Cop car is a really good movie about two kids, a cops car and something in the trunk. The colorado film locations driving tour outthere colorado. Kevin bacon filming movie in colorado springs, local reporter. In reality, historys highestperforming cop cars are certainly quick, even if their ultimate performance is a little less dramatic than the. Even i, devoted fanboy to all manner of bizarre genre conventions, walked in thinking this movie could not believably sustain its premise. Colorado director jon watts set kevin bacon thriller cop. Sarafian, starring barry newman, cleavon little, and dean jagger. Trooper accused of groping woman during traffic stop youtube. But at this writing, the distance still appears to be considerable between kb, whos currently filming a movie called cop car in the colorado springs area. On the first block of petaluma boulevard north, in a lot next to the mystic theatre, a young richard dreyfuss pulled off one of films most memorable stunts and a cop car lost its back end. Film director jon watts set and shot cop car in hometown. Cop car had its 2015 sundance film festival premiere, and we sat with director jon watts to see a clip from the movie, and hear his explanation of the kevin bacon vehicle.
Edit colorado springs, colorado, usa 25 of 25 found. Their bad decision unleashes the ire of the sheriff kevin bacon. Jon watts, a fountain native and fountainfort carson graduate, directed this film starring. Cop car starring kevin bacon is now filming and hiring production assistants and drivers in colorado springs, colorado kevin bacon is working alongside ashton kutcher in cop car. Kevin bacon plays a crooked cop in colorado native jon watts new thriller cop car, which opens locally this weekend. George lucas shot 1973s american graffiti, the classic tribute to american teenhood and automobiles, largely on petaluma boulevard and its surrounding streets. Cop car is a lowerbudget film that came onto the scene that first made an appearance at the sundance film festival. Cop car is a 2015 american thriller black comedy crime film directed by jon watts and cowritten by watts and christopher ford and starring kevin bacon, shea whigham, camryn manheim, james freedsonjackson and hays wellford. Our souls at night stars redford and fonda as a widow. The license plate on the cop car is a colorado government plate. Colorado territory film continental divide film denver and rio grande film detective pikachu film devils doorway. Criminal defense criminal arrest police misconduct. Jun 21, 2014 cop car starring kevin bacon is now filming and hiring production assistants and drivers in colorado springs, colorado.
When sam is threatened by the cop car, which turns out to be the decepticon barricade well, it is labelled to punish and enslave, the camaro comes to his rescue. Apr 27, 20 a viral video of a showdown between a san diego police officer and an escondido man over a cellphone has launched a national debate over shooting video in public. Cop car kevin bacon movie takes police car for joyride. Vanishing point is a 1971 american action film directed by richard c. Cop car starring kevin bacon was partially filmed in fountain, colorado. In the movie, we have some amazing colorado skies you couldnt get anywhere else. Cop car 2015 is an american thriller movie that was filmed in fountain, colorado and colorado springs, colorado, usa. Jon watts cop car features what hollywood refers to as a highconcept story. No we dont actually have a quinlan county, colorado. The county on the side of the cop car is a city found in texas, located in hunt county. This became a reality in the summer of 2014 while filming in nearby fountain, co and on. Jun 04, 2014 but at this writing, the distance still appears to be considerable between kb, whos currently filming a movie called cop car in the colorado springs area, and a local reporter who spent a day. Robert redford, jane fonda to shoot movie near colorado springs. I was smiling most of the time because i have three boys, and i wonder what they will do if they had the chance to go driving around.
Another coloradoshot movie, starring kevin bacon, gets. Watching cop car is a piece of cake that is if you arent cursed with a weak stomach. Dec 20, 2018 colorados current filmrebate program is only about six years old, but it has supported notable titles since launching such as the hateful eight, furious 7, cop car, being. A movie starring robert redford and jane fonda that was filmed in colorado will be released on netflix on sept. Sure, martin scorseses masterpiece is not a gearhead classic. Film director jon watts set and shot cop car in hometown of. Denver blades of glory 2007 and return of the ghostbusters 2007. Bacon was seen around town during the 12day shoot, including on the manitou incline. The complicated shoot was done on pikes peak aka americas mountain near colorado springs, and along monarch pass. The film follows two young boys and juvenile delinquents who come across and hijack the abandoned police car of a corrupt. Its a taut, propulsive midnight flick that puts its characters through the ringer without getting a speck. Cop car 2015 cast and crew two mischievous boys james freedsonjackson, hays wellford stumble upon a seemingly abandoned police cruiser and steal it. Claim filed in filmed police showdown over cellphone youtube. Colorado springs cop car 2015 shot just outside of the springs, youll recognize the stretching grasslands as well as a few streets.
With kevin bacon, james freedsonjackson, hays wellford, shea whigham. Cop car is a really good movie about two kids, a cop s car and something in the trunk. Parents need to know that cop car is a lowbudget thriller starring kevin bacon that has some interesting ideas. The plot of cop car seems purposely designed to raise skeptical eyebrows.
The film, directed by jon watts, is shot on wide colorado roads and fields, and the sparse land echoes the sparse dialogue in the film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Director and cowriter jon watts clown 2014, untitled spiderman reboot 2017, eugene. It follows two young runaways named travis and harrison james. What are the colorado laws about filming on duty police. A few miles outside of town on westside road, hop kiln winery played a part in the magic of lassie 1978. Kevin bacons cop car movie now filming, hiring in colorado. The happy land, a 1943 movie about the losses of war, prominently featured the healdsburg plaza along with natalie wood, don ameche and harry morgan. In cop car, a joyride by 2 runaway boys takes a wrong turn hays wellford and james freedsonjackson, as two runaway boys who find a police cruiser there for the taking, only to. Jane fonda, robert redford movie shot in colorado comes out. All the titles will eventually have full entries, so check back often. Another coloradoshot movie, starring kevin bacon, gets local. There is no quinlan county listed in colorado, or any other state.
Titles with links have full entries on the site other unlinked titles listed can be found in the books. Movies filmed in colorado arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. The movie centers on a pair of ten year olds who go for a joyride in an abandoned car only to find the owner has left behind something of great value behind. It also has quite a bit of bloody violence, much involving kids they handle guns and threatened and in danger, and one is shot in the stomach. National lampoons vacation filming locations of chicago. Two 10year old boys steal the cop car of a corrupt sheriff played by kevin bacon. According to the movies cowriter and costar dan aykroyd, it was the hottest police car in america at the time. Kevin bacon has been spotted in fountain, colorado at the fountain post office and the fountain creek nature center. Festival films vary wildly in terms of film quality depending on budget, equipment, and so on. Kevins character kills a drug dealer and he stuffs the body in his patrol car. Colorado movie cars is a car club based in colorado that represents a network of film and television replica owners and builders.
It whisks sam and mikaela megan fox away to a vast, deserted warehouse which is the old santa fe railyard in the barelas neighbourhood of albuquerque, new mexico. As the first black detective in colorado springs history, stallworth went undercover with the ku klux klan from october 1978 to april 1979, improbably duping both the local chapter and its young. The urban myth is that american cop cars are packed with a mysterious collection of performance parts that eclipse anything you can find at your local dealer. Essentially the story of a disaffected excop and race driver who is delivering a soupedup car cross country to california while high on speed uppers, being chased by police and meeting various characters along the way, the film has become a cult movie. Essentially the story of a disaffected ex cop and race driver who is delivering a soupedup car cross country to california while high on speed uppers, being chased by police and meeting various characters. The likes of johnny depp and armie hammer descended on creede and alamosa for the remake of western film the lone ranger in 20. Film locations around the world a travel guide for movie.
Here is a partial list of movies that were made in the state of colorado. Colorado director jon watts set kevin bacon thriller cop car in. The movie i being directed by jon watts who cowrote the script with christopher ford. However, according to elwood, the car was chosen because its got a cop motor, a 440cubicinch plant. The site is run in association with the books the worldwide guide to movie locations and movie london. Jan 31, 2020 the complicated shoot was done on pikes peak aka americas mountain near colorado springs, and along monarch pass. Many of the military scenes were shot at peterson air force base in colorado springs. The gazette remember when kevin bacon shot the movie cop car east of fountain a couple of years ago and caused a big stir. Cop car boasts a terrific premise and a grimly gripping opening act and for some viewers, that will be enough to compensate for the movies uneven denouement. Apr 27, 2017 heres an overview of each stop to see locations of movies filmed in colorado. Kevin bacon thriller cop car to have special colorado. Colorado director jon watts set kevin bacon thriller cop car.
Kevin bacon thriller cop car to have special colorado screening. Kevin bacon filming cop car in colorado springs on. The pikes peak region has a yearround mild climate and all four seasons. Travel by car or bike to the 14,115foot summit to get your own thrills and amazing views. Fountain native scores kevin bacon in cop car colorado springs. Dumb and dumber 1994 much of harry and lloyds crosscountry journey, including highways, fastfood joints and truck stops, were filmed in the fort morgan area. Looks like a best b movie, but kevin bacons presence boosted the spirit of narration. Cop car is a 2015 american thriller black comedy crime film directed by jon watts and cowritten by watts and christopher ford and starring kevin bacon, shea. But a surprising number of the scenes were filmed right here in. Kevin bacon filming movie in colorado springs, local. Its hard to pin down a spot because the photo you have of the cop as viewed from the back of the family truckster is facing north car travelling south and when the cop approaches the car, the car is facing north in a different location farther south on the road so that the mountains are always in the background.
Cop car 2015 jon watts, a fountain native and fountainfort carson graduate, directed this film starring kevin bacon in a variety of spots around colorado springs and fountain. One of the shortest movie, all the way simple yet strong and believable occurrence. Kevin bacon is working alongside ashton kutcher in cop car. A small town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride. Colorados current filmrebate program is only about six years old, but it has supported notable titles since launching such as the hateful eight, furious 7, cop car, being. Film production is a thriving industry in colorado springs and the pikes peak region.
Pages in category films shot in colorado the following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. Starring kevin bacon, james freedsonjackson, hays wellford, camryn manheim, shea whigham. Mar 07, 2018 woman claims she wrongfully arrested and groped by cop after car accident duration. Blackkklansman, story of colorado springs black cop. He plays a crooked sheriff in quinlan county, colorado. Cop car, the thriller film starring kevin bacon and directed by colorado springs native, jon watts, will be released on friday, august 14 th watts has always had a dream of shooting in his hometown. I was completely surprised with its unusualness, either it be roles or the story or the locations. What are the colorado laws about filming on duty police officers in public and on private property. Robert redford, jane fonda to shoot movie near colorado. When two goodnatured but rebellious young boys james freedsonjackson and hays wellford stumble across a cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a quick joyride.
A smalltown sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride. The quality is there and it transfers rather nicely to 1080p. Jon watts, a fountain native and fountainfort carson graduate, directed this film starring kevin bacon in a variety of spots. Jun 22, 2014 ive been working extra duty for a movie set being filmed locally. Bacon carries the film, playing a sheriff who is confusing for the viewer, at times part good, part evil, and certainly desperate. Cop car, the indie film featuring kevin bacon, was directed by colorado springs area native jon watts.
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