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978-0-89587-269-2
0-89587-269-2
$16.95 paperback
5½ X 8½
432 pages
75 black-and-white photographs, maps
For more info: www.filmjunkiesguide.com
Read an excerpt
on VisitNC.com
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For most of
the last 20 years, North Carolina has ranked third in the nation, behind
California and New York, in U.S. film production. North Carolina also
boasts more productions studios and sound stages than any state except
California.
The idea for a travel guide originated when Connie Nelson wrote an
article about movie locations across the state for Reel
Carolina Journal of Film & Video. Years later, Connie was
reminded of this interest when visitors flocked to sites for Dawson’s
Creek and other projects filmed in the Wilmington area. She joined
forces with Floyd Harris, a fellow alum from Reel
Carolina, and the book was born.
The 160-plus entries in their guide are arranged geographically and
include information about what movies and television series were filmed
at each site. The guide also provides information about how to find the
locations. The reader will especially enjoy the “Star Tracks”
sections, which provide gossipy tidbits about where stars ate and stayed
while making their films.
Whether it’s Annie Savoy’s (Susan Sarandon’s) house in Bull
Durham, the apartment building where Blue Lady Dorothy Vallens
(Isabella Rossellini) lived in Blue Velvet, or the outflow dam
where Dr. Richard Kimball (Harrison Ford) escaped from United States
marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) in The Fugitive, this
combination travel guide and film history can provide all the details
needed to satisfy the most discerning film buff’s lust for trivia.
about
the authors
Connie
Nelson left her post as senior
editor for Reel Carolina Journal of Film & Video, a monthly
publication about the movie industry in North and South Carolina, to
work in tourism public relations in Wilmington. Floyd Harris, a freelance writer and editor, is a former columnist
for Reel Carolina. He has taught at Duke University’s Creative
Writers’ Workshop.
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