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==In popular culture== Several motion pictures have been filmed in Great Falls. These include: * ''[[Thunderbolt and Lightfoot]]'' (1974)<ref name=bestworst>{{cite news|title=Montana's best and worst all-time films|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=November 6, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2014/11/06/montanas-best-worst-time-films/18622423/}}</ref>{{Efn|Shot in Cascade County and in the city of Great Falls, the film's climactic moment features [[George Kennedy]]'s character driving a car through the main window of The Paris department store, at the corner of 4th Street and Central Avenue. Another scene shows [[Jeff Bridges]]' character walking on 4th Street on the same corner. Tracy's restaurant and the Great Falls Civic Center can be seen in the same scene.<ref name=douglashollyblvd />}} * ''[[Telefon (film)|Telefon]]'' (1977)<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenbaum|first=Traci|title=From school to Square: Great Falls' beloved building turns 120|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2016/10/27/school-square-great-falls-beloved-building-turns/92849072/}}</ref>{{Efn|Filming sites included the Great Falls International Airport and the historic [[Northrop F-89 Scorpion|F-89]] (Aircraft 53-2547) mounted there.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bright|first=Christopher|title=Continental Defense in the Eisenhower Era: Nuclear Antiaircraft Arms and the Cold War|location=Basingstoke, UK|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|date=2010|isbn=9780230112926|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpfGAAAAQBAJ|page=81}}</ref> A 1913 brick annex to the [[Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art]] was blown up for one of the film's opening scenes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Madison|first=Erin|title=Square's Past Saw Students, Explosion|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=July 11, 2010|page=12|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last=Wilmot|first=Paula|title=Quiz Answers: 1970s Saw Big Changes in Electric City|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=September 12, 2010|page=M1}}</ref>}} *''[[The Stone Boy (film)|The Stone Boy]]'' (1983)<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Robert F.|title=Robert Duvall|work=People|date=April 23, 1984|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://people.com/archive/robert-duvall-vol-21-no-16/|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=Nash|first1=Jay Robert|last2=Ross|first2=Stanley Ralph|title=The Motion Picture Guide. W-Z, 1922β1984|location=Chicago|publisher=Cinebooks|date=1985}}</ref> * ''[[Unsolved Mysteries]]'' (Season 3, Episode 12; 1990)<ref>{{cite news|title=10 Montana 'Unsolved Mysteries' cases|work=Billings Gazette|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/crime/montana-unsolved-mysteries-cases/collection_ba187c09-0754-5274-b43d-7a94edf77233.html}}</ref> * ''[[Holy Matrimony (1994 film)|Holy Matrimony]]'' (1994)<ref name=douglashollyblvd>{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Patrick|title=Does Great Falls have a Hollywood Boulevard?|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2016/03/18/great-falls-hollywood-boulevard/81970466/}}</ref>{{Efn|Filmed both in Cascade County<ref name=bestworst /> and in the city of Great Falls, the city scenes include shots of [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]'s character outside Tracy's restaurant, and [[Patricia Arquette]]'s character inside the restaurant.<ref name=douglashollyblvd /> The Montana State Fair at the [[Montana ExpoPark]] stood in for the Iowa State Fair in the film.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gordon|first=William A.|title=Shot on This Site: A Traveler's Guide to the Places and Locations Used to Film Famous Movies and TV Shows|location=New York|publisher=Carol Publishing Group|date=1995|isbn=9780806516479|url=https://archive.org/details/shotonthissitetr00gord|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/shotonthissitetr00gord/page/65 65]}}</ref>}} * ''[[The Slaughter Rule]]'' (2002)<ref name=douglashollyblvd />{{Efn|Filming occurred inside the Saatz Block building on the corner of 4th Street South and 2nd Avenue South. This served as the apartment in which [[Ryan Gosling]] and [[David Morse (actor)|David Morse]] discuss football.<ref name=douglashollyblvd />}} * ''[[Northfork]]'' (2003)<ref name=gaiser>{{cite news|last=Gaiser|first=Heidi|title=Family Men|work=The Daily Inter Lake|date=March 3, 2007|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://www.dailyinterlake.com/archive/article-efe747fd-1ddb-5958-9fb9-b77ac408cc75.html}}</ref>{{Efn|Although primarily filmed outside Cascade County,<ref>{{cite news|last=Inbody|first=Kristen|title='Shot in Montana': Big Sky Cinema is scope of new book|work=USA Today|date=December 29, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/my-montana/2016/12/29/shot-montana-big-sky-cinema-scope-new-book/95959704/}}</ref> the film had an office in Great Falls, and cast and crew stayed in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nolte, others filming 'Northfork' in Great Falls area|agency=Associated Press|date=May 4, 2002|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://missoulian.com/nolte-others-filming-northfork-in-great-falls-area/article_e3d6a7a6-c17b-5bdb-a94f-8b06f300c758.html}}</ref> One scene was filmed at [[Giant Springs|Giant Springs State Park]] on the immediate outskirts of the city.<ref name=gaiser />}} * ''[[Iron Ridge (film)|Iron Ridge]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite news|last=Skornogoski|first=Kim|title=Getting One's Life Experience on Film No Easy Task For Great Falls' Brumbaugh|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=June 13, 2006|page=M1|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last=Testa|first=Dan|title=Weekend Buffet: Tester Questioned on Economy, 3,000 Bison, $35 Movie Ticket|work=Flathead Beacon|date=March 28, 2008|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://flatheadbeacon.com/2008/03/28/weekend-buffet-tester-questioned-on-economy-3000-bison-35-movie-ticket/}}</ref> * ''The Vessel'' (2009)<ref>{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Andi|title=Auditions tonight for local horror film|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=July 18, 2008|page=M3|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last=Dodd|first=Jeni|title=Horror flick filmed in Great Falls, 'The Vessel,' to show Nov. 21|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=October 31, 2008|page=T3}}</ref> * ''Reborn'' (2008)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ecke|first=Richard|title=Filming returns to city with low-budget 'Reborn'|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=September 1, 2008|page=M1}}</ref><ref name=eckefallfilms>{{cite news|last=Ecke|first=Richard|title=Montana movies a part of fall films|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=September 16, 2013|pages=M1, M3}}</ref> * ''Tomorrow Will Be...'' (2010)<ref name=eckefallfilms /><ref>{{cite news|title=Local filmmaker Gerald Bickel premieres newest film, 'Tomorrow Will Be ...,' in Great Falls Saturday|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=November 13, 2009|page=2}}</ref> * ''Who's in the Mirror'' (2013)<ref>{{cite news|last=Sorich|first=Jake|title=Local filmmaker unveils film 'Who's in the Mirror'|work=Great Falls Tribune|date=September 20, 2013|page=H2}}</ref> * ''The Best Bar in America'' (2013)<ref name=cederberg>{{cite news|last=Cederberg|first=Jenna|title=Long road to release party for 'Best Bar in America'|work=The Missoulian|date=September 6, 2013|access-date=May 2, 2017|url=http://missoulian.com/entertainment/movies/long-road-to-release-party-for-best-bar-in-america/article_4a21b1d0-1702-11e3-a94d-0019bb2963f4.html}}</ref>{{Efn|Scenes were filmed at the [[Sip 'n Dip Lounge]] in Great Falls.<ref name=cederberg />}}
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