#PSYCHO 1998 FILMING LOCATIONS MOVIE#

The strange planet in '2001: A Space Odyssey' is (again) the dreamlike Monument Valley and Yuma's stark landscape cameos in 'Return of the Jedi.' Glen Canyon and Page set the scene for 'Planet of the Apes' (the 1968 original and 2001 remake).

In John Carpenter's 'Starman,' Jeff Bridges makes a desperate run for Meteor Crater, while humans fend off aliens in Tim Burton's star-studded 'Mars Attacks!,' filmed in Kingman. You might be surprised to learn that Arizona is a veritable 'where's-where' for sci-fi flicks. Old Tucson Studios: Tour the grounds where hundreds of classic Western movies were filmed.Just be sure to call ahead for advance reservations.

#PSYCHO 1998 FILMING LOCATIONS MOVIE#

Gammon's Gulch: You can visit this active movie set, which depicts a 1800s-1930s Western town.

Old Tucson Studios became the epicenter for Westerns starting in 1939, setting the stage for 300-plus productions, including the John Wayne classics 'Stagecoach' and 'El Dorado.' But filmmakers have ranged the state far and wide to bring the West alive, from Howard Hughes' 'The Outlaw' in Tuba City to Bisbee, where Emilio Estevez tries to spring his baddie buddies in 'Young Guns 2.'

Nearby Canyon de Chelly-the backdrop for Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in 'Sea of Grass'-offers vistas that so perfectly convey the Southwest that director Robert Zemeckis faked the site as being a stone's throw from New Mexico's Very Large Array satellite dishes in the 1997 film 'Contact.' And, yes, it's there in 'Poltergeist 2' as the site of villain Rev. Viewers get a glimpse of Spider Rock at Canyon de Chelly in the title screen for 'Poltergeist 2.' Take movies such as 'My Darling Clementine' with Henry Fonda or 'Back to the Future 3' (OK, a DeLorean was a bit out of place, but you get the idea). The spires of Monument Valley have become the very emblem of the West.

'Jerry Maguire': Sun Devil Stadium at Arizona State University in Tempe serves as the field for the movie's NFL football games.

'Forrest Gump': At Twin Arrows, Tom Hanks' character creates the famous smiley face logo.

Phoenix and Tucson also show up in 'Easy Rider' and 'Transamerica ' while Tempe makes appearances in 'Jerry Maguire ' 'Forrest Gump' features the ghost town of Twin Arrows and, in 'Little Miss Sunshine,' Arizona stands in for New Mexico. Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson set the screen on fire in Tucson and Tempe in the Academy Award-winning 'A Star is Born.' Classic cameosДowntown Phoenix features in the opening scenes of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic, 'Psycho.'ДЄlfred Hitchcock and Gus Van Sant offer quick visuals of downtown Phoenix at the outsets of the 1960 'Psycho' and its 1998 remake. Here's a peek at some of Arizona's best work. When it comes to the silver screen, Arizona does it all, from starring roles in legendary movies to bit parts in indie films. Other enticements for filmmakers? 'The proximity to Los Angeles means that cast and crew can be on set in Arizona and take meetings in L.A. A director who desires an alien planet? The vast badlands near the Petrified Forest will more than suffice. This means that if a film scout seeks 'New England in the fall,' they can find it in Arizona's White Mountains. 'We have the most diverse topography of anywhere in the U.S.,' says Matthew Earl Jones, director of Film & Digital Media for the Arizona Commerce Authority. It's this very thing-the shape-shifting quality of Arizona's geological terrain-that has enticed more than 2,000 productions to film in the state. How many people can pinpoint Amado's cow-skull restaurant in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore?' And who recognizes the Canyon de Chelly backdrop that outperforms the plot in 'Poltergeist 2'? Anyone can recognize a famous skyline in a blockbuster flick, but for movies filmed in Arizona, scene-spotting brings a unique challenge.

Psycho 1998 filming locations