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VISIT FLORIDA

Lights, Camera, Location!

While enjoying Florida’s beautiful beaches, exciting theme parks and many other unique attractions, take a detour to visit locations where hit movies have come to life. Sunny skies, a warm climate, beautiful natural scenery and gorgeous buildings make the Sunshine State an ideal movie location. From classics such as Tarzan and Scarface to the more recent hits of The Truman Show and Hoot, featured Florida cities have provided the perfect setting for great movies. Visitors can take a tour across Florida to see the locations of their favorite films and experience first hand where the action took place.

With a film legacy that includes The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Rebel Without a Cause and several James Bond movies, Silver Springs began its cinematic history with the six Tarzan movies in the 1930s. Visitors can explore the rich scenery and 80-foot deep pure water springs that provided the backdrop of this classic movie with a trip on the Springs’ famous glass-bottomed boats. While enjoying the original Tarzan setting, experience the many different themed shows that Silver Springs offers.

Jim Carrey’s successful career received a jump start in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as he tracked down the Miami Dolphins’ kidnapped mascot, Snowflake the dolphin. The movie was filmed throughout Miami, and the Pro Player Stadium used in the movie is the real home of the Miami Dolphins. Sightseers can also visit the exclusive seafront villa, Villa Vizcaya, in South Miami, which was featured in the movie. This Italian Renaissance mansion turned museum is packed with European artifacts, such as Roman sarcophagi and Catherine de Medici’s fireplace. Visitors can tour this well-known historical building and its gorgeous gardens.

Oliver Stone’s Scarface helped to cement Al Pacino as a star and became a film classic with its story of the infamous drug lord, Tony Montana. Fans of the movie can visit Miami Beach’s unique art deco district featured in the film, located on Ocean Drive. The luxury hotel grounds featured in Scarface are of the famous Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa, also located in Miami Beach. Guests of the Fontainbleau may also recognize the resort from Goldfinger and The Bodyguard

The 80s classic, Caddyshack, featured such comedic stars as Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield. The movie provided great one-liners, as well as beautiful golf locations, in this film about a prestigious country club that meets an obnoxious new member. Caddyshack was filmed on location at the Boca Raton Hotel & Country Club and The Rolling Hills Golf & Tennis Club in Davie. The infamous pool scene was filmed at the Plantation Golf Club in Ft. Lauderdale, and the scene at Judge Schmales’ house was filmed on the golf course at Coral Ridge Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale. Golf enthusiasts can create their own Caddyshack golf tour while visiting these southeast Florida country clubs.

Another hit Jim Carrey movie, The Truman Show, was filmed at the picturesque location in Seaside, near Destin. Built along a beautiful stretch of Florida’s Emerald Coast, Seaside is a community comprised of more than 300 cottages. The Truman Show is the story of a man living his life on TV in a perfectly created community, and the film makers found the ideal setting in this small beachside town. Visitors can feel as if they are actually in the movie as they take a tour of this unique community. The town features its own local post office, art galleries, antique shops, boutiques, bookstores and restaurants, all within walking distance of the community. Each storybook cottage is painted in pastel, featuring a white picket fence, and all Seaside streets lead to the ocean. 

Last year’s hit family film, Hoot, featured a group of kids attempting to save endangered owls and their environment from developers. The film was shot entirely in Florida, in both Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Grande, located on Gasparilla Island near Ft. Myers. The owls featured in the movie are called burrowing owls, one of the smallest species that resides primarily in Florida. To see the owls in person, visit Cape Coral, also near Ft. Myers, home of the largest population of these unique, underground owls.

Create your own movie-themed vacation in Florida with a statewide tour of favorite movie locations or visit famous movie spots near your vacation destination. Discover the memorable scenes that have made the Sunshine State and its film legacy famous. For more ideas on creative Florida vacation tours, visit www.visitflorida.com.

For information on travel to Florida or to order a copy of VISIT FLORIDA's free Vacation Guide visit VISIT FLORIDA's consumer web site, www.VISITFLORIDA.com, or call VISIT FLORIDA's toll-free consumer number at 1-888-7-FLAUSA (352872).




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