walston
While traveling from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, Dino is stranded in a small town called Climax. Location filming included the Sands Hotel (where the Venetian is today).
MGM/United Artists
Viva Las Vegas
Directed by: George Sidney
Writing Credits: Sally Benson
Stars: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margaret and Casare Danova
MGM
Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margaret drives him wild! Wonderful footage of Downtown, the Convention Center, the Lake, Mt Charleston and all around town. My dad was working at the Golden Gate and was part of the crowd on Fremont Street as Elvis drives by in the final race.
1966:
Las Vegas Hillbillies aka Las Vegas Hillbillys
Directed by: Arthur Pierce
Writing Credits: Larry Jackson
Stars: Ferlin Husky (I'm not kidding), Mamie Van Doren and Jayne Mansfield. Look for Richard Kiel in a small role.
Woolner Brothers Productions
When a Tennessee wood hauler inherits a Las Vegas casino he soon realizes that it comes with a $38,000 debt. But his Aunt Clementine has a few ideas on how to turn business around. Brief scenes filmed in Las Vegas.
The Professionals
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Writing Credits: Ricard Brooks
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Woody Strode and Claudia Cardinale.
Columbia Studios
A rich Texan hires three men to find his wife and return her to him. This film was shot in the Valley of Fire State Park. The cast stayed downtown while filming. One late night, after an evening of drinking, Lee Marvin and Woody Strode decided that Vegas Vic (the neon cowboy atop the Pioneer Club) was too annoying and the constant recording of "Howdy Pardner" was keeping them awake. They began shooting arrows at Vegas Vic from their hotel rooms across the street. The police were called, the bows and arrows removed from their rooms and Vegas Vic was silenced permanently by the city fathers.
1967:
In Cold Blood
Directed by Richard Brooks
Writing Credits: Richard Brooks
Stars: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson and John Forsythe
Columbia Studios
The murderers of the Clutter family were apprehended in Las Vegas. The scene of them arrested appears to be shot on the Strip near the Travelodge (that is now next door to Circus Circus). Others say this scene was filmed in Reno.
Spree
Directed by Walon Green and Mitchell Leisen (!!!)
Writing Credits: Sydney Field
Stars: Constance Moore, Mickey Hargitay and features Vic Damone, Jayne Mansfield, Juliet Prowse and Barkley Shaw.
Trans American Films
Documentary filmed primarily at the Tropicana and Dunes Hotels (where the Bellagio is today) in 1962-1963 and is on the nightlife in Las Vegas. Includes some numbers from Mansfield and Hargitay's nightclub routine. Also includes scenes of gambling casinos, boxing and cock fighting (!).
1968:
Machine Gun McCain
Directed by: Giuliano Montaldo
Writing Credits: Ovid Demaris and Giuliano Montaldo
Stars: John Cassavettes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk. Look for Gena Rowlands.
Columbia Pictures
A gambler tries for one more win against the house. Filmed partially in Las Vegas including many local street scenes.
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Directed by: Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Writing Credits: Lluis Joep Comeron and Jo Eisinger
Stars: Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J Cobb
Warner Brothers
Another heist caper with various authentic Las Vegas scenes.
1969:
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Writing Credits: Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
Stars: Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Robert Culp and Dyan Cannon
Columbia Studios
Two couples enjoy the swinging sixties. The end of the film was shot in the Rivieria.
Hell's Angels '69
Directed by: Lee Madden
Writing Credits: Jeremy Slate and Tom Stern
Stars: Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate, Sonny Barger, Danielle Corn
American International Pictures
Two swinging batchelors plan a casino heist and plan to pin it on the Hell's Angels. Features real Hell's Angels in the cast. Locations include Caesars Palace three years after it opened.
1970:
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Writing Credits: John Crawford and Edmund Penney
Stars: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner. Local politician Darwin Lamb appears as The Stranger.
A lyrical and touching fable about a man who finds water in the desert. Shot on various movie ranches, the film also shot at the Valley of Fire State Park and some desert locales around Las Vegas.
C.C. and Company
Directed by: Seymour Robbie
Writing Credits: Roger Smith
Stars: Joe Namath, Ann-Margaret and William Smith
MGM/United Artists
Another biker film shot primarily around Tucson but some location shooting at the Flamingo Hotel.
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Directed by Denis Sanders
Starring Elvis Presley. Uncredited performers include Charo, Xavier Cugat, Cary Grant, George Hamilton, Juliet Prowse and Sammy Davis, Jr.
MGM
Documentary of Elvis Presley performing at the International Hotel (now the Las Vegas Hilton).
The Grasshopper
Directed by: Jerry Paris
Writing Credits: Mark McShane, Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall
Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown and Joseph Cotten. Watch for Penny Marshall as one of the Plaster Casters.
National General Pictures
Three years in the life of a beautiful woman. Location highlights include Circus Circus (shortly after it opened).
The Only Game in Town
Directed by: George Stevens
Writing Credits: Frank Gilroy
Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Beatty and Charles Braswell
20th Century Fox
The story of a dancer and piano player. Filmed mainly on a soundstage in Europe as Taylor wanted to be near then husband Richard Burton who was on location for a film. However, some scenes were actually shot in Las Vegas.
1971:
Diamonds Are Forever
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Writing Credits: Ian Fleming (novel) and Richard Maibaum
Stars: Sean Connery, Jill St. John and Charles Gray
MGM-UA
James Bond travels to Las Vegas to investigate the disappearance of diamonds and discovers his archenemy Blofeld is involved. A wonderful look at Las Vegas in 1971. If you want to see what Downtown and the Strip looked like before the corporations took over, want a glimpse of the Convention Center Rotunda, the Alpine Village and West Flamingo Road when it was all desert, this is the movie to see.
1972:
Play It As It Lays
Directed by: Frank Perry
Writing Credits: Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld and Tammy Grimes
Universal Pictures
Based on the best selling book by Joan Didion, Tuesday Weld gave the performance of her career. Shot mainly in Los Angeles, but filmed partially in Las Vegas.
1973:
Blume in Love
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Writing Credits: Paul Mazursky
Stars: George Segal, Susan Anspach and Kris Kristofferson
Warner Brothers
A divorce attorney is thrown for a loop when his own wife leaves him. McCarren Airport was used as a location.
1974:
The Gambler
Directed by: Karel Reisz
Writing Credits: James Toback
Stars: James Caan, Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton. Look for James Woods as a bank officer.
Paramount Pictures
A literature professor has a gambling vice and gets in way over his head. Filmed partially on location in Las Vegas.
The Godfather, Part II
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Writing Credits: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Diane Keaton. Look for Roger Corman as one of the Senators.
Paramount Pictures
Follow-up to Coppola's "Godfather" with Michael at the center and the back story of his father, Vito. Scenes shot in Las Vegas include locations at the Desert Inn and the Tropicana. Michael's compound is located up north in Lake Tahoe.
Harry and Tonto
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Writing Credits: Josh Greenfield and Paul Mazursky
Stars: Art Carney, Rene Enriquez and Herbert Berghof.
20th Century Fox
Harry Coombes decides to go on a cross country odessey. His only companion, his cat Tonto. Locations include Downtown hotels and casinos. Carney won a Best Actor Oscar for this role.
1975:
Bite the Bullet
Directed by Richard Brooks
Writing Credits: Richard Brooks
Stars: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen and James Coburn
At the turn of the century a newspaper sponsors an endurance race: 700 miles. Who will win? Filmed throughout the Southwest with locations including Lake Mead and Valley of Fire State Park. Look for local politician Darwin Lamb in a cameo.
