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Throughout film history, the U.S. state of
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
has been a popular shooting location for filmmakers due to its wide range of landscapes, as well as its proximity to
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, specifically Hollywood. The first documented commercial film made in Oregon was a short
silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...
titled '' The Fisherman's Bride'', shot in Astoria by the
Selig Polyscope Company The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company that was founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago, Illinois. The company produced hundreds of early, widely distributed commercial moving pictures, including the first films ...
, and released in 1909. Another documentary short, ''Fast Mail, Northern Pacific Railroad'', was shot in Portland in 1897. Since then, numerous major motion pictures have been shot in the state, including F.W. Murnau's '' City Girl'' (1930), '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), ''
Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller (writer), Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom ...
'' (1978), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), ''
Free Willy ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American Adventure film, adventure Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by ...
'' (1993), and '' Wild'' (2014). Portland—Oregon's largest city—has been a major shooting location for filmmakers, and has been featured prominently in the films of
Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent film, independent auteur. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures. His ...
, namely '' Mala Noche'' (1985), '' Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), '' My Own Private Idaho'' (1991), and ''
Elephant Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...
'' (2003). This list of films shot is organized first by region, and then chronologically by year. Some films may appear more than once if they were shot in more than one region.


Northeast


Southeast


Southwest


Northwest

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Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes. It is about long and up to about wide, and surrounds most of the Pa ...
'' , 1961 ,
Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species of this genus are known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There h ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Mightiest", ''The Mightiest Clydesdale'' Paint Your Wagon , 1969 1969 , Estacada Baker City , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Five Easy Pieces'' , 1970 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Kansas City Bomber'' , 1972 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Circle", ''The Circle'' , 1972 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Death of a Sideshow'' , 1972 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Isn't It Shocking?'' , 1973 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Lost Horizon'' , 1973 ,
Mount Hood Mount Hood, also known as Wy'east, is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific N ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Closed Mondays'' , 1974 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Deafula'' , 1975 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' , 1975 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Possessed", '' The Possessed'' , 1977 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' First Love'' , 1977 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Fire'' , 1978 , Yamhill County , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Shining", '' The Shining'' , 1980 , Timberline Lodge , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Paydirt'' , 1980 , Hood River, Newberg, Yamhill County , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Just Before Dawn'' , 1981 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Unhinged'' , 1982 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value=Courier Death, ''The Courier of Death'' , 1983 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Quarterback Princess'' , 1983 , McMinnville , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Off Sides'' , 1983 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' American Taboo'' , 1984 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Station to Station'' , 1984 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Toby's Gorilla'' , 1984 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Adventures Mark Twain", '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' , 1985 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Mala Noche'' , 1985 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Last Innocent", ''The Last Innocent Man'' , 1985 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Short Circuit A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit ...
'' , 1986 , Portland,
Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to deep, the canyon stretches for over as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range, forming the boundary between the state ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Shadow Play Shadow play, also known as shadow puppetry, is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment which uses flat articulated cut-out figures (shadow puppets) which are held between a source of light and a translucent screen or scrim (material), ...
'' , 1986 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Penalty", ''The Penalty Phase'' , 1986 , Portland, The Dalles , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Promise'' , 1986 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Claymation", '' A Claymation Christmas Celebration'' , 1987 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Permanent Record'' , 1988 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Homer and Eddie'' , 1988 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Watcher", ''The Watcher'' , 1988 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Fatal Revenge'' , 1988 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Meet the Raisins: The Story of the California Raisins'' , 1988 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Drugstore Cowboy'' , 1989 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Breaking In'' , 1989 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Haunting Sarah Hardy", '' The Haunting of Sarah Hardy'' , 1989 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Spy'' , 1989 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Dangerous Pursuit'' , 1989 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Come See the Paradise'' , 1989 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="California Raisin", '' The California Raisin Show'' , 1989 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Vernonia Incident", ''The Vernonia Incident'' , 1989 ,
Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species of this genus are known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There h ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Love at Large'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Murder COD'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Cops and Robbers'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Fatal Exposure'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Favor", '' The Favor'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Marla", ''The Marla Hanson Story'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Ironheart'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Love & Dynamite'' , 1990 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Ski School'' , 1991 ,
Mount Hood Mount Hood, also known as Wy'east, is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific N ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' My Own Private Idaho'' , 1991 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Run'' , 1991 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Child of Darkness, Child of Light ''Child of Darkness, Child of Light'' is a 1991 American television film, television horror film directed by Marina Sargenti, and starring Tony Denison, Brad Davis (actor), Brad Davis, and Claudette Nevins. It is based on the 1980 novel ''Virgin ...
