Questionable locations
Posted: March 14th, 2010, 3:25 pm
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Have you ever watched a movie and felt a 'deja vu' about it? I've loved The Way West for a long time. It's the big sprawling type of Western that I love, with a large cast, and a lot of action, as well as character inter-play. There is one scene however, where the pioneers are on a huge cliff with a straight to the bottom drop off, so they rig up a rope, hauling system to get to the bottom and continue.
Recently I've discovered The Big Trail, and in the past 6 months or so, have seen it about 5 times, so by now I'm noticing more than just the actors. This wagon train runs into exactly the same circumstances as the one in The Way West, and they solve their problem in the same way. My question however, is: Is this the same location? I've checked the location shooting, and 'West' was shot exclusively in Oregon, actually 5 places, and one in Arizona. The Big Trail however, was shot in California but with some shot in Oregon, but it doesn't say where.
All I ask is that you keep this in mind, and the next time you see these movies, you look closely at the locations (you won't have any trouble knowing what I'm talking about), and see if you can see any landmarks, considering there is a 37 year span between the two movies. This makes me nuts every time I see either movie.
Thanks,
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Have you ever watched a movie and felt a 'deja vu' about it? I've loved The Way West for a long time. It's the big sprawling type of Western that I love, with a large cast, and a lot of action, as well as character inter-play. There is one scene however, where the pioneers are on a huge cliff with a straight to the bottom drop off, so they rig up a rope, hauling system to get to the bottom and continue.
Recently I've discovered The Big Trail, and in the past 6 months or so, have seen it about 5 times, so by now I'm noticing more than just the actors. This wagon train runs into exactly the same circumstances as the one in The Way West, and they solve their problem in the same way. My question however, is: Is this the same location? I've checked the location shooting, and 'West' was shot exclusively in Oregon, actually 5 places, and one in Arizona. The Big Trail however, was shot in California but with some shot in Oregon, but it doesn't say where.
All I ask is that you keep this in mind, and the next time you see these movies, you look closely at the locations (you won't have any trouble knowing what I'm talking about), and see if you can see any landmarks, considering there is a 37 year span between the two movies. This makes me nuts every time I see either movie.
Thanks,
.