Las Vegas Lady
Directed by: Noel Nosseck
Writing Credits: Walter Dallenbach
Stars: Stella Stevens, Stuart Whitman and George DiCenzo
Crown International Pictures
Another casino heist film this one filmed at Caesars Palace. Includes other Strip locales as well.
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Directed by: Dick Richards
Writing Credits: John Kaye
Stars: Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman and Mackenzie Phillips. Supporting cast includes Louis Prima and Sam Butera.
Warner Brothers
A driving instructor is kidnapped by two women who force him to drive them cross country so they can find stardom and fame. Locations include Las Vegas.
1977:
Damnation Alley
Directed by: Jack Smight
Writing Credits: Alan Sharp
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard and Dominique Sand. Look for Murray Hamilton as General Landers (uncredited)
20th Century Fox
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel cross country in search of other survivors. Features several Las Vegas casinos buried in the sand.
The Gauntlet
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Writing Credits: Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke and Pat Hingle. Then local politician Darwin Lamb plays the Police Captain.
Warner Brothers
A tough cop and a lady named Gus must travel from Las Vegas to Phoenix so that she can testify in a mob trial. Locations include Downtown, the Strip and Boulder Highway.
Grand Theft Auto
Directed by: Ron Howard
Writing Credits: Rance and Ron Howard,
Stars: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan and Barry Cahill
New World Pictures
See the greatest cars in the world destroyed. Directorial debut by Ron Howard is filmed almost entirely in Las Vegas.
1978:
Corvette Summer
Directed by: Matthew Robbins
Writing Credits: Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins
Stars: Mark Hamill, Annie Potts and Eugene Roche
MGM
A young man's corvette is stolen and he vows to find it. Filmed almost entirely in Las Vegas. Wonderful use of locales. Great look at Las Vegas in the late 1970s.
1979:
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Writing Credits: Don Tait
Stars: Tim Conway, Don Knotts and Tim Matheson
The Apple Dumpling Gang returns in this sequel. Locations include the desert area around Southern Nevada.
The Electric Horseman
Directed by: Sidney Pollack
Writing Credits: Shelley Burton, Paul Gaer adn Robert Garland
Stars: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda and Valerie Perrine. Valerie Perrine was a showgirl with the Lido de Paris at the old Stardust before her big break in movies. Local newscaster Red McIlvaine plays one of the news reporters. Local impresario and civil rights activist Bob Bailey also plays a news reporter.
Columbia Pictures
A rodeo star tries to make a comeback. This is the movie with the famous scene of Redford. wearing a suit covered in lights, riding a horse through Caesars Palace. Other locales the Strip and surrounding desert areas.
Going in Style
Directed by: Martin Brest
Writing Credits: Edward Cannon, Martin Brest
Stars: George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. Local showgirl Betty Bunch plays the restaurant cashier.
Warner Brothers
Three old friends plan a heist in Las Vegas. Location shooting includes the Aladdin Hotel (now Planet Hollywood)
Players
Directed by: Anthony Harvey
Writing Credits: Arnold Schulman
Stars: Ali McGraw, Dean Paul Martin nad Maximilian Schell. Look for an uncredited Liv Ullman.
Paramount Pictures
A young tennis player falls for the mistress of a tycoon. Includes various scenes in Las Vegas including Caesars Palace.
1980:
Melvin and Howard
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Writing Credits: Bo Goldman
Stars: Jason Robards, Paul LeMat and Mary Steenburgen
Universal Pictures
A small town guy picks up a hitch-hiker who turns out to be Howard Hughes. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas, Goodsprings and Reno.
1982:
Fake-Out
Directed by: Matt Cimber
Writing Credits: Matt Cimber and John Goff
Stars: Pia Zadora, Telly Savalas and Desi Arnaz, Jr. Local showgirl Betty Bunch makes another screen appearance this time as the Slot Lady. Local performers Phil Ford and Mimi Hines play a couple of campers. Crooner Nelson Sardelli plays Danny Parelli. George Savalas (Telly's brother) plays the Pit Boss. Sammy Shore (father of Pauly and creator of the Comedy Store) plays the waiter. Meshulam Riklis (Zadora's then-husband and then-owner of the Riviera) plays Spiveck.
905 Productions
A gangster's girlfriend hangs out at the Riviera while she waits to testify. Shot mainly at the Riviera.
Funny Money
Directed by James Kenelm Clarke
Writing Credits: James Kenelm Clarke
Stars: Gregg Henry, Elizabeth Daily and Gareth Hunt.
Norfolk International Pictures
A crime caper that goes awry. Opening was shot at Michael Gaughan's Royal Casino (now the Greek Isle).
Gamble on Love
Directed by: Jim Balden
Stars: Ellen Crawford, Beverly Garland and Louis Jordan
A love story that takes place in a casino. Only Las Vegas footae appears to be that of the Strip.
Koyaanisqatsi
Directed by: Godfrey Reggio
Writing Credits: Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig
A documentary with no conventional plot. Includes footage of Las Vegas.
Lookin' To Get Out
Directed by Hal Ashby
Writing Credits: Al Schwartz and Jon Voight
Stars: Jon Voight, Ann-Margaret and Burt Young. Look for a very young Angelina Jolie as Tosh. Also Sigfried and Roy appear as Magicians. Performers Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy appear as tourists.
Paramount Pictures
Two gamblers leave New York because one lost too much money and they head to Las Vegas. Filmed mostly in Las Vegas, locales include the original MGM Hotel (now Balley's) and the Frontier Hotel.
One From the Heart
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Writing Credits: Francis Ford Coppola and Armyan Bernstein
Stars: Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest and Raul Julia
American Zoetrope/Columbia Studios
A couple in Las Vegas have a fight and break up amid the back drop of Las Vegas. Filmed mainly on a soundstage with wonderful reproductions of real neon signs, they did shoot on Fremont Street when it was still Glitter Gulch.
Rocky III
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Writing Credits: Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young and Carl Weathers
United Artists
Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger and Apollo Creed agrees to be his trainer for the rematch. Brief scenes shot at Caesars Palace.
Things Are Tough All Over
Directed by: Thomas K Avildsen
Writing Credits: Tommy Chong and Cheech Martin
Stars: Cheech and Chong
Columbia Pictures
Two car wash attendants are hired to drive a car from Chicago to Las Vegas. A great deal of the film was shot in Las Vegas. Keep an eye out for Rip Taylor.
1983:
Breathless
Directed by: JIm McBride
Writing Credits: Jean-Luc Godard, L.M. Kit Carson and Jim McBride
Stars: Richard Gere, Valerie Kaprisky and Art Metrano
20th Century Fox
A young man has to leave Las Vegas and heads toward Los Angeles. A remake of the famous French New Wave film. Includes such Las Vegas locales as Downtown and the Strip.
Stacy's Knights
Directed by Jim Wilson
Writing Credits: Michael Blake
Stars: Kevin Costner, Andra Millian and Eve Lilith
Crown International Pictures
Also known as Double Down. Notable mainly as Costner's first starring role. A lady addicted to gambling vows to take down the casino where thugs killed her mentor. Filmed mainly in Reno but does have some Las Vegas locales.
1984:
Love Streams
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Writing Credits: Ted Allan
Stars: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes and Diahnne Abbott
Cannon Films
A few days in the life of a writer and his sister. About half way through the film, the film shifts to Las Vegas and includes footage shot at the Imperial Palace.
Oh, God! You Devil!
Directed by: Paul Bogart
Writing Credits: Andrew Berman and Avery Corman
Stars: George Burns, Ted Wass and Ron Silver. Local newscaster Red McIlvaine appears as a poker player as does showgirl, Betty Bunch.
Warner Brothers
George Burns appears as both God and the Devil, in this tale of trying to save a young rocker's soul. About a quarter of the film was shot in Las Vegas with lots of footage of Caesars.
Oxford Blues
Directed by: Robert Boris
Writing Credits: Robert Boris
Stars: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays
MGM/UA
A young hustler cons his way into Oxford University to be near the girl he loves. The opening was filmed at the Dunes Hotel (now the Bellagio).
Starman
Directed by: John Carpenter
Writing Credits: Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen and Charles Martin Smith. Local showgirl Betty Bunch makes another appearance as a truck stop waitress.
Columbia Pictures
An alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him to the meteor crater in Arizona. Location highlights include the Horseshoe Casino (now Binions).
1985:
Beer
Directed by: Patrick Kelly
Writing Credits: Allan Weisbecker
Stars: Loretta Swit, Rip Torn and Kenneth Mars
Orion Pictures
An advertising firm hopes to keep its brewery account with a new advertising campaign. Locations include the Valley of Fire State Park
Delta Pi
Directed by: Kevin Brodie
Writing Credits: Kevin Brodie
Stars: Ruth Gordon, Laura Branigan and Eddie Deezen
Vestron Video
A sorority house mother enters her girls in a mud-wresting contest. Locations include the Maxim Hotel (now the Casualrina).
Fever Pitch
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Writing Credits: Richard Brooks
Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Chad Everett and John Saxon
MGM
A compulsive gambler gets in deep with loan sharks. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas, notable for an appearance by Las Vegas Sun publisher, Hank Greenspun.
Hell Squad
Directed by: Kenneth Hartford
Writing Credits: Kenneth Hartford
Stars: Bainbridge Scott, Glen Hartford and Tina Lederman
Cannon Films
To rescue the son of a diplomat who has been kidnapped by terrorists, a group of Las Vegas showgirls undergo commando training. Imperial Palace showgirls are in the film.
Lost in America
Directed by: Albert Brooks
Writing Credits: Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson
Stars: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagarty and Sylvia Farrel. Look for Garry Marshall in the role of the manager of the Desert Inn (now Wynn).
Warner Brothers
Other locations include Hoover Dam, the Las Vegas Strip and Boulder Highway.
Rocky IV
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Writing Credits: Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Carl Weathers
United Artists
Rocky must defeat a powerful Soviet boxer. In the beginning of the film, we see Rocky in the original MGM Grand Hotel (now Balley's).
1986:
Heat
Directed by: Jerry Jameson
Writing Credits: William Goldman
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Karen Young and Howard Hesseman
Cannon Film Group
Burt Reynolds is a soft-hearted bodyguard with a gambling problem who protects his friends. Filmed entirely in Las Vegas and surrounding areas.
Las Vegas Serial Killer
Directed by: Ray Dennis Steckler
Writing Credits: Ray Dennis Steckler
Stars: Pierre Agostino, Kathryn Downey and Ron Jason
A serial killer targets buxom, young women. Also known as the Hollywood Strangler in Las Vegas. Filmed in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Weekend
Directed by: Dale Trevillion
Writing Credits: Dale Trevillion
Stars: Barry Hickey, Jace Damon and Macka Foley
Pygmalion Productions
A computer nerd, on vacation in Las Vegas, begins winning and finds women are attracted to him. Locations include the Boyd Gaming's California Hotel and Casino.
Stripper
Directed by: Jerome Gary
Writing Credits: Charles Gaines
20th Century Fox
Documentary that focuses on a strippers' convention and a major contest. Locations include the Sahara Hotel and the Imperial Palace.
1987:
Cherry 2000
Directed by: Steve De Jarnatt
Writing Credits: Michael Almereyda and Lloyd Fonvielle
Stars: David Andrews, Jennifer Balgobin and Harry Carey, Jr. Look for Melaine Griffith, Ben Johnson in small roles.
Orion Pictures
This film takes place in 2017. Las Vegas has been abandoned is covered with sand. A man goes searching for the perfect woman only to find he didn't have to travel that far.
Filmed entirely in Nevada. Southern Nevada locations include: Boulder City, Valley of Fire State Park, Beatty, Echo Bay, Lake Mead, Goldfield, Nelson, Rhyolite and Las Vegas.
Iron Eagle
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Writing Credits: Kevin Elders and Sidney J. Furie
Stars: Louis Gossett, Jr, Jason Gedrick and Tim Thomerson
Columbia/Tri-Star
A young man must train to become a pilot so he can rescue his Air Force pilot father. Some of the film was shot at the Valley of Fire State Park.
Jocks
Directed by: Steve Carver
Writing Credits: Michael Lanahan, David Oas
Stars: Scott Strader, Richard Roundtree and Mariska Hargitay
Crown International Pictures
A college tennis coach is told to put together a winning team or else. Filmed in Las Vegas, locales include the Barbary Coast.
Over the Top
Directed by: Menahem Golan
Writing Credits: Stirling Silliphant and Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia and Susan Blakely
Cannon Group
A long-haul trucker enters an arm wrestling contest hoping to change his life. Locations include the Las Vegas Hilton.
1988:
Above the Law
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Writing Credits: Andrew Davis, Steven Pressfield
Stars: Steven Segal, Pam Grier and Henry Silva
Warner Brothers
A cop with a past uncovers a conspiracy. Though filmed in Chicago, the computer convention was shot during the Comdex Expo in Las Vegas.
Dance or Die
Directed by: Richard W. Munchkin
Writing Credits: Richard W. Munchkin
Stars: Roy Keiffer, Rebecca Barrington and Will Cavanaugh
City Lights Home Entertainment
A producer tries to ready his dance troupe for their big break while trying to kick his drug habit. Filmed entirely in Las Vegas.
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Directed by: James Signorelli
Writing Credits: Sam Egan and John Paragon
Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Sally Kellerman and Jeff Conway
New World Pictures
Elvira learns that she has inherited a fortune. Star Cassandra Peterson was a dancer at the Dunes back in the early 1970s. The last part of the film was shot in Las Vegas and has great footage of the Flamingo Hotel from that era.
Hawkeye
Directed by: Leo Fong
Stars: Chuck Jeffreys, George Chung and Troy Donahue
Two cops that don't like each other become partners. Many scenes shot in Las Vegas.
Midnight Run
Directed by: Martin Brest
Writing Credits: George Gallo
Stars: Charles Grodin, Robert DeNiro amd Dennis Farina
Universal Pictures
After jumping bail, an accountant is pursued by the FBI, bounty hunters and the mob. Location footage includes McCarran Airport and the Strip.
Picasso Trigger
Directed by: Andy Sidaris
Writing Credits: Andy Sidaris
Stars: Steve Bond, Dona Speir and Harold Diamond
Malibu Bay Films
A double agent must be stopped. Filmed partially in Las Vegas. Locales include the Sands Hotel (now the Venetian).
Rain Man
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Writing Credits: Ronald Bass
Stars: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Golino
MGM/UA
Two brothers, one autistic, take a road trip. Locations include Caesars Palace and the Las Vegas Strip.
1989:
Cold Heat
Directed by: Ulli Lommel
Writing Credits: Ulli Lommel, Buddy Siegel
Stars: John Phillip Law, Britt Ekland and Robert Sacchi
Falcon Films
A car chase turns deadly. Locations include Whiskey Pete's in Primm (Stateline).