'' , 1991 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Deadly Game'' , 1991 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Deceptions: A Mother's Secret'' , 1991 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Frozen Assets'' , 1991 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Wild Child'' , 1991 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Chrome Soldiers'' , 1991 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Claire of the Moon'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Duplicates'' , 1992 , Portland area , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Body Language'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Devils Keep'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Programmed for Murder'' , 1992 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Claymation Easter", '' A Claymation Easter Special'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Perfect Family'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Dr. Giggles'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Sam & Ed'' , 1992 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Bed You Sleep In", ''The Bed You Sleep In'' , 1992 , Toledo , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Frameup'' , 1992 , Newport , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Fade to Black'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Even Cowgirls Get The Blues'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Free Willy ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American Adventure film, adventure Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by ...
'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort=value="Temp", '' The Temp'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Body of Evidence'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Gayle Moffatt Story'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Hear No Evil'' , 1993 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey'' , 1993 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Brainsmasher... A Love Story'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Praying Mantis Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate ...
'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Terror in the Towers'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Maverick'' , 1993 ,
Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to deep, the canyon stretches for over as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range, forming the boundary between the state ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''To My Daughter With Love'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Save the Last Dance for Me'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Imaginary Crimes'' , 1993 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Guns on the Clackamas'' , 1993 , Oregon City , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Rose City'' , 1994 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Medicine Ball'' , 1994 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Mystery Dance'' , 1994 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' , 1994 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Gathering Evidence'' , 1994 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value=Ox and Eye, ''The Ox and the Eye'' , 1994 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Tinkercrank'' , 1994 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Things I Never Told You'' , 1995 , St. Helens , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Foxfire'' , 1995 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Assassins'' , 1995 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Dead by Sunset'' , 1995 , , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Lords of the Tanglewood'' , 1995 , Hood River , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Batman Forever'' , 1995 , Corbett , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Nowhere Man'' , 1996 , Portland area , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Reunion'' , 1996 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Reggie's Prayer'' , 1996 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Payback'' , 1996 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Forest Warrior'' , 1996 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory '' , 1996 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Catalyst", ''The Catalyst'' , 1997 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Total Reality'' , 1997 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Zero Effect'' , 1997 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Fifteen and Pregnant'' , 1997 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Big Red '' , 1997 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Anoosh of the Airways '' , 1997 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Final Justice'' , 1997 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Kurt & Courtney'' , 1998 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value=Change Heart, ''A Change of Heart'' , 1998 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Love is Strange'' , 1998 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Physical Graffiti'' , 1998 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Halloweentown'' , 1998 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''No Alibi'' , 1998 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Bongwater'' , 1998 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Joyriders", '' The Joyriders'' , 1998 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Night Ride Home'' , 1998 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Take My Advice (Ann & Abby Story)'' , 1999 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Hollyriridge'' , 1999 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Switched at Birth'' , 1999 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value=PJs, ''The PJs'' , 1999 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Double Jeopardy In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence (primarily in common law jurisdictions) that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare cases ...
'' , 1999 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Men of Honor'' , 2000 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Sexy Chef", ''The Sexy Chef '' , 2000 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Gary & Mike'' , 2000 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Pay It Forward Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying the kindness to others rather than paying it back to the original benefactor. It is also called serial reciprocity. The concept is old, but the particular ph ...
'' , 2000 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Therese: The Story of a Soul '' , 2000 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Down and Out with The Dolls'' , 2000 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Antitrust Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust l ...
'' , 2000 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Bandits'' , 2000 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' , 2000 , Gresham , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Wise Ones", ''The Wise Ones '' , 2000 , Gresham , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Eban and Charley'' , 2000 , Portland, , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Extreme Days ''Extreme Days'' is a 2001 comedy-romance film about four boys on a roadtrip that they have been planning their whole lives. Their dreams are to participate in many extreme sports, but they are stopped short due to many circumstances. Plot Four c ...
'' , 2001 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Hunted", '' The Hunted'' , 2001 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Ring", '' The Ring'' , 2002 ,
Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to deep, the canyon stretches for over as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range, forming the boundary between the state ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Don't You Cry For Me '' , 2002 , St. Helens , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Dust Factory", '' The Dust Factory'' , 2002 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Jackass: The Movie'' , 2002 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Skin Horse", ''The Skin Horse'' , 2002 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Sacred Science '' , 2002 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Elephant Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...
