3 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) fly to Amsterdam so Harold can pursue a budding romance with his neighbor. The pair run into Vanessa (Danneel Harris), Kumar’s ex-girlfriend, and her fiancee, Colton (Eric Winter) in the airport. Harold and Kumar board the plane, and mid-flight, an old woman sees Kumar lighting his new invention, a smokeless bong, and screams “terrorist!”. Air marshals immediately detain both, and the plane returns to Washington, where Ron Fox (Rob Corddry), a neurotic undersecretary of Homeland Security, sends them to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. They escape and decide to travel to Texas in search of Colton with hopes that he will be able to help them through his father, who is connected with several high political officials. After being betrayed by Colton and jumping out of a plane, the pair falls through the ceiling of President George W. Bush’s (James Adomian) home in Texas.

Mad Money (2008)

Three years before getting caught, Bridget (Diane Keaton) lived a comfortable upper class life until her husband Don (Ted Danson) was fired from his position and sunk into debt. Selina, their cleaning lady, suggests Bridget take a job at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. On her first day on the job, Bridget hatches a scheme to steal damaged dollar bills slated for destruction. For her team she chooses Nina (Queen Latifah), who works the dollar bill shredder, and Jackie (Katie Holmes), who takes bill carts from the Secret Service room to the shredding room. Their first robbery is a success. However, they’re emboldened to do it again and again. Once Don and Bridget pay off their debt, Don suggests they stop before they get caught. Tipped off, Bridget and her accomplices begin trying to get rid of all the loot stashed in their houses, but the cops move in before all the evidence is destroyed. Bridget escapes, but the others get caught. Bridget hires a tax attorney to defend them. The lawyer gets Bridget and all her accomplices off the hook for their crimes.

Battle Los Angeles (2011) Los Angeles and other cities around the world are being bombarded by meteors that seem to be slowing down once they hit the earth’s atmosphere. The earth is suddenly being invaded by space aliens that have landed off the shore of Los Angeles, and who begin killing everybody along the beach. The military is ordered into action. Marine Staff Sergeant Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), who was about to retire, is reassigned to a new platoon. The platoon, flown by chopper to the forward operating base at Santa Monica Airport, is being led by a new 2nd Lt. Martinez (Ramon Rodriguez). They are sent on a mission to rescue some civilians who are trapped at the police station within alien territory. They only have three hours to complete their mission and get out before the Air Force bombs that zone. The Shreveport Police Department doubled for LAPD and became ground zero. Other scenes were shot on Texas Street.

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Earl Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a highly respected businessman and was recently named Portland’s “Man of the Year.” He hides a terrible secret however; he is a serial killer known as the Fingerprint Killer. He has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and has kept his addiction to killing under control for two years. But his alter ego, Marshall (William Hurt), has re-appeared and is pushing him to kill again. When he does kill a couple while they are making love, he is seen and photo-graphed by Mr. Smith (Dane Cook), who also has a death and murder fetish. In a parallel story, the police detective (Demi Moore) investigating the murder is having problems of her own. She is going through a messy divorce and a violent criminal who had vowed revenge some years before, has escaped from prison and is after her.

Soul Men (2008)

When R&B legend Marcus Hooks dies suddenly, VH-1 invites his original back up duo, Floyd Henderson (Bernie Mac) and Louis Hinds (Samuel L. Jackson), “The Real Deal,” to appear at a memorial tribute at the Apollo Theater. Floyd, who’s bored in retirement, wants this more than anything. Louis, a philosophical ex-con, does not. Plus, there’s bad blood between them (Louis’s wife Odetta left him to marry Floyd - then left Floyd). Floyd begs, Louis consents but won’t fly, so they leave L.A. in Floyd’s flashy Cadillac with five days to get to New York. On the road, they must get back their vocal chops, renew their friendship, and sort out the past. With Floyd’s bad hip and Louis’ bad kidneys, will they even make it?

Thief (TV Series) Aired 2006

Produced by Norman Morrill (“Early Edition,” “Promised Land,” “The Visitor”), the show revolves around a heist crew lead by Nick Atwater (Andre Braugher - Homicide: Life on the Street) who is planning on doing their biggest heist yet - stealing $30 million from the U.S. government. However, Nick soon has another responsibility, his 14-year-old step-daughter (Mae Whitman). The show also involves a cop (Michael Rooker) who is looking for a way to clean up his crooked image and a killer who has hired the Chinese mafia to settle a score.

True Blood (TV Series)

Alan Ball, creator of Six Feet Under, has created a sexy, scary drama that delves into the meticulously-crafted world of novelist Charlaine Harris. Since a Japanese scientist’s invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many people remain apprehensive about vampires living amongst them in Louisiana.