Desert Steel
Directed by: Glenn Gebhard
Writing Credits: Glenn Gebhard
Stars: Pat Berry, Keith Brennan and Tom Brennan. Look for Russ Tamblyn as Tate.
Artist View Entertainment
Race Car adventure set in Las Vegas. Filmed throughout Southern Nevada.
K-9
Directed by: Rod Daniel
Writing Credits: Steven Siegel and Scott Myers
Stars: Jim Belushi, Mel Harris and Kevin Tighe
Universal Pictures
A maverick detective teams with a smart german shepard to track down an elusive criminal. Look quick, there's some brief Las Vegas footage.
Kill Me Again
Directed by: John Dahl
Writing Credits: John Dahl, David Warfield
Stars: Pat Mulligan, Nick Dimitri and Michael Madsen
MGM
A young detective becomes involved with a beautiful woman on the run. Locales include the Las Vegas Hilton, several desert scenes and Overton and Echo Bay.
Speed Zone
Directed by: Jim Drake
Writing Credits: Michael Short
Stars: John Candy, Donna Dixon and Matt Frewer
Orion Pictures
A cross country car race. Brief scenes of McCarran Airport.
Tango & Cash
Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
Writing Credits: Randy Feldman
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell and Teri Hatcher
Warner Brothers
Two of LA's top cops are framed and must clear their names. Shot not only in Los Angeles but also throughout Clark County.
1990:
Another 48 Hrs.
Directed by: Walter Hill
Writing Credits: John Fasano, Jeb Stuart and Larry Gross
Stars: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy and Brion James
Two cops have 48 hours to find a drug dealer. Sequel to "48 Hrs". Partially filmed in Las Vegas.
Little Vegas
Directed by: Perry Lang
Writing Credits: Perry Lang
Stars: Anthony John Denison, Catherine O'Hara and Anne Francis (!). Look for director John Sayles as Mike, Jerry Stiller as Sam and Bob Goldthwait.
IRS Media
A grieving widower moves from New Jersey to a trailer park in Nevada. Locales include Las Vegas and the surrounding desert.
Living to Die
Directed by: Wings Hauser
Writing Credits: Stephen Smoke
Stars: Wings Hauser, Darcy DeMoss, Asher Brauner
A burned-out private detective gets involved in blackmail and murder. Filmed mostly in Las Vegas, locales include many Downtown casinos.
Masters of Menace
Directed by: Daniel Raskov
Writing Credits: Daniel Raskov
Stars: David Rasche, Catherine Bach and Lee Ving. Look for Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, George Wendt and Jim Belushi in small roles.
New Line Cinema
A motorcycle gang travels cross country to bury one of their own. Brief footage of North Las Vegas.
1991:
Bugsy
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Writing Credits: Dean Jennings, James Toback
Stars: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening and Sir Ben Kingsley. Watch for rock and roll impresario Bill Graham as "Lucky" Luciano. Wendy Malick has a brief role.
Columbia/Tri-Star
The story of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Revisionist Las Vegas history. There were hotels and casinos on the Strip and downtown when Bugsy first traveled up the highway. Wonderful looking recreation of downtown in the early 1940s but Fremont Street was paved by then. Includes both vintage and location footage.
Delusion
Directed by: Carl Colpaert
Writing Credits: Carl Colpaert and Kurt Voss
Stars: Jim Metzler, Jerry Orbach and Kyle Secor. Look for Richard Jordan in one of his last roles.
Cineville
An embezzler driving through Southern Nevada picks up two hitch-hikers. Filming locations include Rhyolite, Amargosa Valley and the Maxim Hotel in Las Vegas.
Do or Die
Directed by: Andy Sidaris
Writing Credits: Andy Sidaris
Stars: Pat Morita, Erik Estrada and Dona Speir
Columbia/Tri-Star
Two beautiful American special agents must stay one step ahead of a team of assassins trying to kill them. Las Vegas locales include the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino.
Harley Davidson and the Marlborough Man
Directed by: Simon Wincer
Writing Credits: Don Michael Paul
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson and Chelsea Field
MGM
Two friends try to save their favorite bar. Las Vegas locales include the Dunes Hotel (now the Bellagio).
Hot Shots!
Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Writing Credits: Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft
Stars: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes and Valerie Golino
20th Century Fox
A parody of "Top Gun". Locations include the Dunes Hotel (now the Bellagio).
King Ralph
Directed by: David S. Ward
Writing Credits: Emlyn Williams, David S. Ward
Stars: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole and John Hurt
Universal Pictures
An American slob inherits the throne of England. While filmed mainly in England, the film does have some footage shot on Fremont Street.
The Marrying Man
Directed by: Jerry Rees
Writing Credits: Neil Simon
Stars: Alec Baldwin, Kim Bassinger and Paul Reiser
Buena Vista Pictures
A playboy falls for night-club singer in 1940s Las Vegas.
Beautiful recreation of the El Rancho Vegas Hotel. Controversy over whether the set was built in Arizona or Lancaster, CA. Does include some location footage in Las Vegas. If you want to see what the first real hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip looked like, this is the movie. The El Rancho Vegas burned in 1960. Its location is currently an empty lot on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd South and Sahara.
Queen of Diamonds
Directed by: Nina Menkes
Stars: Tinka Menkas
An alienated blackjack dealer mourns her husband. Filmed partially in Las Vegas.
Steal America
Directed by: Lucy Phillips
Writing Credits: Lucy Phillips, Glen Scantlebury
Stars: Clara Bellino, Christopher Fisher and Kevin Haley
Pacific Film Fund
Three young immigrants go on a road trip to New Orleans. Filmed primarily in San Francisco, they did film the Las Vegas scenes on location.
Vegas in Space
Directed by: Phillip R. Ford
Writing Credits: Doris Fish and Phillip R. Ford
Stars: Matthew Barton, Jennifer Blowdryer and John Canalli
Troma Films
Three soldiers become drag queens and are sent on a secret mission. Filmed mainly in San Francisco, there is some footage of Las Vegas.
1992:
Cool World
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
Writing Credits: Michael Grais and Mark Victor
Stars: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne and Brad Pitt
Paramount Pictures
A comic strip vamp hopes to seduce her creator so she can cross over into the real world. Part animation, part live action. Filmed partly in Las Vegas, look for the Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Deadly Bet
Directed by: Richard W. Munchkin
Writing Credits: Joseph Merhi and Robert Tiffi
Stars: Jeff Wincott, Charlene Tilton and Gary Daniels
PM Entertainment
A gambler tries to buy his way out of the mob. Filmed completely in Las Vegas. Locales include Arizona Charlie's, West.
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Writing Credits: Thom Eberhardt, Peter Elbling and Garry Goodrow
Stars: Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman and Lloyd Bridges
Buena Vista Pictures
A scientist accidentally uses his son in an experiment. Las Vegas locations include Fremont Street, the Pioneer Club, Hard Rock Cafe, Mirage Hotel and Casino and Wet 'n Wild Water Park.
Honeymoon in Vegas
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
Writing Credits: Andrew Bergman
Stars: James Caan, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicholas Cage. Look for UNLV Basketball Coach, Jerry Tarkanian as Sid Feder
Columbia Pictures
A young man loses his girl to a high roller romantic and must win her back. Las Vegas locales include Bally's and the Las Vegas Strip. The Flying Elvi make an appearance.