'' , 2002 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Coming Up Easy'' , 2003 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Twilight Conspiracy'' , 2003 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Mean Creek'' , 2003 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Harvest of Fear'' , 2003 , Estacada , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Losers Lounge'' , 2003 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Good Lot", ''The Good Lot'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Are We There Yet?'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Bigger Than the Sky'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Donut Hole'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Nearing Grace'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Monday Night Gig'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'' , 2004 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Damaged Goods'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
What the Bleep Do We Know!? ''What the Bleep Do We Know!?'' (stylized as ''What tнē #$*! D̄ө ωΣ (k)πow!?'' and ''What the #$*! Do We Know!?'') is a 2004 American pseudo-scientific film that posits a spiritual connection between quantum physics and consciousness (as ...
'' , 2004 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Thumbsucker'' , 2005 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Tillamook Treasure'' , 2005 ,
Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species of this genus are known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There h ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Film Geek'' , 2005 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Path of Evil'' , 2005 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Drama Queens'' , 2005 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Spiral In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving further away as it revolves around the point. It is a subtype of whorled patterns, a broad group that also includes concentric objects. Two-dimensional A two-dimension ...
'' , 2005 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Kate's Smile'' , 2005 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon'' , 2006 ,
Philomath A philomath () is a lover of learning and studying. The term is from Greek (; "beloved", "loving", as in philosophy or philanthropy) and , (, ; "to learn", as in polymath). Philomathy is similar to, but distinguished from, philosophy in that ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Music Within'' , 2006 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Feast of Love'' , 2006 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Raising Flagg'' , 2006 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Old Joy ''Old Joy'' is a 2006 American road movie written and directed by Kelly Reichardt and based on a short story by Jonathan Raymond. The original soundtrack for the film is by Yo La Tengo and included on the compilation soundtrack album ''They Shoot ...
'' , 2006 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Into the Wild'' , 2006 ,
Cascade Mountains The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Sasquatch Gang", '' The Sasquatch Gang'' , 2006 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Paranoid Park'' , 2006 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Mr. Brooks'' , 2006 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Dark Horizon'' , 2006 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Cathedral Park'' , 2006 , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Untraceable'' , 2007 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Valley Light", ''The Valley Of Light'' , 2007 , Scotts Mills , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Selfless'' , 2007 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Follow'' , 2007 , {{hlist,
Mount Hood Mount Hood, also known as Wy'east, is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific N ...
, Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...
'' , 2007 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Street'' , 2007 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Auteur", '' The Auteur'' , 2008 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Burning Plain", '' The Burning Plain'' , 2008 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Not Dead Yet'' , 2008 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Twilight Twilight is daylight illumination produced by diffuse sky radiation when the Sun is below the horizon as sunlight from the upper atmosphere is scattered in a way that illuminates both the Earth's lower atmosphere and also the Earth's surf ...
'' , 2008 , {{hlist, Estacada, Portland, St. Helens,
Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species of this genus are known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There h ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Road", '' The Road'' , 2008 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling'' , 2009 , {{hlist, Clackamas County, Portland area , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Wendy and Lucy'' , 2008 , {{hlist, Portland, Wilsonville , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Everyman's War'' , 2008 , {{hlist,
Mount Hood Mount Hood, also known as Wy'east, is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific N ...
, Scappoose, St. Helens , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Coraline ''Coraline'' () is a 2002 British dark fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for ...
'' , 2009 , Hillsboro animation studio , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web , title=Suspended Animation , url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3513/12165/ , publisher=
Willamette Week ''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history '' ...
, first=Aaron , last=Mesh , date=February 4, 2009 , access-date=2009-02-10 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208140722/http://wweek.com/editorial/3513/12165 , archive-date=February 8, 2009
, - ! scope="row", '' Case 39'' , 2009 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Extraordinary Measures'' , 2009 , {{hlist, Manzanita, Portland, Wilsonville , style="text-align:center;", {{cite news, url=http://blogs.wweek.com/news/author/amesh/ , title=News and Culture: Brenden Fraser's Untitled Crowley Project Now Has (Another) Terrible Title , date=September 24, 2009 , work=
Willamette Week ''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history '' ...
, url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826194508/http://blogs.wweek.com/news/author/amesh/ , archive-date=August 26, 2009
, - ! scope="row", '' Follow the Prophet'' , 2009 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Diary of the Dorks'' , 2010 , Estacada , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Presence", '' The Presence'' , 2010 , Mount Hood National Forest , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Walk My Shoes", ''A Walk in My Shoes'' , 2010 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="River Why", '' The River Why'' , 2010 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Restless'' , 2011 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Cold Weather'' , 2011 , {{hlist, The Dalles, Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Rid of Me'' , 2011 , {{hlist, Multnomah Village, Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Bucksville'' , 2011 , {{hlist, Portland,
Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species of this genus are known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There h ...