A local barmaid, Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) understands what it’s like to be an outcast. Cursed with the ability to listen in on people’s thoughts, she’s also open-minded about the integration of vampires. She is especially intrigued by Bill (Stephen Moyer), a handsome 173-year-old living up the road.

W. (2008)

Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the head of state’s rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. Co-written by Stanley G. Weiser, Bush is produced by fellow Stone collaborators Moritz Borman and Jon Kilik, with Elizabeth Banks co-starring as the first lady, James Cromwell as the elder President Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush and Richard Dreyfuss as Vice President Dick Cheney.

Factory Girl (2006)

A waif-like rich girl, Edie Sedgwick, (Sienna Miller) found favor with the celebrity media in the 1960s through her association with pop artist, Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce). The pair of them form the core of a bunch of self-indulgent, unfettered sixties socialites that cling to Warhol, as he holds court at his studio (known as the factory) as they live lives of excess and de-nial. Sedgwicks family is shown in a horrible light and Warhol is por-trayed as an immature, narcissistic leech, constantly looking for rich people to exploit. Christensen plays folk singer, Billy Quinn, a fictional character rumored to be taking the place of Bob Dylan, who appar-ently had a relationship with Sedgwick.

“The Ice Man” (2012) In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon) is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert “Mr. Freezy” Pronge (Chris Evans).

Milam Street, and other downtown streets and alleys in between were locations for a car chase scene with Kuklinski doubling for New Jersey.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) High profile lawyer, Martin Hunter (Michael Douglas) has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor. But when ambitious journalist, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. Romantically involved with C.J., but unaware of his assignment, assistant District Attorney, Ella Crystal (Amber Tamblyn) becomes caught between her boss’s political ambitions and C.J.’s dangerous expose.

“Olympus Has Fallen” (2013) When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President (Aaron Eckhart) is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert disaster. Marshall, Texas, McNeil, and Milam Streets doubled for Washington, DC. These streets were the explosion and sniper scenes. The White House facade was located in Bossier City near CenturyLink Arena.

The Pardon (2009) Toni Jo Henry (Jaime King) is arrested and accused of murdering a man on Valentines Day 1940, following an ill-conceived plan to rob a bank to pay for an appeal of her husband’s murder conviction. With the help of two tax attorneys, Toni Jo fights for her life in a system stacked against her. Because of her beauty, Toni Jo becomes a notorious celebrity, drawing unparalleled media attention. An incredible true story of Toni Jo Henry, a story of love and despair, found in the only woman ever to be electrocuted by the State of Louisiana.

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Convention Center400 Caddo St.,

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Oakland Cemetery Intersection of Milam & Elvis Presley Blvd.,

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B’Nai Zion Templecorner of Cotton & Common Streets in

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Peter’s Grocery1521 Barksdale Blvd.,

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Municipal Auditorium 705 Elvis Presley Blvd,

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The Strand Theatre619 Louisiana Ave.,

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Silver Lake Ballroom900 Market St.,

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Artspace710 Texas St., Shreveport

Caddo Parish Courthouse501 Texas St., Shreveport

Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce

400 Edwards St.,Shreveport

Downtown Shreveport, LA

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5103 Hollywood Ave., Shreveport

LA State Exhibit Museum3015 Greenwood Road,

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Camp Minden

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Downtown Shreveport, LA

N O R T H W E S T L O U I S I A N A

Film Sites From Shreveport to Minden

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For more information please contact:

Arlena Acree Director of Film, Media, and Entertainment505 Travis Street, Suite 200, Shreveport, LA 71101(318) 673-7515 • arlena.acree@shreveportla.gov

Pam GloriosoFilm Liaison620 Benton Road, Bossier City, LA 71111(318) 741-8503 • gloriosop@bossiercity.org

Visit our website at www.shreveport-bossierfilm.com

Lynn DorseyFilm LiaisonWebster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau110 Sibley Road, Minden, LA 71055(318) 377-4240 • lynndorsey@att.net

Information courtesy of:

Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau www.Shreveport-Bossier.org

Webster Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau www.VisitWebster.net

Drive Angry (2010) Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell intent on finding the vicious cult that brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with Piper – a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress with a ‘69 Charger, who’s also seeking redemption of her own. Now, the two of them are hot on the trail of the deadly leader of the cult, all while being pursued by an enigmatic killer who has been sent by the Devil to retrieve Milton and deliver him back to Hell. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days to avoid capture, avenge his daughter’s death, and save her baby before she’s mercilessly sacrificed by the cult. Stars Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner and David Morse.

