There have been many movies filmed in Arizona. From the desert sands of Yuma to the red rocks of Sedona and the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, Arizona has long been a popular place for filming movies. Here are some of my favorites. Can you tell where in Arizona the filming took place?
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 - Wyatt Earp decides to quit being a lawman and join his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona. Stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas.
Lilies of the Field
1963 - An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. Stars Sidney Poitier.Raising Arizona
1987 - When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives get more complicated than they anticipated. Stars Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter. 1987.Major League
1989 - An exotic dancer marries the owner of a baseball club. He does not survive the honeymoon and she is in control of his ball club. Stars Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Rene Russo, Wesley Snipes.Broken Arrow
1995 - High grossing adventure movie includes pilots, aircraft, nuclear bombs and such. Stars John Travolta, Christian Slater.Days of Thunder
1990 - A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level. Stars Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid.Tombstone
1993 - After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone. Stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Dana Delaney.Nurse Betty
2000 - Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star. Stars Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear.Three Kings
1998 - Acclaimed Gulf War action film. Stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube.Traffic
2000 - A judge is appointed to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a heroin addict. Stars Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones.