Editing Flagstaff, Arizona (section)

===Film production===
In the early 20th century, the city was considered as a site for the film ''[[The Squaw Man (1914 film)|The Squaw Man]]'' by [[Jesse Lasky]] and [[Cecil B. DeMille]], but was abandoned in favor of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name="mangum">{{cite book |last= Mangum |first= Richard & Sherry |title= Flagstaff Past & Present |publisher= Northland Publishing |year= 2003 |isbn= 0873588479 |pages=60–61}}</ref> During the 1940s and 1950s, over 100 [[Western (genre)|Westerns]] were filmed in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. The Hotel Monte Vista in Flagstaff hosted many film stars during this era, including [[Jane Russell]], [[Gary Cooper]], [[Spencer Tracy]], [[John Wayne]], and [[Bing Crosby]]. A scene from the movie ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' was filmed in one of the rooms of the hotel.<ref name="westernmovies">"[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AZ-MonteVista.html Legends of the High Desert: Haunted Monte Vista Hotel in Flagstaff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228090920/http://www.legendsofamerica.com/AZ-MonteVista.html |date=February 28, 2007 }}". ''[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ Legends of America] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225140605/http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ |date=February 25, 2007 }}''. May 2005. Retrieved February 27, 2007.</ref>

Several films then used Flagstaff's Route 66 in scenes: the 1969 film ''[[Easy Rider]]'' were filmed on Milton Road and Route 66 as well as near Sunset Crater; a moment in the film'' [[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' was filmed at a truck stop gas station near [[Little America Hotels|Little America Hotel]] in 1983; a small scene in ''[[Midnight Run]]'' was filmed in Flagstaff at the train depot, and the city was referenced in the film; several of the running scenes in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' were filmed in and around the area, including a memorable scene in which Forrest is seen jogging in downtown Flagstaff and gives inspiration to a bumper sticker designer; parts of [[79th Academy Awards|2007 Academy Award]] winner ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' were filmed at the junction of I-40 and I-17 in Flagstaff; and ''[[Terminal Velocity (film)|Terminal Velocity]]'' was partially filmed in the city.<ref name="nov2006">Moody, Annemarie. "[http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/1107cars1107.html Arizona in autofocus: Movies put state on road map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719014527/https://archive.azcentral.com/js/adtech-json/ |date=July 19, 2021 }}." ''[[Arizona Republic]].'' November 7, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2007.</ref> Grizzly Peak Films also filmed ''[[Sasquatch Mountain]]'', a feature-length film for the [[Syfy|Science Fiction Channel]] about a [[Yeti]], in Flagstaff and Williams.<ref name="flagecon">Staff Writer. "[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1228FlagEcon.html Flagstaff economy held steady in 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103050145/http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1228FlagEcon.html |date=January 3, 2006 }}." ''[[Arizona Republic]].'' December 28, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref>