FILMOGRAPHY — Made in West Virginia
(West Virginia has a rich history of filmmaking that includes major motion pictures, independent films, television programs, music videos, commercials, and more. A partial list of films and television programs that utilized West Virginia locations is provided below.)
AMERICA'S HEART AND SOUL (2000, Walt Disney Pictures)
Director: Louis Schwartzberg
WV Locations: Weirton (Hancock County)
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BUBBLE (2005, Magnolia Pictures)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin James Ashley, Misty Wilkins, Decker Moody
WV Locations: Parkersburg (Wood County)
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BURNING ANNIE (2004, Lightyear Entertainment, Warner Home Video)
Director: Van Flesher
Cast: Gary Lundy, Sara Downing, Brian Klugman, Kim Murphy, Jay Paulson, Rini Bell
WV Locations: Barboursville, Huntington (Cabell County)
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CHILLERS (1987, Troma Films)
Director: Daniel Boyd
Cast: Jesse Emery, Marjorie Fitzsimmons, Jonathan Wolf, Laurie Pennington
WV Locations: Kanawha County
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CORRECT CHANGE (2001, Down Home Films, Terra Entertainment)
Director: Mike Lilly
Cast: Russ McCubbin, Mollie Brown, Michael Martin, Jonah Lilly
WV Locations: Moundsville (Marshall County), Charleston (Kanawha County)
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THE COURIER (2007, Sabo Studios)
Director: Mark Burson
Cast: Michael Showers, Maya Sayre, Richard Mason, Joe Lorenzo, Louie Cowan, Frank O'Brien
WV Locations: Wheeling (Ohio County)
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THE DANCING OUTLAW (1991, PBS)
Director: Jacob Young
Cast: Wattie Green, Dorsey White, Jerry White, Jesco White, Norma Jean White
WV Locations: Boone County
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THE DEER HUNTER (1978, Universal Pictures)
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep
WV Locations: Hancock and Brooke Counties
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THE DEPOSITION (2009, Emphatic Films)
Director: Eddie Mensore
Cast: Charles Rashard
WV Locations: New Martinsville (Wetzel County)
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FOOLS' PARADE (1971, Columbia Pictures)
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writer: Davis Grubb (Moundsville, Marshall County native)
Cast: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter
WV Locations: Moundsville (Marshall County)
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GETTYSBURG: THE SPEECH THAT SAVED AMERICA (2007, Evergreen Films)
Director: Pierre de Lespinois
Cast: Larry Carter, John Neely
WV Locations: Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Kearneysville (Jefferson County); Martinsburg (Berkeley County)
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GODS AND GENERALS (2002, Turner Pictures, Warner Bros.)
Director: Ron Maxwell
Cast: Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang
WV Locations: Harpers Ferry, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Charles Town, surrounding areas (Jefferson County); Martinsburg (Berkeley County); Berkeley Springs (Morgan County)
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THE HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS (1975, ABC)
Director: Clyde Ware
Cast: Jack Palance, Steve Forrest, Richard Hatch, James Keach, Robert Carradine, Joe Estevez
WV Locations: Various counties in the Hatfield-McCoy Mountains geographical area
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HEART OF STEEL (1983, ABC)
Director: Donald Wrye
Cast: Peter Strauss, Pamela Reed, John Goodman, Gary Cole
WV Locations: Weirton (Hancock County)
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HEROES OF THE HEART (aka Paradise Park) (1990, Silver Lake International Pictures)
Director: Daniel Boyd
Cast: Larry Groce, Jeniphur Gurney, John McIntyre, Michael Martin, Jim Wolfe, Gary Brown, Johnny PayCheck
WV Locations: Kanawha County
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JACKLIGHT (aka The Antler Boy) (1994, Magnolia Productions)
Director: Tina Mascara
Cast: Dylan Hundley
WV Locations: Fairmont, Monongah (Marion County)
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JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION (2009, ABC)
Director: Brian Smith
Cast: Jamie Oliver
WV Locations: (Huntington, Barboursville, Milton, Cabell County; Charleston, Kanawha County; Hurricane, Putnam County; Ceredo, Kenova, Wayne County)
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LASSIE (1994, Paramount Pictures)
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney, Brittany Boyd, Frederic Forrest, Richard Farnsworth
WV Locations: Sandstone Falls, Hinton (Summers County)
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MATEWAN (1987, Artisan Entertainment)
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn
WV Locations: Thurmond and New River Gorge regions (Fayette County)
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MOON OVER MIAMI (1990, aka Off and Running) (Orion Pictures)
Director: Edward Bianchi
Cast: David Keith, Cyndi Lauper, Johnny Pinto
WV Locations: Harpers Ferry (Jefferson County)
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MOTHMAN (2000. Mr. Black Productions)
Director: Douglas TenNapel
Cast: Edward Schofield, Douglas Langdale, John Frederick Jones, Jill McLean
WV Locations: Point Pleasant (Mason County)
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THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955, MGM)
Director: Charles Laughton
Writer: Davis Grubb (Moundsville, Marshall County native)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Peter Graves
WV Locations: Moundsville (Marshall County), Sistersville (Tyler County), New Martinsville (Wetzel County)
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NO DRUMS, NO BUGLES (1972, Cinerama Releasing)
Director: Clyde Ware
Cast: Martin Sheen, Davey Davison, Elaine Giftos
WV Locations: Various counties in the Mountaineer Country geographical area
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PARDES (1997, Eros International)
Director: Subhash Ghai
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Mahima Chaudhry
WV Locations: Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban (Marshall County)
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PRIMAL FEAR (1996, Paramount Pictures)
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand
WV Locations: Keystone (McDowell County)
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PUDD'NHEAD WILSON (1984, PBS)
Director: Alan Bridges
Cast: Lise Hilboldt, Ken Howard, James Pritchett
WV Locations: Harpers Ferry (Jefferson County)
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THE RAIN PEOPLE (1969, American Zoetrope, Warner Bros.)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: James Caan, Robert Duvall, Shirley Knight
WV Locations: Clarksburg (Harrison County)
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RECKLESS (1983, MGM Entertainment)
Director: James Foley
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn
WV Locations: Weirton (Hancock County), Wheeling (Ohio County)
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THE ROAD (2008, 2929 Productions, Lionsgate)
Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Charlize Theron
WV Locations: Morgantown area, Mon-Fayette Expressway (Monongalia County)
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SEVEN TO MIDNIGHT (2001, Sorry Dog Films)
Director: Scott Martin
Cast: Scott A. Martin, Stella Parton, Jim Meredith, Steve McMillion, Amy Fleshman
WV Locations: Charleston (Kanawha County)
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SOMMERSBY (1992, Warner Bros.)
