Throughout film history, the U.S. state of Oregon has been a popular shooting location for filmmakers due to its wide range of landscapes, as well as its proximity to California, specifically Hollywood.[1] The first documented commercial film made in Oregon was a short silent film titled The Fisherman's Bride, shot in Astoria by the Selig Polyscope Company, and released in 1909.[2] Another documentary short, Fast Mail, Northern Pacific Railroad, was shot in Portland in 1897.
Since then, numerous major motion pictures have been shot in the state, including F.W. Murnau's City Girl (1930), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Animal House (1978), Stand by Me (1986), Free Willy (1993), and Wild (2014). Portland—Oregon's largest city—has been a major shooting location for filmmakers, and has been featured prominently in the films of Gus Van Sant, namely Mala Noche (1985), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), and Elephant (2003).
This list of films shot is organized first by region, and then chronologically by year.[3] Some films may appear more than once if they were shot in more than one region.
Film | Year | Location(s) | Ref. |
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Where Cowboy is King | 1915 | Pendleton | [3] |
Passing on the West | 1924 | Pendleton | [3] |
Winds of Chance | 1925 | Wallowa County | [3] |
City Girl | 1928 | [4] | |
Our Daily Bread | 1928 | Pendleton | [5] |
Singing Waters | 1931 | Pendleton | [3] |
The Great Sioux Uprising | 1953 | Pendleton | [6] |
Pillars of the Sky | 1955 | La Grande | [7] |
Paint Your Wagon | 1969 | Baker | [8] |
Napoleon and Samantha | 1972 | John Day | [9] |
Joe Bell | 2020 | La Grande | [10] |
The Year in Lincoln Plains | 1987 | Condon | [3] |
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | 1993 | Joseph | [11] |
8 Seconds | 1994 | Pendleton | [3] |
Sammyville | 1998 | La Grande | [3] |
Dog Story | 1999 | La Grande | [3] |
Gold Rush | 2016 | Baker County | [12] |
Film | Year | Location(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Bronco Billy | 1980 | [13] | |
Meek's Cutoff | 2010 | Burns | [14] |
Lean on Pete | 2018 | Burns | [15] |
Film | Year | Location(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
The Indian Fighter | 1955 | Bend | |
Oregon Passage | 1957 | Bend | |
Tonka | 1958 | Bend | |
Day of the Outlaw | 1959 | Bend | [78] |
The Incredible Journey | 1963 | [79] | |
Strike Me Deadly | 1963 | Bend | [80] |
Mara of the Wilderness | 1965 | Deschutes National Forest | [3] |
The Way West | 1967 | ||
American Wilderness | 1971 | ||
Rooster Cogburn | 1975 | Bend | |
The Apple Dumpling Gang | 1975 | Bend | [3] |
Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot | 1976 | [81] | |
St. Helens | 1981 | ||
Up the Creek | 1984 | Bend | |
From Oregon With Love | 1984 | Central Oregon | |
From Oregon With Love III | 1990 | Central Oregon | |
Love at Large | 1990 | [3] | |
White Wolves | 1992 | Bend | |
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues | 1993 | ||
The Postman | 1997 | Central Oregon | [24] |
Salvation | 1998 | Bend | |
Swordfish | 2001 | Smith Rock | [82] |
Management | 2008 | Madras | [3] |
The Wait | 2013 | [83] |
Film | Year | Location |
---|---|---|
Barriers of Folly | 1922 | Unknown |
Bulldog Courage | 1922 | Unknown |
His Last Assignment | 1922 | Unknown |
The Mine Looters | 1922 | Unknown |
The Range Patrol | 1922 | Unknown |
Underground Trail | 1922 | Unknown |
The Covered Wagon | 1923 | Unknown |
Crashing Courage | 1923 | Unknown |
Flames of Passion | 1923 | Unknown |
Scars of Hate | 1923 | Unknown |
Driftwood | 1924 | Unknown |
Shackles of Fear | 1924 | Unknown |
Trail of Vengeance | 1924 | Unknown |
Hills Aflame | 1925 | Unknown |
Peggy of the Secret Service | 1925 | Unknown |
Phantom Shadows | 1925 | Unknown |
Scarlet and Gold | 1925 | Unknown |
The Fighting Chance | 1925 | Unknown |
The Fighting Romeo | 1925 | Unknown |
Vanishing Horse | 1925 | Unknown |
Forbidden Traffic | 1927 | Unknown |
The Big Trail | 1930 | Unknown |
Big Timber | 1937 | Unknown |
Running Wild | 1938 | Unknown |
The Character | 1961 | Unknown |
Adventure West | 1962 | Unknown |
Bad Trip | 1988 | Unknown |
End credits include the following statements: "Shot on location in Eugene, Oregon."
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