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Films set in Texas. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
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This article covers each of the notable movies filmed in Texas, organized by decade, going back to the 1960s. Each movie listed below features a brief synopsis, where the filming location is, as well as the name of the director and the starring actors or actresses.
- Dazed And Confused. When it comes to teen comedies, Dazed and Confused ranks near the top of the list of the best ones. The hilarious movie was filmed in Austin and takes place there in the 1970s.
- Friday Night Lights. Texas' passion for high school football is second to none in the United States and there is no better high school football move than Friday Night Lights.
- The Last Picture Show. Director Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show is one of quite a few movies set in Texas to receive a Best Picture nomination.
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Who would've guessed in 1974 that the low-budget slasher flick, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre would become one of the most successful and influential movies of all time?
- Everything's bigger in big-screen Texas. John Sayles' Lone Star hit theaters on June 21, 1996. In honor of the classic indie's legacy, we've compiled a list of 25 of our favorite quintessentially Texan movies, from football dramas to classic Westerns.
- Lone Star (1996) Chris Cooper stars as the sheriff investigating a murder in the 1996 border town mystery, for which writer-director John Sayles picked up an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
- The Last Picture Show (1971) Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, and Cybill Shepherd star as teenagers living in the hopelessly tiny North Texas town of Anarene in the early-1950s in Peter Bogdanovich's evocative coming-of-age drama.
- Giant (1956) Giant is just that — clocking in at over three hours and featuring legendary performances from megastars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean in the final role he filmed before his death, George Stevens' epic Western is a thing of truly Texan proportions.
Oct 8, 2021 · The Son. If you know one thing about Texas, it’s that the oil boom was a pivotal moment in the Lone Star State’s history. The Son, which was filmed in various locations all over Texas was an action-packed series that dove into the story of one of Texas’ oil empires. READ NEXT. Texas Movies: 15 Best Movies Set in Texas.
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