Trespass (2010) In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family’s estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle, a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion’s renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah. But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their daughter, Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker at their home. Everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives - and their family - intact. Staring Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman and Cam Gigandet.

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2011) The legendary story continues of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic left off in Newt, Texas. Decades later and hundreds of miles away from the original massacre, a young woman named Heather learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from a grandmother she never knew. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars.

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• New York • New Jersey• Guantanamo Bay, Cuba• Portland• Kodiak, Alaska• Miami• Amsterdam• Senegal, Africa• Bering Sea • Los Angeles• Alabama • Maine• Fort Jackson • North Pole

• New Orleans• New Hampshire• Kansas City • Texas• St Louis• Sodom (Biblical City)• Oklahoma• Memphis• Arizona• Washington D.C.• Maryland• Boston• Paris, France

Locations our area has doubled for:

Welcome to our Film Sitesfrom Shreveport-Bossier City to Minden, LA

Film Trail MapWelcome to the Northwest Louisiana Film Trail. This brochure is a self-driving map of tour locations throughout Shreveport-Bossier City and Minden, Louisiana. Over the years, this area of the state “dubbed Hollywood South” has been the backdrop to many major motion pictures, made for television series, commercials and other film projects. Some of the stars that have filmed in our cities include Kevin Costner, Katie Holmes, Denzel Washington, and Queen Latifah to name a few.

Please take this brochure and discover all of the places where some of your favorite movies were made. The signs located at the film sites will describe the location and movie shot there.

By the way, if you see any large white trailers or small yellow signs around town you can be sure that a movie is being filmed nearby. So make sure you bring your camera, because you never know who you may run into.

Diversity…It’s what allows the Shreveport-Bossier and

Minden areas to be Anywhere, World. Whether the story is set in Paris, France; New York City; or even Senegal, Africa, it can be and probably has been shot here in our area. No matter what kind of location the movie industry is looking for, the Shreveport-Bossier area has it. The Shreveport-Bossier Film Office has a reputation for making production easy, with full city government support and streamlined paperwork and permit processing.

We have the rankings to prove it:• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #4 by Movie Maker Magazine (Jan ’09)

• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #3 by Movie Maker Magazine (Jan ’08)

• Shreveport-Bossier ranked #6 by Movie Maker Magazine (Jan ’07)

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The Guardian (2006)

The US Coast Guard’s version of “Top Gun” with a little “An Officer and A Gentleman” thrown in features an aging USCG rescue swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), whose team member is killed in a horrific rescue mission. Immediately prior to this terrible event, his wife (Sela Ward) also announced that she was leaving him. His first love would always be the rescue mission. His commander gives him a choice - quit or take a position as an instructor at the USCG training facility in Louisiana. Reluctantly he takes the position. Here he meets Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), a young man with unlimited potential, but with a secret that seems to hold him back as a team player. Delving into his past, links are found that make him a psychic twin to the older man. Thrown into the midst of the story is a romance with Emily Thomas (Melissa Sagemiller), a local girl. Rescue missions punctuate the beginning and end of the story with the training sessions the center of the film.

My Mom’s New Boyfriend (2008)

Henry (Colin Hanks) is a young FBI agent. During a three-year absence from his home in Shreveport, his mother Marty (Meg Ryan) loses more than 100 pounds, looks great, and to Henry’s embarrassment, has become a party animal. Within a day of Henry’s returning home with his fiancée, Emily (Selma Blair), who’s an FBI profiler, Marty meets Tommy (Antonio Banderas), a suave foreigner. He’s posing as a consultant, but he’s an international art thief, in town to steal “Mother and Son,” a Bernini sculpture. Henry is detailed to head a team keeping his mom’s new boyfriend under surveillance. Love, the law, and filial devotion are set to collide.

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Dark Places (2013)

The story of Libby Day (Charlize Theron), a woman who at the age of 7, survives the massacre of her family and testifies against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, a group obsessed with solving notorious crimes confronts her with questions about the horrific event. Told in a series of flashbacks from the points of view of Libby’s mother, Patty, and her brother, Ben, Libby is forced to revisit that fateful day and to begin to question what exactly she saw - or didn’t see - the night of the tragedy.

Premonition (2006)

The middle-class couple Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) and Jim Hanson (Julian McMahon) lives a wasted and routine relationship with their two daughters in their comfortable house in the suburbs. On a Thursday morning, the local sheriff visits Linda and tells her that her husband died in a car accident on the previous day. On the next morning, when Linda awakes, she finds Jim safe and sound at home. When she awakes on the next morning, she realizes that her days are out of order, but her family and friends believe she is insane.