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones
WV Locations: Opening winter scene, Snowshoe Mountain (Pocahontas County)
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STAGE STRUCK (1925, Paramount Pictures)
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor
WV Locations: New Martinsville (Wetzel County)
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STRANGEST DREAMS: INVASION OF THE SPACE PREACHERS (1989, Troma Films)
Director: Daniel Boyd
Cast: Jim Wolfe, Guy Nelson, Eliska Hahn, Gary Brown, Jesse Johnson, John Riggs
WV Locations: Kanawha County
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SUPER 8 (2011, Paramount Pictures)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: J.J. Abrams
Producers: Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Cast: Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso, Joel Courtney, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Riley Griffiths and Amanda Michalka
WV Locations: Weirton, New Cumberland, New Manchester (Hancock County); Follansbee and Wheeling-Ohio County Airport (located in Brooke County)
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SUPER SIZE ME (2003, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Roadside Attractions)
Director: Morgan Spurlock
WV Locations: Beckley (Raleigh County)
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SWEET DREAMS (1985, TriStar Pictures)
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, John Goodman
WV Locations: Martinsburg (Berkeley County)
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TAKING CHANCES (aka Patriotville) (2009, Two Roads Entertainment, Lionsgate)
Director: Talmage Cooley
Cast: Justin Long, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rob Corddry, Keir O'Donnell
WV Locations: Wheeling (Ohio County); Benwood (Marshall County); Weirton (Hancock County)
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TEEN-AGE STRANGLER (1964, Ajay Film Company)
Director: Ben Parker
Cast: Bill Bloom, John Ensign, Rick Harris, Stacy Smith, Jim Asp, Mickey Banga, John Humphries
WV Locations: Huntington (Cabell County)
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30 DAYS (2005, FX Network)
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Episode: Muslims and America (Season 1)
WV Locations: Charleston (Kanawha County)
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30 DAYS (2007, FX Network)
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Episode: Working in a Coal Mine (Season 3)
WV Locations: Wyoming County; Kanawha County
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THE TURNING (1991, Leo Films/Phaedra Cinema)
Director: Lou Puopolo
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Karen Allen, Tess Harper
WV Locations: Bramwell (Mercer County)
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UNSTOPPABLE (2009, 20th Century Fox)
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Chris Pine, Denzel Washington, Rosario Dawson
WV Locations: Follansbee (Brooke County)
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WARRIOR (2009, Lionsgate)
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Jennifer Morrison, Tom Hardy, Bryan Callen, Nick Nolte
WV Locations: Moundsville (Marshall County)
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WE ARE MARSHALL (2006, Warner Bros.)
Director: McG
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, David Strathairn, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie, Ian McShane, Kate Mara, Arlen Escarpeta, Robert Patrick
WV Locations: Huntington (Cabell County), Kenova (Wayne County)
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WEST VIRGINIA, THE STATE BEAUTIFUL (1929)
Director: Ottis Rymer Snodgrass
WV Locations: Gauley Mountain (Kanawha County), Huntington (Cabell County), Kenova (Wayne County)
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WHATEVER (1997, Sony Pictures Classics)
Director: Susan Skoog
Cast: Liza Weil, Chad Morgan, Frederic Forrest
WV Locations: Wheeling (Ohio County)
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WHEN THE LINE GOES THROUGH (1973, All Seasons Video)
Director: Clyde Ware
Cast: Martin Sheen, Tillie Allen, Dick Barton, Vicki Carroll, Davey Davison
WV Locations: Various counties in the Mountaineer Country geographical area
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WHISPERS FROM SPACE (1995, Last Prom Productions)
Director: Ralph Coon
WV Locations: Weston (Lewis County)
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WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON! (2003, DreamWorks LLC)
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Josh Duhamel, Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Nathan Lane, Sean Hayes
WV Locations: Fayetteville (Fayette County), Grandview (Raleigh County), along Kanawha River/London Locks (Kanawha County)
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