Pure Country
Directed by: Christopher Cain
Writing Credits: Rex McGee
Stars: George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren and Rory Calhoun
Warner Brothers
A disillusioned country superstar goes in search of happiness. Las Vegas locales include the Mirage Hotel and the National Final Rodeo at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Roadside Prophets
Directed by: Abbe Wool
Writing Credits: Abbe Wool
Stars: John Doe, David Anthony Marshall and Judyth Thurman. Look for Arlo Guthrie as Harvey, Timothy Leary as Salvadore, Don Cheadle as Happy Days Manager and John Cusack as Casper
New Line Cinema
Two bikers go on a road trip to fulfill a dying friend's request. Southern Nevada locales include Lake Mead, Valley of Fire and brief footage of Las Vegas.
Ruby
Directed by John Mackenzie
Writing Credits: Stephen Davis
Stars: Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn and Arliss Howard. Look for David Duchovny as Officer Tippit.
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
A look at Jack Ruby, the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald. Includes vintage stock footage of Las Vegas.
Solar Crisis
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian and Alan Smithee (!)
Writing Credits: Joe Gannon
Stars: Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston and Peter Boyle
Trimark Pictures
Astronauts rush to save Earth from being consumed by a solar flare. Filmed throughout Clark County.
This is My Life
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Writing Credits: Meg Wolitzer, Nora Ephron
Stars: Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis and Gaby Hoffman. Look for Julie Behar as Ruby and Tim Blake Nelson as Dennis.
20th Century Fox
A female stand-up comic tries to juggle fame and raising a family. Shot in Canada and Las Vegas. Locales include the Tropicana and McCarran Airport.
Unbecoming Age
Directed by: Alfredo Rigel, Deborah Ringel
Writing Credits: Meridith Baer and Geof Prysirr
Stars: Diane Salinger, Colleen Camp and George Clooney. Look for Wallace Shawn as Dr. Block.
Castle Hill Productions
A woman tries to escape her stifling marriage by becoming someone else. Las Vegas locales seen briefly. Also known as The Magic Bubble.
Universal Soldier
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Writing Credits: Richard Rothstein and Christopher Leitch
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Jerry Orbach
Columbia/Tri-Star
A group of elite soldiers are more than they seem. Shot primarily in Arizona, the film also includes scenes at Hoover Dam.
1993:
Another Stakeout
Directed by: John Badham
Writing Credits: Jim Kouf
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estavez and Rosie O'Donnell
Buena Vista Pictures
Two cops are joined by an attorney from the DA's office to stakeout a lakeside home. Some scenes filmed at McCarran Airport and downtown.
Best of the Best 2
Directed by: Robert Radler
Writing Credits: Max Strom and John Allen Nelson
Stars: Eric Roberts, Chris Penn and Wayne Newton.
Ascot Video
Two friends vow to avenge a fighter's death. Some brief footage of Las Vegas.
Father Hood
Directed by: Darrell Roodt
Writing Credits: Scott Spencer
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry and Michael Ironside
Hollywood Pictures
A father hopes to make one more big score and be reunited permanently with his kids. Southern Nevada locales include Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire State Park and Fremont Street.
Huck and the King of Hearts
Directed by: Michael Keusch
Writing Credits: Christopher Sturgeon
Stars: Graham Greene, Dee Wallace-Stone and Joe Piscopo
Trimark Pictures
Updated version, based on the novel by Mark Twain, Huck (yes, that Huck) and his friend Jim go searching for Huck's long lost grandfather. Several scenes filmed in Las Vegas.
Indecent Proposal
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Writing Credits: Amy Holden Jones
Stars: Robert Redford, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson
Paramount Pictures
A married woman agrees to have sex with another man for one million dollars. Lots of footage of Las Vegas, especially the Las Vegas Hilton.
Midnight Witness
Directed by: Peter Foldy
Writing Credits: Peter Foldy
Stars: Paul Johansson, Maxwell Caulfied and Karen Moncrieff . Look for Virginia Mayo as Kitty.
Cine 360
Renegade cops take the law into their own hands endangering witnesses to a murder. Brief footage of Las Vegas.
Reckless Kelly
Directed by: Yahoo Serious
Writing Credits: Lulu Pinkus, David Roach
Stars: Yahoo Serious, Hugo Weaving and Melora Hardin. Look for ex-MTV veejay, Nina Blackwood as a gossip reporter.
Warner Brothers
A bank-robber and pop culture hero becomes furious when approached about a buy-out. Filmed primarily in Australia, it does have brief footage of Las Vegas.
1994:
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Directed by: Paul Weiland
Writing Credits: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
Stars: Billy Crystal, Jon Lovitz and Jack Palance
Columbia Pictures
Sequel to "City Slickers". Ending was shot on Fremont Street.
Confessions of a Hitman
Directed by: Larry Leahy
Writing Credits: Tony Cinciripini and Larry Leahy
Stars: James Remar, Michael Wright and Emily Longstreth
Hemdale Home Video
A former hitman steals from the Mob planning to retire in Tahiti but the plan goes awry. Several Southern Nevada locations including the Valley of Fire and Beatty. The end of the movie occurs on Fremont Street with footage of the Plaza, the Golden Nugget and the Four Queens.
8 Seconds
Directed by: John Avildsen
Writing Credits: Monte Merrick
Stars: Luke Perry, Carrie Snodgrass and James Rebhorn. Look for Renee Zellweger as a Buckle Bunny.
New Line Cinema
The Lane Frost Story. Ending was filmed at the National Rodeo Finals at the Thomas and Mack Center at UNLV.
Hard Vice
Directed by: Joey Travolta
Writing Credits: Rich Dillion, Joey Travolta
Stars: Sam J. Jones, Shannon Tweed and James Gammon
A-Mark Entertainment
A group of vice cops try to stop a female serial killer. Filmed primarily at Arizona Charlie's West and the Maxim (now the Westin Casualrina).
I Love Trouble
Directed by: Charles Shyer
Writing Credits: Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer
Stars: Nick Nolte, Julia Roberts and Robert Loggia
Buena Vista Pictures
Competing journalists team up to uncover a myster. Partially filmed in Las Vegas.
Night of the Running Man
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Writing Credits: Lee Wells
Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Scott Glenn and Matthew Laurance. Look for Wayne Newton as August Gurino.
Trimark Pictures
A Las Vegas cab-driver discovers his fare has been murdered and has left a million dollars in his cab. Partially filmed in Las Vegas, locales include Fremont Street.
Road Killers
Directed by: Deran Sarafian
Writing Credits: Tedi Sarafian
Stars: Christopher Lambert, Craig Sheffer and David Arquette
Miramax Films
A close encounter with a killer results in murder and being chased by a carload of maniacs. Filmed in Parker, Arizona and Southern Nevada.
Star Trek: Generations
Directed by: David Carson
Writing Credits: Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman, Ronald Moore, Brannon Braga
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner
Paramount Pictures
Captain Kirk returns from the dead to help save the Enterprise and the galaxy. Locales include the Valley of Fire State Park.
Sword of Honor
Directed by: Robert Tiffi
Writing Credits: Clay Ayers and Robert Tiffi
Stars: Tsuyoshi Abe, Cheryl Archinal and Clay Ayers
PM Entertainment Group
A cop vows revenge on the killers of his former partner. Filmed in and around Las Vegas with locales that include the Continental Hotel.
Twogether
Directed by: Andrew Chiaramonte
Writing Credits: Andrew Chiaramonte
Stars: Nick Cassavetes, Jeremy Piven and Jim Beaver.
Borde Releasing
A young couple struggle to keep their relationship together. Brief footage of Las Vegas includes the Desert Inn Hotel (now the Wynn).