Blonde Ambition (2006)

An American film inspired by the theme of the Academy Award-winning movie Working Girl, starring singer/actress Jessica Simpson playing the part of a small town girl who moves to New York City and rises into a career as a business woman. The film also stars Luke Wilson, Paul Vogt and actor/comedian Andy Dick.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkin’s (2007)

Talk-show sensation RJ Stevens (Martin Lawrence) left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru. His parents requested he attend their 50th anniversary, so he packs up his son and diva bride-to-be and heads back to Georgia. It’s a chance to prove that he’s no longer the awkward kid. But when his crazy, lovable family calls him on his big-city attitude and challenges him at every turn, RJ is forced to take a hard look at the man he’s become. He may be a superstar in L.A., but he’s just one of the guys in Dry Springs.

Longshots (2008)

When Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube), a down on his luck former high school football star, takes the only job he can find – babysitting his misfit niece Jasmine – he discovers that she has the skills that once made him a great quarterback. The only place these two opposites get along is on the field, so Curtis is determined to turn Jasmine into the star of the local team, The Minden Browns, and get his own stride back by becoming the coach. The boys on the team don’t want her but when this girl quarterback shows them she’s got the skills, she’ll turn their whole world upside down.

The Year One (2008)

Zed, a prehistoric hunter, eats from the forbidden fruit tree and is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh. They meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop Abraham from killing Isaac and reach the city of Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. They’re determined to rescue the women they love. Standing in their way is Sodom’s high priest and the omnipresent Cain. Zed tries to form an alliance with Princess Innana, which may backfire. Starring Jack Black and Michael Cera.

Season of the Witch (2010)

Behmen is a medieval knight who undertakes a mission, pitting him against a devious witch and making him the last hope for the world against an ancient and dark force. His faith broken by years of battle as a crusader, Behmen returns to central Europe to find his homeland decimated by the Black Plague. While searching for food and supplies at the Palace at Marburg, Behmen and his trusted companion, Felson, are apprehended and ordered by the dying Cardinal to deliver a young peasant girl, believed to be the witch responsible for the Plague, to a remote abbey where her powers can be destroyed. Behmen agrees to the assignment but only if the peasant girl is granted a fair trial. Starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman and Stephen Campbell Moore.

Private Valentine (2007)

Jessica Simpson stars in this showbiz comedy concerning a pampered movie starlet who gets in over her head while attempting to land a lucrative film role. Informed by the producer that she is unfit to appear in an upcoming military-themed film, the ambitious but woefully shortsighted actress enlists in the Marines in hopes that the studio will take notice of her initiative. Though she immediately realizes her mistake upon arriving at Camp Pendleton, the patriotic actress determines to follow through with her plan and do her country proud in the process.

Straw Dogs (2009)

A young couple (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control. Trapped by a pack of depraved locals led by a ruthless predator, they face a night of agonizing suffering and endless bloodshed. Now their only hope for survival is to become more savage than their merciless torturers.

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Camp Minden is a secure location not open to the public.

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The Mist (2007)

Everyone thought of it as a harmless lightning storm. When Dave Drayton (Thomas Jane) notices a strange mist on the lake, he thinks nothing of it. When his son, Billy Drayton (Nathan Gamble), his neighbor Brent Norton (Andre Braugher), and himself travel to the supermarket, the unthinkable happens. On their way to the market, they see the army, the firefighters, and the police, heading toward the mist. Will Dave Drayton, his son, and his friends make it out alive as they make their last stand against this destruction? Or will they be taken by the demon-like creatures of ‘The Mist’?

Cleaner (2007)

Single father and former cop Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) has an unusual vocation - he cleans up crime scenes. But when he’s called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Carver is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover up. Cleaner is a dark, gritty crime thriller that proves cleaning up is the dirtiest job there is.

Cool Dog (2009)

Devoted German shepherd Rainy follows his young master Jimmy across the country after Jimmy’s dad lands a promotion in New York City, and moves into an apartment complex with a strict “no pets” policy. Finding his young master in the big city sure won’t be easy; fortunately, Rainy’s nose always seems to lead him to the right place.

Norton’s Art Gallery4747 Cresswell, Shreveport

Red River Districtunder the Texas St.

Bridge, at Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport

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Outlets at Louisiana Boardwalk540 Boardwalk Blvd, Bossier City

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Harold and Kumar

Olympus Has Fallen

The Guardian

The Mist

Cool Dog

Dark Places

Premonition

Private Valentine

Straw Dog

Drive Angry

Trespass

Texas Chainsaw 3D

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The Year One - Sibley, LA(Set is no longer available)

Camp Minden

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StageWorks400 Clyde Fant Pkwy.,

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Downtown Minden, LA

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