We are aware of three movies which were filmed near TN 52.
They are The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, the original
I Walk The Line, and our personal favorite October Sky.
Also, the movie Broken Bridges was inspired by Red Boiling
Springs.
If anyone knows about any other movies,
please e-mail
Charlie.
C9 Macon County, Area 8 Red Boiling Springs
Broken Bridges
This movie was not actually filmed in Red Boiling Springs.
(It was filmed in Atlanta.) However, the idea for the movie came to
screenwriters Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld on the front porch of Armour's
Hotel in Red Boiling Springs. They initially named their script Angel
From Montgomery, changing the name of the town from Red Boiling Springs to
Montgomery. Later, the name of the movie was changed to Broken
Bridges, and the movie takes place in the fictional town of Armour Springs!
You may read Cherie and Jeff's story of that evening in Red Boiling Springs
here:
www.cheriebennett.com/broken_bridges.asp
C7
Robertson County
The Last days of Frank and Jesse James Filming
Location
Orlinda, Tennessee
Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and June Carter Cash starred in this 1986
made-for-TV movie. The town scenes in the movie were filmed in downtown
Orlinda. Truckloads of dirt were brought in and spread out over the paved
street to make it look like an old west dirt street. Other country scenes
were filmed in Robertson County. See the Internet Movie Database for more
information on the movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091382 Interestingly, Johnny Cash and
June Carter Cash lived near Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, which is right
next door in Sumner County. Of course, both have since died.
C11 Overton County
(Things to See in Jackson County)
I Walk the Line Filming Location
Gainesboro, Tennessee
The 1970 movie I Walk the Line, starring Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld,
Estelle Parsons, and Charles Durning was filmed in Overton and Jackson Counties.
Most of the scenes were filmed in rural areas that are not easy to find.
One major exception is the courthouse square in downtown Gainesboro. The
courthouse and the surrounding streets were prominently featured in the movie.
This is where Sheriff Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck) and Deputy Wylie Hunnicutt
(Charles Durning) had their office. Of course, the movie was also noted
for the original music by Johnny Cash. Read more about the movie on the
Internet Movie Database:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065874
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C14 Morgan County |
October Sky
Filming Locations
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Downtown Oliver Springs. This building was the Big Store in the
movie! |
Downtown Petros. This was Homer's house in the movie! |
| Many of you have seen the 1998
Universal Pictures movie October Sky. Of course, the
movie was based on the true story of Homer Hickam and the Rocket Boys of
Coalwood. As you also know, Coalwood was a small mining town in
southern West Virginia. When it came time to film the movie, the
real town of Coalwood was too remote and did not have the facilities
(hotels, restaurants, etc.) needed to handle the cast and crew. This
perfect filming location, however, was found in East Tennessee! There are
still active coal mines in Morgan County and neighboring counties, and the
terrain of the area is very similar to the coal-mining area around the
real Coalwood. The majority of the film was actually shot in Morgan
County in and around Petros and Wartburg, and in Oliver Springs where
Morgan County, Anderson County and Roane Counties meet. Additional scenes were
shot in Harriman and in downtown Knoxville. Charlie and Leonard (who are
the webmasters for www.tn52.com) also have another web site dedicated to
Coalwood. On the Coalwood web site, Charlie and Leonard are in the process of documenting all of the
October Sky filming locations. You may view this web site
here:
www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com/october_sky.htm |
