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Many communities enjoy economic benefit from film-production: spending on hotels, restaurants, food suppliers, location fees and visitor interest, especially when the movie is a hit. People still flock to see Washington DC buildings where All The President’s Men (1976) was made, as much for the movie connections as for their political value.
Women on the road is an online resource for women who love to travel alone: ‘If you're a film buff [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], movie tourism is a great way to see the world - your way’. For a world film tour they suggest Harlem (American Gangster [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2007), across to London (Notting Hill, 1999), then Ireland, Cahir Castle (Braveheart, 1995).
Brecht’s 1941 play Mother Courage is about a woman dragging a cart during the 30 Years War across Europe, selling equipment to whichever side she came across, without favour. Oh What A Lovely War, the 1963 polemic against the futility of WW1, referred to arms manufacturers selling to both sides. Catch 22, (1961 novel,1970 film) had a similar premise. So, it’s not new that entrepreneurs grab marketing opportunities on the backs of movies.
London-based Locality agency maintains a directory ‘providing inspirational locations for feature films, television productions, commercials, photographic shoots and events’. On the strength of this corner of the movie business, a strand of the local economy takes advantage of people with peculiar, particular and often expensive demands. This is like shops, cafes, restaurants, hotels, entertainment outlets which exist purely to serve sightseers, families on beaches, campers in the countryside.
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On to Shaba National Park, Kenya (Out of Africa, 1985); over to Russia, Moscow’s Red Square (From Russia With Love, 1963); to India (for almost any Bollywood movie); Tokyo, Japan (Lost in Translation, 2003); Koh Phi Phi, Thailand (The Beach, 2000); Sydney, Australia (Mission Impossible 2, 2000); Mt Egmont, New Zealand (Lord of the Rings, 2001-3); Bu
Tourism is the planet’s biggest industry; a film location creates extra jobs funded by tourist money. People love to look at spectacles, from more traditional/untraditional performances to basic sightseeing, to rubber- necking accidents and disasters. This human need to share vicariously, is a financial opportunity for others.
Then to France, to The Louvre, Paris (Da Vinci Code [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2006); to Venice, Italy (The Talented Mr Ripley, 1999); Vienna, Austria (The Third Man, 1949); Prague, Czech Republic (The Bourne Identity, 2002); Matmata, Tunisia (Star Wars, 1977); Wadi Rum, Jordan (Lawrence of Arabia, 1962); The Nile, Egypt (Death on the Nile, 1978, 2004).
Universal Studios in California and Florida have built a lucrative business on real or recreated film sets, with both guided tours of movie lots and theme-park type rides inspired by popular films, such as the Back to the Future ride. Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride actually inspired the movie franchise of the same name.
With technology, it’s possible actors will eventually be replaced, but in the meantime, movie and tourism industries are intertwined. DVD releases, Special Edition/3D versions, Directors’ Cuts promote interest; internet streaming and merchandising enhance awareness. People like to feel connected to movies.