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Lights … Camera … Action! From early morning shoots on the beach for international print campaigns, to week-long shoots around the islands for national catalogs, to feature films making Manatee County their home during filming – we’ve experienced it all!
The Isle of Destiny (1920) Our film history goes back to silent movies!
On An Island With You (1948) Featuring Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalban – what a cast!
Northeast Golf (1997) We’re not in the northeast but golf pros found our beautiful courses perfect for this TV series.
Great Expectations (1998) Charles Dickens’ novel brought to life by Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Anne Bancroft and Robert DeNiro. Originally the producers wanted to use the Powel Crosley Estate; but its rehabilitation had already begun. Finnegan’s home was in Cortez.
Palmetto (1998) Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue steam up the screen in this Neo-Noir thriller, aptly named after one of the locales in which it was filmed.
Out of Time (2003) A crime/drama, shot in Cortez, featuring Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes and Dean Cain. (9 award nominations and 3 wins)
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