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September 3, 2013 By iluvcinema 7 Comments

Films Set in North Carolina

This post is inspired by my recent excursion to the state of North Carolina. Usually, I visit the greater Charlotte area (family and friends being the reason) but this time around I was in the “central/northern-ish” part of the state.

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Anyway, as with most things in life, I tied my trip back to the movies, did some digging around and came up with a list of some of my fave flicks set in the Tar Heel State.

  • Cape Fear (1991) – very able remake to a classic film.
  • This is Spinal Tap (1984) – well at least part of it was set
  • George Washington (2000) – see previous post on Green’s latest, “Prince Avalanche”
  • The Descent (2005) – horror generally not my genre du jour but this was quite watchable

Honorable Mention for films I should have seen by now:

  • Being There (1979)
  • Junebug (2005)
  • Cold Mountain (2003) – yeah my big bro spoiled the ending for me. So there you go.

And a final shoutout to a film that has yet to be released: Serena starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

That’s me done; how about you? Hit the comments section below with some of your favorites.

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  1. le0pard13 says

    September 3, 2013 at 9:28 am

    My favorite would be Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans (1992). It was filmed mostly in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Thanks, Iba.
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  2. Todd Mason says

    September 10, 2013 at 12:12 am

    Weakest earnest attempt to film fine fiction set in NC: WHO FEARS THE DEVIL? aka THE LEGEND OF HILLBILLY JOHN….

    I liked JUNEBUG a lot.

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    • iluvcinema says

      September 16, 2013 at 8:30 pm

      Another one to add to the list – Junebug. Thanks Todd

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  3. Kelly Robinson says

    September 10, 2013 at 8:51 am

    Being There is one of my favorite films. The first time I saw it, I didn’t even realize it was filmed at the Biltmore estate. The Library should have been the tip-off.

    I have a writer’s residency coming up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina next month. I should watch some more of these films before it comes around.
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    • iluvcinema says

      September 16, 2013 at 8:27 pm

      I think I am going to need to see this Being There flick 🙂

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  4. Cedric Brown says

    September 14, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    Check out “Goodbye Solo” by Ramin Bahrani. Set in my hometown of Winston-Salem (where “Junebug” director Phil Morrison was a classmate of mine). Tells story of the unseen world of blue collar immigrants, focusing on a Senegalese cab driver who yearns to be a pilot. It’s a wonderful gem.

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    • iluvcinema says

      September 16, 2013 at 8:27 pm

      Thanks for the rec!

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