,
Zigzag A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular. In geometry, this pattern is described as a ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''1 Out of 7'' , 2011 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Gone'' , 2012 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Kill Hole", ''The Kill Hole'' , 2012 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
ParaNorman ''ParaNorman'' is a 2012 American animated comedy horror, comedy horror film produced by Laika, LLC, Laika. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler (filmmaker), Chris Butler (the latter's feature directorial debut), and written by Butler, the film ...
'' , 2012 , Hillsboro animation studio , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Boxtrolls", '' The Boxtrolls'' , 2013 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' House of Last Things'' , 2013 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Wild'' , 2014 , {{hlist, Cascade Locks, Government Camp , style="text-align:center;", {{Cite web, url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/travel/on-the-wild-movie-trail-in-oregon.html, work=
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
, title=On the 'Wild' Movie Trail in Oregon, author=Neville, Tim, date=December 5, 2014, access-date=January 30, 2016
, - ! scope="row", '' 10 Days in a Madhouse'' , 2015 , Salem , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' All the Wilderness'' , 2015 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Cabin Fever'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Green Room In show business, the green room is the space in a theatre, or a similar venue, that functions as a waiting room and lounge for Performing arts, performers before, during, and after a performance or show when they are not engaged on Stage (thea ...
'' , 2016 , {{hlist, Mount Hood National Forest, Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Benefits Husbandry", ''The Benefits of Gusbandry'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, url=http://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Filmography-2016-REV11-16-16.pdf, work=Oregon Film, title=Filmed in Oregon 1908–2016, access-date=November 21, 2016, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123084149/http://oregonfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Filmography-2016-REV11-16-16.pdf, archive-date=November 23, 2016, url-status=dead , - ! scope="row", ''Birds of Neptune'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Buddymoon'' , 2016 , Mount Hood National Forest , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Kubo and the Two Strings'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Best Fake Friends'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''SEED: The Untold Story'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore ''I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore'' (often stylized ''I don't feel at home in this world anymore.'') is a 2017 American neo-noir comedy thriller film, written and directed by Macon Blair in his directorial debut. It stars Melanie Ly ...
'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Captain Fantastic'' , 2016 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Lean on Pete'' , 2018 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Bad Samaritan'' , 2018 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Leave No Trace Leave No Trace, sometimes written as LNT, is a set of ethics promoting conservation of the outdoors. Originating in the mid-20th century, the concept started as a movement in the United States in response to ecological damage caused by wilderne ...
'' , 2018 , {{hlist, Estacada, Newberg, Portland, St. Johns , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, work=Oregon Blue Book, url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/explore/movies/chronology.aspx, title=Oregon Movie Chronology, 1969–Present, author=Clarno, Bev, author-link=Beverly Clarno, publisher=Oregon.gov, access-date=January 31, 2020 , - ! scope="row", '' Clementine'' , 2019 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, url=https://www.kptv.com/good_day_oregon/more/oregon-made-movie-clementine-headed-to-tribeca-film-festival/article_eda3af78-5a2e-11e9-bc45-e7dbd34d63c2.html, work=
KPTV KPTV (channel 12) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Vancouver, Washington–licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX (channel 49). The two stations sh ...
, location=Portland, Oregon, title=Oregon-made movie "Clementine" headed to Tribeca Film Festival, date=April 8, 2019, url-status=live, archive-date=February 14, 2020, archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214062509/https://www.kptv.com/good_day_oregon/more/oregon-made-movie-clementine-headed-to-tribeca-film-festival/article_eda3af78-5a2e-11e9-bc45-e7dbd34d63c2.html
, - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Rental", '' The Rental'' , 2020 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, work=
The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the West Coast of the United States, U.S. West Coast, founded as a weekly by Tho ...
, url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/07/bandon-filmed-thriller-the-rental-director-dave-franco-calls-the-thrillers-oregon-location-beautiful-and-ominous.html, title=Bandon-filmed ‘The Rental’: Director Dave Franco calls the thriller’s Oregon location beautiful and ‘ominous’, last=Turnquist, first=Kristi, date=September 29, 2021, url-status=live, archive-url=https://archive.today/20221022070401/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/07/bandon-filmed-thriller-the-rental-director-dave-franco-calls-the-thrillers-oregon-location-beautiful-and-ominous.html, archive-date=October 22, 2022
, - ! scope="row", '' Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made'' , 2020 , {{hlist, Portland, St. Johns , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Pig'' , 2021 , {{hlist, Portland, St. Johns , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Wendell & Wild'' , 2022 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...
