A list of movies filmed in
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, and surrounding areas.
Listed below are a further collection of TV series and movies that have been partially filmed in Alice Springs.
*''Audrey Napanangka'' (2022) documentary
*''The Blue Planet'' (2000) TV series
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Bush Mechanics
''Bush Mechanics'' is a humorous 2001 television docudrama series directed by David Batty and Francis Jupurrurla Kelly and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association (now Pintubi Anmatjere Warlpiri (PAW) Media), featuring an Aboriginal Australi ...
'' (2001) (mini) TV series
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Double Trouble'' (2006) TV series
*''Familie på farten - med farmor i Australien (2005) TV series
*:... Familie på farten (2005) (Denmark: promotional title)
*''Here Comes the Neighbourhood'' (2005) TV series
*''Soldier Soldier'' (1991) TV series
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
'' (1994)
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The Alice'' (2004) (TV)
*''Equipaje, lista de espera, pasaporte, souvenir'' (1994)
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Evil Angels'' (1988)
*:...a.k.a. ''A Cry in the Dark'' (1988) (International title)
*''G'Day LA'' (2007)
*''Journey Out of Darkness'' (1967)
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Kangaroo Jack
''Kangaroo Jack'' is a 2003 buddy comedy film produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by David McNally with a screenplay by Steve Bing and Scott Rosenberg from a story by ...
'' (2003)
*''The Last Frontier'' (1986) (TV)
*''Outback Stripper'' (2001) (TV)
*''Phantom Stockman'', The (1953)
*:...a.k.a. ''Return of the Plainsman'' (1953) (USA)
*''Pine Gap'' (2018) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation & Netflix TV)(Australia)
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Quigley Down Under
''Quigley Down Under'' is a 1990 western film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman, and Laura San Giacomo.
Plot
Matthew Quigley is an American cowboy with a specially modified rifle with which he can shoot accurately a ...
'' (1990)
*:...a.k.a. ''Quigley'' (1991) (Australia)
*:...a.k.a. ''Quigley Down Under'' (1990) (Australia)
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Walkabout
Walkabout is a rite of passage in Australian Aboriginal society, during which males undergo a journey during adolescence, typically ages 10 to 16, and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and traditiona ...
'' (1971)
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Welcome to Woop Woop
''Welcome to Woop Woop'' is a 1997 Australian comedy film directed by Stephan Elliott and starring Johnathon Schaech and Rod Taylor. The film was based on the novel ''The Dead Heart'' by Douglas Kennedy. "Woop Woop" is an Australian colloquiali ...
'' (1997)
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Who Killed Baby Azaria?
''The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain'' is a 1983 Australian television docufilm about the Azaria Chamberlain case.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 45
Michael Thornhill later said that ...
'' (1983) (TV)
*:...a.k.a. ''The Dingo Baby Case'' (1983) (TV)
*:...a.k.a. ''The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain'' (1983) (TV)
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Socrates in Love
is a 2001 Japanese melodrama novel, written by Kyoichi Katayama and published by Shogakukan, which revolves around narrator Sakutaro Matsumoto's recollections of a school classmate whom he once loved.
It is also known as , which author Kat ...
'', also known as ''Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World'', is a Japanese film that used Alice Springs as its filming location. The television series ''
Star Trek: Enterprise
''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...
'' used Alice Springs as the location of an astronaut survival training station.
See also
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Cinema of Australia
The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which have received internati ...
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List of Australian films
1890s–1930s
Australian filmmakers were at the forefront of cinema and film, having created what is considered the first feature-length narrative film with the release of ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' and other early films by directors Jo ...
References
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Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
Films, Alice Springs
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
Films
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...