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or the surrounding area: *'' The Houston Story'' (1956) - starring Gene Barry and Barbara Hale (of Perry Mason) *'' Hellfighters'' (1968) - with John Wayne *'' Brewster McCloud'' (1970) – first film to be filmed inside the Astrodome *'' The Getaway'' (1972) – filmed in Huntsville, Texas *''
The Thief Who Came to Dinner ''The Thief Who Came to Dinner'' is a 1973 American comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin. Based on the novel by Terrence Lore Smith, the film stars Ryan O'Neal and Jacqueline Bisset, with Charles Cioffi, Warren Oates, and in an early appearance, J ...
'' (1973) – set and filmed in Houston *'' Sugar Hill'' (1974) - set and filmed in Houston *''
The Sugarland Express ''The Sugarland Express'' is a 1974 American crime drama film directed by Steven Spielberg in his directorial debut. The film follows a woman (Goldie Hawn) and her husband (William Atherton) as they take a police officer (Michael Sacks) hostage a ...
'' (1974) – filmed on location at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Inmate Division Jester III Unit in Sugar Land, Texas *'' Together Brothers'' (1974) - filmed in Galveston, Texas *'' Rollerball'' (1975) – set in Houston but filmed in Bavaria, Germany *'' Futureworld'' (1976) – filmed at the Johnson Space Center facilities and Jones Hall *''
Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...
'' (1976) – filmed inside the Houston Hyatt Regency *''
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' is a 1977 American sports comedy-drama film and a sequel to the 1976 feature film ''The Bad News Bears''. Plot This film picks up the Bears' career a year after their infamous second-place finish in ...
'' (1977) - filmed in the Astrodome as well as Bayland Park on 6400 Bissonnet *''
Murder at the World Series ''Murder at the World Series'' is a 1977 American TV movie starring Lynda Day George, Murray Hamilton, and Karen Valentine and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Plot A psychopath, once rejected for membership of the Houston Astros, plans reveng ...
'' (1977) – made-for-TV film *'' Telefon'' (1977) – set in Houston but filmed on a Hollywood backlot, parts of Los Angeles and inside the Hyatt Regency at 5 Embarcadero in San Francisco *'' FM'' (1978) – filmed at
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in Houston *'' The Swarm'' (1978) - second unit scenes filmed on Memorial Drive, Astrodome, Interstate 45 South/McKinney Street Exit ramp, and the main lobby of 2 Houston Center *'' Texas'' (1980–1982) – daytime soap opera, a spin-off of '' Another World'' *'' Urban Cowboy'' (1980) - Filmed at the old Gilley's in Pasadena, Texas. *'' Murder in Texas'' (1981) – made-for-TV film *'' Student Bodies'' (1981) *'' The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982) – character played by Dom DeLuise was based on KTRK-TV personality Marvin Zindler *'' Terms of Endearment'' (1982) *'' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982) *''
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'' (1983) - set in
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, filmed in and around Houston. Based on the 1981 disappearance and murder of Adam Walsh. *'' Local Hero'' (1983) - filmed in Houston and Scotland * ''
The Man Who Loved Women (1983 film) ''The Man Who Loved Women'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews and Kim Basinger. It is a remake of the 1977 François Truffaut's film ''L'Homme qui aimait les femmes''. It chronicles ...
'' - Blake Edwards movie filmed in Houston. *''
Uncommon Valor ''Uncommon Valor'' is a 1983 American action war film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester and Tim Thomerson. Hackman plays a former U.S. Mar ...
'' (1983) – set in Houston, filmed in California *'' Blood Simple'' (1984) *''
Cutter to Houston ''Cutter to Houston'' is an American medical drama starring Shelley Hack, Jim Metzler, and Alec Baldwin that aired on CBS on Saturday night from October 1 to December 31, 1983 at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series was created by Sandor Stern. Synops ...
'' (1984) *'' Paris, Texas'' (1984) – shot in several cities around Texas, including Houston *'' The Trip to Bountiful'' (1984) – set in Houston but filmed in Dallas *''
Pray for Death ''Pray for Death'' is a 1985 American martial arts film, martial arts action film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Sho Kosugi, James Booth, Norman Burton, Michael Constantine, and, the lead's sons Kane Kosugi, Kane and Shane Kosugi. The pl ...
'' (1985) - set and filmed in Houston *''
Buck James ''Buck James'' is an American medical drama television series created by Paul F. Edwards that aired on ABC from September 27, 1987 until May 5, 1988. Premise Buck James is a middle-aged surgeon at a hospital in Texas who also has a passion for r ...
'' (1987–1988) – based on Dr.
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*'' Houston Knights'' (1987–1988) *''
My Best Friend Is a Vampire ''My Best Friend Is a Vampire'' (also known as ''I Was a Teenage Vampire'') is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Jimmy Huston. The story revolves around a newly made vampire who is trying to live as a "good" vampire and not feed on h ...
