{"id":71,"date":"2021-05-05T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"2021-11-10T08:36:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T08:36:32","slug":"movies-filmed-in-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/locations\/movies-filmed-in-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Movies Filmed in Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Arkansas boasts a number of unique facts. Did you know the state considers itself the world capital of quartz, spinach, and folk music? Or that the state is the home to the only active diamond mine in the United States? With so many things to be proud of, Arkansas has an even bigger reason to brag: film production.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Arkansas offers a wide variety of scenery, from picturesque rural scenes to bustling metropolises. No wonder it is one of the most chosen locations to film movies. Beginning in 1926 with the filming of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to the iconic blockbuster, “Sling Blade”. The film, featuring and created by Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton, received an Academy Award and set Arkansas as one of the top filming destinations in the United States.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With such an impressive filmography, the state has seen filming locations become tourist destinations as movie fans flock to where their favorite films were made. Locations from “Sling Blade”, such as Gary’s Whopper Burger, the family home, and the Arkansas Health Center, have become places remembered for their cinematic cameos.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Not only is the state the site of many major films, but also several television shows and made for TV movies. Most recently, Elizabethtown (2005) took to the state to finish up filming.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The \u201cNatural State\u201d also offers a wide variety of scenery, what with over 600,000 acres of lakes, and picturesque rural areas like the Coastal Plains and Highlands to bustling metropolises like Little Rock and Fayetteville.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Not to mention that the 25th state has some historic significance and connections, being as though it\u2019s the birthplace of such important figures like musician<\/a> Johnny Cash and former President Bill Clinton. It’s also the home headquarters for the retail giant, Walmart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With all this and so much more, it\u2019s no wonder that time and again Arkansas is chosen by filmmakers as a perfect location to shoot a variety of different types of movies and scenes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For some flicks, it makes logical sense that they were shot in Arkansas, either because the storyline is set there at some point or because the story being told actually happened there. For these, you’d actually be more surprised to hear that they weren’t filmed in Arkansas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Sling Blade (1996)<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1996’s Sling Blade was created by Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas and filmed in Benton, many of its locations, such as Gary’s Whopper Burger, the family home, and the Arkansas Health Center, have become tourist destination stops for photos.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Gone With The Wind (1939)<\/h3>\r\n

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And Sling Blade isn’t the only movie with still-standing remnants from its filming days. Gone with the Wind fans can catch a view of the old mill featured in the film\u2019s intro in North Little Rock. It is actually the only structure from the 1939 film that hasn’t been destroyed in the past 80 or so years.<\/p>\r\n

3 h 53 min | 13+<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976 & 2014)<\/h3>\r\n

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It seems pretty logical that, if at all possible, a movie based on a true story was shot where it happened. Both versions of The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976 and 2014), based on the 1946 “Moonlight Murders” in Texarkana, were shot, for the most part, in Arkansas.<\/p>\r\n

1 h 30 min | R<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Mud (2021)<\/h3>\r\n

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Texan-born and bred Matthew McConaughey starred as a fugitive on the run in the 2012 drama Mud, which was set in Arkansas. You’ll find scenes throughout that were shot in Dumas, Lake Village, De Witt, Crocketts Bluff, and Stuttgart.<\/p>\r\n

2 h 10 min | PG-13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Walk the Line (2005)<\/h3>\r\n

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This autobiographical film depicting the music and romance of Johnny Cash and June Carter. The movie received five Oscar nominations with Reese Witherspoon actually taking the much-coveted statue home with her. Cash was raised in Arkansas, and there were scenes filmed in his real hometown of Dyess as well as Helena.<\/p>\r\n

2 h 15 min | PG-13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n