'' , 2022 , Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''New Life'' , 2023 , {{hlist, Estacada, Portland, St. Johns , , - ! scope="row", '' Strange Darling'' , 2024 , Mount Hood National Forest , , -


Central

{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Film ! Year ! class="unsortable", Location(s) ! class="unsortable", {{abbr, Ref., Reference , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Indian Fighter", '' The Indian Fighter'' , 1955 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Oregon Passage'' , 1957 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Tonka Tonka is an American brand and former manufacturer of toy trucks. The company was founded in 1946 and operated as an independent manufacturer of popular steel toy construction type trucks and machinery, until its sale to Hasbro in 1991. Histor ...
'' , 1958 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Day of the Outlaw'' , 1959 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Incredible Journey", '' The Incredible Journey'' , 1963 , {{hlist, Devils Lake, Terrebonne, Three Sisters , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Strike Me Deadly'' , 1963 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Mara of the Wilderness'' , 1965 ,
Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest is a United States national forest (NF) located in Central Oregon, in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties. It was established in 1908, with border changes following in 1911 and 1915. The f ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Way West", '' The Way West'' , 1967 , {{hlist, Bend, Crooked River , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''American Wilderness'' , 1971 , {{hlist, Central Oregon, Rogue River , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Rooster Cogburn'' , 1975 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Apple Dumpling", '' The Apple Dumpling Gang'' , 1975 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot'' , 1976 , {{hlist, Bend,
Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' St. Helens'' , 1981 , {{hlist, Bend, Mount Bachelor , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Up the Creek'' , 1984 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''From Oregon With Love'' , 1984 , Central Oregon , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''From Oregon With Love III'' , 1990 , Central Oregon , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Love at Large'' , 1990 , {{hlist, Bend, Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''White Wolves'' , 1992 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Even Cowgirls Get The Blues'' , 1993 , {{hlist, Bend, Terrebonne , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Postman", ''
The Postman ''The Postman'' is a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel by David Brin. It is about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a United States Postal Service uniform, which h ...
'' , 1997 , Central Oregon , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Salvation'' , 1998 , Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Swordfish The swordfish (''Xiphias gladius''), also known as the broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are the sole member of the Family (biology), family Xiphiidae. They ...
'' , 2001 , Smith Rock , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...
'' , 2008 ,
Madras Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Wait", '' The Wait'' , 2013 , {{hlist, Bend, Black Butte Ranch,
Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...
, style="text-align:center;", , -


Coastal

{, class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Film ! Year ! class="unsortable", Location(s) ! class="unsortable", {{abbr, Ref., Reference , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Fisherman", '' The Fisherman's Bride'' , 1909 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Great Race", ''
The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross) and with music by Henr ...
'' , 1965 , Gearhart , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
'' , 1979 , {{hlist, Cannon Beach,
Gold Beach Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of German military administration in occupied France during World War II, German-occupied France in the Normandy la ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Sometimes a Great Notion'' , 1971 , {{hlist, Newport, Toledo , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' , 1975 , Central Coast , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Sea Gypsies", '' The Sea Gypsies'' , 1978 ,
Gold Beach Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of German military administration in occupied France during World War II, German-occupied France in the Normandy la ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Lathe Heaven", '' The Lathe of Heaven'' , 1980 , Agate Beach , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Hysterical'' , 1981 , {{hlist, Cannon Beach, Depoe Bay, Newport , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''California Mix'' , 1981 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Blood Song'' , 1982 , {{hlist,
Coos Bay Coos Bay (Hanis language, Coos language: Atsixiis or Hanisich) is an estuary where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, the estuary is approximately 12 miles long and up to two miles wide. It is the largest estuary completely within Oregon sta ...
, North Bend , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Cry for the Stranger'' , 1982 ,
Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Final Terror", '' The Final Terror'' , 1983 , Oregon Redwoods , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' American Taboo'' , 1984 , Fort Stevens State Park , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Goonies", '' The Goonies'' , 1985 , {{hlist, Astoria, Cannon Beach, Ecola State Park , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Short Circuit A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit ...
