Posted in Tennessee
June 19, 2015
10 Places You Recognize From TennesseeThat Showed Up In Famous Movies
From “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” filmed out and about East Tennessee to the snippets of Memphis in “Silence of the Lambs,” you have seen Tennessee take over your screen a million times. There’s just something about those rolling hills and the beauty of ol’ Rocky Top. There are those well-known blockbusters, but we’ve put together a quick list of those you may just have overlooked. Did you catch any?
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Filmed in an around Nashville, you can find the main characters taking a spin on The Stage, a bar on the ever-popular Broadway strip.
All airborne bridge shots in "Identity Thief" owe their beauty to Chattanooga - the rest of the movie? Filmed mainly in Georgia.
Recognize Rayna's father's house in the hit tv show, "Nashville?" That's because it's The Hermitage, the historic home of former president Andrew Jackson.
The Parthenon in Centennial Park is the site for the climactic end of this fun and exciting tween film.
Did you recognize the Foster Falls cameo in this live-action take from the Disney film? Blink and you'll miss it!
With the main character hired at the renowned Bluebird Cafe, we're sure you recognized this iconic landmark.
You see that skyline right there, at the bleeding beginning of the film? That would be Nashville.
The exterior of the Tennessee State Prison, closed in 1992, was used for the formidable prison
We've seen the outside of the prison, now let's go inside. "Walk the Line" uses the Tennessee State Prison as the backdrop for the notorious Folsom Prison, located in northern California.
This one is a total fake-out, friends. The Memphis based plot line was actually shot fully in Atlanta, Georgia.
Alright, folks. Weigh on in. Did you catch these Tennessee film locations? Are there any you’d like to tell us about? Let us know in the comments below!