1995:
Bodily Harm
Directed by: James Lemmo
Writing Credits Joseph Whaley and Ronda Barendes
Stars: Linda Fiorentino, Daniel Baldwin and Gregg Henry
Rysher Entertainment
Two detectives try to solve the murder of a Las Vegas dancer. Filmed entirely in Las Vegas.
Casino
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Writing Credits: Nicholas Pileggi
Stars: Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone
Universal Pictures
Loosely based on the true story of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and Tony "the Ant" Spilotro and their days in Las Vegas in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many of the Tangiers Casino scenes were shot in the Riveria Hotel. Other locations include The Peppermill, the Las Vegas Country Club, Paradise Palms neighborhood and McCarren Airport.
Destination Vegas
Directed by: Paul Wynne
Writing Credits: Paul Wynne
Stars: Jennifer Sommerfield, Stephen Polk and Richard Lynch
New Concorde Pictures
An attorney discovers her client is a murderer and flees to Las Vegas with two henchmen in pursuit. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas.
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Directed by: Jack Baran
Writing Credits: Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Nancy Travis and Quentin Tarantino
Rysher Entertainment and Savoy Pictures
Johnny Destiny arrives in Las Vegas and weird things start happening. Is it fate or Destiny? Filmed entirely in Las Vegas.
Funny Bones
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
Writing Credits: Peter Chelsom and Peter Flannery
Stars: Jerry Lewis, Oliver Platt and Leslie Caron (?). Look for Oliver Reed, Christopher Guest and Ruta Lee.
Hollywood Pictures
A young comedian wants to break into the big-time but discovers he still has some learning to do. Filmed in England and in Las Vegas. Several Las Vegas showgirls appear in this film.
Get Shorty
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writing Credits: Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank
Stars: John Travolta, Rene Russo and Gene Hackman. Look for Harvey Keitel, Penny Marshall, Alex Rocco and Bette Midler.
MGM
Chili Palmer falls into the movie business. Brief scenes around Las Vegas.
Heat
Directed by: Michael Mann
Writing Credits: Michael Mann
Stars: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Val Klimer. Look for Jeremy Piven as Dr Bob, Patricia Healy as Bosko's date and Bud Cort as Solenko.
Warner Brothers
A professional criminal crew run afoul of the law. Brief scenes filmed in Las Vegas.
Heatseeker
Directed by: Albert Pyun
Writing Credits: Albert Pyun
Stars: Kris Aquilar, Brano Aquino and Downtown Bobby Brown.
Trimark Pictures
Cyborgs battle sometime in the future. Opening scenes were filmed in Las Vegas.
I Shot a Man in Las Vegas
Directed by: Keoni Waxman
Writing Credits: Keoni Waxman
Stars: John Stockwell, Janeane Garofalo and Brian Drillinger
Lakeshore Entertainment
After a night of drinking, someone ends up dead and the rest of the group panics. Shot in Los Angeles, Reno and Las Vegas.
Leaving Las Vegas
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Writing Credits: John O'Brien, Mike Figgis
Stars: Nicholas Cage, Elizabeth Shue and Julian Sand. Look for R. Lee Emery as a conventioneer, Mariska Hargitay as a hooker, Laurie Metcalf as a landlady, Lou Rawls as a concerned cabbie, director Bob Rafelson as a man at the mall and Julian Lennon as a bartender.
MGM/UA
An alcoholic, determined to drink himself to death, falls in love. Filmed in Laughlin (interior casino scenes), Las Vegas locales include the Glass Pool Motel (now gone) and the Las Vegas Strip. Nicholas Cage won a Best Actor Oscar for this role.
Leprechaun 3
Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Writing Credits: David DuBos, Mark Jones
Stars: Warwicke Davis, Michael Callen and Lee Armstrong
Trimark Pictures
A leprechaun wrecks havoc on a group of gamblers in Las Vegas. Partially filmed in Las Vegas.
Showgirls
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Writing Credits: Joe Eszterhas
Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon
Carolco Pictures
A young dancer runs away from home hoping to find fame and fortune in Las Vegas. Filming locations include: Cheetah's Topless Club on Western, Riviera Hotel, Spago in the Forum Shops (Caesars Palace), the Stardust (now gone) and Versace's in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.
Stripper
Directed by: Gary Dean Orona
Writing Credits: Gary Dean Orona
Stars: Tane McClure, Steve Tietsort and Monique Parent
New City Releasing
A stripper's wealthy patron dies leaving her a bundle of money. Filmed around Southern Nevada and Death Valley.
Synthetic Pleasures
Directed by: Ira Lee
Documentary investigates the cutting edge technologies of the day. Locations include the Luxor Hotel and Casino and the Little White Wedding Chapel.
To the Limit
Directed by: Raymond Martino
Writing Credits: Raymond Martino and William Stroum
Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, Joey Travolta and Branscombe Richmond
An ex-CIA agent seeks revenge for the murder of her husband. Locations include Arizona Charlie's West and Hoover Dam.
Virtual Combat
Directed by: Andrew Stevens
Writing Credits: William C. Martell
Stars: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Dawn Ann Billings and Rip Taylor. Look for Stella Stevens as Mary. Locations include Hoover Dam and some casino footage.
1996:
Beyond Desire
Directed by: Dominique Othenin-Girard
Writing Credits: Dale Trevillion
Stars: William Forsythe, Kari Wuhrer and Leo Rossi
Beyond Pictures
An ex-con is trying to get the million dollars he knows is stashed somewhere in Las Vegas. Who will find the money first? Locales include the Neon Graveyard, Hoover Dam and glimpses of the La Concha (now gone), Vacation Village (now gone) and the Riviera.
Black Moon Rising
Directed by: Harley Cokeliss
Writing Credits: John Carpenter and William Grey
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton and Robert Vaughn
A professional thief is hired by the Feds to steal a data tape from a company under investigation. A short scene was filmed on Las Vegas Blvd.
Bogus
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Writing Credits: Jeff Rothberg and Francis X. McCarthy
Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu and Haley Joel Osment
A circus performer dies and her seven year old son must live with his aunt. Includes footage shot in Las Vegas.
Day of the Warrior
Directed by: Andy Sidaris
Writing Credits: Andy Sidaris
Stars: Kevin Light, Cristian Letelier and Julie Strain.
Has something to do with criminals and the Legion to Ensure Total Harmony and Law. Was partially filmed at the Maxim Hotel (now the Westin Casualrina)
Feeling Minnesota
Directed by: Steven Baigelman
Writing Credits: Steven Baigelman
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz and Vincent D'Onofrio
An ex-con and his brother fight for the same woman. The end of the movie was shot in Las Vegas and includes footage of the Stardust Hotel (now Echelon Place).
For Which He Stands
Directed by: Nelson McCormick
Writing Credits: Gianni Russo
Stars: William Forsythe, Maria Conchita Alonso and Robert Davi. Ed McMahon plays the Governor of Nevada, local attorney Ed Bernstein plays a Gaming Commissioner and comic Marty Allen has a cameo.
A man tries to keep his wife and child out of danger while battling some mean and unsavory groups. Film was partially shot in Las Vegas. Gianni Russo, the screenwriter, played Carlo, Marlon Brando's son-in-law in "The Godfather"
The Great White Hype
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
Writing Credits: Tony Hendra adn Ron Shelton
Stars: Samuel L Jackson, Jeff Goldblum and Peter Berg.
A boxer's promoter goes looking for someone to beat the champ. Majority of the film was shot in Las Vegas with highlights from the MGM Grand.