'' (1988) *'' Twins'' (1988) – sale of engine set in Houston *''
A Tiger's Tale ''A Tiger's Tale'' is a 1987 American comedy-drama film starring Ann-Margret and C. Thomas Howell, written and directed by Peter Douglas, based on the novel ''Love and Other Natural Disasters'' by Allen Hannay III. Plot Bubber Drumm is a Housto ...
'' (1988) – Rose's house was in
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Full Moon in Blue Water ''Full Moon in Blue Water'' is a 1988 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Gene Hackman and Teri Garr. Plot Floyd owns a bar called the Blue Water Grill in a town of that name on an island off the gulf coast of Texas. He has lost interest ...
'' (1988) – Filmed in Seabrook *''
Blind Fury ''Blind Fury'' is a 1989 American action comedy film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Rutger Hauer, Brandon Call, Terry O'Quinn, Lisa Blount, Randall "Tex" Cobb, and Noble Willingham. The screenplay by Charles Robert Carner is a loosely ba ...
'' (1989) – filmed partially in Houston *''
Cohen and Tate ''Cohen and Tate'' (also known as ''Cohen & Tate'') is a 1989 American thriller film written and directed by Eric Red and starring Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin and Harley Cross. It was Red's feature film debut. The film is considered as a cinemati ...
'' (1989) - Highway portion filmed along Memorial Drive near Allen Parkway *'' For All Mankind'' (1989) – documentary filmed partially in Houston *''
Leningrad Cowboys Go America ''Leningrad Cowboys Go America'' is a 1989 road movie by Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki about the adventures of the Leningrad Cowboys, an eccentric band that travels to the United States to become successful, and combines their brand of p ...
'' (1989) *'' Night Game'' (1989) – filmed in Galveston *'' Akkare Akkare Akkare'' (1990) – Malayalam movie filmed in Houston *''
I Come in Peace ''I Come in Peace'' (released under the alternative title ''Dark Angel'') is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Craig R. Baxley, and starring Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley and Matthias Hues. The film was releas ...
'' (1990) *'' RoboCop 2'' (1990) - set in Detroit, but chiefly filmed in Houston *''
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'' (1991) – filmed in Houston as well as at The Swinging Door BBQ in Richmond, Texas. *'' City of Joy'' (1992) – first scene is set in Houston *'' Sidekicks'' (1992) *'' A Taste for Killing'' (1992) – made-for-TV film *''Wild Wheels'' (1992) - documentary footage dating back to the late 1980s during the
Houston Art Car Parade The Houston Art Car Parade is an annual event in Houston, Texas, featuring a display of all types of rolling art. The first and largest Art Car parade in the world, at any given parade spectators will see cars, bicycles, motorcycles, roller- ...
including artist interviews are seen in the film - some parade footage dates back to 1988 when the parade was co-branded with the
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*'' A Perfect World'' (1993) – filmed in Huntsville *'' The Chase'' (1994) – filmed in the
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area and several highways around the Houston area; one scene also shot in Kemah *'' City of Joy'' (1994) - set in Houston, though not filmed there *'' Jason's Lyric'' (1994) - set in Houston's Third, Fourth, and Fifth Ward including a scene at This Is It! Soul Food Restaurant, a local Houston eatery *'' Reality Bites'' (1994) *''
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'' (1994) *''
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'' (1995) Johnson Space Center (box office #1 film in U.S.) *'' Powder'' (1995) - filmed in Sugar Land, a Houston suburb, and some indoor scenes on a soundstage at Houston Studios in Downtown Houston *'' Don't Look Back'' (1996) – filmed in Galveston, Texas *'' The Evening Star'' (1996) - sequel to '' Terms of Endearment'' (1982) *''
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'' (1996) – Houston is largely destroyed by a nuclear missile *'' SubUrbia'' (1996) – filmed in Houston, Set in Austin, Texas *'' Tin Cup'' (1996) – final tournament shot in
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*'' Prithvi'' (1997) - set in Houston, Texas *'' Selena'' (1997) – Selena's final concert scene is set in the Astrodome, but filmed in San Antonio, Texas *'' Armageddon'' (1998) – filmed at the Johnson Space Center facilities *'' Dance With Me'' (1998) *'' Fifth Ward'' (1998) – filmed in and set in Houston's Fifth Ward *'' Rushmore'' (1998) – written and directed by Houstonian Wes Anderson; filmed at his alma mater, St. John's School, as well as The Kinkaid School *'' Arlington Road'' (1999) – filmed in Pearland, a Houston suburb, and at the University of Houston *'' Mercy'' (2000) *'' Space Cowboys'' (2000) *'' Reba'' (2001-2007) – TV series set in Houston but filmed in Los Angeles *'' Pearl Harbor'' (2001) - San Jacinto Battlefield State Memorial Site *''
Texas Justice ''Texas Justice'' is a syndicated American arbitration-based reality court show. In the program, cases were run by former Houston attorney Larry Joe Doherty, and the program was recorded at the studios of Fox station KRIV (Channel 26) in Ho ...