'' , 1986 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Benji the Hunted'' , 1986 , {{hlist, Astoria, Newport , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Overboard'' , 1987 , Newport , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Permanent Record'' , 1988 , Yaquina Head , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Haunting Sarah Hardy", '' The Haunting of Sarah Hardy'' , 1989 , North Coast , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Come See the Paradise'' , 1989 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Kindergarten Cop'' , 1990 , {{hlist, Astoria, Ecola State Park , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze'' , 1990 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, url=http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/movies-filmed-or/, work=Only In Your State, title=Most People Don't Know These 19 Movies Were Filmed In Oregon, author=Daniels, Serena Marie, date=July 13, 2015, access-date=January 22, 2016 , - ! scope="row", ''Fallen Fortress at Cape Lookout'' , 1990 , Cape Lookout , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Shattered'' , 1991 , {{hlist, Nehalem, Neahkahnie Mountain, Oswald West State Park , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Point Break ''Point Break'' is a 1991 American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Gary Busey. The film's title refers to the surfing term " point break", where a ...
'' , 1991 , {{hlist, Ecola State Park, Wheeler , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Claire of the Moon'' , 1992 ,
Oregon Coast The Oregon Coast is a coastal region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to its west and the Oregon Coast Range to the east, and stretches approximately from the California state border in the south to the Columbia ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Free Willy ''Free Willy'' is a 1993 American Adventure film, adventure Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Simon Wincer, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Jennie Lew Tugend, written by Keith A. Walker and Corey Blechman from a story by ...
'' , 1993 , {{hlist, Astoria, Ecola State Park, Warrenton , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort=value="Temp", '' The Temp'' , 1993 , {{hlist, Cannon Beach, Manzanita , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''Fallen Fortress'' , 1993 , Cape Lookout , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'' , 1994 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value=Ox and Eye, ''The Ox and the Eye'' , 1994 ,
Coos Bay Coos Bay (Hanis language, Coos language: Atsixiis or Hanisich) is an estuary where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, the estuary is approximately 12 miles long and up to two miles wide. It is the largest estuary completely within Oregon sta ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Good Luck'' , 1996 ,
Coos Bay Coos Bay (Hanis language, Coos language: Atsixiis or Hanisich) is an estuary where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, the estuary is approximately 12 miles long and up to two miles wide. It is the largest estuary completely within Oregon sta ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' World Traveler'' , 2000 , {{hlist,
Enterprise Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterpris ...
, Pacific City , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Eban and Charley'' , 2000 , {{hlist, Astoria, Seaside , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Ring", '' The Ring'' , 2002 , {{hlist, Newport,
Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to deep, the canyon stretches for over as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range, forming the boundary between the state ...
, style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Ring 2", '' The Ring 2'' , 2004 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Tillamook Treasure'' , 2005 , {{hlist, Manzanita, Tillamook , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Into the Wild'' , 2006 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Cthulhu Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published by the American pulp magazine ''Weird Tales'' in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon ...
'' , 2007 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" data-sort-value="Burning Plain", '' The Burning Plain'' , 2008 , {{hlist, Depoe Bay, Newport, Portland , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Twilight Twilight is daylight illumination produced by diffuse sky radiation when the Sun is below the horizon as sunlight from the upper atmosphere is scattered in a way that illuminates both the Earth's lower atmosphere and also the Earth's surf ...
'' , 2008 , {{hlist, Ecola State Park, North Coast , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Prom Night'' , 2008 , Newport , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Extraordinary Measures'' , 2009 , {{hlist, Portland, Manzanita, Wilsonville , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Cold Weather'' , 2011 , Cannon Beach , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", ''
Green Room In show business, the green room is the space in a theatre, or a similar venue, that functions as a waiting room and lounge for Performing arts, performers before, during, and after a performance or show when they are not engaged on Stage (thea ...
'' , 2016 , Astoria , style="text-align:center;", {{cite web, url=http://www.koernercamera.com/blog/2016/4/12/green-room, work=Koerner Camera Systems, title=Green Room, date=April 12, 2016, access-date=April 15, 2016 , - ! scope="row", '' Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove'' , 2016 , Newport , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row", '' Clementine'' , 2019 ,
Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...
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The Covered Wagon ''The Covered Wagon'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Epic film, epic Western film released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Emerson Hough about a group of pioneers tr ...
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Oregon Film
a catalogue of films shot in Oregon by the Oregon Governor's Office of Film & Television
The Oregon Film Museum
an online database of films shot in Oregon {{Cinema of the United States
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
Films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are gen ...
Films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are gen ...