Independence Day
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Writing Credits: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
Stars: Bill Pullman, Will Smith and Randy Quaid
Aliens, with no sense of humor, attack earth. Supposedly has scenes that were shot out at Area 51 (Groom Lake).
Love Always
Directed by: Jude Pauline Eberhard
Writing Credits: Sharlene Baker and Jude Pauline Eberhard
Stars: Marisa Ryan, Moon Unit Zappa and Beverly D'Angelo
A struggling actress hits the road hoping to find a better life. Partially filmed in Las Vegas at various casinos.
Mars Attacks!
Directed by: Tim Burton
Writing Credits: Jonathan Gems
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Sylvia Sidney and Lukas Haas. Also features Tom Jones, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Joe Don Baker. Las Vegas showgirl Betty Bunch has a cameo as a nun.
Martians invade the earth with some cool weapons and a wicked sense of humor.
Locations include the Landmark and its implosion (now a parking lot for the Convention Center), the Luxor and a great Neon graveyard that was created using Yesco signs.
Navajo Blues
Directed by: Joey Travolta
Writing Credits: Richard Dillion
Stars: Steven Bauer, Irene Bedard and Charlotte Lewis
A police detective has to testify against a cop killer who happens to be the son of a Las Vegas mobster. Filmed mainly in Las Vegas.
Sexual Roulette
Directed by: Gary Graver
Writing Credits: Sean McGinly
Stars: Tane McClure, Tim Abell and Gabriella Hall
A couple loss their money while gambling and the husband pays off the debt by doing certain favors while his wife is unaware.
Sgt. Bilko
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Writing Credits: Nat Kiken and Andy Beckerman
Stars: Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd and Phil Hartman
Remake of the popular 1950s television show starring Phil Silvers. Casino shots were filmed at the Mirage Hotel.
Swingers
Directed by: Doug Liman
Writing Credits: Jon Favreau
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston and Heather Graham. Dean Martin's daughter, Deena has a role.
Three wanna be actors become regulars in the lounge scene. Las Vegas locations include the Fremont Hotel, its Paradise Buffet and the Stardust Hotel (now Echelon Place).
That Thing You Do!
Directed by Tom Hanks
Writing Credits: Tom Hanks
Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler and Steve Zahn. Look for a young Charlize Theron as Tina and Giovanni Ribisi as Chad.
A band from the Mid-West becomes a sensation in 1964 with a hit record. Don't blink or you'll miss the wedding chapel scene filmed in Las Vegas. Also has footage of Boulder City and Henderson.
Wedding Bell Blues
Directed by: Dana Lustig
Writing Credits: Dana Lustig and Annette Goliti Gutierrez
Stars: Illeana Douglas, Paulina Porizkova and Julie Warner. Look for Lounge legend, Cook E. Jar as a card player, Las Vegas showgirl Betty Bunch as the Flower Lady and Miss Debbie Reynolds as herself.
Three friends go to Las Vegas looking for love and marriage. Locations include the Debbie Reynolds Casino (now the Greek Isles) and the Continental Hotel (now Terrible's) as well as part of Debbie Reynolds' nightclub act.
The Winner
Directed by: Alex Cox
Writing Credits: Wendy Riss
Stars: Rebecca DeMornay, Vincent D'Onofrio and Delroy Lindo.
Village Roadshow
A guy goes on a winning streak in Las Vegas and soon becomes the target for people trying to steal his winnings. Locations include the Liberace Museum and some local footage.
1997:
Anaconda
Directed by: Luis Llosa
Writing Credits: Hans Bauer and Jim Cash
Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Jon Voight
A film crew is taken hostage and forced to help an insane hunter search for the world's largest snake. Brief scenes filmed in Las Vegas.
Arlette
Directed by: Claude Zidi
Writing Credits: Claude Zidi and Josiane Balasko
Stars: Josiane Balasko, Christopher Lambert and Ennio Fantastichini
An actor owes major money to the Vegas mob. Filmed in Las Vegas.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Directed by: Jay Roach
Writing Credits: Mike Myers
Stars: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley and Michael York.
A 1960s era secret agent is unfrozen and brought back to oppose his old nemesis.
Locations include the Imperial Palace, the Riviera, the Stardust (now Echelon Place) and the Valley of Fire State Park.
Badge of Fear
Directed by: Roberto Tenura
Writing Credits:Lee Braddock
Stars: Josie Davis, Daminel Matmor and David Ellsworth
A policewoman falls for the actor she is supposed to protect. Filmed in Las Vegas.
The Bible and Gun Club
Directed by: Daniel J. Harris
Writing Credits: Daniel J. Harris
Stars: Pamela Ackerman, Robert Blumenthal and Pamela Demorest.
A group of salesmen take a road trip to their national sales meeting. Filmed in Las Vegas with highlights including the Plaza Hotel and its rooftop pool.
Bikini Traffic School
Directed by: Gary Graver
Writing Credits: Kim Read
Stars: Shayna Ryan, Maureen Flaherty and Shari Eckert
Three sisters discover that their Aunt Velma will have to close her Traffic School unless it can turn a profit. Opening sequence was shot in Las Vegas.
Breakdown
Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
Writing Credits: Jonathan Mostow
Stars: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan
A husband and wife moving to California suffer car problems in the desert. A trucker comes along and offers to take the wife to the nearest diner. Instead, he kidnaps her. Locations include Nelson's Landing in Southern Nevada.
Con Air
Directed by: Simon West
Writing Credits: Scott Rosenberg
Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich
A convict and former US Ranger on his way home to his wife and child is aboard a plane that is hijacked by the other felons aboard. Locations include the Hard Rock Cafe and the Sands Hotel (now the Venetian).
Dumb Luck in Vegas
Directed by: Raymond Martino and Joey Travolta
Writing Credits: Richard Dillion, Raymond Martino and Joey Travolta
Stars: Joey Travolta, Robert Gallo and Jeff Conaway
A lounge singer is framed for murder and must prove his innocence. Locations include several scenes filmed in Las Vegas.
Fools Rush In
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Writing Credits: Katherine Reback
Stars: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek and Jon Tenny
A couple from different cultures fall in love and get married. Locations include Henderson, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and Las Vegas. Highlights include Caesars Palace.
Sparkler
Directed by: Darren Stein
Writing Credits: Catherine Eads and Darren Stein
Stars: Park Overall, Veronica Cartwright and Jamie Kennedy
A woman catches her husband with another woman and heads to Las Vegas to find a better life. Filmed in Las Vegas.
Truth or Consequences, NM
Directed by: Keifer Sutherland
Writing Credits: Brad Mirman
Stars: Vincent Gallo, Mykelti Williamson and Keifer Sutherland
A drug deal goes south causing a foursome to go on the run. Locations include Fremont Street and the Oasis Casino in Mesquite.
Vegas Vacation
Directed by: Stephen Kessler
Writing Credits: Elisa Bell
Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid. Cameos by Siegfried and Roy, Sid Caesar, Wallace Shawn, Wayne Newton and Siegfried and Roy's manager Bernie Yuman.
The Griswolds go to Las Vegas. Locations include Hoover Dam, Chapel of the Bells, the MGM Hotel, the MGM Garden Arena, Klondike Inn (now gone), Mirage, the Riviera, Fremont Street, the Neon Graveyard, McCarran International Airport and Jean, Nevada.