'' (2001-) – filmed in Houston *'' Houston Medical'' (2002) *'' Tarnation'' (2002) - contains old pictures from Houston *'' Animal Cops: Houston'' (2003-2015) *'' The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron'' (2003) – set in Houston, but filmed in Canada *''
Right on Track ''Right on Track'' is a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was produced by Don Schain, directed by Duwayne Dunham, and written by Sally Nemeth and Bruce Graham. The movie debuted on March 21, 2003 on Disney Channel in the United States. Plot ...
'' (2003) – Disney Channel movie set in Houston, but filmed in Utah *'' Where's the Party Yaar?'' (2003) - also called ''Dude, Where's the Party''; filmed entirely in Houston, about a nerdy Indian student who visits his hip nephew in Houston *'' Friday Night Lights'' (2004) - in the book and real life events, the final game of the Permian High School Team is played at The University of Texas at Austin in
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not the Astrodome of Houston *''
Suburban Madness ''Suburban Madness'' is an American crime drama television film, based on a true story of the Murder of David Lynn Harris, starring Sela Ward as PI Bobbi Bacha of Blue Moon Investigations. It aired on CBS on October 3, 2004. Plot ''Suburban Madn ...
'' (2004) - details the Clara Harris story *''
14 Hours ''Fourteen Hours'' is a 1951 American drama directed by Henry Hathaway, which tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel. The film won critical accla ...
'' (2005) – made-for-TV film set in Houston, but filmed in Canada *'' Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room'' (2005) – documentary about the Enron scandal *'' Volver'' (2006) – Houston is mentioned briefly several times by a woman with cancer as a place where "they cure everything there" *''
Fast Food Nation ''Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'' is a 2001 book by Eric Schlosser. First serialized by ''Rolling Stone'' in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's 1906 muckraking novel ''The Jungle''. The book was ...
'' (2006) – filmed in several US cities, including Houston *'' American Drug War: The Last White Hope'' (2007) – documentary with scenes in Houston *'' Towelhead'' (2007) – set in a Houston suburb, but filmed in Los Angeles *'' Crazy Heart'' (2009) - partly filmed in downtown Houston *'' I Love You Phillip Morris'' (2009) - Set in and around this Houston area with references to Houston locations such as the
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and the
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in Harris County. The real crimes of
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mostly took place in Dallas. Filming happened in Miami, Los Angeles, and Louisiana *'' Mao's Last Dancer'' (2009) - drama about the life of ballet dancer Li Cunxin; partly filmed in Houston at the China Garden Restaurant and JP Morgan Chase Tower downtown, Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and the Wortham Theater Center downtown; mostly filmed in Australia and Nanjing, China *''
The Open Road ''The Open Road'' is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Meredith. It stars Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Jeff Bridges, and Mary Steenburgen and was produced by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Country singer Lyle Lovett and ...
'' (2009) *''
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'' (2011) *'' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011) (box office #1 film in U.S.) *'' Tree of Life'' (2011) – shot in Houston and other cities in Texas; starring Sean Penn and
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*'' My 600-lb Life'' - Filming is done at Dr. Younan Nowzaradan's office located at 4009 Bellaire Blvd. in Southside Place (Houston) *'' Boyhood'' (2014) – directed by
Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...
; shot in Houston, Austin, San Marcos, Big Bend National Park, and other locations in Texas *'' Draft Day'' (2014) *''
Top Five ''Top Five'' is a 2014 American comedy film written and directed by Chris Rock. Produced by Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, the film stars Rock, Rosario Dawson, and Gabrielle Union, and follows New York City comedian and film star Andre Allen (Rock), w ...
'' (2014) *'' God's Not Dead'' (2014) - filmed in Baton Rouge, set in Houston *'' The Martian'' (2015) (box office #1 film in the U.S.) * ''
10 Cloverfield Lane ''10 Cloverfield Lane'' is a 2016 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg in his directorial debut, produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber and written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, and Damien ...
'' (2016) sign that leads to Houston in the end of the movie * ''
Billion Dollar Buyer ''Billion Dollar Buyer'' is an American reality TV show starring American business owner, Tilman Fertitta, CEO and owner of Landry's, Inc. Each hour-long episode features Fertitta traveling the nation to sample new and innovative hospitality produ ...
'' (2016-2018) *'' Look Mom I Can Fly'' (2018) * '' Red Rocket'' (2021) * '' X'' (2022) begins in Houston * '' Top Chef: Houston'' (2022) * '' Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood'' (2022) Set in Houston and the suburb of Clear Lake, featuring
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and Rice University.


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Internet Movie Database – Titles with locations including Houston, Texas, USA
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