1998:
Dance with Me
Directed by: Randa Haines
Writing Credits: Daryl Matthews
Stars: Vanessa Williams. Chayanne and Kris Kristofferson
A young man from Cuba and a young woman named Ruby prepare for the World Open Dance Championship in Las Vegas. Partially filmed in Las Vegas. Locations include the Monte Carlo Hotel.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Writing Credits: Hunter S. Thompson (book), Terry Gilliam
Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Torro and Tobey Maguire
Universal Pictures
An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for fun. Filmed partially in Las Vegas including Fremont Street, the Strip, the Riviera, the Stardust and Goodsprings.
Girls' Night
Directed by: Nick Hurran
Writing Credits: Kay Mellor
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Julie Walters and Kris Kristofferson
Granada Pictures
Two best friends in England decide to take the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas. Filmed mainly in Las Vegas.
Jane Austen's Mafia
Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Writing Credits: Jim Abrahams
Stars: Jay Mohr, Billy Burke and Christina Applegate. Look for Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford and Alex Trebek.
A spoof of The Godfather by the guys who brought you "Airplane". Mainly shot in Reno, there are some scenes shot in Southern Nevada.
Lethal Weapon 4
Directed by: Richard Donner
Writing Credits: Channing Gibson
Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci
Riggs adn Murtaugh battle a Chinese crimelord with a little help from their friends. Locations include the highway scenes that were shot in Las Vegas.
Mob Law: A Film Portrait of Oscar Goodman
Directed by: Paul Wilmshurst
Writing Credits: Paul Wilmshurst
Stars: Oscar Goodman
Documentary on mob lawyer turned mayor, Oscar Goodman.
My Giant
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Writing Credits: David Seltzer
Stars: Billy Crystal, Kathleen Quinlan and Gheorghe Muresan. Judy Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft appears as Joanna.
An agent discovers a 7 ft giant of a man in Romania and tries to make him a star. Locations include Fremont Street.
Very Bad Things
Directed by: Peter Berg
Writing Credits: Peter Berg
Stars: Jon Favreau, Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz
A group of friends go to Las Vegas for a bachelor party and things go horribly wrong. Roughly one-third of this movie was shot in Las Vegas.
1999:
Anywhere but Here
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Writing Credits: Mona Simpson and Alvin Sargent
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman and Hart Bochner
A mother and daughter take a road trip while searching for understanding. Scenes filmed in Red Rock Canyon.
Baby Geniuses
Directed by: Bob Clark
Writing Credits: Bob Clark and Greg Michael
Stars: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd and Kim Cattrall
Baby geniuses escape from an evil scientist. Some scenes filmed at Circus Circus.
Deadly Currency
Directed by: Marque Case Chantal
Writing Credits: Marque Case Chantal and Lawrence Miller
Stars: Deron McBree, William Smith and Traci Adell
MRG Entertainment
Gamblers, angry sons, corrupt federal agents all scheme to take the house on Superbowl Sunday. Brief scenes in some Las Vegas casinos.
Held Up
Directed by: Steve Rash
Writing Credits: Jeff Eastin
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long and Barry Corbin
A regular guy is part of a hostage situation.
Go
Directed by: Doug Liman
Writing Credits: John August
Stars: Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley and Suzanne Krull
A drug deal goes bad as told by the particpants. Locations include the New Frontier and the Riviera.
Play It to the Bone
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Writing Credits: Ron Shelton
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson and Lolita Davidovich. Steve Lawrence (sans Eydie), makes a cameo appearance. Bob Arum, the man who is credited with bringing boxing to Las Vegas, appears as a ringside fan. Others to look out for Buddy Greco, Tony Curtis and George Foreman
Two aging boxers travel to Las Vegas hoping to find some salvation. Filmed primarily in Las Vegas.
2000:
What Planet Are You From?
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Writing Credits: Gary Shandling and Michael Leeson
Stars: Gary Shandling, Annette Benning and John Goodman
An alien must find a woman on earth to have his baby otherwise his planet will be no more. Brief scenes filmed in Las Vegas.
2001:
America's Sweethearts
Directed by: Joe Roth
Writing Credits: Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan
Stars: Catherine Zeta Jones, John Cusack and Julia Roberts.
A well-known film couple decide to break up. Partially filmed in Las Vegas, highlights include the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas and Henderson.
Bandits
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Writing Credits: Harley Peyton
Stars: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thorton adn Cate Blanchett
Two bank robbers fall in love with the woman they have kidnapped. Partially filmed in Las Vegas.
Ocean's Eleven
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Writing Credits: Ted Griffin
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Don Cheadle. Look for Siegfried and Roy, Wayne Newton, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme as Boxing spectators, Henry Silva and Angie Dickinson (stars in the original film) as Boxing spectators and Siegfried and Roy manager, Bernie Yuman as the High Roller Guy.
Updated version of the 1960s classic. Shot primarily in Las Vegas, highlights include the Bellagio and the Strip. Casino vault and casion interiors were shot in a studio in Florida. Casino offices were shot at Universal Studios and Warner Brothers.
The Mexican
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Writing Credits: JH Wyman
Stars: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini. Look for Steve Rossi of Rossi and Allen fame, as the Vegas MC.
A man tries to return an antique gun across the border while his girlfriend pressures him to change his thieving ways. Las Vegas footage includes shots of the Belz Outlet Mall on Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Rat Race
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
Writing Credits: Andy Beckerman
Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr, Seth Green and Whoopi Goldberg.
An updated version of "It' a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". Partially filmed in Las Vegas, highlights include the Venetian Hotel.
3,000 Miles to Graceland
Directed by: Demian Lichtenstein
Writing Credits: Richard Recco and Demian Lichtenstein
Stars: Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell and Courtney Cox
A gang of ex-cons rob a casino during a Elvis Look-a-like convention. Partially filmed in Las Vegas and out at Nelson's Landing. The airplane wreckage is still there.
2002:
Angel Blade
Directed by: David Heavener
Writing Credits: David Heavener
Stars: David Heavener, Marc Singer and Margot Kidder. Watch for Bob Stupak billed as Man and Mayor Oscar Goodman playing himself.
A cop at the end of his rope must find who is killing all pregnant hookers. Filmed entirely in Las Vegas.
American Gun
Directed by: Alan Jacobs
Writing Credits: Alan Jacobs
Stars: James Coburn, Virginia Madsen and Barbara Bain
A father travels across the country in search of the killer of his daughter. Patially filmed in Las Vegas.
2003:
Becoming Marty
Directed by: Rodney Anthony Beckwith
Writing Credits: Rodney Anthony Beckwith
Stars: Anthony Michael Jones, Lisa Thornhill and Kimberlin Brown. Partially filmed in Las Vegas.
2004:
Asleep at the Wheel on the Road to Nowhere
Directed by: Takae Hoshina
Writing Credits: Takae Hoshina
Stars: Saleh Ashumov, JC Brandy and Kritian Capalik
A young man on the run meets two strangers. Partially filmed in Las Vegas.
Auto Matrimony
Directed by: Matthew E. Alper
Writing Credits: Matthew E. Alper
Stars: Marc Girard and Kristen Gilmartin
A couple decides to get married. Filmed mainly in Las Vegas.
Ocean's 12
Directed by: Steve Soderbergh
Writing Credits: Geprge Nolfi
Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt
The crew returns for this sequel. Partially shot in Las Vegas.
2005
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2006:
Alpha Dog
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Beaumont Bixby
8 of Diamonds
2007:
Smoking Aces
Ocean's 13
Sources:
Mike Weatherford, Las Vegas Review Journal Entertainment Columnist
Internet Movie Database
Gary Duval's website: http://www.intercomm.com/koala/book.htm
